Item: Contractor Foreman
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Contractor Foreman

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Contractor Foreman for estimating and job costing. We are a residential and commercial construction remodeling company. Since we have switched from Job Nimbus to Contractor Foreman are gross profits have gone up now that we have the ability to monitor job costs in real time rather than waiting on reports after the project is complete and it's too late to make adjustments.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Estimating
Job Costing
Employee time tracking
Job Scope communications with subcontractors

Cons

Modules need to have same user flow for easy of use
Initial Template creation is time consuming
Having to refresh pages constantly to keep data accurate is an annoyance

Return on Investment

gross profits are up average of 5%
reduced software costs savings of $1500 annually
Customer satisfaction is up as project run smoother now

Usability

In the years we have been using Contractor Foreman our skill with the software has gone up and their improvements have helped. But they are slow to implement requested changes even with multiple customers requesting. You have to have patience and be adaptable with work arounds while you wait for them to improve the process.

Alternatives Considered

JobNimbus, Builder Prime and Xactimate

Combines everything into one software. CRM, Estimating, Project Management, Job Costing all in one. We prefer to train people on one software rather than several. When everyone is using the same program it's easier for team collaboration. It also eliminates the excuse the I am waiting on estimator to share project information with me as well as the excuse I didn't see that it must not have transferred into my system or he changed in after giving it to me. As you are all working in the same software and you can see the timeline of what was done and who did it.

Key Insights

Do you think Contractor Foreman delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Contractor Foreman's feature set?

Yes

Did Contractor Foreman live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Contractor Foreman go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Contractor Foreman again?

Yes

Other Software Used

QuickBooks Desktop Premier

Likelihood to Recommend

Contractor Foreman is great for estimator to get the details and the scope locked in for the hand off to the project manager allowing for less error and cost in completing projects. If you are not into details or matching expenses to scope to see what part of the project is profitable and where the estimator is under pricing to adjust your bottom line, then you won't appreciate the full benefits and the quirks like having to refresh all the time lead you to going back to your shoe box of receipts. It takes time to get everyone onboard with the extra steps need to get the job costing benefits but if you can outlast your employee grumbling you will love your increased profits.

Contractor Foreman Feature Ratings

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Falak Naz Khan
commented 2 months ago
Thank you for taking the time to share such a detailed and insightful review. We're thrilled to hear that Contractor Foreman has helped increase your gross profits and streamline your job costing and estimating processes. It's great to know that consolidating everything into one platform is making collaboration easier across your team. We also appreciate your honest feedback regarding areas for improvement, especially around consistent user flows across modules and the need for fewer refreshes. Your input is incredibly valuable as we continue to refine the platform. Our development team is always working to prioritize updates that benefit users like you, and we're committed to delivering continued enhancements. Thank you again for trusting Contractor Foremanwere honored to be part of your success The Contractor Foreman Team

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