How many projects or companies can I manage in FirstBit ERP Contracting?

There are no predefined limits on the number of projects or companies you can create and manage. FirstBit ERP Contracting is designed to scale with your business, providing a reliable platform for continued growth and expansion.

Do you offer mobile and desktop applications?

Yes. FirstBit ERP offers mobile applications for Android and iOS devices. These support approvals and notifications and are designed for employees who need remote access with real-time data synchronization. For example, on-site teams can submit project progress reports, attach site photos, create requests, and record working hours. Dedicated mobile dashboards are also available for financial and project managers.

How long does implementation take?

ERP implementation typically takes between 2 and 6 months, depending on the scope of required modifications and the level of customization.

What training and support do you provide?

During implementation, we conduct dedicated training sessions to ensure all users feel confident working with FirstBit ERP. At go-live, we assist with entering and reconciling daily transactions to help establish accurate, real-time reporting from day one. After launch, you'll have access to a dedicated support team, including a personal account manager, a technical support engineer and an SLA-backed support hotline. We also provide regular software updates and new releases free of charge to keep your system up to date and running reliably.

1C: Enterprise for construction

Make every project profitable Connect on-site project execution with day-to-day business operations to keep your construction projects on schedule and within budget.

Everything you need to make timely, informed decisions is available in First Bit's all-in-one ERP solution for contractors.

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Multi-company accounting
Cloud-based platform
Web, desktop and mobile versions

300+ real-time reports
Document approval workflows
Custom alerts and reminders

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Estimation & Tendering
- Collect inquiries and plan activities
- Create or upload bills of quantities (BOQs)
- Prepare BOQ-based cost estimates using templates
- Request quotations (RFQs) and compare suppliers
- Create and revise quotations while keeping a complete history of changes
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Planning
- Plan project budgets and revenue
- Prepare cash flow forecasts linked to income and expense categories
- Import and manage project scheduling documents
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Project execution
- Create purchase requisitions and manage supplier tenders
- Allocate all types of resources, including labor, materials, equipment and subcontractors
- Generate timesheets for employees and equipment
- Process purchase orders based on allocated resources
- Monitor project inventory
- Manage requests for information (RFIs)
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Project management
- Monitor construction progress in real time
- Streamline progress billing
- Allocate direct and indirect costs across projects
- Keep project costs within approved budgets
- Track changes and deviations in project scope, schedules, and costs
- Analyze purchase requisitions based on multiple criteria
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Project closeout
- Finalize project budgets based on actual costs
- Recognize revenue as work progresses
- Evaluate profitability and compare project performance

Estimation & Tendering

Collect inquiries and plan activities
Create or upload bills of quantities (BOQs)
Prepare BOQ-based cost estimates using templates
Request quotations (RFQs) and compare suppliers
Create and revise quotations while keeping a complete history of changes

Planning

Plan project budgets and revenue
Prepare cash flow forecasts linked to income and expense categories
Import and manage project scheduling documents

Project execution

Create purchase requisitions and manage supplier tenders
Allocate all types of resources, including labor, materials, equipment and subcontractors
Generate timesheets for employees and equipment
Process purchase orders based on allocated resources
Monitor project inventory
Manage requests for information (RFIs)

Project management

Monitor construction progress in real time
Streamline progress billing
Allocate direct and indirect costs across projects
Keep project costs within approved budgets
Track changes and deviations in project scope, schedules, and costs
Analyze purchase requisitions based on multiple criteria

Project closeout

Finalize project budgets based on actual costs
Recognize revenue as work progresses
Evaluate profitability and compare project performance

