Construction & Real Estate

Integrate all Aspects of the Business

Sage 300 CRE is a comprehensive construction management solution that brings together people, projects, and processes, helping Peinado Construction better manage its projects from initial estimate through final completion. “The biggest benefit that we get from Sage 300 is the ability to integrate all aspects of our operation,” says Allstadt. “From estimating, contracts, project management, job costing, billing, payables, payroll, to financial reporting — it’s all part of Sage 300. This gives us tremendous insight across the operation, and with all the data in one integrated solution, it eliminates the need for separate applications and duplicate data entry".

“Having a solution like Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate allows us to keep our headcount low, even as we grow.” Linda Allstadt, CFO and Vice President of Finance, F.A. Peinado, LLC

Growing Fast & Lean

Peinado Construction operates with a lean staff of just 45, and credits the efficiencies brought by Sage 300 with its ability to keep its workforce small, yet highly productive. “Having a solution like Sage 300 allows us to keep our headcount low, even as we grow,” concludes Allstadt. “The efficiencies we gain through the integrated processes and automated workflows help each person on our team be more efficient and effective at their job.”

Leveraged by the Entire Team

Peinado Construction’s project managers use Sage 300 daily. “They have all the information they need to better manage their jobs,” says Allstadt. “They can monitor the schedule of values, check actual costs against our estimates, track change orders, and better understand how the project is performing.” The company’s management team relies on Sage 300 to deliver the project data needed to monitor the overall health of each project. “Management gets the project visibility they need to assess project risk and performance and make better, more informed decisions.” One useful tool is Sage Desktop, which provides management and staff with a one-screen dashboard-style view of the tasks and metrics that matter most, and can be tailored to each employee. The company has designed custom reports to deliver job data in its preferred format. “We built a Forecasted Outcome report, for example, that provides the data we need to stay proactive and on top of each project’s profitability,” says Allstadt. “We’ve been able to get the exact reports we need using the report writer included with Sage 300, along with Crystal Reports.

Expanded Offerings

The company takes advantage of some of the many third-party solutions available for Sage 300. “Because Sage 300 is so well established and has such a long history, there are dozens of add-on solutions we can incorporate to bring additional functionality,” says Allstadt. “We have added mobile time card management, document management, and ACH payment management that all work with Sage 300 CRE.”

Going Mobile

Going forward, Peinado Construction plans to implement Sage Mobile Projects, an integrated solution that keeps all personnel in the know with the ability to capture and access real-time project information access on any mobile device. “We think it will be an especially great tool for our field superintendents,” says Allstadt. “It will give them access to field reports and requests for information, and improve the communication between the field and the office — keeping projects on time and on budget.” With Sage 300 CRE, Peinado Construction has a scalable, comprehensive construction management solution with the power to manage its entire operation for many years to come.