SINQ
Bringing structure, visibility, and control to construction cost management.
Year
2025
Category
Construction
Platform
Web & App
Client
Sinq
Timeline
10 Weeks
Services
Web App Development & Analytics
Outcome
60% Faster Cost Reporting
What problem were we solving?
Main contractors lacked a centralised way to manage quotations, variations, and client approvals, resulting in manual data entry, unclear cost exposure, and approval confusion during active projects.
Sinq platform dashboard with real-time construction cost tracking and project controls
Scope of Our Work
End-to-end design and development of a construction cost control and quotation management platform focused on financial visibility, structured approvals, and seamless project tracking.
Research
Analyze construction cost workflows, quotation handling, variation management, and approval processes to design a structured project control system.
User Experience (UX)
Design clear flows for project setup, quotation uploads, variation tracking, client approvals, and supervisor queries with minimal manual input.
User Interface (UI)
Create clean, professional web and mobile interfaces focused on financial dashboards, quotations, variations, and approval visibility.
Prototype
Build interactive prototypes to validate quotation submission, variation review, approval/rejection flows, and supervisor interactions.
Development
Develop a scalable web platform and mobile app integrating role-based access, quotation and variation workflows, approval tracking, secure document handling, and backend APIs.
How we approached the build
Discovery & Research
Conducted in-depth interviews with contractors, quantity surveyors, and project managers to map every pain point in the existing cost control workflow.
Platform Architecture
Designed a modular web architecture with role-based access, real-time data syncing, and integration points for existing accounting systems.
Build & Validate
Developed the platform in two-week sprints, with live contractor feedback sessions after each cycle to validate workflows and refine the UI.
Launch & Onboard
Rolled out to pilot contractors with guided onboarding, data migration support, and a dedicated success team for the first 30 days.
Project Timeline
Research-driven UX, finance-focused UI design, structured workflows, secure document handling, and continuous testing ensured reliability and scalability.
Weeks 1–2
Research
Requirement analysis, construction cost workflows, and feature definition.
Weeks 3–4
UX & UI Design
User journeys, dashboards, wireframes, and high-fidelity UI for web and mobile.
Weeks 5–6
Core Development
Authentication, project setup, financial dashboards, quotation uploads, and variation structure.
Weeks 7–8
Cost & Approvals
Quotation management, client approval flow, variation tracking, and supervisor queries.
Week 9
Admin & System Setup
Admin controls, reporting, audit logs, and system configuration.
Week 10
Testing & Launch Prep
Functional testing, data validation, final QA, deployment readiness, and handover.
What we built and how it works
Centralised dashboards, quotation handling, structured variation tracking, client approval flows, and a supervisor-focused mobile app ensure clear cost control and accountability.
Status Overview
Project Insights
Progress Tracking
Contract Value /
Variation Value
Variations
That Inspire
The Final Product
What happened after launch
0%
Faster Cost Reporting
0%
Reduction in Budget Overruns
0x
Faster Approval Turnaround
Business Impact:
Sinq provides a single source of truth for construction cost control, approvals, and variations across complex projects.
Improved Outcomes:
Clear cost visibility, reduced manual work, structured approvals, better variation tracking, and higher adoption by main contractors.
Foundry 5 understood the complexity of construction finance from day one. Sinq has transformed how we manage costs across every project, what used to take days now happens in real time. It is the most impactful tool we have adopted in years.
Philip Wasko - Founder of SINQ
