Construction ERP for general contractors that ties every dollar to the job.
Estimates that become budgets, subcontracts that become committed cost, pay apps with retainage, lien waivers collected before you pay, and a WIP view your surety will trust - in one system shared by the office and the field.
Reply within one business day · Written scope and fixed price before any work starts
Built on a platform our team runs in production. The U.S. edition is being configured with design partners.
Status as of November 2026. How we label products
Contract + approved COs
$4.82M
Cost to date
$2.31M
48% complete
Projected margin
11.4%
-0.8 pts vs bid
Retainage receivable
$118,600
Cost codes to watch
| Cost code | Budget | Committed | Actual | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-300 Concrete | $412,000 | $398,500 | $371,200 | 90% spent |
| 05-120 Structural steel | $655,000 | $655,000 | $602,900 | 92% spent |
| 09-290 Drywall | $288,000 | $301,400 | $122,600 | Over committed |
| 26-050 Electrical | $340,000 | $318,000 | $149,300 | On track |
Needs attention
- CO #14 awaiting owner approval$38,200 · 6 days
- Drywall sub over committedReview CO-11
- Pay app #7 ready to submitDue Friday
Sub pay apps received
14
Ready to pay
9
Missing documents
5
Retainage payable
$86,240
Subcontractor status
| Subcontractor | This period | Lien waiver | Insurance | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Coast Concrete | $54,000 | Conditional ✓ | Valid to 03/27 | Ready to pay |
| Apex Steel Erectors | $121,000 | Missing | Valid to 06/27 | Waiver requested |
| Precision Drywall | $38,750 | Conditional ✓ | Expired 10/15 | COI expired |
| Brightline Electric | $62,400 | Conditional ✓ | Valid to 01/27 | Ready to pay |
Backlog
$31.6M
Net over/(under) billed
$412K
Jobs below bid margin
3
Gross profit to date
$2.94M
Work in progress
| Job | % complete | Earned revenue | Billed | Over/(under) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Medical Office | 48% | $2.31M | $2.49M | $180K over |
| Palm Ave Retail | 72% | $1.88M | $1.74M | $140K under |
| Lakeview Townhomes Ph 2 | 31% | $3.12M | $3.49M | $372K over |
In short
Agenbord Build for General Contractors is a construction ERP for commercial and residential GCs doing roughly $5M-$75M a year. It connects estimating, job costing, subcontracts, AIA-style progress billing with retainage, lien waivers, payroll and WIP reporting on the same jobs and cost codes. It runs on an ERP engine our team operates in production; the U.S. GC edition is in early access with design partners.
What slows general contractors down today.
Job cost arrives too late to act on
Committed cost lives in the PM's spreadsheet, actual cost in accounting, and labor in a timesheet app. By the time someone reconciles them at month end, the overrun on drywall has already happened.
Pay apps take days and still get kicked back
The schedule of values, change orders, stored materials and retainage are rebuilt by hand each period. One wrong number and the owner's rep sends it back, pushing payment another cycle.
Paying subs without the paperwork is a real risk
Releasing payment before a conditional lien waiver, certificate of insurance or certified payroll report is in hand exposes the company - and chasing those documents by email is a full-time job.
How the work flows through the system.
Each workflow runs on one shared record, so nobody re-types numbers between steps.
Estimate to budget to commitments
Estimator → project manager → owner
- The awarded estimate converts into the job budget by cost code - no re-keying.
- The PM issues subcontracts and purchase orders against those cost codes; each one shows instantly as committed cost.
- Approvals above a threshold go to the owner's phone with the budget impact shown.
- The job cost report shows budget, committed, actual and projected cost for every code from day one.
Monthly pay application with retainage
Project manager → accounting → owner's rep
- The PM enters percent complete and stored materials per schedule-of-values line in the field or office.
- Approved change orders flow in automatically; retainage is calculated at the contract rate.
- The system produces a G702/G703-style application and continuation sheet for review and signature.
- When payment arrives it posts to the job, and retainage receivable is tracked until release.
Pay subs only when compliance is complete
Subcontractor → AP clerk → controller
- Each sub pay app arrives with a request for the matching conditional lien waiver, current insurance certificate and, on public jobs, certified payroll.
- Missing documents are chased automatically by email and text with a secure upload link.
- AP sees a clear status per sub: ready to pay, or exactly what's missing.
- After payment, the unconditional waiver for that amount is requested and filed against the job.
What's included in Agenbord Build for General Contractors.
Estimating hand-off
Import or build estimates and convert the awarded version into the job budget by cost code.
Job cost & forecasting
Budget, committed, actual and estimate-to-complete by cost code, with projected margin by job.
Subcontracts & POs
Subcontracts, purchase orders and change orders that update committed cost the moment they're approved.
Progress billing
Schedule-of-values billing with stored materials, change orders and retainage, producing AIA-style G702/G703 documents.
Retainage tracking
Retainage receivable and payable by job and by sub, with release requests and aging.
Lien waivers & compliance
Conditional and unconditional waivers, insurance certificates and certified payroll tracked per sub per payment.
Field app & daily logs
Daily logs, photos, manpower, weather and delivery receipts, synced to the job.
Payroll & certified payroll
Timesheets by job and cost code feeding payroll, with WH-347 reports for prevailing-wage jobs.
WIP reporting
Over/under billing and percent-complete revenue for your CPA and surety, from the same live data.
AI that does specific jobs and shows its work.
Every AI feature is tested on your own records before it's switched on, and a person approves anything that moves money or goes to a customer.
Sub invoice checking
Reads incoming subcontractor pay apps and invoices, matches them to the subcontract and schedule of values, and flags over-billing, math errors or a missing change order. Limits: it flags; a person approves. We measure its accuracy on your past invoices before switching it on.
