AI automation · For construction contractors

Every site and every cost,
seen every day.

One system for estimation, planning, procurement, stores, site, quality and finance. Site teams report from their phones, materials move on request, and you see cost against progress while there is still time to act. A Delnie engineer builds it around how you already work.

01Estimation and planning
02Procurement and stores
03Site, labour and quality
04Cost and billing

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Map one project with us

A free 30-minute call. Walk us through one project, from award to handover, and we show you where it slows down.

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The owner's view

Margins don't vanish on one big day. They leak every day.

Your sites are busy and your people work hard. The trouble is what never gets written down, or gets written down in the wrong place.

Site reports live in chats

Progress arrives as photos and voice notes in WhatsApp groups. No one adds it up.

Materials are asked for by phone

The store and the office hear about it late, and the crew waits.

Labour cost is a guess

Attendance is on paper, so no one knows what each work package really cost in labour.

Subcontractor work is hard to pin down

What they did, what was approved and what they billed are three different numbers.

Variations agreed on site go unbilled

The extra work was done. It never reached the running bill.

Overruns show up at the end

A package went over budget months ago. You find out at the final account.

What it costs

Idle crews, material bought twice, and work done but never billed.

Each one is small. Together, they are your margin.

A project's path

From tender to handover. One record.

Every step has an owner. Every handoff, from site to stores to finance, is one tap with everything attached. The gates you already use are enforced.

  1. 01Estimation

    Tender and BOQ

    The BOQ is priced from your past rates, and the tender goes out.

  2. 02Estimation

    Award

    Value, scope and payment terms confirmed.

    Gate: Contract or award letter signed

  3. 03Planning

    Plan and budget

    Schedule, work packages and a budget for each one.

  4. 04Site

    Material request

    Site asks for what it needs, against the package budget.

  5. 05Procurement and stores

    Purchase and deliver

    Stock and other sites first, then quotes, POs and delivery.

  6. 06Site

    Daily progress

    Work done, labour, equipment and photos, every day.

  7. 07Quality

    Inspection

    Inspection requests, checklists and NCRs.

    Gate: Inspection passed

  8. 08Finance

    Running bill

    Measured work, variations and retention, billed on time.

    Gate: Measured and certified

  9. 09Site

    Snags and handover

    Snags closed, as-built drawings and sign-off.

Every work package

See cost against progress, while you can still fix it.

Every material issue, labour day, subcontractor bill and open order lands on its work package. When cost runs ahead of the work done, the project manager hears about it that week, not at the final account.

  • Committed cost counts the moment a PO is raised.
  • Variations are priced, approved and added to the next bill.
  • Measured work becomes the running bill, without retyping.
Example · Tower B, cost against progress
Work done Budget spentBilled
  • ExcavationBilled 100%
  • Blockwork, level 3Cost ahead of progress
  • PlasteringBilled 20%
  • MEP first fixCost ahead of progress
Less typing

Send a voice note from site. Get the daily report.

Site engineers should be on site, not typing. AI turns a voice note, photos or a BOQ into the report, the material request or the material list. A person checks it before anything is saved.

  • Voice notes become daily reports
  • BOQs become budgets and material lists
  • Emails sorted into the right project
  • A daily summary for management
Example · daily report, drafted
“Level 3 east blockwork done today, 14 masons and 10 helpers. We're short about 400 blocks for tomorrow. Book the slab inspection on level 4.”
Work done
Blockwork, level 3 east · about 120 m²
Labour
14 masons · 10 helpers
Equipment
1 mixer · hoist
Inspection
Slab, level 4 · requested for tomorrow
Material request: 400 blocksDrafted · to confirm
Everyone's next job

Each person sees their work. You see every site.

No more calling sites for updates. The system shows what is on track, what is waiting and what is stuck, and escalates anything overdue to the right manager.

