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Contractor Foreman

Score8.4 out of 10

97 Reviews and Ratings

What is Contractor Foreman?

Contractor Foreman is an online construction management software for contractors and boasts users among contractors in more than 75 countries.

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The client portal that lets customers to stay in the loop and know what is going on during all phases of the project.
The custom dashboard which allows users to see the data that matters most to them.
Stats that keep users informed to help them make use of data.
The lead manager, that helps close deals without letting leads fall through the cracks.
the Files & Photos screen, where making up plans can be done with Contractor Foreman.
Time Cards, that display who is where and what they are doing.
the project schedule screen.

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Top Performing Features

  • Jobsite reports

    Users can create and share reports on jobsite safety, daily progress, etc.

    Category average: 8.2

  • Dashboards

    Users can create, customize and share dashboards, which provide an overview of the most important metrics.

    Category average: 7.9

  • Change orders

    A change order (or variation order) is a component of the change management process in which changes in the scope of work (or project brief) agreed to by the client, contractor and architect are implemented.

    Category average: 8.1

Areas for Improvement

  • Pay calculation

    Pay calculation provides for computation of employee pay with state and federal deductions.

    Category average: 7.2

  • Off-cycle/On-Demand payment

    Provide employees access to wages accrued during the pay period before the end of the pay cycle.

    Category average: 7

  • Support for external payroll vendors

    Support for external payroll vendors is the ability to integrate with 3rd-party payroll services.

    Category average: 7.2

Buy It.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Contractor Foreman for everything. As a small but scaling Commercial GC Company, we needed structure. We are growing from a husband-and-wife team into a boots-on-the-ground team with project managers for multiple projects and project sizes. The system allows me to schedule the boots where I need them, track financials, easily manage projects, perform progress/AIA billing, invoicing, and so much more. I run the entire business through Contractor Foreman and look forward to the new features rolling out.

Pros

  • Invoicing
  • Payment tracking.
  • Customizable
  • User Friendly.

Cons

  • In the CDB, I'd like to be able to create a line item with a specified percentage, and when I pull that line item into an estimate or proposal, I'd like the system to automatically calculate it based on that contract value. (Example, Contingency line is always going to be 15% of the contract value).
  • I'd like to be able to rearrange "blocks" on a page when I'm getting ready to send or print it. Lots of dead space on pages. Estimates 4 pages in total when it could be 2.
  • I'd like to be able to create budget summaries. Where the line items are grouped into their respective master format categories, and the category has the sum of all the line items in that category.

Return on Investment

  • It's been amazing so far. IT is extremely helpful to us to streamline and create new processes.

Usability

Contraction Organization at your finger tips

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

This platform helps streamline productivity by keeping all the jobsite information in one location that can be accessed remotely. Builds to schedules and estimates. Gain approval for budgets from customers and request estimates from subs all in one area. Employees are able to clock in and check off to-dos from their phones. Different style access to the website and app allow supervisors to monitor employees involvement and production. The website is easy to use with a ton of resources for asking questions or figuring out how to achieve a task and if the task hasn’t been yet added, the creators are open to suggestions and always updating the tools of the platform.

Pros

  • Estimates
  • Schedules
  • Organization
  • Updating for new tools
  • Time clocks
  • To-dos check list
  • Monitoring production across the company

Cons

  • They are good at answering questions or offering other options.
  • I wish the calendar could be printed quicker for sharing with customer. It capable of doing month to month but a full project in a customer view would be better

Return on Investment

  • The lack of needing to go to an office to father hardcopy information in a city that has the biggest land mass is highly positive since the drive time could be over an hour one way when it could be on your phone at any needed moment

Usability

Alternatives Considered

CoConstruct

Other Software Used

OneDrive

Contractor Foreman Review

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We've been using Contractor Foreman for a little over two years now for everything from Timecards to Project Management. It helps organize each project P&L.

Pros

  • The timecards are one of the most efficient uses on Contractor Foreman.
  • The customer support is a huge plus.
  • The ability to separate all the different details of each project.

Cons

  • Being a little more customizable on the PDF templates.
  • Changing the dollar and change amounts to include more decimal points to get more accurate numbers.
  • Allow for changing to the markups to add decimals.

Return on Investment

  • We can easily track our expenses.
  • Contractor Foreman helps us keep up with each Projects change orders.

Usability

Contractor Foreman is Great

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It is very cost efficient as well as very easy to use and its very user friendly, everything is very self-explanatory and if it isn't the customer support chat on the platform is excellent and fast, the estimate creation part is very simple and fast, as well as the project management aspect all of my guys know how to do Daily reports and all necessary tasks quick and efficient, in my office the system we were able to develop with Contractor Foreman for invoicing is great and for them to manage all data and important information in one platform.

Pros

  • Invoice Management
  • Purchase Orders
  • Project Management

Return on Investment

  • Helps us keep track of job costs to see overall profit or loss
  • helps us manage jobs
  • helps us manage job data

Usability

Other Software Used

Fieldwire, eSUB Construction Software

Useful platform

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We implemented this software to improve the way we manage our projects, focusing on financial tracking, execution, billing, and purchase orders. Since its implementation, it has allowed us to maintain more precise control over our numbers and overall project performance. This tool has streamlined our internal processes, improved reporting accuracy, and provided better visibility of our project progress and financial status

Pros

  • Bills
  • Change orders
  • SOV

Cons

  • Estimates
  • Precision of decimal numbers
  • loading speed

Return on Investment

  • Contractor Foreman has helped us streamline project tracking and reporting, resulting in about a 25% reduction in time spent on paperwork and administrative tasks
  • We’ve seen a noticeable decrease in project delays and material errors
  • better control of labor hours, and faster billing processes.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Procore

Other Software Used

QuickBooks Online, GoContractor, Microsoft Power BI