A contractor's hardest job isn't building — it's getting paid right
The building work, you know how to do. The part that keeps contractors up at night is the money: measuring exactly what was done, billing it before the cut-off, carrying previous quantities forward, deducting retention correctly, chasing a payment that's forty days late, and knowing — actually knowing — whether this project is making money or quietly losing it.
Generic business software doesn't understand any of this. It doesn't know what an RA bill is, or retention, or a running account, or that your measurement book is the source of every rupee you'll ever bill. Contractor management software does. It's built around the chain that turns your work into your income — measurement to abstract to RA bill to payment — and around the costs (material, labour, plant) that decide whether that income is profit.
The core idea: the work you measure on site should turn into a correct bill, a tracked payment and a clear profit figure — automatically.
See it in action
Here's a contractor's business view in True Site Sync — billed, received, outstanding and profit.
| Project | Client | Billed | Outstanding | Profit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Tower | ABC Builders | ₹78.0L | ₹18.0L | 21% |
| NH-6 stretch | State PWD | ₹92.0L | ₹30.0L | 14% |
| Villa cluster | XYZ Developers | ₹14.0L | ₹4.0L | 23% |
Illustrative contractor dashboard — billing, receivables and profit per project.
How contractors run their business on it
Set up projects & work orders
Add each project, its work orders, BOQ rates, GST and retention terms.
Measure & bill
Record site measurements and turn them into RA bills with retention and GST, before the cut-off.
Control costs
Track material, labour and plant against each project, so cost is visible as it's incurred.
Watch the money
See what's billed, received, outstanding and profitable across every project, live.
Everything a contractor needs
Measurement
Digital measurement books, offline on site.
RA billing
Running Account bills with previous-vs-current and retention.
Work orders
Item-rate work orders with BOQ, GST and retention.
Materials
Indent, GRN, stock and supplier dues.
Cash flow
Receivables, payables and outstanding, live.
Profit
Project-wise profit from billing minus cost.
Who uses it
RA bills to builders
Measures monthly work and raises RA bills with retention and GST the same day, and finally sees which builder pays on time and which project actually profits.
Billing the main contractor
Raises running bills against an agreed rate list with previous quantities carried forward, so the main contractor's QS approves first time.
Attendance to billing
Tracks gang attendance and converts measured work into bills, keeping labour cost and billing in one place.
Contractor software vs. Excel + accountant
| Task | Excel / accountant | True Site Sync |
|---|---|---|
| RA bill with retention | Manual each time | Automatic |
| Know outstanding | Ask the office | Live |
| Project profit | Year-end guess | Any time |
| Measurement to bill | Re-typed | Flows through |
| Understands RA / BOQ / GST | No | Built in |
| Works offline on site | — | Yes |
Built around the contractor's money chain
Everything connects along the chain that pays you: measurement → RA bill → GST billing → cash flow, with work orders & BOQ and materials feeding cost. It's the contractor-focused view of the full construction ERP. See also the GST billing guide for contractors.
Contractor management software — FAQs
What is contractor management software?
It is software built specifically for construction contractors — handling measurement, RA (Running Account) billing, work orders, retention, GST, materials and cash flow — so a contractor can measure work, bill it correctly, track payments and see project profit, all in one place.
Does it handle RA billing and retention?
Yes. It generates Running Account bills with previous-vs-current quantity tracking, deducts retention at your configured percentage, and applies CGST/SGST or IGST — the core of how contractors bill.
Is it suitable for sub-contractors and labour contractors?
Yes. Sub-contractors can raise running bills against agreed rate lists, and labour contractors can track attendance and convert measured work into bills, keeping cost and billing together.
Can it show me if a project is profitable?
Yes. It shows billing minus cost per project, so you see estimated profit on each job at any time, rather than finding out at year-end.
Does it work offline on site?
Yes. It is offline-first, so you can measure and record on site with no signal, and it syncs when you reconnect.
How much does it cost?
True Site Sync starts at ₹2,500/year for the Solo plan with a free 7-day trial of the full platform.
For years my billing was in Excel and my costs were in my head, so I never really knew which jobs made money. Now I raise RA bills the same day I measure, I can see exactly what each client owes, and I finally know my profit per project. It changed how I run the business.
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