Stop finding out you lost money after the job is done.
You are juggling 5 subs, a client who keeps adding extras, and a budget that lives in a spreadsheet nobody updates. BuiltUp gives you one dashboard where you see every dollar, every sub, and every scope change — before it costs you.
32%
Fewer budget overruns
6.5 hrs
Saved per week on admin
3x
Faster estimates with AI
98%
Of variations captured
This is where your profit goes.
You are not bad at your job. The tools are bad. Spreadsheets, WhatsApp groups, and gut feel were never built to run a multi-project operation.
You do not know your real margin until final invoice
Your PM says the job is tracking fine. Subs send invoices weeks late. Material costs crept up. You only see the full picture at the end — and by then your 15% margin is 6%. It happens on every second job and you know it.
Extras get done before anyone logs a variation
The client calls your site foreman directly. 'Can you move that wall 300mm?' Your guy says sure, does the work, tells nobody. You find out when you are reconciling costs and there is no variation to bill against. That conversation happened on a Tuesday afternoon and cost you $4,000.
Half your week is wasted chasing people
Monday: calling the electrician to confirm he is coming Wednesday. Tuesday: chasing the plumber who was supposed to start last week. Wednesday: the electrician did not show. You are a project manager who spends more time on the phone than managing projects.
The tools your spreadsheet cannot give you.
BuiltUp replaces your spreadsheet, your WhatsApp group, your shared drive, and the notebook in your truck. One platform, every project.
Live Budget Tracking
Every purchase order, sub invoice, and material cost hits your project budget the day it happens. You see your actual margin right now — not a guess, not last month's number. When a job starts bleeding, you know on day one.
AI Scope Creep Detection
BuiltUp reads every message on the project — emails, portal messages, even uploaded notes — and flags anything that looks like a scope change. It drafts the variation order with pricing so you can send it before your crew even picks up a tool.
AI Estimating
Upload plans or describe the job. The AI builds a full priced scope using your rates and your suppliers. Send a professional quote from the car park while your competitor is still driving back to the office to open Excel.
Progress Invoicing
Convert any quote stage into a deposit, progress, or final invoice in two taps. The client gets a link, pays online, and it syncs to Xero or QuickBooks. No more chasing payments for 45 days.
GPS Time Tracking
Every clock-in needs a selfie and GPS pin. You know exactly who showed up, what time they arrived, and when they left. When a sub says they had three guys on site all day, you have the proof to agree or disagree.
Sub Coordination Board
Assign tasks to specific trades with due dates, photos, and specs attached. When the framer marks rough-in complete, the drywaller gets notified automatically. No more phone tag.
BuiltClip Price Sourcing
Browse any supplier website and clip products straight into your estimate. Compare prices across three vendors in 30 seconds instead of driving to three different branches.
Full Audit Trail
Every approval, every photo, every message, every change — timestamped and stored. When a client says 'I never agreed to that,' you pull up the signed approval in 10 seconds. Disputes over before they start.
Last year I finished three jobs thinking I made money and found out at tax time I barely broke even. Scope creep and late sub invoices were killing me. BuiltUp caught two variations in the first week that I would have missed — that alone was worth $11,000. I will never go back to spreadsheets.
Steve M.
General Contractor, 18-person operation
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