Built-in Job Costing
Sage 100 Contractor, formerly Master Builder, is the perfect solution for construction businesses seeking more than basic accounting. Whether you’re a general contractor, specialty contractor, or home builder, Sage 100 Contractor offers the accounting and project management tools you need to deliver projects on time and within budget.
Built on a robust job costing foundation, Sage 100 Contractor seamlessly integrates accounting, payroll, subcontracting, project management, service management, equipment management, estimating, inventory, and document control into a single platform. This unified approach:
- Eliminates manual data entry
- Delivers real-time financial and operational insights
- Empowers you to proactively manage backlogs, cash flow, and billing
Customer Quotes on Sage 100 Contractor
Questioning the cost later, after the job is finished is too late. Management needs to know what is really going on, while it’s happening, to run a successful company. With Sage 100 Contractor we can access all the data we need.
Our teams can be more efficient and productive in their work and that leads to more profitable projects.
Sage 100 Contractor has been a huge upgrade from our old accounting system, and while we don’t use all the functionalities yet, it could grow with our business, which is what we wanted!
Implementation & Support
The Alta Vista team has successfully completed over 1,500 construction and real estate projects. Our strong partnership with Sage Construction & Real Estate allows us to provide expert services and seamlessly migrate your data. Together, we’ll determine the optimal implementation plan, configure workflows, and customize roles to meet your specific needs. Additionally, we offer comprehensive software training, ongoing support, and customized reporting as required.
How to Improve Job Cost Accuracy
User Dashboard
Stay on top of all your job costs as well as other key project information.
- Drill down into anything on the dashboard to get more details.
- Understand how your costs break out by cost type.
- Identify when a project may be having cash flow problems before it’s too late.
- Each dashboard is customizable and shows only the content the user is authorized to see.
Job Costs
Gain real-time snapshot of each project.
- You define your cost codes.
- For each cost code, the report shows original budget, current budget with change orders, what you have spent to date, and what you are going to spend.
- The report also recaps job cost information by cost type.
Committed Costs
A complete picture of each project’s total costs
Sage 100 Contractor eliminates surprise invoices by tracking planned and actual expenses. Even unprocessed labor hours are accounted for, giving you an accurate committed costs of each project from start to finish.
Change Orders
Simplifies the change order from request to completion.
Once a change order is approved, Sage 100 Contractor automatically:
- Updates the prime contract to show the requested change in scope.
- Updates the schedule of values on bonded or fixed-price projects so the change order can be billed.
- Updates the job cost budget so contractors know why the budget has changed.
- Generates a commitment to a subcontractor to do the work.
Labor Costs
Accurately tracks labor costs and equipment usage.
By integrating with mobile time tracking, you can capture and approve daily work hours directly from the field. The software calculates precise labor burdens, including workers’ compensation, for multiple states and certified payrolls. This comprehensive approach ensures that all labor and equipment costs are accurately allocated to specific projects.
Contracts
Tracks all costs against the prime contract, budget, and subcontracts.
When an invoice comes in, Sage 100 Contractor automatically warns if it is for something that is not in the contract. The software will also raise a “red flag” if costs exceed what is outlined in the contract.
Work in Progress Costs
Actual costs should be based on the amount of work completed on a project.
Sage 100 Contractor makes it easy to see each job’s work in progress costs and how those costs compare to current billings. This allows you to proactively address any over or under billings and more accurately predict profits. Sureties also require this type of information from bonded contractors, so they can make sure projects are moving along as planned.
Estimates
Track actual costs against the original and revised budget.
Use these information to refine future estimates. As a bonus, once an estimate is final and the job awarded, you can immediately create a proposal, job budget, purchase orders, and subcontracts directly from the estimate.
