Construction software built for NYC general contractors
BuildRoutine is the back office for GCs building in New York City. Bids, insurance, drawings, DOB permits and the schedule live in one place, on the same job.
DOB permits and violations, watched
Track NYC DOB permit status and see complaints and violations on your jobs without checking the city site every day.
Bids to buyout
Bid requests, leveling, buyout log and contracts on one job.
Insurance that holds up in New York
COIs and endorsements checked against the requirements NYC owners and lenders ask for.
Plans, RFIs, schedule, budget
Everything else a GC office runs on, without stitching five tools together.
Building in New York is its own job
A general contractor in New York City runs two jobs at once: the building, and the paperwork the city, the owner and the lender expect around it. DOB filings and permits, complaints and violations, controlled inspections, insurance that stands up to New York Labor Law, and subs who all price the work differently.
Most construction software is built for a generic market. BuildRoutine is built for the way NYC GCs actually run a job, and it works on jobs outside the city too.
Every DOB permit, watched
Filings sync from NYC DOB Open Data for each project, so you are not refreshing DOB NOW all day. Each permit shows its status, issue date and expiration, and an Expiring Soon list warns you before a permit lapses.
DOB and ECB complaints and violations show up on the project with their inspection and hearing dates, so nothing sits unanswered.
Bids, leveling and buyout
Send the whole job out to bid from your own Gmail or Outlook, track who is bidding scope by scope, and get a leveling sheet drafted from the proposals that come back. Once you award, the buyout log shows every scope on every job: who is bidding, what is signed and what still needs a sub.
Insurance review for every sub
Upload a sub's certificate and policies and BuildRoutine reviews the packet against your project's requirements: limits, additional insured for ongoing and completed operations, waiver of subrogation, primary and non-contributory wording, and the exclusions that hurt New York GCs. Expiration dates roll up into one list so renewals don't slip.
Drawings, RFIs, schedule and budget
Upload the drawing set once and the whole team works from it, on the desktop or on a phone in the field. Mark up a conflict with clouds, arrows, notes and measurements, and create the RFI right off the sheet with the marked-up clip attached. Architects and engineers answer in a free portal from the link in their email.
Coordinate the schedule and its dependencies, see which trades are ready, blocked or at risk, and track submittals, budgets and buyout against the budget as the job moves.
Questions
Is BuildRoutine only for large GCs?
No. It is built for general contractors of any size who want one system instead of five.
Does it work outside NYC?
Yes. Everything works on any job; DOB permit and violation tracking is specific to New York City.
Do my subs and architects need an account?
No paid seat is needed. Bid requests go out as regular emails from your own address, and architects and engineers answer RFIs in a free portal from the link sent with each RFI.
Where does the DOB data come from?
From NYC DOB Open Data, synced for each project you add, so permit status and violations stay current without manual checks.
How do I try it?
Start with 3 months free on the full platform, or book a demo and see it on a sample job first.
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