Estimation

  • Tenders due this week
  • Rates from past projects

Project manager

  • Packages behind plan
  • Cost ahead of progress

Site engineer

  • Today's work and crews
  • Inspections due

Stores

  • Requests to issue
  • Transfers between sites

Procurement

  • Quotes to compare
  • Deliveries due on site

Quality

  • Inspections booked
  • Open NCRs and snags

Finance

  • Bills to raise
  • Retention and payments due

Management

  • Margin on every project
  • What is stuck, and why

Example · today, site

Tower B, level 3

  • Blockwork, east14 masons · 60%On track
  • Slab inspectionLevel 4 · booked 11 amWaiting
  • BlocksShort: 400 · requestedStuck
  • Conduit first fixSubcontractor · 40%On track
Send today's report

Built for site teams, on their phones

Example · all sites, management view

On track

2
  • Villa project · Finishing

    Plastering 80% · on budget

  • Warehouse · Steel frame

    Erection 50%

Waiting for approval

2
  • Tower B · Slab, level 4

    Inspection requested · 1 day

  • School block · Variation 07

    With the client · 6 days

Stuck

2
  • Tower B · Blockwork, level 3

    Short: 400 blocks

  • Warehouse · MEP

    Cost ahead of progress

Ready to bill

2
  • Villa project · Running bill 5

    Measured · ready to send

  • School block · Snags

    All closed · handover

What we build

Four connected phases. One at a time.

We start where the most money leaks, usually site reporting, materials and cost by package. Each phase goes live and settles before the next begins.

01

Estimation, projects and planning

  • Tenders priced from past rates
  • Projects split into blocks, floors and packages
  • Schedules, milestones and deadlines
  • A budget for every work package
  • Tasks with automatic escalation
  • Drawings and documents, with revisions
02

Procurement, stores and equipment

  • Material requests from site
  • Stock across sites, and transfers
  • Quotes compared, purchase orders raised
  • Deliveries checked against the PO
  • Equipment and plant, booked and tracked
  • Supplier delays and quality, on record
03

Site, labour and quality

  • Daily progress reports with photos
  • Labour attendance by work package
  • Subcontractor work orders and measurement
  • Inspection requests and checklists
  • NCRs and snags, to closure
  • Safety observations, recorded
04

Cost, billing and handover

  • Budget against actual, by package
  • Committed cost from open orders
  • Running bills from measured work
  • Variations priced and approved
  • Retention, receivables and payables
  • Handover files and as-built drawings

Across every phase: access by role, approvals by value and department, reminders and escalations, documents with version history, reports, and backups.

How we start

We learn your sites before we write any software.

A Delnie product engineer works with your team, one person at a time, and stays to keep improving the system after it goes live.

  1. 1

    A 30-minute call

    You walk us through one project, from award to handover.

  2. 2

    One person at a time

    We follow the project's path, starting with whoever receives the award. Booked a day ahead, around your sites.

  3. 3

    Your projects and masters

    Past BOQs and budgets, item, supplier and subcontractor lists, and your team list, in one folder.

  4. 4

    A structure you correct

    Packages, roles and approvals on paper. Your team marks what is wrong.

  5. 5

    A pilot on one site

    One site runs on the system first, from daily reports to the running bill.

  6. 6

    Site by site, and it keeps improving

    More sites and phases follow once the first one works. The engineer stays with you.

How a forward-deployed engineer works

Straight answers

Questions contractors ask us

We plan in Primavera or MS Project. Do we stop?

No. Keep your schedule where it is. This system runs the daily work around it: materials, labour, progress, inspections, cost and billing. Milestones can be brought in from your schedule.

Will site engineers and foremen actually use it?

They use their phones, with short screens built for site work. A voice note can become the daily report, and a material request takes seconds. We train every site team in person.

We run several sites. Does it handle that?

Yes. Every site is its own project with its own stock, crews and budget, and stock can move between sites. Management sees all of them on one board.

What about subcontractors?

Their work orders, measured work and bills are tracked from the start. If it helps, they can get their own access or WhatsApp updates later.

Do we replace our accounting software?

No. Keep it. The system tracks cost, billing and payments by project and connects to your accounts where that helps.

Who owns the data?

You do. Your projects, rates, suppliers and records are yours, and can be exported at any time.

Next step

Let's map one of your projects.

A free, 30-minute call. You leave with a clear picture of where your margin leaks, and what to fix first. No pressure.

01

Your project's path

From award to handover.

02

Site to office

How reports and requests travel.

03

Cost by package

Where it is seen, and when.

04

Where to start

The first phase, and why.