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CoConstruct

Overview

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…

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Be ware of the trial offer!!!

Rating: 1 out of 10
April 26, 2021
Vetted ReviewVerified User
I would advise everyone looking to use CoConstruct to look carefully at their T&C's and especially their offers. I got caught out and signed up to the $49 on The RAMP Plan...
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Scott Kennedy
Account Manager - Corporate
MD
Kennedy Construction & Landscapes Ltd
CoConstruct1 year of experience

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

Rating: 8 out of 10
February 28, 2020
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
CoConstruct is being used by our Design, Estimating, and Production teams. We use to build preliminary budgets and consult with clients in the design phase and then for projec...
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Alison McLennan
Strategist - Other
Co-Owner
McLennan Contracting, Inc.
CoConstruct5 years of experience

Co-Construct - project management software for market leaders

Rating: 9 out of 10
February 28, 2020
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
CoConstruct is used across our business - as an element of our estimation process, and client relationship management process. It is our project management program and is inte...
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Craig Jolly
Director - Professional Services
Director
Imagine Homes
CoConstruct1 year of experience

CoConstruct. It is really good!

Rating: 10 out of 10
February 28, 2020
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
CoConstruct is the Nerve center of our design and build operation. We use it in both our Design and building departments to manage selections, specifications, project schedule...
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Zach Snider
Manager - Professional Services
Owner / Production manager
Alloy Architecture and Construction
CoConstruct6 years of experience

Great at what they do, but lacking for an all in one software

Rating: 8 out of 10
February 28, 2020
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use CoConstruct for all of our project management from start to finish (sales, design, selections, production & project closeout).We started using the software for the ...
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Tim McLennan
Board Member - Corporate
Owner
McLennan Contracting, Inc.
CoConstruct4 years of experience
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Pricing

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Ramp

$49

Cloud
per month

Plus 5

$299

Cloud
per month

Plus 10

$399

Cloud
per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
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Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

CoConstruct Demo - Dreambuilt Homes

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Product Details

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.

CoConstruct Features

  • Supported: Single-entry Estimating
  • Supported: Builder & Remodeler Friendly Pricing
  • Supported: 24/7 Client Portal
  • Supported: Mobile App.
  • Supported: Free Industry Best Practices Estimates & Scheduling Templates
  • Supported: GPS Enabled Time-Tracking
  • Supported: 2-way QuickBook Accounting Integration
  • Supported: Change Order Approvals w/ Digital Signature Capture
  • Supported: Photo Annotations
  • Supported: Branding Customized to Your Company
  • Supported: File & Photo Storage
  • Supported: Streamlined Bidding
  • Supported: Proposals
  • Supported: Dynamic Schedules
  • Supported: To-do and Task Management
  • Supported: Warranty & Punchlist To-do Management
  • Supported: 3-way Centralized Communication
  • Supported: Budgeting & Forecasting
  • Supported: Jobsite Activity & Progress Tracker
  • Supported: Selections Made Easy
  • Supported: Contact & Lead Management & Tracking

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CoConstruct Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android
Supported CountriesUnited States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, UK
Supported LanguagesEnglish

Frequently Asked Questions

Buildertrend, Premier Construction Software, and Sage Estimating are common alternatives for CoConstruct.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 9.8.

The most common users of CoConstruct are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Comparisons

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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
February 28, 2020
AD
Abe Degnan
Owner
Degnan Design-Build-Remodel (Construction, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
CoConstruct
3 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use CoConstruct as the hub within our organization. We manage leads, generate contracts and proposals, do estimating, client contact, selections, scheduling, and warranty tracking all within CoConstruct.
Pros
  • Estimating.
  • Selections.
  • Scheduling.
  • Communication.
Cons
  • Lead tracking reports.
  • Ability to comment, respond, and create a dialogue around Job Logs.
Likelihood to Recommend
CoConstruct lives up to all its promises. They release quality assured and tested features. They do not rush to release beta-quality features as we have experienced with some competing products.

