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CoConstruct

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What is CoConstruct?

CoConstruct, from Buildertrend since the November 2021 acquisition, is a custom builder & remodeler software. It allows users to enter data once and have that information flow through the estimate, specs, selections, bids, proposals, change orders, and budgets, including to and from QuickBooks.

In addition, CoConstruct includes scheduling and 3-way communication between builder, client, and trade partners. Everything is captured via email and texting. Login isn't required for communication.

Construction Management features allow users to coordinate projects from todo management, to dynamic schedules, to a job log and timesheets. Custom builders and remodelers can coordinate field and office schedules, track expenses, budget & forecast construction costs, and integrate with QuickBooks for managing the financial aspects of construction projects.

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They always live up to their promises and release only tested, primetime features

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Abe Degnan
Owner in Sales at Degnan Design-Build-Remodel (1-10 employees employees)

Pros

  • Estimating.
  • Selections.
  • Scheduling.
  • Communication.

Cons

  • Lead tracking reports.
  • Ability to comment, respond, and create a dialogue around Job Logs.

Return on Investment

  • Virtually zero duplicate data entry.
  • Good communication hub.

Alternatives Considered

Buildertrend and UDA Construction Suite

Other Software Used

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

Well worth the investment, but not a catch-all solution

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Alison McLennanView profile
Co-Owner at McLennan Contracting, Inc. (1-10 employees employees)

Pros

  • Client Communication - CoConstruct allows our entire team to communicate with clients in topic-specific areas. The ability to see everyone's communication in one place is beneficial.
  • Estimating - CoConstruct's cost catalog and templates allow us to estimate quickly. They have streamlined our process to the point that team members aren't always dependent on the estimator to make pricing updates.
  • Scheduling - The ability to communicate with subs directly from the tasks they've been assigned to in CoConstruct's schedule makes our Project Coordinator's job much more efficient.

Cons

  • Internal Communication - CoConstruct lacks the ability to tag-team members for internal communication using @mentions or any other means. This has been crippling for us and forced us to use alternative software for communicating among our team members.
  • Pipeline Management - CoConstruct's lead-tracking system feels clunky and hard to navigate and doesn't provide a pipeline view that's easy to navigate. We have moved our Pipeline Management outside of CoConstruct to make it easier for our sales team to track leads.
  • CRM - CoConstruct doesn't offer anything for customer follow-up after projects are completed. This, in addition to the lack of an effective pipeline system, has led to our decision to use Hubspot as our CRM. Moving projects into CoConstruct for Design and back our after Production.

Return on Investment

  • CoConstruct has reduced our time spent estimating.
  • CoConstruct has increased profitability by capturing communication details and preventing important items from being overlooked.
  • CoConstruct has led to more referrals, as customers are pleased with the software and the way it helps them stay informed about their project.

Alternatives Considered

Basecamp

Other Software Used

Trello, HubSpot CRM

Co-Construct - project management software for market leaders

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Craig Jolly
Director in Professional Services at Imagine Homes (1-10 employees employees)

Pros

  • Client Interaction - the ability to capture all interactions with the client on a job basis is invaluable. All discussions, decisions, and selections are captured within the project management suite.
  • Specification and selections - the development of the building specification and the selection of items have always been difficult; however, with Co-Construct, the specification is developed as you go, and selections are made easy for both me as a builder and the client. The process is interactive and can be completed entirely online if required.
  • Scheduling - the scheduling tool and project management plan associated with it is first class, easy to use, and always keeping you on track. Once the data is entered, it will keep you on track - if things change, it is easy to adjust and develop a plan to get you back on target.

Cons

  • Estimating is still done on third party software and pulled into the program. If you do manual takeoffs and work on a spreadsheet, this is relatively simple to do - and you could probably enter it straight into Co-Construct. However, if you use automatic takeoffs for accuracy and speed, you will end up doing a bit of double handling as you re-enter the output into Co-Construct. Ideally, you would be able to do the takeoffs within the program, entering the data only once.

Return on Investment

  • The product saves time - only really needing to enter the data once after the estimate is completed.
  • We have won jobs though using the program during our preliminary phase - it pays for itself.
  • While not having had to use it - the communications tracking will be a savior when the inevitable client conflict regarding selections/variations (change orders) arises.

Alternatives Considered

Buildertrend

Other Software Used

QuickBooks Online

CoConstruct. It is really good!

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Zach Snider
Owner / Production manager in Professional Services at Alloy Architecture and Construction (11-50 employees employees)

Pros

  • Manage specifications and selections
  • Track budgets and actual job costs
  • Integrate with outside accounting software
  • Make communication easy and quick with the Mobile app.

Cons

  • The scheduling tool is very functional, but it could be improved and easier to use.
  • File storage is a bit clunky.

Return on Investment

  • It allows us to complete more projects
  • It helps us keep track of our budgets and do real-time job costing
  • More accurate estimating
  • Overall improvement of our bottom line

Other Software Used

QuickBooks Online, Harvest, SketchUp

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