PursuitBid for contractors
See cash gaps between draws before they arrive. Plan payroll, materials, retainage, and collections with a 13-week outlook and scenarios for slipping jobs.
A contractor's profit and its cash rarely line up. Crews are paid weekly, suppliers want payment on delivery or within thirty days, owners pay on draw schedules, and retainage is held back until closeout. A slow-paying owner, an unapproved change order, or two big jobs starting together can leave a profitable business short on payroll.
PursuitBid builds a thirteen-week cash outlook from open receivables and payables, payroll and headcount, and explicit collection-timing assumptions, so the tight weeks show up in advance. Scenarios test what happens if a draw slips, a job starts early, or a crew is added, while the adopted budget stays intact as the benchmark for performance reviews.
Things to keep in mind
- PursuitBid is not a job-costing or accounting system. Keep job costs in your accounting software.
- Retainage receivable should be modeled with its own timing, since it often arrives months after the work.
- The outlook is only as good as the collection assumptions, so revisit them monthly.
How it works
Import open items
Receivables, payables, payroll, and actuals come in from your accounting exports.
Set collection timing
Make assumptions explicit, such as which owners pay in 30 days, which in 60, and when retainage is released.
Watch the weekly balance
The outlook shows projected cash each week and the assumptions behind it.
Test the risky moves
Scenarios model a delayed draw, a new crew, or an equipment purchase.
Review monthly
Compare actuals with the budget by account and department and adjust the forecast.
Frequently asked questions
Can PursuitBid replace our WIP schedule?
No. The WIP schedule comes from job costing in your accounting system. PursuitBid uses your records to plan cash and test decisions.
Can we show our bank a cash forecast?
Yes. Published report editions export to PDF and XLSX with their assumptions intact.
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