Why T&E Cloud?
Most construction platforms manage projects.
T&E Cloud manages the full estimating-to-payment lifecycle Australian builders actually need.
What Sets T&E Cloud Apart
Purpose-built for Australian construction estimating and financial management
Deep BOQ Engine
17 calculation routines, recipe explosions, multiple price levels, and a repricing engine that others simply don't have.
Financial Depth
General Ledger, progress claims with templates, retention management, ABA payments, aged debtors & payables, and cash flow forecasting.
Document Intelligence
BIM viewer, CAD viewer, drawing splitter, plan comparison overlays, OCR scanning, and content-addressed deduplication.
Full Procurement Lifecycle
RFQ with public portal, purchase orders, goods received notes, line-by-line invoice matching, and retention tracking — end to end.
Australian Compliance
ABA bank file generation, GST handling, NATSPEC templates, progress claims the way Australian builders expect.
Audit Trail & Security
Full transaction audit trail, multi-tenant data isolation, role-based access control with per-user overrides, and recycle bin with restore.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
See how T&E Cloud compares to typical construction management platforms
| Feature | T&E Cloud | Others |
|---|---|---|
| Estimating & BOQ | ||
| Bill of Quantities | ✓17 calculation routines | ✓Basic spreadsheet |
| Recipe / BOM Explosion | ✓Composite items with variables | ✗ |
| Multiple Price Levels | ✓6 levels with full history | Limited |
| Repricing Engine | ✓Bulk reprice by job, cost centre, or selection | ✗ |
| Item Catalogue | ✓Classifications, supplier links, recipe support | ✓Basic cost catalogue |
| Proposals / Quotes | Coming Soon | ✓ |
| Change Orders / Variations | Coming Soon | ✓ |
| Allowances (PS / PC) | Coming Soon | ✓ |
| Procurement | ||
| Purchase Orders | ✓Full lifecycle with locking | ✓ |
| RFQ with Public Portal | ✓Suppliers respond without login | Rare |
| Invoice Matching (PO) | ✓Line-by-line with variance handling | ✗ |
| Goods Received Notes | ✓Partial deliveries & backorders | ✗ |
| Retention Management | ✓Apply & release on invoices and claims | Limited |
| Supplier Insurance Tracking | ✓6 insurance types with expiry | ✗ |
| Financials & Accounting | ||
| Progress Claims | ✓Templates (Deposit, Base, Frame, Lock-up...) | ✓Basic invoicing |
| General Ledger | ✓Chart of accounts, journals, trial balance | ✗ |
| ABA File Generation | ✓Australian bank payment files | ✗ |
| Payment Batches | ✓Batch approval workflow | Limited |
| Aged Debtors / Payables | ✓ | ✗ |
| Cash Flow Forecast | ✓ | ✗ |
| Budget vs Actual Tracking | ✓Per cost centre with % complete | ✓Basic budget view |
| Reports | ✓20+ types (WIP, profitability, compliance...) | Limited |
| Full Audit Trail | ✓Transaction-level with advanced search | Rare |
| Documents & Compliance | ||
| Document Management | ✓Full DMS with versioning, tags, collections | Basic file storage |
| BIM Viewer (IFC) | ✓3D model viewing in browser | ✗ |
| CAD Viewer | ✓ | ✗ |
| Drawing Splitter | ✓Split multi-sheet PDFs into drawings | ✗ |
| Plan Comparison / Overlay | ✓Side-by-side version comparison | ✗ |
| Transmittals | ✓Public sharing portal, cover sheets, ZIP | ✗ |
| Content Deduplication | ✓SHA-256 cross-tenant savings | ✗ |
| Document OCR | ✓Searchable PDFs with text extraction | ✓ |
| AI Invoice Data Extraction | Coming Soon | ✓ |
| Field & Project Management | ||
| Project Management | ✓Kanban, Gantt, Grid views | ✓ |
| Workflow Engine | ✓Templates with task assignment | Limited |
| Recycle Bin / Restore | ✓Soft-delete all entities | ✗ |
| RFIs | ✓Full audit trail, attachments, cost/time impact | ✓ |
| Daily Logs / Site Diary | ✓Weather, workers, photos, calendar view | ✓ |
| Timesheets | Coming Soon | ✓ |
| Messaging | Coming Soon | ✓ |
| Client Portal | Coming Soon | ✓ |
| Submittals | Coming Soon | Limited |
| Selections | Coming Soon | ✓ |
| Integrations | ||
| QuickBooks Online | ✓ | ✓ |
| Xero | ✓ | ✓ |
| MYOB | ✓ | ✗ |
| Legacy Data Migration | ✓SQL Server / Databuild import | ✗ |
| Excel Import / Export | ✓ | ✓ |
A Closer Look at What Matters
The features that save Australian builders real time and money
17 BOQ Calculation Routines
- Standard, linear, area, and volume calculations
- Percentage of running total, contract, or bill
- Configurable divisor and rounding per unit
- Recipe explosions for composite items with variables
- Repricing engine: bulk update by job, cost centre, or selection
Full Procurement Lifecycle
- RFQ creation with public supplier response portal
- Quote comparison and supplier award
- Purchase orders generated directly from BOQ
- Goods received notes with partial delivery tracking
- Line-by-line invoice matching with variance handling
- Retention applied and released per invoice
Australian Financial Compliance
- ABA bank file generation for batch payments
- Progress claims with staged templates (Deposit, Base, Frame, Lock-up)
- GST calculation built into every transaction
- Aged debtors and aged payables reports
- Cash flow forecasting across all jobs
- General Ledger with chart of accounts and trial balance
Enterprise Document Management
- BIM (IFC) and CAD file viewing directly in browser
- Split multi-sheet PDFs into individual drawings
- Overlay two drawing versions for plan comparison
- Formal transmittals with public sharing portal and cover sheets
- SHA-256 content deduplication saves storage costs
- Full version history, tags, collections, and saved views
What's Coming Next
We're continuously adding new capabilities. Here's what's on the roadmap.
✓ Recently Shipped
RFIs (Request for Information)
Track and manage RFIs with full audit trail, attachments, cost/time impact tracking, and response workflow per job.
Daily Logs / Site Diary
Record daily site activity with weather tracking, workforce details, photo attachments, and a calendar view for easy navigation.
Coming Next
Change Orders & Variations
Formal variation register with approval workflow, cost tracking, and impact on contract value.
Proposals & Quotes
Generate professional proposals from your BOQ data with PDF output and client tracking.
AI Invoice Data Extraction
Automatically extract line items, amounts, and supplier details from uploaded invoices using AI.
Client Portal
Give clients secure, read-only access to their project progress, documents, and claims.
Timesheets & Messaging
Time tracking with approval workflow and team messaging linked to jobs and suppliers.
Image Markup & Annotations
Draw, annotate, and mark up images and photos directly in the document viewer, just like PDF markups.
Ready to See the Difference?
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