- Bespoke software
- Custom Software Development
Completing a stalled construction platform to automate project coordination and enable real-time oversight across building operations. Extending existing developments with domain-specific logic for vendor assessment, procurement management, and interactive timeline tracking. Structuring the system across two purpose-built solutions (one for residential and the other for commercial construction), designed to scale with growing project portfolios and team complexity.
client
NDA Protected
Canada
50+ employees
Our customer is a leading construction company that provides building services for corporate and living buildings.
request background
Lack of Expertise in a Domain-Heavy Build
Before turning to Acropolium, the client was managing construction operations through heavily manual processes. Coordination across management staff, building groups, and supervision teams relied on spreadsheets, phone calls, and disconnected tools.
The client had already invested in initial software development, but the result was an unfinished system lacking the architectural coherence and domain-specific logic necessary to scale. Their internal team did not have the specialized knowledge to push it toward completion independently.
The primary objective was to build a comprehensive web solution grounded in a proven framework, enriched with customizations tailored to construction workflows. The client needed a partner capable of bridging the gap between partial development and a fully functioning platform ready to support app development for construction at an enterprise level.
challenge
The Search for a Trusted Development Partner
Finding a reliable technology partner proved more difficult than the client had anticipated. Without a capable in-house IT function, the team depended entirely on external vendors. Some providers overpromised and underdelivered. Others lacked the specialized knowledge that construction management software development demands, leaving behind partially built modules and mounting technical debt.
The absence of internal developers meant there was no way to evaluate code quality, enforce delivery standards, or preserve continuity between vendor handoffs. Each failed relationship set the project back further, draining both budget and confidence in what was achievable.
Incomplete documentation, inconsistent code conventions, and absent test coverage made it difficult for any incoming team to take ownership without significant ramp-up time. Previous contributors had built in isolation, with no shared architecture and no clear path to a finished product.
The client needed a vendor willing to audit everything already in place, identify critical gaps, and take full responsibility for construction app development without discarding the groundwork that had already been laid.
goals
- Optimize existing code modules and align them with a long-term roadmap.
- Automate repetitive manual processes across coordination, staffing, and supervision workflows.
- Support the current solution while continuously delivering new functional improvements.
- Streamline vendor evaluation by embedding construction procurement software into the platform.
- Implement real-time timeline tracking with interactive Gantt charts for all stakeholders.
- Introduce multi-role access management for managers, vendors, and field supervisors.
- Build a scalable, modular backend ready to support future construction verticals.
solution
One vendor - two solutions
PHP, Angular.js, AWS
3 years- 10+ specialists
For this construction management solution, Acropolium took full ownership of both the existing codebase and the broader product vision. After a thorough technical audit, we restructured the backend, resolved accumulated technical debt, and aligned development practices with long-term maintainability in mind.
The first platform serves as a construction project management solution for residential and mixed-use building projects. Contractors can post new developments, run structured vendor assessments, assign task responsibilities, manage tenders and procurements, and monitor timelines through an integrated Gantt chart interface.
The second platform applies the same core logic to commercial construction. At the initiation stage of a new development, such as a shopping mall, franchisors and property owners can map out retail spaces, visualize floor layouts, and reserve units according to their individual requirements.
Overall, our dedicated team delivered the following:
- Audited and refactored the codebase to eliminate accumulated technical debt.
- Built a vendor assessment module for evaluating and onboarding suppliers.
- Developed tender and procurement features to centralize contract management workflows.
- Integrated an interactive Gantt chart for real-time milestone and timeline tracking.
- Implemented role-based access controls for managers, vendors, and field supervisors.
- Designed a space planning and unit reservation module for commercial projects.
- Added automated notifications to replace manual coordination and follow-up tasks.
- Maintained platform stability while introducing new features throughout the lifecycle.
outcome
Optimization like never before
- Optimized the existing codebase with a clear product roadmap.
- Delivered a web-based platform ready for production deployment.
- Completed the full system within a one-year timeline.
- Achieved 67% automation across project management workflows.
- Cut administrative personnel costs by 40% through automation.
- Automated 50% of previously manual construction processes.
- 67% automation of project management
- 40% saved up of costs for administrative personnel
- 50% Automation of the manual processes
