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For saving time and enhancing communication with workers
Project managers are incredibly busy during every aspect of the construction project that every minute spent walking back and forth between the on-site office and worksite, can add up quickly and waste valuable time.
If you find yourself in this sort of situation, perhaps Fieldwire just might be your solution!
What is Fieldwire?
Fieldwire is a San Francisco-born app whose goal is to increase construction project productivity by allowing users to communicate in real time over different mobile devices. Essentially, one key action this app does is minimize wait times between communication between project managers and construction workers because of the app’s ability to send instant messages and photos. Imagine every worker in a large company using Fieldwire; it would make it easier for employees on every level get into contact quicker and more accurately.
This app has gained a great track record of user success, where customers have reported a 10-30 times return on investment. In addition, Fieldwire users have also saved about 5 hours of work per week — that’s 20 hours per month! — just by using this app.
Fieldwire works well for small projects, but it is also has a good history in upscaling for larger projects in different countries, like Canada, USA, France, and the UK. The Fieldwire app also provides customers access to website tutorials to help them better understand the app and how to use it.
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For financial project productivity
CoConstruct is another popular app that increases project productivity, but with more focus on the financials.
Coconstruct can be used throughout the entire lifespan of the project as a simple and flexible process for clients to see spec estimates automatically, and for single-entry estimating, streamline bidding, and tracking COs and expenses that can create invoices compatible with Quickbooks or Xero. While the app is capable of performing all these actions, the app also helps their users win more bids and projects while saving time.
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For blueprint process
Plangrid is an app that increases project work productivity on and off the worksite. This particular app is unique because it enables contractors and owners in different industries to work together throughout an entire project. The Plangrid app has been used worldwide in over 500,000 projects from health care and education to industrial, commercial, and civil industries.
Plangrid makes the blueprint planning process more accurate because it permits users to markup their blueprints, create and send punch lists, and compares sheets. The app can detect newer versions of blueprints, ensuring that users are making changes and referring to the correct blueprint.
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For simplified bidding
SmartBid Construction, or SmartBid, is construction bid management software for general contractors, who want to experience a simplified bidding process. The app easily sends invitations to bid, shares project documents efficiently, and simplifies subcontractor data management. One of the competitive factors about SmartBid is that it intends to maintain the highest form of security to ensure the protection of yours and your subcontractor’s data, while also integrating with the industry’s best technology solutions. When it comes to your project data, SmartBid ensures that its kept private until you’ve chosen to publish it.
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For everything
Our final app is Buildertrend, a one cloud system used for presale processes, project management, financial tools, and customer management. This app is almost like a combination of all these aforementioned apps combined — safety and emergency, project management, bidding, financials, and customer management.
Buildertrend prides itself for making Constructech magazine’s Top Residential Products list for the past nine years; this is most likely because Buildertrend app developers continue to innovate and improve the app’s features. Buildertrend is used by 538,000 daily users in over 40 countries worldwide, in many industries, including home building, remodeling, specialty contracting, and commercial.
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