CONTROLQORE FOR CONCRETE CONTRACTORS.
Generic accounting software can't track labor cost per yard by pour, show which GC relationship is profitable, or flag a job trending toward a loss in week three. ControlQore can.
ControlQore for concrete contractors uses cost codes by pour phase, meaning formwork, rebar, pump, placement by pour, and finishing, to track labor cost per yard, material cost against budget, and equipment cost by job. GC relationship profitability is visible by grouping job results. The WIP schedule is produced monthly from cost-to-cost percentage complete. SOV structure is reviewed and recommended before each new contract is signed.
The difference isn't the software's report list. It's when you find out. A concrete P&L tells you the month was fine or it wasn't, and by then the pour is finished and the crew is on the next job. Cost codes built by pour phase turn the same labor hours into a rate per cubic yard you can read in week two, against the rate you bid. That's early enough to change crew size, change the method, or open a change order conversation while the GC still has a reason to listen.
THE NUMBERS GENERIC SOFTWARE MISSES.
WHAT IT IS.
ControlQore is a job costing and WIP platform for contractors that tracks cost by job and cost code, so a concrete subcontractor can see labor cost per cubic yard by pour phase while the pour is still in progress.
WHERE IT GOES WRONG.
No Labor Cost Per Yard Visibility
QuickBooks job tracking shows total labor cost by job. ControlQore shows labor cost per cubic yard by pour phase, weekly, compared to the estimated rate from the bid. When a pour is costing $52/yard against an estimate of $38/yard in week two, there's still time to adjust crew size, change methods, or start a change order conversation. At closeout, all of that time is already spent.
GC Relationships Blended Into One P&L
A concrete contractor working with four GCs at 28%, 22%, 18%, and 9% gross margin respectively sees a blended P&L of approximately 20%. The 9% GC is consuming crew capacity that the 28% GC could use. Without job costing grouped by GC, the decision about where to direct capacity gets made on relationship history and gut feel rather than data.
SOV Accepted Without Review
Concrete subcontractors who accept GC-drafted schedules of values without review are accepting SOV structures that underbill formwork, rebar, and mobilization, which are the most cash-intensive early phases, and push value back to later milestones. On a $600,000 concrete contract, a poorly structured SOV can create a $60,000 to $120,000 cash hole in the first 60 days.
WHAT WE BUILD.
SPM builds ControlQore cost codes for concrete clients by pour phase: mobilization, formwork and shoring, rebar and reinforcing, concrete pump, concrete placement by pour, finishing, and cleanup. Labor, material, and equipment post to the correct phase. Weekly actual labor cost per yard is calculated from phase cost codes and compared to the estimated rate. Variance over 10% triggers a review.
ControlQore job attributes include which GC the job belongs to. Monthly reporting groups job results by GC, so you see gross margin by relationship, average days to payment, and open change orders. After six months the ranking is obvious. Concrete contractors who go through this analysis redirect 20% to 30% of capacity from low-margin GC relationships to high-margin ones, which is the same revenue at a meaningfully better margin.
SPM reviews every new concrete subcontract SOV before signing and recommends front-loading adjustments: a mobilization line item at 5% to 8% of contract value, formwork and rebar billable at installation, and pump mobilization as a separate line. The review takes one meeting. The cash flow benefit applies for the full duration of the project.
The WIP schedule for concrete clients is produced monthly from cost-to-cost percentage complete by job. Underbilled positions, meaning work performed but not yet billed, are visible immediately and trigger a corrected pay app. Overbilled positions, meaning billed more than the work performed, flag jobs where billing has outrun real progress. You see both before either one becomes a problem.
REAL NUMBERS, REAL RESULTS.
This contractor had no job costing system at all: a P&L only, no per-job visibility, and no labor cost per yard tracking. The overhead rate in use was 5% when the real number was 12%. GC relationships were indistinguishable inside the blended P&L.
FLAT MONTHLY FEE. NO SOFTWARE INVOICE.
Three tiers, priced by your trailing twelve month revenue. ControlQore comes with Strategic and Platinum, and it never appears as its own line item on an SPM invoice. Which tier you're in depends on how much of the work you want off your desk.
Built for subs doing $1M to $12M. Above $12.5M we quote.
| Last 12 months revenue | Core | Strategic | Platinum | One-time onboarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $1M | $1,900 | $3,100 | $3,300 | $2,500 |
| $1M to $3.5M | $2,600 | $4,100 | $5,300 | $4,500 |
| $3.5M to $6.5M | $3,800 | $5,900 | $8,300 | $6,000 |
| $6.5M to $9.5M | $5,100 | $7,600 | $11,800 | $7,500 |
| $9.5M to $12.5M | $6,100 | $8,900 | $14,900 | $9,000 |
| Above $12.5M | Quoted | Quoted | Quoted | Quoted |
The onboarding fee covers migrating your books back to the start of your last taxable year and getting you fully operational in 60 days. It's billed once, with your first invoice. It's the same for all three tiers, and it moves with your revenue band. Your first month is prorated, and your monthly engagement starts on the first of the first full month.
Just want the setup? Onboarding only is the same onboarding work with no monthly service after it, one time, at the onboarding fee plus $2,000. Start a monthly engagement later and $2,000 counts toward it. It starts at $4,500, and the price for every band is on the pricing page.
The three tier columns are the whole price. Which one fits depends on how much of the work you want off your desk. No payroll. No hidden line items. The onboarding fee is right here in the table.
- Online software only: QuickBooks, Sage, Viewpoint and similar. No VPN or hosted desktop.
- Not in any tier: payroll, pay applications, collections on receivables.
- Pricing valid through 2027.
CFO work. Your own bookkeeper keeps doing the books.
You stop guessing.
You get the CFO work. Job costing built against the way you estimate, a 13 week cash forecast, monthly WIP, and a meeting every month that ends in decisions and never in a report.
Your bookkeeper still does the books.
Core, plus bookkeeping and bank reconciliations, plus job costing and WIP software set up and managed for you. Use your own online accounting software or we supply it, one price.
Every job shows its margin while it is still open.
Everything in Core, plus the bookkeeping and bank reconciliations done for you, and the job costing and WIP software set up, loaded with your cost codes, and managed every month. Use your own online software, or move to ours and we cover it.
A bookkeeper we choose does the books and reconciliations. No payroll.
Strategic, plus a controller who handles payables and receivables the way an in-house controller would. You approve every payment.
You approve, and the money side gets handled.
Everything in Strategic, plus a controller we choose who handles your bills and receivables for you the way an in-house controller would. They call vendors, pay the bills and keep the accounting current. We plan the cash flow first, and you approve every payment because it is your money.
A controller we choose does the payables and receivables. No payroll, no pay applications, no collections.
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