... with automation of all supporting processes

Procurement
- Process requests from construction sites in real time
- Generate requests for quotation (RFQs) and manage supplier responses
- Automatically generate quotations in response to RFQs
- Evaluate and compare suppliers and their prices
- Create and modify purchase orders
- Monitor subcontractor activities
- Analyze purchase requisitions and orders
Inventory & Warehouse
- Monitor material inventory across all warehouses and construction sites
- Reserve and transfer inventory based on project requests
- Manage material movements and consumption
- Generate material receipt and transfer documents
- Track inventory shelf life and expiration dates
HR & Payroll
- Generate and update employment contracts
- Create work schedules and allocate employees across projects
- Track attendance and absences using timesheets
- Calculate payroll in compliance with UAE and Saudi Arabian labor laws
- Manage and adjust all types of earnings (salaries, overtime, leave pay, end-of-service benefits, and allowances) and deductions
- Generate WPS files and distribute payslips
- Manage employee accommodation
Finance & Accounting
- Generate invoices based on project progress or milestones
- Set up progress-based revenue recognition
- Track employee-related costs, including petty cash expenses
- Calculate retention amounts and manage settlements
- Prepare and submit tax returns in compliance with UAE and Saudi Arabian regulations
- Track and analyze cash inflows and outflows
- Manage cash, bank transactions, and post-dated checks
- Prepare IFRS-compliant financial statements

Procurement

Process requests from construction sites in real time
Generate requests for quotation (RFQs) and manage supplier responses
Automatically generate quotations in response to RFQs
Evaluate and compare suppliers and their prices
Create and modify purchase orders
Monitor subcontractor activities
Analyze purchase requisitions and orders

Inventory & Warehouse

Monitor material inventory across all warehouses and construction sites
Reserve and transfer inventory based on project requests
Manage material movements and consumption
Generate material receipt and transfer documents
Track inventory shelf life and expiration dates

HR & Payroll

Generate and update employment contracts
Create work schedules and allocate employees across projects
Track attendance and absences using timesheets
Calculate payroll in compliance with UAE and Saudi Arabian labor laws
Manage and adjust all types of earnings (salaries, overtime, leave pay, end-of-service benefits, and allowances) and deductions
Generate WPS files and distribute payslips
Manage employee accommodation

Finance & Accounting

Generate invoices based on project progress or milestones
Set up progress-based revenue recognition
Track employee-related costs, including petty cash expenses
Calculate retention amounts and manage settlements
Prepare and submit tax returns in compliance with UAE and Saudi Arabian regulations
Track and analyze cash inflows and outflows
Manage cash, bank transactions, and post-dated checks
Prepare IFRS-compliant financial statements

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

Connect your site and office operations

Communicate easily with colleagues across all departments at every stage of a project
Improve team efficiency by reducing manual data entry
Get approvals on time

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ACCURATE REAL-TIME DATA

Make timely, informed decisions

Access transparent reports on project progress, expenses, cash flow, and more, anytime and anywhere
Allocate resources in real time
Create more accurate estimates using historical project data

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ADVANCED TOOLS

Increase project profitability

Analyze projects from every angle to evaluate performance
Monitor and analyze project costs, including materials, labor, equipment and subcontractor services
Prevent delays with task management tools, alerts and notifications

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READY-TO-USE, FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE SOLUTION

Get started easily with industry best practices

Access powerful project management features right out of the box
Customize the system to match your company's unique workflows
Expand functionality as your business grows and evolves

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Manage your entire business
with FirstBit ERP Contracting

Project cost control

Project management

Procurement

Financial management

Accounting

Taxes

HR & Payroll

Warehouse management

Equipment management

Production

CRM

Sales

Prevent budget overruns

Estimate costs accurately and create realistic budgets and financial forecasts

Identify where expenses occur by allocating costs across departments, activities and projects

Monitor all purchases in real time against project budgets

Access detailed project cost analyses and profit and loss (P&L) reports to understand financial performance

Monitor cash flow for each project to prevent cash shortages

Keep your projects on schedule

Access up-to-date information on project status, budgets and resources to make informed decisions

Track milestones, progress and tasks in one centralized system

Optimize workforce and resource allocation with scheduling and time-tracking tools

Monitor budget variances to prevent cost overruns

Get the best value from every purchase

Process requests from construction sites instantly, keeping departments synchronized to prevent delays in material deliveries and services

Generate RFQs and negotiate better deals by quickly comparing suppliers and prices against project budgets

Improve purchasing accuracy by automating purchase order creation and revisions, with direct integration into project data

Track all purchase order changes in real time

Maintain financial stability across all projects

Automate invoicing based on project progress or milestones to ensure timely billing and faster payments

Set up progress-based revenue recognition in accordance with IFRS

Monitor financial performance through real-time dashboards displaying key metrics, including cash flow, accounts payable and accounts receivable

