Sage 50 Construction

Financial and operational contract management software based on Sage 50 Accounts. Designed to monitor contract costs and budgets while streamlining processes between contractors, subcontractors and HMRC to help businesses run at optimal efficiency and profitability.

In-depth information about Sage 50 Construction

Designed for multi-user access, Sage 50 Construction is made up of two key modules designed to work together to help you provide thorough quotations and manage your contracts more efficiently, minimising effort and maximising profitability.

  • Subcontractor management

    • Provides accurate subcontractor information.
    • Verifies subcontractor status and information with HMRC online to ensure the correct tax rate is applied.
    • Eliminates the need to maintain manual records.
    • Reduces transposition errors.
    • Records of company names, unique tax references and National Insurance numbers accurately.
    • Generates monthly payment statement reports, directly for issue via email.
    • Records applications and generates both self-billing and authenticated receipts, with automated retentions, CITB deductions, discounts and CIS processing.

  • Reporting

    • Generates reports showing monies applied for, certified and paid, by client and/or contract
    • Payment reports provide details of payments made and tax deducted for each subcontractor.
    • Contract orientated management reports analyse job costs.
    • Produce reports for both subcontract and sales retentions.
    • Generates reports showing monies applied for, certified and paid, by client and/or contract
    • Analysis reports compare purchase and actual costs on won contracts, for detailed feedback for future tendering

  • Financial contract management

    • Drill-down through analysis codes and groups to your transaction detail lines.
    • Allows full visibility of management information.
    • Use contract orientated management reports to analyse your job costs.
    • Monitors actual costs against estimated/budget costs
    • Highlights overspend immediately.
    • Deducts, records and reports on retentions.

  • Quotation generation

    • Uses the Enquiry Register to log all enquiries received with contact, site and return date details.
    • Builds sub libraries of rates, sections or even whole quotes for insertion, using flexible bill structure/libraries..
    • Uses analysis reports to compare purchase and actual costs on won contracts, for detailed feedback for future tendering.
    • Searches your database for suitable suppliers or subcontractors by trade and/or region.
    • Generates simple detailed enquires.
    • Compares returned quotes on one screen.
    • Transfers every detail of quote to contracts module with minimal keystrokes.
    • Enables you to control costs, purchase and produce valuations.
    • Allows you to budget and cost by plot or unit, with separate sections for general site costs, communal areas, etc.

  • Business process integration

    • Eliminates repeat entry of data onto disparate systems.
    • Provides complete cost monitoring from quote/budget through committed costs, actual costs, applied and actual sales, down to accounts and payroll.
    • Integrates with Sage 50 Accounts and Payroll.
    • Posts timesheet information from Construct to Payroll, eliminating repeat entry.

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Got questions?

Q

I need something to handle applications for payment and retentions. Would Sage 50 Construction be the right program for me?

A Yes, this is a program for the building trade and covers estimating, job profitability as well as applications, retentions and CIS.
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