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Core Vertical

Building & Construction

Project-driven procurement intelligence for contractors, developers, and infrastructure companies.

ISO 45001ISO 14001LEED v4GRIHACPCB NormsBIS / IS Standards
10 days
Subcontractor Qualification
Down from 6 weeks
40%
Spot Buy Premium Eliminated
Through schedule-driven planning
5 days
Invoice Dispute Resolution
Down from 47 days
18%
Commodity Cost Reduction
Market-timed procurement decisions

Building and construction procurement is uniquely complex — every project is its own procurement event, with a bill of quantities, dozens of subcontractors, and material schedules tied to construction milestones. Commodity price swings, subcontractor qualification, progress billing disputes, and retentions make this one of the most financially exposed procurement environments in any industry. Proconomy brings structured, AI-powered procurement to the full project lifecycle — from early-stage material planning through to final payment.

⚠ Industry Pain Points

The S2P challenges Building & Construction companies face

These are the procurement problems that cost building & construction manufacturers time, money, and compliance risk every day.

Subcontractor Qualification Is Informal and Inconsistent

Critical Risk

Awarding work packages to subcontractors involves assessing financial health, past performance, safety records, licences, and insurance coverage — yet most contractors manage this through emails and paper files. Unqualified subcontractors create safety incidents, quality failures, and contract disputes that derail project schedules and expose the main contractor to liability.

Business Impact: Subcontractor-related disputes account for 35% of construction project delays

Material Procurement Not Linked to Project Schedules

Critical Risk

Procurement teams operate separately from project planning — buying materials on ad-hoc requisitions rather than against a schedule-driven material plan. This causes late deliveries to site, emergency spot buys at premium prices, and excess inventory sitting on-site for months ahead of when it is actually needed.

Business Impact: Emergency spot buys cost 25–40% above planned procurement prices

Progress Billing and Invoice Disputes Disrupt Cash Flow

Critical Risk

Subcontractor progress claims, variation orders, and retention releases create complex invoice matching scenarios that manual processes cannot keep pace with. Disputed invoices are common, payment delays strain subcontractor relationships, and finance teams lack a clear audit trail to resolve disagreements quickly.

Business Impact: Average payment dispute resolution takes 47 days — damaging subcontractor relationships

Commodity Price Exposure Across Steel, Cement and Timber

High Impact

Steel rebar, ready-mix concrete, structural timber, copper cable, and glass are the backbone of construction cost — and all are subject to significant price volatility driven by energy costs, trade tariffs, and global demand cycles. Without commodity-aware procurement, project cost plans become unachievable mid-project.

Business Impact: Unhedged commodity exposure accounts for 10–20% cost overruns on fixed-price contracts

Multi-Package Spend Lacks Visibility Across Projects

High Impact

Large contractors run dozens of simultaneous projects, each managed independently. Spend on civil works, MEP, finishes, and fit-out is fragmented across project teams — making it impossible to aggregate supplier volumes, negotiate framework agreements, or identify maverick spend without a unified procurement platform.

Business Impact: Fragmented spend prevents framework negotiations that could deliver 12–18% savings

Green and ESG Compliance Requirements Are Growing Fast

High Impact

LEED, GRIHA, and WELL certification requirements demand supply chain evidence — EPDs, recycled content declarations, carbon footprint data, and fair labour compliance. Gathering this from dozens of subcontractors and material suppliers through email is slow, incomplete, and not audit-ready.

Business Impact: Failure to evidence ESG compliance risks project certification and client contract penalties
✦ Proconomy Solutions

How Proconomy solves them

Purpose-built features and Agentic AI working together to eliminate the most costly building & construction procurement problems.

Subcontractor Prequalification & Onboarding

🤖 Supplier Onboarding Agent

Structured digital prequalification covering financial health, safety records, ISO 45001 certification, past performance, and insurance. The Supplier Onboarding Agent guides subcontractors through submission, flags missing documents, and maintains an audit-ready qualification record for every approved trade.

Value DeliveredCut subcontractor qualification time from 6 weeks to under 10 days

Schedule-Driven Material Planning

🤖 Demand Forecast Agent

Material requirements linked to construction programme milestones. The Demand Forecast Agent generates material requisitions based on project schedules, applies lead time buffers, and produces base, optimistic, and pessimistic procurement plans — eliminating last-minute spot buys.

Value DeliveredEliminate emergency spot buys — save 25–40% on unplanned material procurement

Progress Billing & 3-Way Invoice Matching

🤖 Invoice Exception Agent

Subcontractor progress claims matched against certified work quantities, purchase orders, and site confirmation records. The Invoice Exception Agent investigates mismatches, identifies root causes, and routes disputes to the right approver with full supporting evidence.

Value DeliveredReduce invoice dispute resolution from 47 days to under 5 days

Commodity Price Intelligence

🤖 Spend Analysis Agent

Market price benchmarking for steel, cement, timber, copper, and glass integrated into sourcing decisions. The Spend Analysis Agent identifies forward buying opportunities, flags supplier quotes above market, and surfaces commodity hedging recommendations before price spikes impact project budgets.

Value DeliveredReduce commodity cost overruns by 12–18% through market-timed procurement

Cross-Project Spend Aggregation & Framework Contracts

🤖 Category Strategy Agent

Unified spend view across all active projects by trade package, supplier, and commodity. The Category Strategy Agent identifies volume bundling opportunities, recommends framework agreement candidates, and flags maverick spend across project teams.

Value DeliveredAchieve 12–18% savings through framework negotiations across fragmented project spend

ESG & Green Certification Compliance

🤖 Supplier Onboarding Agent

Structured collection of EPDs, recycled content data, carbon footprint declarations, and fair labour compliance documentation from subcontractors and material suppliers. LEED/GRIHA compliance evidence generated on demand — audit-ready at all times.

Value DeliveredRespond to green compliance requests in hours — protect project certification status
🤖 Agentic AI

AI agents working for your building & construction team

These agents run autonomously in the background — monitoring, analysing, and acting so your team doesn't have to.

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Demand Forecast Agent

Schedule-linked material planning with base, optimistic, and pessimistic procurement scenarios

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Supplier Onboarding Agent

Subcontractor prequalification, safety certification, and ESG compliance documentation

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Invoice Exception Agent

Progress claim matching, variation order investigation, and dispute root cause analysis

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Spend Analysis Agent

Commodity price benchmarking and cross-project spend visibility

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Category Strategy Agent

Framework contract recommendations and cross-project volume bundling

The only Agentic AI S2P platform

Proconomy's agents don't just surface information — they act. They draft emails, flag risks, generate recommendations, and initiate workflows autonomously, so your team focuses on decisions, not data gathering.

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