Forecast cash inflows and outflows based on project schedules and budgets to maintain sufficient liquidity

Maintain financial stability across all projects

Ensure compliance and financial accuracy

Automate IFRS-compliant financial reporting, including balance sheets, income statements and statements of changes in equity

Accurately allocate labor, material and overhead costs across projects and departments

Streamline fixed asset management with tools for tracking acquisitions, calculating depreciation, scheduling maintenance and managing asset disposals

Maintain accurate financial records and reduce administrative work by managing cash and bank transactions directly in the system

Ensure compliance and financial accuracy

Stay compliant with UAE and Saudi Arabian tax regulations

Automate the accurate calculation and recording of tax liabilities

Manage value-added tax (VAT), corporate income tax (CIT) and withholding tax (WHT)

Simplify the preparation of detailed tax reports, including VAT, CIT and withholding tax returns, to ensure timely submissions and reduce administrative workload

Get a clear overview of tax transactions with detailed tax account reports

Stay compliant with UAE and Saudi Arabian tax regulations

Manage your workforce and payroll with ease

Allocate employees efficiently based on project needs, avoiding overstaffing and understaffing to keep projects on schedule

Track attendance and absences using timesheets

Automate payroll calculations, including salaries, overtime and leave pay

Manage earnings and deductions, and automatically generate WPS files to ensure compliance and simplify payroll processing

Manage your workforce and payroll with ease

Optimize your supply chain

Track material stock levels across multiple warehouses and construction sites in real time

Reserve materials and transfer them between locations, recording every transaction

Allocate materials to on-site teams and accurately track each handover

Generate reports on inventory levels, consumption, shelf life and discrepancies for greater visibility and accurate stocktaking

Automatically generate material receipt and dispatch documents

Keep equipment and assets under control

Streamline equipment requests and allocation with a dedicated scheduling calendar, ensuring the right equipment is available when needed

Automatically track equipment usage hours, calculate depreciation costs and generate accurate invoices

Store fixed asset and equipment documentation, and monitor asset lifecycles

Manage the entire fixed asset lifecycle, from acquisition and maintenance to disposal, to maximize asset value

Integrate your production processes

Plan resources and ensure timely delivery of finished goods

Automatically update inventory levels as materials are consumed and finished products are received, accounting for production waste

Accurately allocate production costs, including labor and overheads, to determine the full cost of production

Maintain accurate work-in-progress (WIP) records with visibility into ongoing production costs

Ensure all bids are submitted on time

Track and improve conversion rates at every sales stage with visual sales funnels

Link leads to projects to provide personalized service and manage follow-ups effectively

Centralize customer information and interaction history, including estimates, quotations and email correspondence for each lead

Schedule site visits, calls and emails to ensure timely follow-ups and improve lead engagement

Simplify customer negotiations and payments

Automate quotation creation and revisions to quickly adjust prices and terms

Respond promptly to customer enquiries and improve your chances of winning contracts

Streamline billing by automatically generating invoices to accelerate payments

Track partial payments and retention amounts to ensure contract compliance and maintain healthy cash flow

Simplify customer negotiations and payments

The ERP system you can rely on

Support

Get assistance whenever you need it from our dedicated local support team.

Security

Keep your confidential business data securely stored in the cloud.

Compliance

Reduce the risk of penalties by meeting tax and labor regulations in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

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Our clients' success stories in the GCC market

A professional team, prompt support, and a deep understanding of the specifics of UAE legislation and regulatory requirements. We especially appreciate the personalized approach and the willingness to adapt solutions to our needs. We thank First Bit for a reliable partnership!

Galina

Senior accountant at VAT-OK LLC

A professional team, prompt support, and a deep understanding of the specifics of UAE legislation and regulatory requirements. We especially appreciate the personalized approach and the willingness to adapt solutions to our needs. We thank First Bit for a reliable partnership!

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Frequently asked questions

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During ERP implementation, we migrate master and reference data, opening balances as of the agreed migration date, and accounting register data. Transaction numbers are preserved to enable accurate reconciliation after migration.

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1C: Enterprise for construction

Improve business efficiencywith an all-in-one ERP system