BUILDERHELPER WEB-BASED PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE OVERVIEW
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
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BuilderHelper.com, located in Orem, Utah, provides Web-based project management software that is geared to general contractors, trade contractors and home builders. Its software, BuilderHelper, offers real-time access to project information to construction professionals as well as home owners or customers.
BuilderHelper's construction estimating tool makes use of electronic formatting; this lets users easily zoom in and out and make accurate measurements, take-offs and counts related to details such as square footage and volume. After creating a plan, this Web-based project management software's bidding module facilitates construction bidding by allowing users to create a "Job open for Bid" and invite trade contractors to view an electronic version of the project plan.
With BuilderHelper's construction scheduling tool, meanwhile, users can organize a schedule based on what tasks need to be completed and how the completion of those tasks will affect subsequent assignments and the overall project workflow. With this tool, tasks can be assigned to trade contractors, who are then automatically notified of any construction schedule changes. Task integration is also seen in the RFI/change order function, where a specific task can be referenced and viewed by clicking on the appropriate link.
PRODUCT DETAILS |
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BASIC COMPANY INFORMATION
| Support Offered: | |
| On site | Yes |
| Web | Yes |
| Phone | Yes |
| Core Product Areas: | |
| Collaboration / workflow management | Yes |
| Project management | Yes |
| Scheduling and resourcing | Yes |
| Cost estimating | Yes |
| Document control / management | Yes |
| Job cost accounting | |
| Construction Types Supported: | |
| Commercial | Yes |
| General Contracting | Yes |
| Heavy and Highway | Yes |
| Industrial | Yes |
| Mixed Use | Yes |
| Residential | Yes |
| Specialty - MEP | Yes |
PROJECT MANAGEMENT DETAIL
| Document Management and Control: | |
| Log & track plan changes | Yes |
| Log & track contracts and contract changes | Yes |
| Log & track correspondence, memos, etc. | Yes |
| Track submittals | Yes |
| Track submittal revisions | Yes |
| Submittal additions / changes trigger notifications | Yes |
| Scan images | |
| Read CAD files | |
| Capture / index image files | |
| OCR text images | |
| Direct links to documents (plans, drawings, contracts, etc.) | Yes |
| Change Order Management: | |
| User-defined status codes | |
| Ability to consolidate multple requests into single CO | |
| Link plans, notes, etc. to change order | Yes |
| Historical tracking and commending | Yes |
| Change order triggers events such as cost revisions | Yes |
| Approval management and tracking | |
| Calendar Management: | |
| Schedule integration with Microsoft Outlook | |
| Task notifications / updates | Yes |
| Scheduling: | |
| Critical path management | Yes |
| Exceptions and alerts | Yes |
| Cross-project roll-ups | Yes |
| Cross-project resourcing | Yes |
| Schedule variances | Yes |
| Dependencies analysis & management | Yes |
| Resource Management (subs and suppliers): | |
| Customize standard subcontractor forms | Yes |
| Resource costing | Yes |
| Resource leveling | |
| Time reporting and approval | |
| Contractor / vendor contact management | Yes |
| Vendor performance tracking | |
| Reporting and Analysis: | |
| Reports sent by email | Yes |
| Key metrics reports | Yes |
| Cross-project reporting | |
| CPM analysis | Yes |
| Gantt charts | Yes |
| PERT diagrams | |
| Budgeting and Forecasting: | |
| Earned value analysis | |
| Track actual costs / expenses to date | Yes |
| What-if analysis | Yes |
| Forecast cost-to-complete | Yes |
| Cash flow forecasting | Yes |
| Cost / budget variances | Yes |
ESTIMATING DETAIL
| Take-off: | |
| Takeoff using digitizer | |
| Onscreen takeoff | Yes |
| Mouse takeoff | Yes |
| Digitizer tablet support | |
| Graphics digitized | |
| Custom annotations and libraries supported | |
| Items & Assemblies: | |
| Item lists | Yes |
| Cost items | Yes |
| Markups per item | Yes |
| Unit-price bidding | Yes |
| List / construction unit / composit assemblies | Yes |
| Visual assemblies | Yes |
| User-defined forumlas | Yes |
| User-defined fields and headers | Yes |
| Subcontractor / Vendor Management: | |
| Quote comparison | Yes |
| Purchase order management | Yes |
| Change order costing | Yes |
| Bid tracking | Yes |
| Subcontractor management | Yes |
| Quotes, Bids & Proposal | |
| Proposal generation | Yes |
| Purchase order generation and management | Yes |
| Line item bids | Yes |
| Bid rounding | Yes |
| Lump sum bids | Yes |
| "Ballpark" estimating | Yes |
| Financial allocation / markup "spread" | Yes |
| Change order processing | Yes |