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Construction job cost software that keeps the bid and the job together
Builders lose the job between the bid, the change order, and the purchases that were never in the estimate. The crew’s hours show up in payroll. The margin shows up when the job is already closed and the owner asks why cash does not match the profit.
MFGMAX Construction keeps the original estimate attached so later costs have something to compare against. Added scope, the revised price, and the cost that comes with a change order are recorded. You can see what was ordered, received, and used, including purchases that were not in the estimate.
Margin is reviewed while the job is open, from the contract, the changes, and the recorded cost. Accounting can stay in QuickBooks.
What stays on one record
- Keep the original estimate attached so later costs have something to compare against
- Record added scope, the revised price, and the cost that comes with a change order
- See what was ordered, received, and used, including purchases that were not in the estimate
- Review margin while the job is open, from the contract, the changes, and the recorded cost
How a job runs in MFGMAX
1. Keep the bid on the job
The original estimate stays attached. Later costs have a number to miss. A job with no bid on it cannot tell you it is over.
2. Price the change order
Added scope, the revised price, and the cost that comes with the change are recorded together. Work that was built and never priced is how a job that looked fine loses money.
3. Tie purchases to the job
What was ordered, received, and used is visible, including purchases that were not in the estimate.
4. See hours against the job
Crew time belongs on the job while the job is open, not only in a payroll export after the week.
5. Read margin before the job closes
Margin comes from the contract, the changes, and the recorded cost. You can see it before the job is history.
A normal week
The field adds a scope. The crew builds it. The price is never revised. The job still carries the original contract number.
A purchase hits the card and never lands on the job. The estimate still looks intact. The bank account does not.
Payroll week says the crew was on that job for longer than the bid. The report that shows it arrives after the draw.
MFGMAX keeps the bid, the change orders, the purchases, and the hours on the same job so margin is visible before the job closes.
Who it is for
- General contractors
- Custom home builders
- Commercial builders
- Specialty trade contractors
- Remodelers
- Design-build firms
Questions owners ask
- Which jobs are running over the estimate?
- Where have change orders not been priced?
- Which purchases are not tied to a job?
- What is left to bill on open jobs?
The copilot answers from your own records. How the AI copilot works.
Integrations
MFGMAX holds the batch or job, the lots or materials, and the actual cost. Accounting can stay in QuickBooks, or in another system you already close. Inventory, quality, shipping, payroll, and other plant software can connect the same way. What moves, and when, is shown before you commit. Your accountant still closes the books.
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Questions
What stays on one job in MFGMAX Construction?
The bid, the change orders, the purchases, the crew, and the job result stay on one job. On that same record: Keep the original estimate attached so later costs have something to compare against Record added scope, the revised price, and the cost that comes with a change order See what was ordered, received, and used, including purchases that were not in the estimate Review margin while the job is open, from the contract, the changes, and the recorded cost The point is that sales, the floor, and finance are not each keeping a private copy.
When does the cost become visible?
The cost is on the open job, not in a report after the shipment or the invoice. Review margin while the job is open, from the contract, the changes, and the recorded cost If the number shows up only at close, the price and the schedule have already moved on.
Do we have to leave QuickBooks?
MFGMAX holds the batch or job, the lots or materials, and the actual cost. Accounting can stay in QuickBooks, or in another system you already close. Inventory, quality, shipping, payroll, and other plant software can connect the same way. What moves, and when, is shown before you commit. Your accountant still closes the books.
What can the AI copilot answer?
The copilot answers from the records already in MFGMAX, not from a general guess. Owners ask things like: Which jobs are running over the estimate? Where have change orders not been priced? Which purchases are not tied to a job? What is left to bill on open jobs? If the record was never written, the copilot cannot invent it.
What does MFGMAX not replace?
MFGMAX keeps the job, the inventory, the price, and the balance on one record. Your accountant still closes the books. This is the history of what changed, not an audit opinion.
How does an evaluation start?
Bring one open job. We walk through it in MFGMAX and show what the record would look like. The start is one process, not every screen at once. QuickBooks stays. Integrations are shown before you commit.