Software for Heavy Construction

Maxwell Systems understands the challenges you face in heavy construction. The type of work you may perform, whether it’s construction or repair, could range from streets, roads, and highways to bridges, dams, and tunnels, to underground utilities, as well as managing quarries and performing excavation, site preparation, earthwork, grading, paving, and demolition.

That variety can be complicated to manage and requires a heavy highway construction software solution that’s tailored to your industry so you can simplify and streamline your complex business scenarios.

To be successful in heavy highway, you must:

• Efficiently manage projects to minimize costs and maximize profits
• Recover costs associated with equipment fleets, and maintain fleets for peak performance
• Effectively monitor critical financial standings of the company and manage cash flow for maximum flexibility and benefit
• Track material inventories, plant costs, truck/fleet costs, and customer invoicing
• Have true insight into operations and financials on a daily basis and generate reports with minimal effort

To help you accomplish all that and much more, Maxwell Systems offers software solutions that address the critical issues that impact managing a heavy construction business:

• Takeoff and Estimating [+]
  • Choose from digital and digitized takeoff for unbeatable precision and speed
  • Easy-to-use earth-measuring tools designed for accurate cut-and-fill measurements from plan view, profile view, or section view
  • Efficiently figure out what the materials, equipment, and labor will cost you and estimate quickly and accurately with heavy construction estimating software
  • 3-D Visual Assemblies are valuable tools for fast takeoff and verification
  • Proposals are easily created from a bid and tracked by estimator, lead source, client, and so forth
  • Attach pertinent documents for future reference, such as subcontractors' proposals, customer requests, and Outlook e-mails
• Project/Construction Management [+]
  • Daily job costing that's designed for unit cost from the ground up
  • Easily track to-date job costs against budgeted costs, including committed costs of subcontractors and material purchases
  • Features help forecast cost to completion and project quantity reporting
  • Efficiently create and track important documents such as transmittals, RFIs, subcontracts, and change orders
  • Alerts indicate when items are overdue and require attention
  • Tools help you drive timely approvals, capitalize on opportunities for every job, and save money on potentially costly mistakes
  • Quantity tracking and unitary billing are incorporated within project management
  • Create subcontract documents and track items including commitment of pricing, scope of work, terms and conditions, and more
  • Efficiently and accurately track lien notices and releases and waivers for your vendors and customers
  • Change Order Management for recovering costs that impact the bottom line
  • Access up-to-date information and reports whether in the office or in the field, so project managers can conveniently track progress of projects and be more agile
• Financial Management [+]
  • Accounts receivable and payable are specifically tailored for contractors, including retention and discount capabilities
  • Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Project Costing, Payroll, and Purchase Orders in a seamless system ensures that commitments and payments are processed efficiently and accurately
  • Specific construction billing formats include T&M, AIA, Progress, Cost Plus, Retention Only, and more
  • WIP and Bonding reports are automatically created, whether you are on a work-in-progress or direct cost accounting basis
  • Historical detail is maintained, allowing peace of mind with data integrity and reliable audit trails
  • Owners and accounting staff can easily access real-time financial information and drill-down to the detailed transaction level
• Equipment Management [+]
  • Specialized tools for tracking capital-intensive equipment fleets, including oil sample tracking and warranty tracking
  • Preventive maintenance planning that includes extensive, multiple service intervals, and predictive analysis reports – keeping your equipment fleet profitable in the field
  • Efficiently track the location of each piece of equipment and capture equipment usage as costs to bill against projects for optimal profitability
  • Detailed reporting keeps track of how much a piece of equipment is earning versus how much it costs to operate
• Employee Management [+]
  • Comprehensive software provides everything needed to process and report construction payroll
  • Efficiently handle Davis-Bacon Certified payroll reporting, union, workers' compensation, and benefit tracking for merit shop
  • Easily enter timecard information and transactions from the field
  • Track labor burden, over-time rules, paid time off, additional pay and deductions, and employee/employer 401K, safety/incidents, training certification, and more
  • Reporting includes quarterly and annual state reporting; and Federal forms include W-2, W-3, 940, 941, and EEO-1
  • Scan important documents such as I-9 verifications, drug tests, and certificates of completion and electronically file in the software
• Materials Buy-out and Management [+]
  • Create purchase orders for any project or change order from the estimate
  • Easily track and manage the purchase and receipt of materials to help keep projects on schedule
  • Unique processes for material operations, such as purchase order routing and approval as well as automated payments to truckers
  • Specialized Product Cost capabilities control manufacturing for materials producers, which includes maintaining inventory and monitoring production costs
  • For timely job scheduling, materials can be tracked by job: ordered amount, received amount, outstanding amount, and expected time of arrival
  • On-screen alerts warn when an item added to a PO causes a job budget item to be exceeded
  • Understand true job costs and stop overspending, with price validation and verification of charges against vendor invoices and committed cost reporting

And because you face unique challenges in technology and communications in the office and in the field, Maxwell Systems heavy construction software helps you improve operational efficiencies and share relevant information:

• Seamless takeoff and estimating software that reduces data entry and increases speed and accuracy
• Mobile technology for two-way data transfer between those in the back office and those in the field
• Automated scale interfaces, bar code technology, and scheduling integration boost productivity
• Comprehensive reporting features, including key performance indicators, customizable alerts, warranty tracking, and management by exception

With such easy-to-use yet robust construction business management software solutions, construction owners can gain full control of their business and insight into each project’s performance and profitability.

Maxwell Systems’ industry-specific software solutions are shaped by decades of leadership and innovation, expert professionals with direct experience in the construction industry, and critically valuable feedback from customers. And we continue to demonstrate our commitment to and build our understanding of the heavy construction industry by: contributing to trade publications as authors and advertisers, serving on association committees, and participating in trade shows including CONEXPO-CON/AGG, Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) Annual Conference & Exhibition, Associated General Contractors (AGC) Annual Convention, World of Asphalt, and World of Concrete.