Construction Software Companies & Consultants in Springfield, MO

ConGenius, LLC is a Springfield, Missouri company that develops a single software platform for the pre-construction side of a contracting business. That covers tracking customers, measuring plans, pricing work and producing signed proposals. The product is aimed at smaller construction firms, and the company names three main audiences on its site.

• Remodelers
• Trade contractors
• Home builders

Estimating and catalogs

Estimating sits at the center of the platform. Users can draw on a material library of more than 200,000 Home Depot items, which cuts down the manual price entry that slows bid preparation. ConGenius also maintains its own expanding collection of prebuilt cost items and assembly templates.

An assembly bundles the labor and materials for a recurring scope so that quantities and costs calculate automatically, and contractors can create their own assemblies as well. Finished estimates can be duplicated and reused as templates for similar future jobs, so a firm does not have to rebuild each bid from nothing.

Digital takeoff

For quantity takeoff, contractors can upload an unlimited number of plans, photos and sketches, calibrate a scale, and take measurements directly on screen. Seven distinct measuring tools are available, including counting functions. This replaces paper plans and hand calculations with a digital workflow that feeds straight into the estimate.

Proposals and electronic signature

As an estimate is assembled, ConGenius generates a matching customer-facing proposal from the project and company information already entered. Proposals can include a cover page, examples of past work, terms and other sections, and contractors decide how much line-item detail the client sees. Individual pages can be switched on or off before sending.

Default pages and sections can be saved at the company level so every new proposal starts from a consistent layout. Completed documents go out for e-signature, which lets customers approve work remotely and shortens the time between bid and signed contract. The intent is to spare contractors from formatting proposals by hand in a word processor.

CRM and project tracking

The built-in CRM stores records for customers, vendors and subcontractors, along with their locations and notes. Contacts can be tagged, searched and filtered, and team members can log activity against any record. Saved addresses let users get directions to a job site or supplier from a phone. Contacts can be linked to projects with defined roles.

Projects appear on customizable boards where each firm sets its own stages, moves jobs between stages by dragging them, and assigns responsible team members. File management is part of the same suite.

Background

The idea behind ConGenius dates to 2011, when founder Ben Walsh watched the difficulties his father dealt with as a designer and builder in the Chicago area. Walsh later ran his own remodeling business, Brother Builders, in Springfield from 2016 to 2021. During that time he relied on nine separate software tools to run the company.

That experience shaped his goal of consolidating sales and estimating work into one product suited to small contractors. The company describes its culture through values centered on integrity, putting people first, personal ownership, continuous improvement and keeping commitments. Prospective users can create a free starting account or watch a product demo.

The site also offers a help center, quick tips, a public roadmap, articles and podcasts.