Construction Project Management

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An AI-native, open-source construction project management platform unifying BIM integration, RFI and submittal tracking, punch lists, and budget management on a modern stack.

Construction Project Management is a candidate project to build an open alternative to Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, and CMiC. It targets general contractors, specialty subcontractors, project owners, and AEC firms who need full-lifecycle project controls without the six-figure platform fees and steep learning curves of incumbent suites.

Why Construction Project Management?

Procore lists at roughly $375/user/month, putting category-leading capability out of reach for most SME contractors.
Autodesk Construction Cloud suffers from module fragmentation across Docs, Build, Takeoff, and Cost, with pricing that escalates as modules are added.
Oracle Primavera P6 (from $3,500/licence) is industry-standard for CPM scheduling but is not a full construction management suite and demands certified consultants.
CMiC offers single-database ERP integration but is held back by legacy UX and 6–18 month implementation cycles.
OpenProject is the only significant open-source option in the adjacent space, but it has no construction-specific workflows: no RFI, submittal, punch list, or BIM coordination.

Key Features

Core Project Controls

RFI lifecycle management: create, route, respond, close, with full audit trail
Submittal tracking with reviewer assignment, review workflows, and version control
Document and drawing management with version history
Punch list creation pinned to digital plans, with photos and status tracking
Change order management with budget impact integration
Role-based permissions for owners, GCs, subcontractors, and architects

Scheduling & Budget

Project scheduling with Gantt charts and dependencies
Budget tracking and job costing with change order sync
CSI MasterFormat cost code support
Daily log capture and site reporting

Field Execution

Mobile-first field app with offline synchronisation
Daily logs, time entry, and site reporting from mobile
Drawing markup and annotation tools
Safety and quality checklists

BIM & Coordination (backlog)

BIM model viewer with BCF issue linking based on IFC
Specification management linked across files, sheets, RFIs, and submittals
Cross-discipline clash and issue tracking

Analytics & Intelligence (backlog)

Predictive schedule risk scoring
Computer-vision safety hazard detection from site photos
Subcontractor performance analytics across projects
Capital programme roll-up view for owner organisations

AI-Native Advantage

AI is being embedded across leading platforms (Procore Copilot, Autodesk's AI-assisted risk detection), but is paywalled behind enterprise pricing. This project applies AI as a first-class capability: automated RFI drafting and response suggestion using project documents, drawings, and specs as context; predictive schedule risk scoring driven by weather, subcontractor performance, and procurement lead times; computer-vision safety hazard detection from site photos with OSHA-aligned reporting; AI-assisted budget forecasting reconciling change orders and pay applications into dynamic cost-at-completion projections; and natural-language search across drawings, submittals, emails, and RFIs.

Tech Stack & Deployment

The platform is intended to expose a REST API with an OpenAPI specification and OAuth 2.0 authentication, mirroring the integration model used by Procore, Autodesk Platform Services, and Fieldwire. Open standards drive interoperability: ISO 19650 for information management, IFC (ISO 16739-1) and BCF for BIM data exchange, CSI MasterFormat for cost coding, AIA contract document conventions for RFI and submittal procedures, and OSHA 300 schemas for safety reporting. Self-hostable deployment is a design goal so firms with data sovereignty requirements (currently served by Newforma Project Center on-premise or CMiC) have a modern alternative.

Market Context

North America accounts for roughly 47.8% of the global construction management software market as of 2025, with Asia-Pacific the fastest-growing region. Pricing across incumbents spans from $39/user/month (Fieldwire) to $375+/user/month (Procore) to six-figure perpetual licences (Primavera P6), with enterprise platforms like CMiC and e-Builder custom-quoted and requiring multi-year implementation. Primary buyers are general contractors, specialty subcontractors, project owners managing capital programmes, and AEC firms managing document control and RFIs.

Project Status

This project is in the research and specification phase.
Contributions, feedback, and domain expertise are welcome.

Contributing

We welcome contributions from developers, domain experts, and potential users. See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

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Licence

Licence to be determined. See discussion for context.