Cost Control & Variations

Cost Control & Variations

Cost Control & Variations

Stop doing free work

Stop doing free work

Stop doing free work

Capture every out-of-scope request, unexpected rock strike, and weather delay with photo evidence and digital sign-on-glass. Protect your margins before your crew even leaves the site.

Capture every out-of-scope request, unexpected rock strike, and weather delay with photo evidence and digital sign-on-glass. Protect your margins before your crew even leaves the site.

Capture every out-of-scope request, unexpected rock strike, and weather delay with photo evidence and digital sign-on-glass. Protect your margins before your crew even leaves the site.

Cloudcon usage analytics dashboard on a laptop screen next to a mobile app showing draft forms
Cloudcon usage analytics dashboard on a laptop screen next to a mobile app showing draft forms

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Trusted by the businesses building Australia

  • CRE logo
  • Jemena logo
  • Austrack logo
  • Interflow logo
  • ACS logo
  • Symal logo
  • Unyte logo
  • Zinfra logo
  • Crib Civil logo
  • Silverstrand logo

Trusted by the businesses building Australia

  • CRE logo
  • Jemena logo
  • Austrack logo
  • Interflow logo
  • ACS logo
  • Symal logo
  • Unyte logo
  • Zinfra logo
  • Crib Civil logo
  • Silverstrand logo

Unsigned variations are killing your margins

Unsigned variations are killing your margins

Argue over site delays three weeks later with no records, and you wear the cost.

Argue over site delays three weeks later with no records, and you wear the cost.

The Handshake Nightmare

Doing 4 extra hours of rock-breaking on a verbal OK

The client disputing an Extension of Time (EOT) at month end

Waiting days for paper variation forms to get back to the office

Finding out a job ran over budget two weeks after it finished

Cloudcon, tailored to you

Variations logged with photos and signed on glass on the spot

Time-stamped, GPS-verified weather data on the site diary

Approved variations update your commercial register straight away

Live cost-to-complete, checked daily against your estimates

The Handshake Nightmare

Doing 4 extra hours of rock-breaking on a verbal OK

The client disputing an Extension of Time (EOT) at month end

Waiting days for paper variation forms to get back to the office

Finding out a job ran over budget two weeks after it finished

Cloudcon, tailored to you

Variations logged with photos and signed on glass on the spot

Time-stamped, GPS-verified weather data on the site diary

Approved variations update your commercial register straight away

Live cost-to-complete, checked daily against your estimates

Commercial control, on the record

Commercial control, on the record

We built our financial tools to end disputes, protect your cash flow, and keep your project managers in total control.

We built our financial tools to end disputes, protect your cash flow, and keep your project managers in total control.

Photo-Backed Evidence

Photo-Backed Evidence

Words can be disputed; photos can’t. Foremen can snap photos of site delays, out-of-scope requests, or weather impacts and attach them directly to the digital variation docket, providing undeniable proof for your progress claims.

Words can be disputed; photos can’t. Foremen can snap photos of site delays, out-of-scope requests, or weather impacts and attach them directly to the digital variation docket, providing undeniable proof for your progress claims.

Instant Sign-on-Glass

Instant Sign-on-Glass

Don’t wait for an email approval that not comes. Get the Tier 1 superintendent to sign the tablet right there in the dirt. The digital signature instantly locks the data and generates a certified PDF.

Don’t wait for an email approval that not comes. Get the Tier 1 superintendent to sign the tablet right there in the dirt. The digital signature instantly locks the data and generates a certified PDF.

Real-Time Job Costing

Real-Time Job Costing

Know exactly where your margins sit daily. Field hours, plant usage, and material dockets are mapped directly to your specific job cost codes, giving you a live view of “actuals vs. budget” without waiting for month-end reconciliation.

Know exactly where your margins sit daily. Field hours, plant usage, and material dockets are mapped directly to your specific job cost codes, giving you a live view of “actuals vs. budget” without waiting for month-end reconciliation.

