For civil contractors who quote, build and bill
A contractor's margin is set at the estimate and lost on site. BuildAura keeps the BOQ, the purchases, the subcontractors and the labour against the same project, so the gap between what you quoted and what you are spending shows up while you can still act on it.
Estimate: Block B civil works
Section 2, Structure
- 2.1
PCC 1:4:8 in foundation
42 m³ at ₹5,200 cost, 12% markup
₹2,44,608
- 2.2
RCC M25 in columns
64 m³ at ₹7,450 cost, 12% markup
₹5,34,016
- 2.3
Brickwork in CM 1:6
118 m³ at ₹5,900 cost, 10% markup
₹7,65,820
- Budget, at cost
- ₹13,91,400
- Quoted to client
- ₹15,44,444
- Note A
- Items come from your rate library with HSN/SAC and GST %.
- Note B
- Budget at cost next to the quoted price.
Illustration with sample data.
What a contractor needs to keep in step
- The estimate and the actual cost never meet.
- The budget view compares cost with the quote, and spending is tagged by cost code so you can see where it went. Projects and estimates
- Client invoices are typed up separately from the BOQ.
- Raise sales invoices by picking BOQ items, and track what the client has paid and what is still due. Finance and GST
- Subcontractor bills don't match the work done.
- Bills are raised against work orders with percentage done and open quantity, retention held back and issued material deducted. Subcontractors
- GST splits get booked wrong.
- Every order, bill, invoice and note records IGST or CGST + SGST, and notes carry the standard GST reason codes. Finance and GST
- Labour moves between sites and the cost goes nowhere.
- Daily wages can be set per site, and payroll splits each worker's cost across the projects they worked on. Payroll
- Sites are hours from the office.
- Site teams work from an app they install from a link, and push notifications bring approvals to you. Mobile app
Common questions
Can I invoice the client part of the BOQ?
Yes. Pick the BOQ items to include in each sales invoice.
Can I hold retention on subcontractors?
Yes. Retention and deductions, including material you issued them, are entered on each subcontractor bill.
Do my supervisors need laptops?
No. Attendance, material requests, site spends and tasks all work from the phone.
See BuildAura on one of your own projects
Bring a real site. In the demo we walk one purchase from the site's request to the payment, using your materials and your way of working, and answer questions on setup and pricing.