Track Costs. Then Understand Them.
Cost tracking is the discipline of getting every construction cost onto the right project and the right cost code, close to when it happens. Done well, it gives you a reliable picture of committed cost, incurred cost and remaining cost.
Bivvit is not a transactional cost-entry system. It analyzes project cost information from the systems builders already use.
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The dimensions that make cost data mean something
Hard costs
Construction cost by category against budget — where the money went and where it moved.
Soft costs
Design, permits, fees, consultants, insurance and closing costs, grouped so they stop hiding.
Cost per SF
Hard cost per SF and total cost per SF, calculated the same way on every project.
Budget variance
Category-level variance in dollars and percent, ranked by impact on margin.
Cost trends
Whether a category is drifting up or down across your recent projects.
Product type
Townhome, SFR, cottage, ADU or DADU — different cost structures kept separate.
Location
Market and submarket, where labor, site conditions and review timelines differ.
Project size and duration
Square footage, unit count and construction duration, so fixed costs and carry are comparable.
Historical comparison
Your own completed projects first. The most reliable benchmark you have.
Bivvit isn't where you enter the bill. It's where you understand what the bill means for the project.
Recording cost versus understanding cost
- Records transactionsInterprets project performance
- Tracks job costsCompares job costs across projects
- Organizes cost codesFinds cost trends by category
- Produces financial reportsExplains what the project did
- Reports actual spendingExplains variance
- Focuses on individual transactions and projectsCompares your completed projects
- Records historyHelps you use history on the next project
You need accounting. Bivvit makes that data more valuable.
Related Guides
- Construction Job Costing
How to understand costs by job and cost code.
- Budget vs Actual
How to see where the project missed and why.
- Construction Cost Per Square Foot
How to compare cost/SF correctly.
Put It Against Your Own Projects.
Send us the records from a completed project. Bivvit organizes the numbers, shows what happened, and helps you understand what to carry into the next one.
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