Industry Solutions
Run site and progress-payment processes on a single board
Don't let pending progress payments, scattered subcontractor paperwork and a disconnected site slow your projects down. CloudotNet brings the entire construction process together — from payment approval to field forms — with visual workflows and mandatory document management.
Industry challenges
Pending progress payments
Payment files spend 7-10 days moving from desk to desk for signatures. Moving the multi-step approval chain onto a visual workflow cuts that to 3-4 days, and you always see who the process is waiting on.
Subcontractor paperwork chaos
Contracts, guarantees, insurance and timesheets scatter across folders. Mandatory document management collects every file against its subcontractor record — and blocks the process when a document is missing.
Disconnected site and office
Site progress reaches head office late and incomplete. The field team enters data instantly through mobile forms, and the office sees the current status at the same moment; phone and chat traffic drops.
No cost visibility
Site costs can only be totalled at month-end. With a custom data model you structure quantities, work items and payment lines, and track cost as the project progresses.
Which module solves what
Progress-payment approval chain
Build a multi-step flow that routes each subcontractor payment through the site manager, control engineer and accounting. See exactly where every payment is waiting, at a glance.
Workflows and Approvals · Learn moreTask and timesheet tracking
Open work items as tasks, assign them to crews and follow progress on a Kanban board. With the mandatory-document rule, a task can't close until its paperwork is uploaded.
Tasks · Learn moreSubcontractor and contract records
Design a no-code data model for subcontractors, contracts, quantities and work items. Build your own construction record structure without writing code and shape fields per project.
Custom Entities · Learn moreOn-site field forms
Have the field team fill in concrete-pour, safety and work-inspection forms on mobile. Photo records land at head office instantly.
Surveys · Learn moreQuantity and work-item data model
Use the visual designer to build project-specific quantity, item and work tables, and define relationships without writing code.
Database Designer · Learn moreRoles and permissions
What will the site manager, subcontractor and head-office team see and approve? Role-based permissions let you set each user's access individually.
Roles and Permissions · Learn moreUse case
In construction, the real challenge isn’t pouring concrete; it’s the paperwork, approvals and field coordination that feed it. If you’re looking for a site-tracking program, the problem is probably in one place: the progress-payment file loses weeks travelling from desk to desk for signatures, subcontractor contracts sit in scattered folders, and the actual progress on site only reaches head office through phone traffic. CloudotNet unites these three disconnects around a single visual process.
Make payment approval visible
In the classic flow, a subcontractor payment is prepared, printed and passed hand to hand for signatures. When the site manager is on site, the control engineer is on another project and accounting is at head office, the file waits for days. Moving the payment process onto a visual workflow removes that wait: the moment a payment record is created it enters the approval chain, the next person gets a notification and the process advances on screen. From a single board, a manager instantly answers the question “which payment is waiting on whom.” Approval history is recorded too — which item was approved when and by whom is traceable after the fact.
Bring subcontractor paperwork under one roof
Subcontractor contract management run through scattered files carries growing risk: an expiring guarantee letter, a missing insurance notice or an outdated timesheet slips by. In CloudotNet, each subcontractor is a separate record, and contract, guarantee, insurance and timesheet documents attach to it. Once you enable the mandatory-document rule, a subcontractor with incomplete paperwork can’t send their payment for approval. Document control becomes a natural part of the process — nobody has to chase it separately.
Put site and office on the same screen
The field team runs timesheet tracking from their phone: daily attendance, concrete-pour checks and safety forms get filled in, photos attached and saved. This data reaches head office instantly; there’s no waiting for evening reports or gathering information from chat groups. For inspection paperwork you shape field forms around inspection items and archive construction stages with photos. For extra needs like site inventory tracking, you can build your own record structure with the no-code data model.
Track cost as the project progresses
The need for a site cost-tracking program comes down to one question: “What is this work costing us?” When you structure quantities, items and work lines with the visual data designer, cost accumulates without waiting for month-end. You compare planned versus actual figures and catch variance early. As construction project-management software, CloudotNet breaks work into tasks, assigns them to crews and prevents any task from closing before its paperwork is complete.
Adapt it to your own process
Every contractor’s process is different. With a no-code data model, visual workflows and role-based permissions, CloudotNet fits your own construction operation: you decide the approval steps, you decide which documents are mandatory, and you build field forms around your own checklists. Instead of bending your process to fit software, you bend the software to fit your process.
Frequently asked questions
How do progress-payment approvals speed up?
When you move payment approval onto a visual workflow, files no longer travel desk to desk. Site manager, control engineer and accounting approvals advance on screen in order, and whoever the process is waiting on gets a notification. This typically cuts approval time from 7-10 days to 3-4, and no payment slips through the cracks.
How is a progress payment prepared?
A progress payment is calculated from the quantity and unit price of the work a subcontractor completed during the period. In CloudotNet you define work items with a custom data model, enter quantities and create the payment record. Once complete it enters the approval chain; if mandatory documents like guarantees, insurance or timesheets are missing, the process won't advance.
How do I track subcontractor contracts and paperwork?
You open a separate record for each subcontractor and attach the contract, guarantee letter, insurance notice and timesheets to it. Thanks to the mandatory-document rule, a subcontractor with missing paperwork can't have their payment sent for approval. Every document is accessible from one place, and you can see paperwork nearing expiry.
Can the site team enter data from the field?
Yes. The field team fills in safety, concrete-pour and work-inspection forms from a phone or tablet, and photo records reach head office instantly. This removes the information lag between site and office and lets you monitor site progress in real time.
How does construction ERP software differ from accounting programs?
Desktop accounting programs focus mainly on invoicing and current accounts; they aren't designed for payment approvals, subcontractor paperwork or field processes. CloudotNet focuses on the process side: a visual approval chain, mandatory document management, a no-code data model and field forms let you run construction operations end to end.
How do I make site cost visible?
When you structure quantities, work items and payment lines with a custom data model, cost accumulates as the project progresses. Instead of waiting for month-end, you track what each item costs and compare planned versus actual figures.
Run site and progress-payment processes on a single board
Don't let pending progress payments, scattered subcontractor paperwork and a disconnected site slow your projects down. CloudotNet brings the entire construction process together — from payment approval to field forms — with visual workflows and mandatory document management.
Related documentation
- Workflows and Approvals Visual workflow design, conditional steps and approval processes.
- Tasks Create, assign and track tasks with reporting.
- Custom Entities Build your own data models and record forms without writing code.
- Surveys Design surveys, attach them to tasks and collect responses.
- Roles and Permissions Define roles, feature-based permissions and assign authority.
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