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Description

BuildTools is a construction management software platform that helps custom home builders and remodeling contractors manage projects, finances, schedules, and customer relationships. The platform provides centralized dashboards for monitoring active construction projects, budgets, approvals, tasks, and team activity. Its budgeting and job costing capabilities track estimated expenses, committed costs, actual invoices, change orders, remaining balances, and projected margins. Integration with QuickBooks synchronizes financial information between construction project management and accounting workflows. Gantt chart scheduling tools allow project managers to establish task dependencies, identify critical paths, update milestones, and share schedules with subcontractors and clients. Document management features organize construction plans, contracts, specifications, requests for information, and project records with version history and PDF markup capabilities. BuildTools includes a client portal where homeowners can view project photos, approve product selections, sign change orders, and monitor published construction milestones. Its AI assistant helps generate scopes of work, change orders, project summaries, client communications, and other construction documents using existing project information. Additional capabilities include subcontractor bidding, purchase order management, field reporting, punch lists, lead tracking, and company-wide performance analytics.

Description

The Superintendent's Automated Manager (SAM), developed by Automated Trackers, stands out as a premier software solution for construction scheduling tailored to construction companies. Available for deployment both on-site and through cloud services, SAM assists home construction managers in seamlessly navigating through personalized workflows while meticulously recording every aspect of the project at each phase of construction. Its essential features encompass project management, scheduling, service oversight, and integration with accounting systems. Whenever you initiate the construction of a new home, a simple click allows you to access your pre-configured template, which is based on your defined critical path, purchase orders, initiation faxes, vendor and trade information, and assigned tasks. As the project progresses and the home begins to take form, SAM guides you methodically through each stage, facilitating task completion, note-taking, vendor communication, and necessary modifications. This comprehensive approach not only enhances efficiency but also ensures that no detail is overlooked, ultimately contributing to the successful delivery of each construction project.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

Microsoft Excel Yes 
QuickBooks Online Yes 
QuickBooks Online Advanced Yes 
Xero Yes 

Integrations

Microsoft Excel No 
QuickBooks Online No 
QuickBooks Online Advanced No 
Xero No 

Pricing Details

$499/month
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

$29.95/month/user
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App Yes 
iPad App Yes 
Android App Yes 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises Yes 
iPhone App Yes 
iPad App Yes 
Android App Yes 
Windows Yes 
Mac Yes 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) Yes 
Online Support No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs No 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Vendor Details

Company Name

BuildTools

Country

United States

Website

www.buildtools.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

Automated Trackers

Founded

2000

Country

United States

Website

automatedtrackers.com/sam/

Product Features

Construction Management

Accounting Integration No 
Budget Tracking/Job Costing Yes 
CRM Yes 
Change Orders Yes 
Commercial Yes 
Contract Management Yes 
Contractors Yes 
Equipment Tracking Yes 
Estimating No 
Incident Reporting Yes 
Mobile Access Yes 
Offline Access Yes 
RFI & Submittals No 
Residential Yes 
Subcontractor Management Yes 
Timesheets Yes 

Product Features

Construction Management

Accounting Integration No 
Budget Tracking/Job Costing Yes 
CRM Yes 
Change Orders Yes 
Commercial Yes 
Contract Management No 
Contractors Yes 
Equipment Tracking Yes 
Estimating No 
Incident Reporting Yes 
Mobile Access Yes 
Offline Access Yes 
RFI & Submittals No 
Residential Yes 
Subcontractor Management Yes 
Timesheets No 

Production Scheduling

"What If" Scenarios Yes 
Automated Scheduling Yes 
Bottleneck Optimization Yes 
Capacity Planning Yes 
Constraint Scheduling Yes 
Job Scheduling Yes 
Material Planning Yes 
Priority-Based Scheduling Yes 
Quality Control Yes 

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