Purchase orders wired into job costing
Issue POs to your suppliers and subcontractors against a project, track exactly what's committed, then record and approve vendor bills against them. Committed and actual costs flow straight into budget-vs-actual — the full procurement loop, not a standalone form.
The problem
Without purchase orders, committed cost is invisible: a builder can be tens of thousands of dollars deep in supplier orders and vendor bills before any of it shows up against the budget. By then the job is already over.
How BuildersBridge solves it
POs against a job
Issue a purchase order to any supplier or sub, optionally tied to a project, with line items and an expected date.
Committed cost, visible
Open and received POs become the job's committed cost, so future spend is on the budget before it's billed.
Bills matched to POs
Record vendor bills against a PO, approve them, and mark them paid — the actual cost rolls into job costing.
Supplier & sub directory
Keep every supplier and subcontractor in one place, including insurance/WCB expiry so lapsed coverage is flagged.
Frequently asked questions
- What is construction purchase order software?
- It lets a builder issue purchase orders to suppliers and subcontractors, track the committed cost against each job, and match incoming vendor bills to those POs so procurement flows into job costing.
- How do POs and bills connect to job costing?
- Open purchase orders show as committed cost on a job, and approved vendor bills show as actual cost. Both roll into the budget-vs-actual view automatically.
- Can I track subcontractor insurance?
- Yes. The supplier and subcontractor directory stores insurance/WCB expiry dates and flags coverage that has lapsed.
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