ConstructionDesk ERP measures, prices and runs the entire job — from drawings and models to a priced bill of quantities, tender, site and final account — in one system, priced for South African construction.
Estimating, takeoff, BOQ, tendering, cost control, procurement, site record, quality, safety, finance and reporting share one database. No re-typing between tools, no version chaos.
Runs on your machine or your server (embedded PostgreSQL, no Docker needed). Open exchange formats in and out — Excel, CSV, PDF, GAEB XML. No per-seat cloud lock-in.
The ConstructionDesk edition ships pre-configured: ZAR, 15% VAT, SANS 1200 civil works, ASAQS measurement, CIDB grading and PPPFA preferential procurement scoring.
Measure straight from PDF drawings, CAD files (layer/block auto-quantify) or 3D BIM models. Every quantity lands in one central list, then flows into a structured, priced bill of quantities — sections, positions, rates, markups, allowances and preliminaries — with a live grand total and a cost-per-m² benchmark while you work. A rule-based validation pipeline scores the estimate and jumps you to the exact position that needs fixing.
Package priced scope, invite subcontractors, collect and level their bids side by side, and award with confidence. Export tender-ready documents in Excel, CSV, PDF and GAEB XML.
4D schedule linked to the model, 5D cost model with earned value, variations and change orders with priced impact, purchase orders through to invoices, and progress claims against the contract's schedule of values — with risk registers and Monte Carlo contingency when you need to defend the number.
Signed, tamper-evident daily site diary, templated field reports, inspections and non-conformance reports, punch lists, HSE toolkit, payroll from site hours, plant and fleet register — the contemporaneous record that protects you when claims arrive.
A double-entry ledger, an invoice-capture inbox for supplier invoices (upload the original, AI-assisted field extraction you confirm, VAT coding, approval, posting), and a tamper-evident archive: every posted invoice is sealed with content and archive hashes and carries a 10-year retention marker — beyond the 5 years SARS requires.
Embodied and operational carbon against a project target, per BOQ position and per cost group, with GHG reporting and material-swap comparisons that show the CO₂ and the cost delta.
Describe a job and get a first-draft BOQ. Ask the cost advisor questions backed by real rates. Let agents run multi-step tasks and build no-code automation pipelines. Every AI step shows a confidence score and waits for a person to confirm — and the platform works fully without any AI key.
Every module is explained in plain language inside the product's "How it works" hub — what it is, the steps, pro tips, and a spotlight that shows you exactly where it lives. A catalogue of worked case studies (about ten written for South African practice — ASAQS measurement, CIDB registration, JBCC instructions, CPAP price adjustment, payment certificates) walks the real workflows step by step.
Your own cost database — import your price books — plus supplier catalogs and country cost bases. Assemblies build composite rates; benchmarks sanity-check the result.
Yes. The ConstructionDesk edition ships pre-configured for South African measurement and validation, including CIDB and PPPFA support.
No. The system runs on your machine or your server; nothing is required in the cloud.
Local-first: the database runs with your machine, so you keep working through outages.
No. AI features are optional, use your own API key, and every AI output waits for human confirmation.
Yes — tender packages and bid management collect and level their bids; a client/partner portal gives controlled external views.
Book a demo and we'll walk the measure → price → bill flow with real drawings — no slideware. Pricing is quote-based and honest.
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