Project Services
Econstruct Consulting has used its years of servicing Builders and Trades to understand the needs and pain points of building companies of varying sizes, as well as trade services from different skill sets.
Through our interest and passion, we have taken it upon ourselves to gain the knowledge, while challenging the status quo, working side by side with customers just like you. Our project support and systems have been designed for small businesses with intent to save time, reduce overheads costs, find ways to build value, while supporting the foundations to grow.
Continue below to see explanation of these support systems and tools.
Get Help with Contract Administration
What is a Virtual Contract Administrator?
A VCA is a dedicated contact to help you with project administration duties. They’ll stay on top of the required contract paperwork, quote assistance, budgetary checks and more, providing you with the data to make informed decisions and keeping you looking good for your customers with timely communications. Save admin time to do the work that you do best.
Our VCA support services are designed for you to maximize the value of your PX360 project management software. Our product gurus will help you make the most of different PX360 features, create efficient workflows, and provide better analysis and reporting for your project progress and profit. You’ll save even more time by not having to hire, train and manage additional staff! Use our experienced team to make the most of your time and resources. Basic single projects for VCA support is an investment of $10,000 per year could be saving your company upwards of 300 hours of labour in a year. What do our clients have to say about adding a VCA? “It’s a nobrainer!”
- 20hr Block
- 40hr Block
- Custom
Areas Covered | 20hr Block | 40hr Block | Custom |
Areas Covered | $1,900 | $3,800 | $(Enquire) |
# Projects | 1-2 | 2-3 | 4+ |
Cost Plus Contracts | |||
Fix Price Contracts | |||
PX360 Management | |||
PX360 Project Setup | |||
PX360 New Staff Setup | |||
PX360 Budget Management | |||
Supplier and Contractor Tracking | |||
Supplier Comparisons | |||
PX360 Reporting | |||
Variations | |||
Provisional Sum Adjustments | |||
Extensions of time | |||
Time Sheet Approval | |||
Status Reports for Variations/EOT’s | |||
Pre-Paid to Credit Card Per Block Usage | |||
Stop any Time |
AUD Prices Excludes GST (Taxes)
What’s Next?
- Discuss what block best suits your organisation.
- Review our company systems: We want you to be set up for success with the most effective tools.
- We’ll get your PX360 system up and running or tidy this up for current users.
- Share a responsibility matrix for your reference, and to share with the rest of your team. This gives clarity on who and when people are working across systems and processes. We’ll begin actively working through your project procurement needs weekly.
How will I be billed?
- Charges will be applied to the credit card you have on file in PX360 Project Management Software. VCA costs are in addition to your PX360 software subscription cost.
- Blocks of VCA hours will be paid at the start of each new block.
- Hours are tracked and reported at the end of each month.
- From the 2nd block onwards you can stop at any point by messaging us at support@px360.com.au. Upon confirmation of your cancellation, we will refund any remaining hours in the block.
Please note: Due to the time and effort required to consult with a team and become familiar with their unique organisation, the first 20 hour block is non-refundable.
PX360 Project Management Software
Designed for builders and trades who are time, poor, needing a simple and easy to use online system for Residential Construction organisations, to manage projects and build profits. Managing all areas from project commencement to completion the software is designed for small builder and large trades.
With the best management systems for cost tracking and budgeting. Reduce double entries with your Xero accounting costs quickly and easily syncing into your project management system instantly. All while your labour time sheets are managed through our phone app. Get the benefits of project cost tracking for your Cost Plus or Fixed Price Contracts. All in one place manage project with live budgets and reporting, contract administration requirements, track labour while exporting for Xero payroll, as well as all your Gantt scheduling needs and more.
- Live project management
- Easy to use Site Dairy for all your contract admin needs and ready to send PDF.
- Document signing like variations get client signatures quicker through our online Electronic Approval Signing.
- Check live project budgets that are exact to your Xero accounts software.
