What is Construct?
Construct is a range of construction industry contracting software for any business carrying out contracting work that wishes to control costs on contracts, jobs and estimates. It will handle costing processes from enquiry receipt through to final account and retention recovery.

Why should I purchase Construct?
Here are six good reasons:

1. Control over costs,
2. Quicker job reporting,
3. Ability to handle applications and retentions,
4. Complete integration with Sage Accounting products,
5. Single point of entry for all contract data; and
6. Improve the bottom line.

Can you help with CIS?
Construct gives time saving and control by providing automated, centralised, sub-contractor CIS handling from invoice and certificate entry, through generation of monthly Inland Revenue figures and voucher printing, to year end reporting. An effective way of lightening the monthly and annual CIS load.

This is due to change on April 7th 2007 when the vouchers and certificates will no longer be required. Online verification will become the norm. Construct Advanced not only provides an easy to use template for CIS but also keeps records of all transactions

What is the payback time?
Because Construct enables the user to constantly monitor actual costs against estimated/budget costs, overspends are immediately brought to the users notice. The saving of 1 % on annual contracting costs by controlling costs, as they are entered rather than after the event, can easily be shown to pay for the system within the first year.

Who will install, train and support us?
As a Business Partner of fifteen years standing with SAGE (UK) Ltd - MSA Systems are one of only a select few nationwide entrusted with selling CONSTRUCT.

In most instances MSA Systems will install and train all customers, while offering various levels of support, including telephone support as well as remote diagnostics to provide a quick response to system errors.

If you are calling from outside a 50-mile radius of Halesowen then MSA Systems and Sage will allocate one of their top specialist business partners to handle your enquiry.

Can I keep my existing Sage products?
Yes! Sage Construct seamlessly integrates with all Sage Accounts and Payroll Products.

What happens if I already have job costing?
If you have purchased Job Costing from Sage or indeed other competitor products, you are eligible for a discount upon purchase of the Construct solution.

What will all this cost?
It all depends on how many simultaneous users there are!

As an example: If it's a 4-user system for Construct Advanced then the cost would be £3350.00 The installation should only take one day @ £495.00 and the training is dependant on how many days are needed @ £495.00 per day (this includes all users of the system). Support comprising telephone support and remote diagnostics are charged at £995.00 per annum.

Will my current computer system be okay?
Possibly! below are recommended system requirements.

Server. Pentium 4 with 1Gb of memory, 400Mb of free disk space running Windows NT 4 SP6a or Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP SP1 with a 100 Base T network connection.

Workstations. Pentium 4 with 512Mb memory, 200Mb free disk space running Windows NT 4 SP6a or Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP Professional SPl; SVGA or high resolution video card and monitor supported by Windows running at 1024 x 768 pixels; 100 Base T network connection.

If you are unsure then MSA can provide a free appraisal.

How do I obtain more information?
There are three easy ways to get more details:

1. Phone Mel Twynam on 0121 585 0662 to arrange a NO OBLIGATION MEETING at your offices to assess your requirements which will lead to, if requested, a demonstration of the product.
2. e-mail Mel Twynam on mpt@msasystems.co.uk to arrange for literature to be sent or an appointment to be made.
3. Fax Mel on 0121 585 0649 to arrange the same.