CONTROLQORE FOR FRAMING CONTRACTORS.
Generic accounting software can't read actual cost per SF by floor against the estimated rate, catch lumber bought above the bid price, or flag an SOV that back-loads the heaviest framing floor. ControlQore can.
SPM sets up ControlQore for framing contractors with cost codes by floor and framing phase, aligned to the estimate structure. Foremen post actual costs daily by cost code. Every week the actual labor cost per SF is compared to the estimated rate by floor. Every month the WIP schedule is produced from actual data. Setup takes 30 days and the system is fully operational in 60 days.
QuickBooks shows total labor cost. It can't tell you whether the second floor is running over the rate you bid, because the hours all sit in one bucket. The cost code structure is the whole thing here. Cost codes built to match the framing estimate format produce a direct actual against estimated comparison by cost category every week. Cost codes built from a generic template produce blended totals that hide variance until closeout, and by closeout the crew is already framing somebody else's building.
THE NUMBERS GENERIC SOFTWARE MISSES.
WHAT IT IS.
ControlQore is a job costing and WIP platform for contractors that posts every cost to a job and a cost code, so a framing subcontractor can read actual labor cost per square foot by floor against the estimated rate every week while the crew is still on the job.
WHERE IT GOES WRONG.
No Cost Per SF Visibility by Floor
QuickBooks job tracking shows total labor cost by job, so a framing crew running over the bid rate on the second floor looks the same as a crew running under it on the first. Cost codes built from a generic template produce blended totals that hide variance until closeout. A cost code running more than 10% over its estimated cost for two weeks straight is a fixable problem in week two and a finished loss at closeout.
Lumber Bought Without a Check Against the Bid
Framing is the trade where the material price moves after the contract is signed. When purchase price is never compared to the bid price at the time of purchase, nobody knows the job is bleeding until the final cost report. Contracts that carry material escalation provisions go unused, because the person who could file the change order has no number to file it against.
SOV Back-Loaded Against the Heaviest Floor
First-floor framing is the most labor-intensive floor on the building, and it should be the highest-billed floor. GCs prefer a back-loaded schedule of values that pushes value into later milestones. A framer who signs that structure spends the heaviest labor first and bills for it last, which is a cash hole in the opening weeks of the job.
Earned AR Sitting Uncollected
Work is complete, the billing is earned, and the invoice is either late going out or sitting past 30 days with nobody calling on it. Most framing contractors are carrying $50,000 to $200,000 of earned AR they could collect inside a month. That's cash the company already paid crews to produce, parked with the GC instead of in the bank.
WHAT WE BUILD.
SPM builds ControlQore cost codes for framing clients by floor and framing phase: floor deck, exterior wall framing, interior wall framing, and roof framing by floor. Each cost code maps to the corresponding category in the framing estimate. When a foreman posts hours it hits the same bucket used in the bid, so the actual against estimated comparison is direct and it runs every week.
Actual labor cost per SF is compared to the estimated rate by floor every week. When any cost code runs more than 10% over its estimated cost for two consecutive weeks, SPM flags it. The cause is identifiable in the cost code detail rather than guessed at. If a change order applies, SPM builds it and submits it.
Purchase price on lumber is tracked against bid price at the time of purchase. When prices run more than 5 percent above the bid estimate, a change order is evaluated on any contract carrying material escalation provisions. The number to file against is already in the system, so the conversation with the GC happens while the framing is going up.
First-floor structural work is weighted in the SOV at its actual labor cost percentage and not at the GC-preferred back-loaded structure. First-floor framing is the most labor-intensive floor, so it should be the highest-billed floor. SPM reviews the SOV before the subcontract is signed, and the cash benefit applies for the full duration of the job.
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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