John McBride's world consisted of stocks, bonds, and everything in between from Wall Street. Read how, McBride, owner of BlackTree LLC, uses modern construction management software to have better control of his construction business
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Running a successful business doesn't have to run you down
Win more jobs, estimate more accurately, gain the trust you deserve with Buildxact. Designed for builders and remodelers, Buildxact’s powerful features arm you with the tools to get the job done – and get back to what matters in life.
Invoicing & accounting
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Job management
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Estimating quoting
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Customer communication
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Customer management
Spend more time connecting with customers, less time organizing emails
From tracking leads to collaborating on plans, access and manage all your customer communications in one place.
- Get to know your customers better with all your customer contacts, project information, notes, emails and texts centrally stored in Buildxact’s customer relationship management tool.
- Convert more leads by tracking opportunities from qualifying to bidding in one central location ensuring no bid gets missed. Â
- Deliver excellent customer service by keeping customers fully informed, from first contact to final invoice, via a secure Client Portal.
Preconstruction
Be first in, best dressed, best prepared. Always.
Make that memorable first impression that gains a competitive edge, with more accurate takeoffs and fast, professionally presented bids.
- Cut bidding time by 80% with digital takeoffs and reusable estimate templates, so you don’t have to start from scratch. Â
- Complete always accurate takeoffs with Buildxact’s powerful takeoff tool that can capture and reuse measurements.Â
- Easily track RFQs with the ability to send one-to-many bid requests to dealers and subcontractors and view responses within the estimate.
- Impress customers with tailored bid proposals you create using various layout options; move to contract quicker with digital acceptance.
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Project management
Tools that track your projects, so you don’t have to
Use Buildxact to manage projects with powerful, easy-to-use project management tools that keep your schedule running smoothly.
- Take the stress out of project scheduling with easy drag-and-drop online tools that can build schedules directly from your estimates.
- Never miss a beat with reminders and notifications for subcontractors and dealers, keeping everything, and everyone, on track.Â
- Stay organized with individual, easy access folders that keep all project information – notes, plans and photos – in one place.Â
- Create always accurate purchase orders directly from your estimates with integrated dealer codes.
Financial tools
Accounting doesn’t have to be taxing
Get back your evenings, with simple financial tools and invoicing that give you confidence that you’re making the profit you deserve.
- Streamline your admin with easy, one-click invoicing tools to approve purchases and sync with Xero or Quickbooks.
- Keep track of changes with the ability to obtain change order approvals and highlight old vs new prices within invoices.Â
- Keep your budgets under control with easy, real-time financial reports that compare estimates to actual spend, line-by-line or by category.
Dealer connection
Stronger partnerships with your dealer
Using a digital platform, build a more collaborative relationship with your dealer. Spend less time on pricing and more time finding the best materials for a quality build.
- Perform your own takeoffs and estimates using dealer pricing to quote 5x faster and reach more customers to win more work.
- Use integrated price lists straight from your dealer; ask for packaged SKUs from your dealer for one-click item assemblies that ensure you leave nothing off your order.
- Complete online purchase orders using modern ERP systems that allow you to get administrative tasks done whenever convenient to you.
- Delivery prompts to your dealer ensure on-time material shipments so that you have the materials when you need them.Â
Sharpen your skills
Learn how purchasing functions work within Buildxact and see how to manage your receiving costs. We'll also go through the three types of purchase orders.
Make your quotes look amazing while meeting your client's needs using the different options available with the Buildxact custom quote letter tool.
Learn the most common square-feet takeoffs using Buildxact. We'll show you the best ways to use the Buildxact takeoff using tips and tricks to save time.
Case studies
Jennie Akins says friendly training key to adopting estimation software
Learn from Jennie Akins on how she used Buildxact to learn about the construction industry, and started on doing job quotes.
With digital takeoffs, builder speeds up material purchasing
With Buildxact, Jeremy has found a way to dramatically speed up construction projects, starting with creating his own takeoffs. And there’s a lot less disconnect with suppliers. Buildxact lists everything in the takeoff speeding up the time it takes both subs and suppliers to submit bids.
Online tutorials help Dallas builder quickly learn Buildxact
Buildxact solved Matthew’s need for speed and accuracy from takeoffs to the bidding process. He’s fielding few phone calls and clarifying fewer details because Buildxact lays everything that needs to be bid. Accuracy has become more and more critical for builders because a little mistake five years ago is a huge mistake in today’s environment when it comes to material costs.
Texas builder increases efficiency with digital takeoffs and estimates
Blue Bexar is a small and growing residential construction company in San Antonio, Texas, with three full-time employees. Dustin Ballew is the owner and serves as the general contractor and manager of pretty much everything. As a general contractor, the company does anything from bathroom remodels to new builds to high-end decking.
A simple monthly payment includes customer support, training and upgrades.
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