- Manage labour with accurate task tracking and payroll export.
- Manage scheduling through the Gantt Chart.
- Increased project management processes, giving even greater insight and understanding of your projects.
- Payroll timesheet exports straight into Xero ready for payslips.
- Costs that are project coded will send straight into PX360 projects. Ready for project budget matching
- Contractors and supplier work orders will be simpler and easier to reconcile and manage.
- Cashflow forecasting benefits as well as contractor/supplier committed costs understanding at the start of projects.
- Less required construction knowledge required for your bookkeepers and accounting team with simplified Xero processes.
- Streamline accounts and project admin processes creating efficiency and better resource management capabilities.
Build better processes & systems
Running small business means little manpower for big output and it also means that people within the business also have multiple roles. To allow for this to exist and work effectively every business needs to have processes and systems that can save time, reduce double up efforts, allow for better results and give ability to gain reporting benefits.
Working with such a broad array of common problems and working directly with construction specific businesses has allowed Econstruct Consulting to have a unique understanding of the needs and wants to run a streamline business. Many that you may not even be aware off and their benefits.
Let us work with your company in building a full end to end project system that brings together the parts of your business so that you can focus on growth and better profits.
- Takeoff Services
- Concept Estimates
- Pre-Engineering
- Project Tendering
- Value Engineering
- Project communications
- Project advice
- Integrated Systems Project Management System
- Labour Tracking – Phone App
- Budget Tracking
- Reporting and Forecasting
- Project Contract Admin
- Contractor and Supply Management
- Progress Claiming
- Project PX360 Setup
- Budget Management
- Order Management
- Supply Competitive Comparisons
- Notification reminders
- Project Fortnightly Reports
- Cashflow Forecasting
- Xero Accounting Software
- General Bookkeeping
- Payroll
- Monthly Superannuation
- BAS TAX Management
- Asset Depreciation Management
- Assistance with Tax Management
Estimating
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PX360 Project Management Software
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Virtual Contract Administrator using PX360
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Bookkeeping and Accounts
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Takeoff Services
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Integrated Systems Project Management System
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Project PX360 Setup
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Xero Accounting Software
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Concept Estimates
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Labour Tracking – Phone App
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Budget Management
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General Bookkeeping
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Pre-Engineering
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Budget Tracking
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Order Management
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Payroll
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Project Tendering
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Reporting and Forecasting
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Supply Competitive Comparisons
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Monthly Superannuation
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Value Engineering
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Project Contract Admin
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Notification reminders
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BAS TAX Management
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Project communications
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Contractor and Supply Management
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Project Fortnightly Reports
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Asset Depreciation Management
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Project advice
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Progress Claiming
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Cashflow Forecasting
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Assistance with Tax Management
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Project reporting and company growth
Growing a business needs a few critical areas to all happen at the same time.
- Enough of the right projects
- The right team
- Processes and Systems
- Management of the processes and systems
The reason the above is so important is that your projects make you the money. However, if you don’t have the right processes and systems, with the right team you will see your profits go the wrong direction.
If you are finding that you are rushing your tender quote estimates or don’t have the confidence that you are costing in the best way. Let us help you with your project estimating. This could be the difference of starting a 6-month job that makes your money or not.
Starting your next job walking in with quote confidence means you can focus on selected the right project with the right clients. With this your strong results come from your team, processes and systems being setup correctly and managed. We know PX360 Project Management Software will have your projects tracked and providing the required information. Econstruct want you to not just have a project management system but a small business system. If you have growth pains but want to ensure you don’t have to make the leap to more administrative staff, office costs look to use our Virtual CA solution. With the right price, systems and processes and day to day management. This leaves you to do what you do best build!
Our Happy Clients!
I have been able to grow my business working with Econstruct Consulting.
We now work with them on every single job and are confident that our tenders will come in where they should.
I would personally recommend their consulting service for jobs big and small.