Foundation Software

Foundation Software is the fiercely independent, deeply beloved, highly specialized "Blue-Collar Champion" of the construction ERP world. It completely bypassed the massive ENR 400 mega-corporations and explicitly built its entire empire targeting the "Hardcore Subcontractor" (the plumbing, electrical, and concrete companies making $10M to $50M a year). It focuses intensely on the specific financial nightmares of the blue-collar trades. Its absolute biggest differentiator is "Prevailing Wage and Union Payroll." Subcontractors often bid on Government jobs (schools, military bases). These jobs require the contractor to pay federally mandated "Prevailing Wages" and submit terrifyingly complex "Certified Payroll" reports to the government every week to prove it. Foundation's payroll engine mathematically automates this entire nightmare, generating flawless compliance reports that save companies from massive federal fines. Because it targets the trades, its "AIA Billing Engine" is flawless. When a plumber bills the General Contractor, they cannot just send a standard invoice. They must use standard American Institute of Architects (AIA) G702/G703 forms, detailing exactly what percentage of the pipe is installed. Foundation mathematically tracks the "Schedule of Values," automatically calculating the "Retainage" (the 10% the GC holds back until the end), and generates perfect AIA bills instantly.