Cost Control Software for Subcontractors

Know if your job is making money before it’s too late

Track labour, materials and committed spend in real time so you can stay on budget, avoid losses and protect your margin on every job.

You price the job once

But costs keep moving

Labour hours change, materials fluctuate and variations come in. If you can’t see that in real time, you’re working blind while your margin disappears.

You don’t know where your margin really is

Stay in control of every job

Track labour, materials and costs in one connected system

Contractable connects job costing, purchase orders, invoices, time tracking and reporting so you can see exactly where each job stands and stay in control from start to finish.

Protect your margin on every job

Track every cost clearly so nothing slips through.

MARGIN VISIBILITY

See actual costs and committed spend in real time so you always know your position.

Know where your job stands at any time

LABOUR CONTROL

Track hours as they happen so overruns don’t go unnoticed.

Keep labour costs under control

MATERIAL CONTROL

Track orders and costs so you don’t get caught out when invoices arrive.

Stay on top of changing material costs

VARIATION CONTROL

Make sure all additional work is tracked so it doesn’t get lost or undercharged.

Capture every extra

HOW IT WORKS

Simple, fast, and built for site reality

1 CONNECT YOUR JOBS

Bring labour, materials and costs into one system

2 TRACK EVERYTHING IN REAL TIME

See hours, costs and commitments as they happen

3 STAY IN CONTROL

Act early and keep your jobs aligned

What contractors say after using Contractable

“With our suppliers putting prices up by over 30%, jobs can go bad quickly. With Contractable, we can actually model the cost changes & track the effect on our live project budget while the job’s running, not after it’s too late.”

Dennis Hastie

Director

Denam Services

“Having an end-to-end Project Operations Delivery System has been a game-changer for how our estimating, finance and in-field teams collaborate and build an accurate picture of job health.”

Dermot Mulchaly

Project Manager

Skycloud Systems

“When so much time and energy go into building out detailed bids and securing work, it can be so deflating to manage project delivery when unforeseen events pull the profit margins into negatives. After implementing Contractable, no project ever feels out of control or off track.”

Matthew Giffney

Director

Epic Landscape Designs

Everything you need to know before getting started

Clear answers to help you protect your margin on every job before it’s too late.

Why do subcontractors lose money on jobs that were priced correctly?

Because costs don’t stay fixed. Labour hours increase, materials change and variations aren’t fully captured. By the time you see the final numbers, the margin is already gone and there’s nothing left to recover.

How do I know if a job is actually making money while it’s running?

If you’re not tracking costs and committed spend in real time, you don’t. Most subcontractors only find out at the end of the job, when it’s too late to fix anything.

What’s the risk of not tracking labour and materials properly?

Small overruns go unnoticed. A few extra hours here, a material cost there, and across the job it adds up fast. That’s how profitable jobs quietly turn into losses.

Why do variations and extras get lost or undercharged?

Because they’re not captured as they happen. If they’re not tracked immediately and linked to the job, they get forgotten, disputed or never billed properly.

What’s the real cost of running jobs without clear visibility?

You’re working blind. You think the job is fine, but costs are building underneath. By the time you realise, the margin is gone and the job has already cost you money.

Stop finding out your job lost money too late

Track labour, materials and costs in real time and stay in control before your margin disappears.