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Software That Grows with a Business

 The mission for Archdale, N.C.-based Ace/Avant Concrete Construction Co. Inc. is to use the latest technology and methods in order to provide its clients with superior concrete construction solutions and maintain the utmost quality, efficiency, and integrity. So when the company needed to select a software solution to manage its key operations, management didn’t take the decision lightly.

Serving the southeastern United States, Ace/Avant had used a local vendor’s software product for its accounting processes. However, as an older technology, it had limited functionality and inadequate customization capabilities. “We needed new technology that would be sustainable, flexible, and scalable as we grow,” explains Luke Estola, accounting manager for Ace/Avant. “We evaluated five different construction-specific accounting solutions before making our decision.”
 
After the in-depth review, the concrete contractor selected Maxwell Systems ProContractorMX to manage the company’s finances. “ProContractorMX offers the flexibility to handle different situations that will grow with our business. We have not integrated all of our processes and still use a lot of paper, but as we update our processes, we need a solution that will help us get there and can handle future requirements.”
 
The software package is a complete solution contractors can leverage from takeoff and estimating through job-cost accounting and project management, and ultimately for reporting, analysis, and decision making. Furthermore, the solution offers capabilities tailored to the needs of concrete contractors.
 
The Financial Management component brings together everything from accounts payable, general ledger, project costing, payroll, and purchase orders into a seamless solution. Plus, the software provides accurate audit trails and helps ensure the necessary controls are in place.
 
“The ability to look back at our historical data, easily print out reports, and export to spreadsheets and PDFs is very useful,” says Estola. “ProContractorMX provides us with much better controls than what we had before.” For example, Ace/Avant can no longer post an item to a project cost account if it doesn’t belong to a project, helping ensure accuracy.
 
“The customer support team at Maxwell Systems has been very responsive to our requests,” adds Estola. “Even though we are new users of ProContractorMX, we already can see many benefits of the solution, such as the ability to directly post burdens to specific projects, generate overhead allocation, and the report writing and modifying tools. ProContractorMX will be extremely beneficial to the efficiency of our operations and our bottom line.”
 
To learn more about ProContractorMX, visit www.maxwellsystems.com.
 
To learn more about accounting software for contractors and construction financial software that improves construction business management, please contact Maxwell Systems at 800-688-8226. 

Sigfusson Northern LTD

Sigfusson Northern LTD uses Maxwell Systems StreetSmarts as its job cost accounting and project management software solution. With StreetSmarts, SNL manages all of the accounting practices and job costs for their seven entities across the U.S. and Canada; maintain information in one place, in one format; manage payroll in-house; track and bill equipment expenses; and streamline workflow between the office and job sites.

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Our Story of Complete Construction Software

Maxwell Systems provides construction software solutions that help contractors to streamline workflow, increase productivity, and improve profitability. Furthermore, we understand that today's contractors must optimize processes across all business areas to gain or maintain an increasingly important competitive edge and ensure a successful business. Critical, to that end, is timely and efficient communication and information access among estimating, job cost accounting, and project management teams.

By using a Maxwell Systems complete construction software solution, you'll be able to better operate your business with increased efficiency and streamlined operations, and confidently increase profitability on every project. You will have the tools you need to accomplish more in less time; taking the guesswork out of reaching true profit potential; and improving financial stability for long-term benefit.

Why Maxwell Systems?

Maxwell Systems is truly unique with its ability to offer contractors a complete, seamless software solution that allows:

  • A new level of continuity and productivity among estimating, job cost accounting, and project management
  • Better insight, analysis, and financial oversight for owners to make informed and timely decisions
  • Improved operational efficiencies, cost reductions, and increased profits

Contractors value having an end-to-end solution from one company:

  • All applications work together seamlessly
  • Efficient access to comprehensive support and services
  • A stable technology partner committed to customer success

How Your Business Benefits

A complete construction software solution from Maxwell Systems provides end-to-end control of your business so you can see a day's profit potential at a glance, identify and prevent potential financial losses, spot discrepancies and errors, and manage projects with accurate information in real-time.

With tailored features designed to fit each member on your team, construction company management software ultimately allows your business to:

  • Attain end-to-end control and increased visibility
  • Achieve easy and accurate reporting with real-time data
  • Optimize project execution for maximum profitability
  • Streamline operations with seamless workflow

The Bid-to-Cash Cycle Explained

Managing each of the key process areas of a construction business – Estimating, Construction Accounting, and Project Management – requires vastly different talents and areas of expertise. The reality is that each of these functional groups is related and dependent on one another.

For your organization to run in an optimal fashion, the groups much work together in an optimal fashion. Together, these functional areas compromise what we describe as the Bid-to-Cash Cycle. And our goal at Maxwell Systems is to provide software for construction so you can bridge the needs of the functional groups, better manage this cycle, and so maximize profitability.

When construction estimating software, construction accounting software, and construction project management software are working together in a seamless system as a complete construction business management software solution, then a contractor is truly poised for optimal profit and productivity.

How does a complete solution fit your part of the cycle? Here are a few examples:

  • Owner: It's all about reducing waste, uncovering lost opportunity, exposing shortcomings, and maximizing resources – all which impact profit and the bottom line. With end-to-end visibility of every project, executives can hone business strategy, improve control of cash flow, and keep financials in the black with accurate ROI.
  • Estimator: Beyond estimating projects, the estimator can access more accurate information in regards to how the project actually performs. This will allow the estimator to improve accuracy on future estimates with actual labor and production rates, updated material prices, and other resource related items.
  • Accounting: Not only a company's construction accounting system, a complete solution helps to streamline the procurement processes for optimal efficiencies and produces more accurate purchasing processes. Additionally, billing processes, inventory issuances, and many other processes are streamlined. Less data entry, better accuracy, and reliable audit trail allow convenience and peace of mind.
  • Project Manager: The seamless workflow from Estimating to Project Tracking allows for a streamlined method of creating the job and then tracking performance against the estimate. Within the complete solution, the construction project management programs also provide the detail required for the Project Manager to understand what the Estimator was thinking when the bid was put together. Plus, by accessing real-time information whether in the office or in the field, the project manager can track progress, be more agile, and better handle all aspects of jobs from beginning to end.

Bottom Line

To succeed in today's competitive marketplace, construction business owners must improve productivity and have end-to-end visibility to see how jobs perform (and turn profit) from start to finish. Maxwell Systems knows construction company software and can be your partner by offering truly unique products (as well as support and services) that address the entire construction project lifecycle – from digital takeoff through final cash payment. Our seamless system provides your company with all the capabilities you need for estimating, job cost accounting, and project management, and ultimately for superior insight and analysis of your business.

Imagine the flexibility and insight by having one solution for estimating projects, for construction accounting programs, and for construction project software! All that and more in one system will help your business be more competitive and profitable.

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