Construction and Building Management Without the Spreadsheet Chaos
Purpose-built tools for builders and contractors who need accurate job costing, structured progress claims, variation control, and field coordination — across every active project, every site.
The Reality of Running a Construction Business
Project cost blowouts are invisible until it's too late.
When job costing lives in spreadsheets, variations get missed and costs are compared against estimates weeks after the fact. By the time the numbers are reconciled, the project is already over budget and the margin has evaporated.
Progress claims are assembled manually each billing cycle.
Your project manager pulls figures from the budget spreadsheet, cross-references the site diary, and builds a claim document by hand. It takes hours, introduces errors, and slows cash flow at every milestone.
Variation orders are managed through email threads and memory.
A client requests a change. It's discussed on-site. Email goes back and forth. Nobody is sure what was approved, when, or for how much. Unapproved variations become margin-destroying disputes at project close.
Subcontractor coordination is reactive, not planned.
Scheduling trades across multiple sites using phone calls and paper run sheets leads to missed attendance, rework, and compliance gaps. You have no real-time view of who is on which site or what has been completed.
Project Cost Management. Site Dispatch. One Platform.
Hykmah gives construction businesses a connected set of products and custom capabilities — all on the same platform, the same data, the same subscription.
Buildtrack — Construction Project & Cost Management
The project cost and contract management core for builders and contractors. Job costing, progress claims, and variation control from first estimate to final claim.
- Job Costing — Build a cost breakdown by trade, material, and phase. Compare actuals against estimates in real time — not weeks after the fact.
- Contract Management — Store contract terms, milestones, and claim schedules in one place per project. Everything your team needs without digging through email threads.
- Variation Orders — Raise, track, and approve variations with a documented audit trail from request to approval. No disputed changes at project close.
- Compliance Documentation — Attach safety plans, subcontractor insurance certificates, and site inspection records directly to each project record.
- Multi-Project Reporting — View cost performance across all active projects or drill into a single job. One view of every site without switching between systems.
Operon — Site Dispatch & Subcontractor Coordination
Work order dispatch, subcontractor scheduling, and on-site attendance tracking across all active sites. Real-time visibility without phone calls and paper run sheets.
- Work Order Dispatch — Assign work orders to tradespeople and subcontractors from a central scheduling view. No phone tag, no missed assignments.
- Subcontractor Scheduling — See availability and allocate site resources across all active projects. Know who is where before committing to a timeline.
- On-Site Attendance Tracking — Record who attended each site visit and when work was completed. Compliance and accountability without paper run sheets.
- Work Order Completion Notes — Field staff record completion details and attach site photos against the work order. The office sees it the moment it's submitted.
- Multi-Site View — See the status of work orders across all active sites without switching between projects. One view of everything in the field.
Custom Capabilities — For Complex Construction Operations
For established construction businesses with requirements that go beyond packaged products. Scoped, built, and delivered by our team on the same platform.
- Client Portals — Custom portals giving clients visibility over progress claims and a structured workflow for variation approval. No more email chains for sign-off.
- ERP Integration — Connect Buildtrack and Operon to MYOB, Xero, or specialist construction ERP platforms. One data set across your financial and project systems.
- Multi-Entity Reporting — Roll up cost performance and project status across subsidiaries or related entities. Group-level visibility without manual consolidation.
- Custom Compliance Workflows — Bespoke workflows for regulatory reporting, certification tracking, and site-specific compliance requirements that standard configuration doesn't cover.
