CONTROLQORE FOR CONCRETE FLATWORK CONTRACTORS.
Generic accounting software can't report actual cost per SF by pour type, compare that cost to the estimated rate every week, or build a WIP schedule out of the job cost data underneath it. ControlQore can.
SPM sets up ControlQore for concrete flatwork contractors with cost codes by pour type and SF, aligned to the estimate structure. Foremen post actual costs daily by cost code. Weekly, the number reported is actual cost per SF by pour type against the estimated rate. Monthly, the WIP schedule is produced from actual data. Job variance is visible in week two, setup is complete in 30 days, the system is fully operational in 60 days, and the owner spends about 5 hours a month on it.
The difference isn't the report list. It's when you find out. A total labor cost by job tells you the work went fine or it didn't, and a flatwork job is finished and closed out before that total settles. Cost codes built by pour type turn the same daily hours into a cost per square foot you can read in week two, against the rate you bid. That's early enough to change crew size, change the finishing plan, or write the change order while the GC still has a reason to sign it.
THE NUMBERS GENERIC SOFTWARE MISSES.
WHAT IT IS.
ControlQore is a job costing and WIP reporting platform for commercial subcontractors doing $1M to $12M that codes cost by job and cost code, so a concrete flatwork contractor can read actual cost per square foot by pour type against the estimated rate while the job is still running.
WHERE IT GOES WRONG.
Blended Totals That Hide Variance Until Closeout
QuickBooks reports total labor cost by job. A concrete flatwork contractor needs actual cost per SF by pour type, compared every week to the estimated rate out of the bid. Cost codes built from a generic template produce blended totals that hide variance until closeout, and by closeout the slab is poured, the joints are cut, and the crew is on the next lot. Cost codes built to match the estimate format put that same variance in front of the owner in week two.
Pump Cost Not Coded to the Pour
Pump rental and the pump operator cost real money on the day of the pour. When that cost sits in overhead or inside one blended labor number, the per SF cost on both elevated pours and standard pours comes out wrong. The contractor who can't separate the two then bids the next elevated deck off a rate that never carried the pump in the first place. It also means pump mobilization can run past what the contract assumed and no change order is written for it.
Billing That Trails the Pour Sequence
A schedule of values carrying one lump line for concrete work doesn't let a flatwork contractor bill a finished pour the week it's finished. Mobilization, each pour type, and pump mobilization all need to sit on the SOV as separate billable milestones, or the pay app waits for whatever milestone happens to be defined next. Every week that pay app waits is a week of crew payroll and ready mix invoices funded out of the contractor's own cash.
Earned AR Nobody Is Calling On
Most flatwork contractors are carrying work they have already performed and already billed, with no standing process for collecting it. Most clients have $50,000 to $200,000 in earned AR cleared in the first 30 days of engagement, and that's money that was theirs the whole time. Without an aging report that flags every invoice over 30 days and a collections call that happens on the same day every week, the balance simply rolls forward another month.
WHAT WE BUILD.
The cost code structure is the foundation. SPM builds cost codes for parking lot slab, interior slab-on-grade, elevated deck, and sidewalk and flatwork. Each cost code maps to the corresponding category in the concrete flatwork estimate, so when a foreman posts hours it hits the same bucket that was used in the bid. Actual against estimated comparison by cost category is then direct, and it happens weekly.
Actual cost per SF by pour type is compared to the estimated rate every week. When any cost code runs more than 10% over estimated cost for two consecutive weeks, SPM flags it. The cause is identifiable in the cost code detail rather than buried inside a monthly total. If a change order applies, SPM builds it and submits it.
Pump rental and operator are allocated to the specific pour as a direct cost code. Per SF cost on elevated and standard pours is then calculated accurately, which is the rate the next bid should be priced from. When pump mobilization runs past the contract assumptions, that change order opportunity is identified while the job is still open.
SPM structures the schedule of values with a mobilization line, each pour type as its own billable milestone, and pump mobilization as a separate line. The pay app is submitted within 24 hours of pour completion and acceptance. Billing then follows the work instead of trailing it by a month.
THE OUTPUTS, LISTED.
FLAT MONTHLY FEE. NO SOFTWARE INVOICE.
Three tiers, priced by your trailing twelve month revenue. ControlQore comes with Strategic, 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.
| Last 12 months revenue | Monthly fee |
|---|---|
| Up to $1M | $1,900 to $2,900 |
| $1M to $3.5M | $2,600 to $3,900 |
| $3.5M to $6.5M | $3,800 to $5,700 |
| $6.5M to $9.5M | $5,100 to $7,100 |
| $9.5M to $12.5M | $6,100 to $8,500 |
| $12.5M to $15.5M | $7,400 to $11,000 |
| $15.5M to $18.5M | $9,400 to $13,500 |
| $18.5M+ | Quoted individually |
Range reflects the three tiers below. Which one you're in depends on how much of the work you want off your desk. No payroll. No hidden line items.
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 rather than a report.
Your bookkeeper keeps doing the books.
You stop touching the books.
Everything in Core, and we run the bookkeeping and the controllership as well. Nobody in your office is answering coding questions or chasing a reconciliation at month end.
We do the books. No payroll.
Every job shows its margin while it's still running.
Everything in Executive, plus the job costing and WIP platform set up, loaded with your cost codes, and managed for you every month. You never have to learn it.
We do the job costing.
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