Sage 50 Construction software

Sage 50 Construction helps you to take control of contract costs, meet budgets and monitor subcontractor insurances while at the same time assists with the creation of purchase orders and delivery notes for plant hire and materials purchase orders.

• Immediate access to critical contract management information, at all stages of a project, from an infinite amount of contract cost elements brought together in multi-level sections
• Focus on building profits with subcontractor self-billing, customer invoicing, and sales and purchase retention tracking
• Complete visibility of important management information with full drill-down through analysis codes and groups to transaction detail line
• Flag overspends immediately by constant monitoring of actual costs against estimated/budget
• Maintain full cost control through the management of purchase order processing from generation to goods received and on/off-hire notes and purchase invoice, checking budgets, rates and quantities

Comply with up-to-date legislation by recording, verifying and reporting on subcontractor tax (CIS) to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

• Reduce the risk of transposition mistakes that could lead to higher tax rates by removing the need to maintain manual records and contact HMRC by phone
• Support payment to HMRC by creating and submitting monthly return of tax deducted via the Internet Submissions module
• Applications recorded and both self-billing and authenticated receipts generated, along with automated retentions, CITB deductions, discount and CIS processing
• Handle complex VAT requirements with certification and payment receipt processes, including retentions and discounts
• Allow VAT deferral in-line with HMRC until payment date or authenticated receipt

Use Sage 50 Construction to ensure no unforeseen costs arise, and to generate quick, accurate billing information by tracking and analysing valuations, applications for payment and retentions.

• Reduce liabilities and ensure that outstanding monies are claimed by deducting, recording and reporting on both subcontract and sales retentions
• Enhance credit control through the creation of reports that show monies applied for, certified and paid by client and/or contract
• Fast cash entry and analysis direct to back accounts

Make it easier to share information throughout your whole business by storing it centrally in one integrated system.

• Eliminate repeat entry and reduce processing time and overheads with a system that allows payroll integrated and non-payroll timesheets to be entered with batch processing
• Manage labour committed costs with works order and timesheet matching
• Be more time and cost effective with a reduction of paperwork and improved accuracy, transferring all information into contracts with no re-keying of data

This construction software allows you to create tenders and quotations easily from enquiry register, through subcontract enquiry and comparison, to tender submission. You can easily convert all successful bids into contracts with the minimum of keystrokes.

• All enquiries received are logged with site, contact and return date details
• Multi-level sections and composites are created from an unlimited number of items from a library that allows users to create sub-libraries of rates, sections or whole quotes for insertion
• Provide detailed feedback for future construction tendering  by comparing purchase and actual costs on won contracts
• Select suitable suppliers and/or subcontractors by trade and/or region through interrogation of database
• Create detailed enquires and compare prices on screen when quotes are returned
• Enable budgeting and costing by plot or unit with flexible bill structures that have separate sections for general site costs, communal areas, etc.