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

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
February 28, 2020
AM
Alison McLennan
Co-Owner
McLennan Contracting, Inc. (Construction, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
CoConstruct
5 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
CoConstruct is being used by our Design, Estimating, and Production teams. We use to build preliminary budgets and consult with clients in the design phase and then for project management and client communication during production.
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.
Likelihood to Recommend
  • CoConstruct is well-suited to remodeling and construction companies that run enough jobs to validate the expense. It's estimating, and scheduling features are uniquely designed to the needs of the trades.
  • CoConstruct's greatest weakness is its lack of internal communication features. Businesses with large teams, where support staff is assisting department heads, will need to use another system like Basecamp, Trello, Slack, etc. in conjunction with CoConstruct. Likewise, companies that wish to manage sales leads and build ongoing relationships with customers will want to look at a system like HubSpot, Trello, or Salesforce.

Co-Construct - project management software for market leaders

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
February 28, 2020
CJ
Craig Jolly
Director
Imagine Homes (Construction, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
CoConstruct
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
CoConstruct is used across our business - as an element of our estimation process, and client relationship management process. It is our project management program and is integrated into our financial management suite. While it does not function across all aspects of the business, it is designed to support it - what it does well is support project management through interaction with the client on a level that can be controlled entirely.
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.
Likelihood to Recommend
  • Co-Construct is suited to residential building companies of all sizes who want to lead the market. It is suitable for both custom builders and renovation specialists. We have adapted it to work with large electrical jobs and also run small commercial projects through it, although it has slightly less functionality in the commercial area.
  • When it comes to managing our core business - custom sustainable residential homes, it is outstanding. The customer focus and interaction puts it ahead of other programs on the market. Its weakness is in the estimating package, which is slow and clunky. In essence, it requires integration with another software program or further development to get over the double handling of information in this area. The problem is the estimation programs do what they do well plus two-thirds of what Co-Construct does and Co-Construct does project management and client interaction will plus about two-thirds of what the programs can do. You end up paying for a lot of what you don't need on either side.

How CoConstruct goes a long way in helping contractors and remodelers

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
March 06, 2020
Verified User
Vice-President in Sales
Construction Company, 11-50 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
CoConstruct
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope

As a design-build firm, we work on a range of home remodeling projects. There are a lot of things involved in every project, and this is where CoConstruct comes in. We use it to make and manage estimates, selections, bids, budgets, and communication with our clients.

Prior to using construction management systems, we had to depend on multiple tools to help us do the work. We had to wrap our heads around loads of spreadsheets and documents, as well as complicated apps just to keep track of projects, communicate with clients and control the finances.

Pros
  • The integration of all aspects needed to run a remodeling company efficiently: project scheduling and management, financial planning and customer service. Since it’s an all-in-one suite and cloud-based, it enables our team to keep track of all our projects in real-time. Communication breakdown is the last thing we want, so being on the same page is not only desirable but makes for the best possible relationship with our clients.
  • Product education - We like how CoConstruct helps new users and get them to start using the tool right away. The dashboard resource materials are incredibly useful. We don’t have to spend a lot of time training new hires on the system and onboarding new clients.
Cons
  • Some mobile functions are limited like adding/editing as well as selection of reports.
Likelihood to Recommend
If you are getting more volume into your construction business, you need a platform that streamlines your operations. This will help you save a lot of your precious time managing projects, so you can focus on acquiring leads and closing deals. We switched to CoConstruction about a year ago, and it has never failed us. Our team finds it very helpful, especially the ability to put all project information together in a single place. It cuts the time spent on copying and sending plans and details to our team, partners and clients.

CoConstruct. It is really good!

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
February 28, 2020
ZS
Zach Snider
Owner / Production manager
Alloy Architecture and Construction (Construction, 11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
CoConstruct
6 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
CoConstruct is the Nerve center of our design and build operation. We use it in both our Design and building departments to manage selections, specifications, project schedules, budgets, and client communications. It keeps all of our staff and clients communicating openly and frequently and all pertinent information available for everyone to access as needed.
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.
Likelihood to Recommend
  • CoConstruct is very well suited to custom residential or light commercial general contracting construction projects. It would work well also for single-line service contractors like gutter installers or window replacement contractors, particularly when there is an expectation of a high level of customer service and frequent communication.
  • It would be less appropriate for other shop based or manufacturing scenarios or specific trade partners who are doing most of their work directly for other contractors.
  • It would work for production builders or larger-scale commercial, but I think there may be other, more appropriate options out there that may have a less client-side interface.
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