Heavy Civil
SIS Construct 365 solutions, purpose-built for Microsoft Dynamics 365, provides the Heavy Civil construction industry with the technology infrastructure needed for this large-scale heavy asset-based industry including support for units-based pay items, cost tracking, equipment management, and union and certified payroll. Our focus is maximum productivity combined with project profitability.
SIS Heavy Civil Solution Overview
By providing solutions to Heavy Civil contractors, SIS has enabled this industry to take advantage of modern capabilities such as EAC forecasting for real-time field performance using units-based costing models. And equipment management with the ability to import estimates from HCSS Heavy Job and Bid to Win (B2W), job costing, core financials, project and document management, as well as Power BI data and analytics. The SIS functionality includes Unit Based Pay Items, and Cost Tracking, Equipment Management, Union and Certified Payroll, all seamlessly developed within Microsoft’s flagship ERP, Dynamics 365 in the Azure cloud.
At SIS we understand that Heavy Civil companies must manage for large fleets of equipment on complex infrastructure, municipality, and D.O.T. projects. We understand that these firms need to scrutinize their equipment acquisitions and utilization process. Our solutions allow accounting groups to easily create fixed assets in the system as well as set up all required items for equipment maintenance and charging to production projects as well as tracking cost recovery all within SIS Construct 365. Our Heavy Civil solutions provide the end-to-end functionality needed to manage risk and deliver projects on time and on budget.
Key SIS Heavy Civil Functionality
SIS Construct 365 is a full end-to-end ERP |CRM | BI job cost to project completion solution built for Microsoft Dynamics 365. These bullets highlight key functionality for Heavy Civil built into our solution set:
- Estimate Import and Processing (Heavy Bid & Bid 2 Win)
- Automated projection of units-based performance on real-time data
- Pay/Bid Item margin and budget versus actual performance on a per unit basis
- Automated Schedules of Value (SOV) Unit Billing
- Cost Tracking
- Equipment Management
- Union and Certified Payroll
SIS Heavy Civil Solutions
SIS Construct 365 is an end-to-end ERP | CRM | BI solution set for the Heavy Civil industry. All SIS products are fully integrated with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and can be purchased individually. Our Advanced Labor solution and Field Operations are designed to run independently and are payroll processor agnostic. For full functionality specific to Heavy Civil see the solution set lower on this page. For detail on each product, click the links here:
- SIS Construct 365 PCM: Finance & Operations / Job Cost / Contract & Subcontract Management / Change Orders / Estimates / Forecasting / Budgeting / WIP / & More
- SIS Construct 365 Field Operations: Equipment Usage / Crew Time / Field Expense Management / Field Production Reporting / & More
- SIS Project Management: Project & Document Management / Collaboration / Change Orders / & More
- SIS Construct 365 Advanced Labor: Union Labor Management and Payroll Integration / & More
- Power BI & Data Lake: Dashboards & Reports / & More
The SIS Microsoft Dynamics Story
At SIS, we deliver business solutions to construction contractors powered by Microsoft Dynamics and SIS Construct 365 construction modules, developed by SIS. Using Microsoft Dynamics 365 as the ERP business solution, Dynamics CRM as the sales solution, and Power Platform as the analytics solution, we provide truly comprehensive construction software for specialized midsize to enterprise project and service-driven organizations.
SIS has invested and focused on working with solutions for construction contractors for over 25 years. We are the go-to partner for construction in the Microsoft Dynamics ERP channel. With SIS solutions, Heavy Civil contractors can effectively manage their projects, achieve better results, and can grow their businesses with the assistance of these enterprise-class project accounting and project planning software solutions.
The SIS Project-Based Solution Process
Fully Integrated from Quote to Close
SIS Construct 365 Heavy Civil Solution Set Built for Microsoft Dynamics 365
Project Accounting – ERP
Provides accurate project cost management, which includes consolidated enterprise-class financials with integrated payroll, budgeting, time and material billing, schedule of values billing, and more, all included in Microsoft Dynamics 365.
Key benefits include easy-to-forecast job cost, project risk mitigation, clear visibility of margin gain/fade, accurate project variance, EAC project updates, and visibility to the impact of each project on the overall performance.
Project Management
Provides project lifecycle, execution and change management, with a secure portal for resource and task management. Also provides collaboration, including workflow and document management with version history and tracking.
Allows you to manage all key activities of a project including streamlining project management tasks with Smart-Forms, and automatic updates to log files such as submittals and RFIs. Microsoft SharePoint is the backbone of the document repository.
Reporting is made simple via integration with Microsoft Excel and quick exporting of all log files to an Excel file.
Reporting & Analytics
Improved ability to manage budget and forecast, and proactively manage production and risk with reports, industry-based dashboards, and robust business intelligence using the Microsoft Power Platform.
Business Development – CRM
Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM identifies, manages, and tracks prospect and client opportunities from source to close. Manages sales relationships and marketing.
Field Service
Boosts field technicians’ productivity and customer satisfaction, on service calls and work orders, with complete mobile field service and access to customer history, equipment, inventory, purchasing, and more. Construct 365 Advanced Field Service provides full support for Davis Bacon requirements on Work Orders and Agreements and certified payroll reporting as well as integration with LCP Tracker.
Customer onboarding benefits include enhanced process for setting up new customers, a structured process for converting prospects and leads into a customer, accounting controls for payment terms, credit limits, and key customer master data. Customer address types allow the delineation of billing and worksites.
Labor Management – With Payroll Integrations
Manages and calculates Union Payroll gross pay information. The Advanced Labor solution also handles prevailing wage jobs while efficiently delivering certified payroll reporting.
When coupled with SIS Construct 365 – Field Operations automated mobile time entry (including specific crew management functionality) that feeds payroll (Union and Wage Scale) and job cost. The solution eliminates the need for the HR and Payroll department to maintain union information separately or manually calculate Union deductions and fringe benefits. Advanced Labor solution is built to feed third-party payroll service providers.
Equipment & Materials Management
Maintains equipment in the field and ties it to job cost and asset management. Allows the management of complex inventory and supply chain needs such as products, procurement, purchasing, subcontracts, and fabrication.
eBook | 8 ERP Steps for Successful Heavy Civil Projects
Learn about the processes Jasper Construction took when setting up their Heavy Civil project. Each step of the process is evaluated and explained. Each step of the process is part of the foundation construction companies need to fully take advantage of AI throughout Microsoft Outlook, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Azure. When it comes to ERP projects, SIS Construct 365 integrates through each and every construction process. Just follow the blue ribbon!
From Our Industry to Your Industry
Why Working with SIS Matters to Your Business
SIS helps Heavy Civil contractors manage each stage of the delivery and service life cycle. We do this with industry-specific project management, project accounting, job costing, business intelligence, and CRM software built on Microsoft Dynamics 365. We help our clients manage cost and risk and deliver their unique value to their customers with proven software and 25 years of industry experience.
The SIS solution is based on the world-class Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP platform which is the most complete and integrated solution in the construction marketplace today, focusing on mobility, ease of use, and integration. The fully integrated business application environment.
