Budget Tracker

Catch a division drifting early

A budget that only gets checked at the end is a report, not a control. PreConstruct tracks budget against actual cost by division while the job is running, so a division drifting shows up early.

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PreConstruct Budget Tracker on a sample project showing total budget, total committed, savings and spend to date above a table of trades with budget, committed and variance.

Budget, committed, spent

How it works

1Start from the estimate as the budget baseline.
2Record actual costs against each division.
3See variance by division rather than one number for the job.
4Extend tracking as the job runs past its original end date.

What you get

Budget versus actual by CSI division
Variance visible per division, not just in total
Columns you can resize and add
Tracking that extends when the schedule does

Common questions

Where does the budget come from?

The estimate becomes the baseline, so you are not typing the budget a second time.

Can I add my own columns?

Yes. Columns can be added and resized.

What does extending tracking mean?

Jobs run past their planned end date. Extending tracking pushes the tracking period out so the budget keeps being recorded instead of stopping.

Is this the same as job cost accounting?

No. This tracks budget against actual cost for preconstruction and early job control. It is not an accounting ledger.

See it on one of your own bids

We will walk through the platform using a project like the ones you bid, not a canned sample.