Convert your Construction Access database into a web app
Job costing, bids, change orders, and subcontractor tracking — out of a single-user Access file and into a secure web app your field and office share in real time.
Plenty of contractors run the whole operation out of one Microsoft Access database — estimates, job costing, change orders, RFIs, and subcontractor lists. It worked when one estimator owned the file. Now the PM, the bookkeeper, and the field all need it at once, and Access wasn't built for that.
We convert that exact database into a web app that keeps the logic you depend on and adds what a growing construction business needs: real multi-user access, role-based permissions, and a version everyone can reach from the trailer, the truck, or the office.
Where construction teams hit the wall
One file, many hands
Estimators, PMs, and accounting fight over a single Access file — lock conflicts, overwritten change orders, and a nightly scramble to find the current copy.
Nothing reaches the field
Crews can't open an Access file from a phone on the jobsite, so field updates come back on paper or texts and get re-keyed days later.
Job costs lag reality
By the time labor and material costs land in the spreadsheet, the job is half done and the margin surprise has already happened.
Change orders slip
A change order captured in someone's email instead of the system is a change order you don't get paid for.
What we build for you
Job & cost tracking
Live job costing with budget-vs-actual by phase or cost code, so margin erosion shows up while you can still do something about it.
Change orders & RFIs
Structured change orders and RFIs with approvals and an audit trail — captured once, visible to office and field.
Field-ready access
A mobile-friendly interface crews actually use to log hours, quantities, photos, and daily reports from the jobsite.
Example use cases
- Estimating-to-job-costing handoff so winning bids carry their numbers straight into the active job.
- Subcontractor and vendor directory with insurance/COI expiration reminders.
- Daily field reports with photos tied to the right job and cost code.
- Draw and invoice schedules that reconcile against actual costs to date.
Frequently asked
Will we lose the calculations already built into our Access database?
No. We start from your existing database, preserve the logic and reports you rely on, and rebuild them in the web app — usually improving them along the way.
Can the crew use it on a phone on the jobsite?
Yes. The web app is mobile-friendly, so field staff can log hours, quantities, and photos from any phone or tablet with a browser.
How do you handle our historical job data?
We migrate your existing records into the new system so your history, jobs, and contacts come with you — nothing starts from a blank slate.
How fast can this happen?
Every project is accelerated by RalphAI, our in-house AI, so we scope and build faster and at a lower cost than a traditional shop. We give you an up-front quote after a free review.
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