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Construction software brings a contractor's quantities, progress claims, subcontractor payments, site timekeeping, store records and costs into one system. Instead of discovering an overrun in the month-end report, the project manager sees which item is over budget while the work is still under way. Digital Bridge builds it around your contract types and valuation method rather than selling a package.
On a contract, margin is rarely lost in the agreement itself. It leaks away on site: materials over-ordered, a subcontractor valuation raised late, a day of labour nobody counted. By the time that information reaches head office through spreadsheets and phone calls, the budget has already gone.
We build construction and contracting firms a single chain of records running from measured quantities to progress claims, and from the site store to the cost report. Site managers enter data on a mobile app where the work happens; the quantity surveying, purchasing and finance teams all see the same figures in the web console. If you also want to track the works programme, SmartPM project management software from the Smart family builds task dependencies on a Gantt chart and shows the critical path; when one activity slips, the tasks that depend on it move forward automatically, and the client sees only the tasks shared with them and can approve them.
Quantities are entered per item, completion is matched automatically against contract rates and a draft valuation is prepared. The QS team checks the numbers instead of rebuilding the spreadsheet every month.
Each subcontract, its programme and the work actually completed sit side by side. Advances, deductions and payment schedules are calculated in the system, so there is one record of who has been paid what.
Site managers and supervising engineers log daily progress with dated photographs from the app, giving you evidence to hand when a valuation or a delay is disputed.
Entry and exit, daily headcount and timesheets for your own staff and subcontractor crews. Card access at the site gate can run on SmartPass access control and attendance, with timesheets passed to our HR and payroll system.
Deliveries are booked into the site store against the delivery note and issues are booked against the relevant item. The gap between theoretical and actual consumption shows up as waste, loss or over-ordering.
Budget and actual cost are compared item by item. When a variance crosses the threshold you set, the project manager is alerted rather than finding out at month-end.
We review your contract types, bill of quantities, valuation method and the spreadsheets you use today, then set out scope, phases and cost in a written proposal.
Quantity forms, the approval chain (site manager, QS, project manager), cost breakdowns and who sees what are agreed.
The software is built and connected to your accounting system; where needed, card access terminals are installed at the site gate, and SmartPass mobile terminals can cover entrances with no fixed gate.
The system goes live on one site first. Once the site team has adopted it, further projects are opened from the same template.
A site at excavation stage often has neither an office nor a connection. The site mobile app works offline: quantities, timesheets and photos are stored on the device and synchronise automatically once a signal returns, so site data reaches the office without waiting for someone to drive back.
For more depth, see our guides on progress payment tracking, choosing construction project management software and site access control and attendance, or browse all digital transformation guides.
It is the last week of the month and the QS team is preparing subcontractor valuations. When records are scattered, the week goes on merging quantity spreadsheets from each site, ringing site managers about missing items and hunting for photos in messaging groups. In the system, quantities are already entered against each item, daily progress is dated with photographs, and the subcontractor's advances and deductions are calculated. The QS team checks the valuation and sends it for approval rather than building it, and if a subcontractor disputes it, the conversation runs on dated records.
“Our site team won't use it.” Screens are designed for site work and trialled on one site first; nothing is rolled out to other projects until the site team's feedback has been acted on.
“We don't want to change our accounting software.” You don't need to. The system connects to the accounting software you already use, so nothing is keyed in twice.
“Every project has a different contract.” The item structure and valuation method are defined per project during discovery, and each new site is opened from an existing template and adapted.
Bring the valuation spreadsheet and bill of quantities you use today; we will work out together which records move into the system and send scope and cost in a written proposal. If you only need project management software to run the works programme, fill in the SmartPM purchase form.
Construction software brings a contractor's quantities, progress claims, subcontractor payments, site timekeeping, store records and costs into one system. Site managers enter data on a mobile app where the work happens, while the QS, purchasing and finance teams see the same figures on a web console. Budget and actual cost are compared item by item, so overruns show up before month-end.
Quantities are entered per item, completion is matched automatically against contract rates and a draft valuation is prepared. The QS team checks the numbers instead of rebuilding the spreadsheet every month. Because the system is built around your own bill of quantities, contract types and valuation method, you do not have to change the way you already work.
Each subcontract, its programme and the work actually completed sit side by side. Advances, deductions and payment schedules are calculated in the system, so there is one record of who has been paid what. Dated, photo-backed daily progress logged by site managers gives you evidence to hand when a valuation or a delay is disputed.
Entry and exit, daily headcount and timesheets are kept for your own staff and subcontractor crews. Card access at the site gate can run on SmartPass access control and attendance; where there is no fixed door or power, an NFC-enabled Android phone can act as a mobile terminal. SmartPass needs no separate time-clock device and builds timesheets from the shift plan. Timesheet reports can be passed to the HR and payroll system.
Yes. The site mobile app works offline. Quantities, timesheets and photos are stored on the device while there is no signal and synchronise automatically once a connection returns. Records keep being captured at stages such as excavation, when there is often neither a site office nor a connection, and data reaches head office without anyone driving back.
Construction software is the system Digital Bridge builds for your firm, keeping quantities, progress claims, subcontractor payments, site timekeeping, store records and item-level cost in one record. SmartPM is the Smart family's project management software: it builds task dependencies on a Gantt chart, shows the critical path and moves dependent tasks forward when one slips. Firms that only need to run the works programme can start with SmartPM; billing and cost control are built as custom software.
Digital Bridge does not sell off-the-shelf packages, so there is no fixed list price. We first review your contract types, bill of quantities, valuation method and current spreadsheets, then set out scope, phases and cost in a written proposal. The system goes live on one pilot site first and is then opened on further projects from the same template.
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