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The money now follows the work — splits, labour and variations
One merchant bill can land on two categories. Hours post at the directory day rate. An approved variation lifts the budget instead of pretending it is spend.
ConstructionPro.io · Product · 19 August 2026
A budget lies in small ways. A mixed merchant invoice dumped on Electrical. Hours approved with no rate. A variation booked as spend, then the invoice for the same change booked again.
Those loops now close on the same ledger.
Invoice lines carry a category. Split a bill so cable hits Electrical and cement hits Groundworks. Remaining on each line updates as you save. An allocation meter shows what is still unpriced; you cannot save when lines overshoot the total. If a similar bill — or a matching cost row — is already on the project, you get a warning before the duplicate lands.
Net, VAT and gross stay on the document when the bill shows tax. Spend still uses the gross you actually pay. We do not invent a second cost row for VAT.
Quotes sit side by side. Best value is the lowest complete bid, not always the smallest number. A wide spread asks you to read exclusions before you award.
Timesheets post labour. Set a directory day rate (an 8-hour day). Approve hours against a category. The cost is hours × (day rate ÷ 8). Without both pieces, remaining does not move.
Variations raise the budget. An approved change needs a category, then lifts that line's budget. Spend still arrives later as invoices. Rejecting reverses the lift.
This is the product you are paying for: remaining that matches the work, not a leftover column you babysit.