Ask your job data
Questions like "which jobs are trending below bid margin on labor?" answered from your own records, with the underlying cost codes listed so you can check the answer.
Daily log summaries
Turns a superintendent's voice note and photos into a structured daily log entry for review - weather, manpower, deliveries, issues.
Who it's for and who it isn't.
A good fit if you are
- Commercial or residential GCs running 5-60 active jobs at a time
- Teams that bill on a schedule of values with retainage and track change orders closely
- Firms whose job cost lives in spreadsheets beside QuickBooks or an aging accounting package
- Contractors who want project management and accounting to share one set of numbers
Probably not the right fit if you are
- Very large GCs already standardized on an enterprise construction ERP with in-house admins
- Single-crew remodelers who mainly need scheduling and client communication
- Teams that want a self-serve app they can sign up for today with no configuration
Designed around the rules you work under.
Plain-English notes, not legal advice. Software supports your compliance process; it doesn't replace your attorney, CPA or compliance lead.
California retention cap
California SB 61 caps retention at 5% on most private works contracts entered on or after January 1, 2026. The billing engine applies retention per contract, so different rates by state or contract are configuration, not spreadsheets. Akerman summary.
Certified payroll on federal jobs
Davis-Bacon covered contracts require weekly certified payroll (form WH-347 or equivalent). The payroll module is designed to produce it from approved timesheets. U.S. DOL WH-347.
Statutory lien waiver forms
About a dozen states prescribe the wording of lien waiver forms. The waiver workflow stores the correct template per job state; your attorney confirms the forms. See our lien waiver rules by state, including Texas, California and Georgia, and the Levelset overview.
What exists today and what's being built.
Runs in production today
Capabilities of the engine this edition is built on.
- Estimating and bills of quantities converting to budgets
- Projects, portfolio tracking and job costing
- Progress billing with retention and tax withholding
- Procurement and subcontractor ledgers
- Labor attendance and payroll, site diaries with photos
- Mobile approvals and an AI copilot over company data
What this edition adds
In development with design partners.
- AIA-style G702/G703 application and continuation sheet output
- U.S. payroll tax handling and WH-347 certified payroll
- State lien waiver templates and sub compliance tracking
- WIP and over/under billing schedule in U.S. surety format
- QuickBooks Online and Sage Intacct synchronization
Connects to the systems you already run.
Systems we integrate with
Named platforms are examples we build against through their public APIs - not partnership claims.
How it compares - honestly.
Established products are often the right answer. Here's when each one is the better choice.
| Product | What it is | The better choice when |
|---|---|---|
| Procore | The leading construction project management platform, priced by annual construction volume, with a large integration marketplace. | You need a widely adopted PM platform that owners and subs already know, and you'll keep accounting in a separate ERP. |
| Sage 300 CRE / Sage Intacct Construction | Established construction accounting and ERP options with deep accounting and large reseller networks. | Your controller wants a mainstream accounting platform with many certified consultants available. |
| Foundation Software | Construction accounting and payroll focused on contractors, including certified payroll. | Your priority is a packaged construction accounting and payroll system with established U.S. payroll tax support today. |
Detailed comparisons: Buildertrend alternatives · NetSuite alternatives · Procore alternatives · QuickBooks Enterprise alternatives
What it costs, up front.
During early access the GC edition is delivered as a configured build on the Agenbord Build engine at a fixed price. Design partners get a reduced build price in exchange for feedback and a reference.
Job cost + pay apps
From $25k
Budgets, commitments, job cost and AIA-style progress billing with retainage, synced to your accounting system.
8–12 weeks
Full GC edition
$60k–$150k
Adds lien waivers and sub compliance, field app, payroll and certified payroll, WIP reporting and data migration.
4–8 months, phased
Multi-entity
$150k+
Several companies or divisions, intercompany billing and complex approval chains.
Phased
General contractors: common questions.
What is the difference between construction project management software and a construction ERP?
Project management software (Procore, for example) runs documents, RFIs, submittals and field coordination. A construction ERP runs the money: job cost, commitments, billing, payables, payroll and WIP. Many GCs use both; Agenbord Build focuses on the ERP side and can sit beside a PM platform.
Can it produce AIA G702 and G703 pay applications?
The GC edition produces G702/G703-style application and continuation sheets from the schedule of values. If your contract requires official AIA documents, those are licensed from AIA Contract Documents and can be completed from the same data.
Do we have to replace QuickBooks?
No. Most GCs start by keeping their general ledger in QuickBooks Online or Sage and syncing jobs, bills, invoices and payroll journals to it. Replacing the ledger can come later, if ever.
Is the GC edition available today?
The engine - estimating, job costing, progress billing with retention, procurement, payroll and site diaries - runs in production today. The U.S. GC edition adds AIA-style documents, U.S. payroll and certified payroll, and lien waiver workflows; it is in early access with design partners.
How long does implementation take?
Job cost and progress billing typically go live in 8-12 weeks. The full edition is phased over 4-8 months, starting with the module that costs you the most time today.
What is a design partner?
A contractor who adopts the edition early at a reduced build price, gives structured feedback, and agrees to be a reference if the results are good. Terms are in writing before work starts.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Labor - Form WH-347
- Akerman - New 5% retention cap for California private projects
- Levelset - States with statutory lien waiver forms
Regulatory notes are plain-English summaries, not legal advice.
Early access
Become an early-access customer of Agenbord Build for General Contractors.
Early-access customers get a reduced build price, direct input into the roadmap and a fixed scope in writing before work starts. Tell us how you work today and we'll reply within one business day.
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