Automated Variation Registers

Automated Variation Registers

Throw away the manual tracking spreadsheets. Every time a variation is approved on site, Cloudcon automatically updates your centralised variation register, keeping your commercial team instantly aligned with the field.

Throw away the manual tracking spreadsheets. Every time a variation is approved on site, Cloudcon automatically updates your centralised variation register, keeping your commercial team instantly aligned with the field.

Tracking costs and margins across every job?

Tracking costs and margins across every job?

From site issue to approved invoice

From site issue to approved invoice

A time-stamped record that backs your claim for the work you actually do.

A time-stamped record that backs your claim for the work you actually do.

The Event (Site Capture):

The Event (Site Capture):

The foreman hits unexpected rock. They open the offline Cloudcon app, log a new variation, snap a photo of the trench, and record the extra excavator hours.

The foreman hits unexpected rock. They open the offline Cloudcon app, log a new variation, snap a photo of the trench, and record the extra excavator hours.

The Agreement (Sign-Off):

The Agreement (Sign-Off):

The client’s site representative reviews the extra hours on the tablet and signs the screen. The record is time-stamped, locked, and a PDF receipt is instantly emailed to the client.

The client’s site representative reviews the extra hours on the tablet and signs the screen. The record is time-stamped, locked, and a PDF receipt is instantly emailed to the client.

The Claim (Office Sync):

The Claim (Office Sync):

The approved variation syncs to the office dashboard. The project budget automatically updates, and the variation is pushed directly to Xero or your ERP as a draft invoice line item.

The approved variation syncs to the office dashboard. The project budget automatically updates, and the variation is pushed directly to Xero or your ERP as a draft invoice line item.

Configured to your exact rate cards

Configured to your exact rate cards

We do the heavy lifting to ensure the software matches how you currently quote and bill.

We do the heavy lifting to ensure the software matches how you currently quote and bill.

Provide Your Budgets & Rates:

Provide Your Budgets & Rates:

Send us your project estimate spreadsheets, cost codes, and civil Award rate cards.

Send us your project estimate spreadsheets, cost codes, and civil Award rate cards.

We Configure Your Environment:

We Configure Your Environment:

Our Australian implementation team maps your exact cost codes, variation form layouts, and approval hierarchies directly into Cloudcon.

Our Australian implementation team maps your exact cost codes, variation form layouts, and approval hierarchies directly into Cloudcon.

Immediate Commercial Visibility:

Immediate Commercial Visibility:

Your field team logs hours against those specific codes, feeding clean data straight back to your finance department.

Your field team logs hours against those specific codes, feeding clean data straight back to your finance department.

FAQs

What happens if a variation occurs in an area with no phone reception?

No problem. Cloudcon's native offline engine allows your foremen to create a variation, attach photos, and capture the client's signature entirely offline. The data is cached securely on the device and syncs to your office dashboard the moment the device regains 4G service.

Does the client get a copy of the variation they just signed?

Yes. The moment the client signs the glass and the device connects to the internet, Cloudcon automatically emails a certified, time-stamped PDF copy of the docket (including the photos) directly to the client for their records.

Can we track our costs against our original project estimate?

Yes. During project setup, you can import your estimated budget and cost codes into Cloudcon. As field dockets and timesheets are submitted, the platform automatically tracks your "actuals" against your "estimate," giving you real-time visibility into your remaining margins.

Can we configure the app to match our specific company variation forms?

Yes. You don't have to . You provide your current paper variation forms, and our team will map those exact fields, disclaimers, and layouts into the digital app for you.

How does this connect to our invoicing software?

Once a variation is approved by the client and verified by your commercial team in the Cloudcon dashboard, the data can be pushed directly to Xero, MYOB, or your enterprise ERP (like Jobpac or Vista) as a draft invoice line item, completely eliminating manual data entry.

Ready for Total Control

See how Cloudcon can be configured around the way your business works.

Pricing is tailored to your business size, required modules, and user count. Book a demo for a quote based on your needs.

Ready for Total Control

See how Cloudcon can be configured around the way your business works.

Pricing is tailored to your business size, required modules, and user count. Book a demo for a quote based on your needs.