Light Commercial general contractors
Payments software for light commercial construction
Manage your project finances and compliance in a single tool.
Build a more profitable business with job costing, cash flow management, and 2.5%¹ yield on your operating balance.
- Job costing, progress invoicing, and change order management
- Client payment, expense management, and banking built-in
- Subcontractor management, compliance tracking, and online bill payment
Job costing & compliance from one simple hub
Beam unifies the data in your shared drive, email, spreadsheets, and accounting software so that you can manage your finances with confidence.
From estimating to job costing, receipt capture, and online payments—Beam has the right tools to improve your light commercial construction business.
Project management
Change orders
Files & notes
CRM
Vendors
Estimates
Financials
Bills & expenses
Invoices
Payments
Contracting
Schedule of values
Payment schedules
Retainage
Compliance
Lien waivers
Licenses
Create professional invoices and accept online payment
Impress your clients with Beam’s progress invoicing and convenient payment portal.
- AIA G702/G703-style invoicing
- $5 per online bank transfer
- 3% credit and debit card fee
Add your contract & change orders
Enter your full schedule of values and set your retainage percentage. We'll handle the calculations for you.
Create and send an invoice
Choose amounts, attach files, and add custom memos. Beam will send a personalized email and reminders near the due date.
Get paid
Payments are deposited in your bank account within 1-3 business days after the client clicks “Pay”.
Bill payment built for commercial contractors
Track your subcontractors payments against their original bid and approved change orders. Verify compliance before scheduling a payment.
We'll do the heavy lifting by sending payment notifications to your subcontractors and requesting bank information when needed.
Add your subcontracts
Add accepted bids for each of your trades.
Add or request bills
Consolidate mailed and emailed invoices on Beam. Ask subcontractors to invoice you on Beam for faster processing & payment.
Schedule payments
Once scheduled, subcontractors receive notifications to track payment status or securely add their bank information.
With Beam, you set the rules
Configure approval workflows between bookkeepers, project managers, and the business owner.
Invoices are reconciled against your original contracts and approved change orders to make sure you don't overpay.
Automate lien waiver collection
Collecting lien waivers shouldn’t slow down your draw process. Allow your subcontractors to e-sign documents before and after payment, and get real-time visibility into compliance status.
Set your waiver rules
Choose which types of lien waivers are required on each project.
Beam sends email requests
Beam sends an email for any missing lien waivers. After payment, another email will be sent for unconditional waivers.
E-signatures and tracking
Lien waivers can be signed online, and compliance status and documents will be available in real-time.
Insurance tracking on autopilot
Track certificates of insurance by coverage type and request new documents prior to expiration. Block payment until insurance is up-to-date.
- Track multiple coverage types & documents
- Warnings and emails when expiration approaches
- Subcontractors can upload new documents
Capture receipts on the field to automate expense management
Stop spending hours each week collecting and categorizing receipts. Give your team Beam Cards to capture receipts and categorize expenses right after every purchase, right from their phones.
The Beam Card is a Visa card designed to help your team save money & time.
- No annual fees
- 0% APR with autopay²
- 1% cash back
- Issue up to 50 cards to teammates
- Set individual credit limits
Apply & issue Beam Cards
Fill out the online application and issue physical and virtual cards to teammates. Configure credit limits to control spend.
Make purchases & capture receipts
After each purchase, teammates will receive a notification to upload their receipt and categorize the expense to a project and cost code.
Track profitability & invoice faster
With expense management on autopilot, your office will spend less time chasing down receipts, giving them more time to track profitability and send invoices.
Project budgeting on autopilot
Track spend by accounting codes and compare estimate vs. actuals. Stop waiting for manual reports to understand profitability.
Create budgets directly from your estimate and update your budget with change orders in real-time.
Beam's automated budgeting saves your office hours a month.
Time is money. Save both.
Join hundreds of contractors that trust Beam to simplify their construction financials.
