If your quote-to-cash cycle involves handwritten estimates, manual invoicing, and chasing payments, you are leaving cash on the table.
Key Finding: Independent workflow analysis indicates that unresolved quoting & invoicing issues in General Construction operations hinder efficiency. Research shows that Delayed manual invoicing extends the Average Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) by 15 to 30 days for small and mid-sized contractors [1]. Specifically for General Construction teams, Rework consumes 5–10% of total project costs. The median is 9% when including indirect costs like schedule delays and dispute resolution [2].
General contractors and specialty trades — remodeling, renovation, and new build projects.
750,000+
US Companies
$1.5M–$10M
Avg. Revenue
10–50 workers
Field Crew Size
4% annually
Growth Rate
GCs coordinate dozens of subs, phases, and inspections. Daily logs, safety reports, change orders, and draw requests on paper create a documentation nightmare — and when a dispute lands in arbitration, the paper trail decides who pays.
Objective third-party statistics and research benchmarks relative to quoting & invoicing and general construction workflows.
A change order is verbally approved on-site, the sub does the work, but the formal CO paperwork does not get processed until the draw request is due. The owner disputes the amount.
Undocumented change orders are the #1 source of construction disputes. Average contested CO costs $5K–$50K in negotiation and delay.
“Rework consumes 5–10% of total project costs. The median is 9% when including indirect costs like schedule delays and dispute resolution.”
— CURT/CII Construction Rework Study, 2023 [2]
Late invoicing extends DSO by 15–30 days. Inconsistent quoting costs 5–10% in margin leakage.
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