Construction & property development
A construction ERP to manage every site down to the last dirham
Planned and actual budget, purchasing, labour, subcontractors, progress billing and retention money: all your sites tracked in a single tool, from quote to handover.
The problem
What makes sites go off track
In construction, margin is rarely lost all at once: it erodes week after week through unallocated purchases and overruns discovered too late.
Tracking on WhatsApp and paper
Information from the field arrives through messages and handwritten slips. The office rebuilds the picture at the end of the month.
Overruns discovered too late
Without a planned budget compared with actual costs, you find out a site is losing money once it is finished.
Unallocated purchases
Cement, steel, equipment hire: if each expense is not linked to a site, the real cost remains unknown.
Progress billing done by hand
Progress statements, advances, retentions and price revisions: long calculations that cause errors and late payments.
The solution
What your construction ERP tracks for you
Each site becomes a project with its own budget, expenses, revenue and documents.
Budget per site
A detailed budget per work package or cost item, continuously compared with actual spending: purchases, labour, subcontracting, equipment.
Purchasing and stock per site
Purchase requests, orders, receipts and stock issues allocated to the right site.
Progress billing
Monthly progress statements generated from completion, with cumulative totals, advances and retentions calculated automatically.
Retention money
Retention calculated on every invoice, tracking of amounts to be released and alerts when final acceptance is due.
Subcontractors and suppliers
Contracts, invoices and payments per subcontractor and per site, so you know exactly what is left to pay.
Real-time margin
Planned and actual margin per site and for the company, visible to management at any time.
Day to day
From quote to handover
Quote and contract
The accepted quote becomes a site with its detailed budget.
Execution
Purchases, time tracking and subcontracting are entered and allocated to the site.
Billing
Progress statements, advances and retentions generated in a few clicks.
Close-out
Site review, actual margin and tracking of retention release.
Property developers: programmes and sales in one place
For developers, the same tool links the construction cost of each programme to sales: available units, reservations, payment call schedules and collections. You track the profitability of the programme, not just of the sites.
Modules
The building blocks of your ERP
A Dolibarr core extended with our in-house modules. Discover our Dolibarr business ERP.
Your project
How does the implementation work?
Free assessment
A 30-minute conversation to understand your organisation, your current tools and your priorities.
Proposal and configuration
A written scope, then an ERP configured to your rules: documents, permissions, numbering, processes.
Data and training
Import of your existing Excel files and training of your teams on their own cases.
Go-live and follow-up
Support at go-live, then ongoing support and improvements as you need them.
Does the ERP handle public contracts?
Yes: advances, progress statements, retention money, price revisions and penalties can be tracked according to the terms of each contract.
Can site managers enter data from the field?
Yes. From a smartphone, they report progress, consumption and time, with photos. We can provide simplified screens for them.
Can we manage several companies?
Yes. Dolibarr handles several entities, which is common when development and construction are run by different companies.
How is retention money tracked?
The module calculates the retention on each progress statement, totals the amounts per site and alerts you when they can be released. Our detailed article explains the method.
How long does it take to get started?
It depends on the scope. We often start with sites and purchasing, then add payroll or off-plan sales in a second phase.
Further reading