Sound familiar?
What general contractors tell us before a project starts.
- We work with dozens of subcontractors and no one knows whose insurance has expired.
- Bid invitations arrive by email and we lose track of which ones we are pricing.
- Tools and equipment are logged on whiteboards and paper sheets, and things walk off.
- Permit paperwork and inspection dates live in someone's head.
- Our website and local listings are out of date and nobody owns them.
What we build
Each one is a working piece you can open and check when it's done.
Subcontractor insurance tracker
Certificates of insurance logged with expiry dates, automatic reminders to each sub, and a list of who is cleared to work this week.
Google Sheets and Apps Script automation Airtable consulting and developmentBid pipeline
Invitations to bid captured from email into one list with due dates, scope notes and a status, so nothing is missed and nothing is priced twice.
n8n, Make and Zapier automation Notion and Airtable systemsEquipment and toolroom log
A phone-friendly check-out and service log for tools and machines, with maintenance reminders and a record of where each asset is.
Web apps and MVPsPermit and inspection calendar
Permit applications, inspection dates and conditions tracked per job, with reminders to the project manager and a view for the office.
Booking and scheduling systems Google Sheets and Apps Script automationDaily reports and photos
Field notes, headcount and photos collected from a simple form and compiled into a daily report for the owner or the client.
Python scripts and utilities Dashboards and reportingJob cost reporting
Costs from your accounting system compared with the budget by job and phase, on one page that updates without anyone exporting a file.
QuickBooks, Xero and HubSpot integrations Dashboards and reportingGeneral contractors software we work with: Procore, Buildertrend, Sage 300 CRE, Foundation Software, PlanGrid, Bluebeam.
And the general tools around it: QuickBooks, Google Sheets, Airtable, Microsoft Excel, HubSpot, Zapier, Make.
Example projects
Illustrations of the shape of the work, not past clients. Yours gets its own written scope.
Example project
Insurance certificate reminders
Example: a contractor with about a hundred subs wants each certificate's expiry tracked, a reminder sent to the sub thirty days out, and a red flag in the office view when one lapses.
Google Sheets, Apps Script, emailExample project
Bid invitation inbox
Example: a commercial contractor receives bid invites from several portals. Each one is turned into a row with the due date and the estimator who owns it.
Gmail, Airtable, scheduled remindersExample project
Toolroom check-out
Example: a general contractor replaces the toolroom whiteboard with a phone form. Each tool has a status, a last service date and a person it is checked out to.
Web app, Google SheetsQuestions people ask first
Do we have to replace Procore or Buildertrend?
No. We work around the software you have, filling the gaps it leaves: the trackers, reminders and reports your team keeps in spreadsheets today.
Can our subs use it without learning a system?
Yes. They get an email link or a short form, not a login to a new platform.
Who owns what you build?
You do. It is built in your own accounts, and you get plain notes on how it works so your office can change it without us.
How do we start?
Send us the tools you use and the paperwork task you dread most. We reply with questions or a written scope.
Tell us what you need built.
Email a few lines about what you want and which tools you use, or call. We reply with questions or a written scope.
hello@pushbuild.com