See cost drift 24–72 hours before it hits your next report.
TCC connects daily field data to activity-level costs the same day — so variances
surface while you can still do something about them, not at month-end. Built for
small and mid-size civil contractors. Bilingual, field-first, and fast enough that
foremen actually use it.
Early Signals flags daily cost drift per activity — 24–72 hours before a normal report would show it.
●Built for civil contractors●Natively bilingual (FR / EN)●Field data → cost the same day●Made in Québec
“We use TCC on our extraction and site rehabilitation project. It connects what's actually happening on site with what it's really costing us — the angle that's missing from the construction management tools we tried.”
— Antoine Cardinal, ing., Director · Sablière CSPL, Lachute, QC
How it works
Signal. Proof. Notification.
How a single over-budget activity moves from a Monday-morning alert to every stakeholder's inbox by the end of the day.
Monday morning
The signal
Daily cost-drift detection fires as soon as an activity crosses its variance threshold. No waiting for month-end close.
Same week
The proof
The daily report makes the variance visible at the activity level — budget vs. cost-to-date, flagged automatically with a red status.
Automatically
The notification
Every stakeholder receives the report by email with a one-click link to view it online. Nobody has to chase it.
Why cost control fails on most projects
The numbers are always right — and always two weeks late.
Most cost-control tools are reactive. Earned-value dashboards and accounting reports are powerful, but they're only as current as the field data underneath them. When that data arrives at month-end, every “insight” is an autopsy.
The 30-day lag
By the time accounting closes the month, the crew, equipment and conditions that caused the overrun are long gone. You can explain the variance — you can't undo it.
Reports pile up
The teams who need cost control most are the ones where daily reports fall behind. Missing reports aren't a paperwork problem — they're a cost-control blind spot.
Spreadsheets don't roll up
Field tallies live in notebooks and Excel tabs that never reconcile against the budget by activity. The numbers exist; the connection doesn't.
Enterprise tools are too heavy
Platforms built for large GCs are too slow and complex for a foreman on a phone. Adoption dies, and so does the data.
Timeline
How a cost overrun actually develops
Day 1
Crew productivity down 8%.
Day 4
Equipment idle, waiting for materials.
Day 7
Production falls behind estimate.
Day 30
Cost report confirms the variance — too late to act.
TCC surfaces the signals on Day 1–7, while corrective action is still possible.
The TCC approach
Connect field execution to cost — in three frames.
1
Field crews log labour, equipment, materials and production in under 60 seconds — on whatever phone they have.
2
Every entry ties back to an activity, a work order and a cost code — automatically, the same shape as your budget.
3
The project dashboard updates daily. Over-budget trends show up this week — not next month.
One daily entry, everything captured
Everything a foreman records in a couple of minutes.
Structured daily capture is the foundation — cost and productivity intelligence are derived from it.
Labour & equipment hours
Workers and equipment logged against the right activity and cost code.
Materials
Quantities consumed tracked against the activity they belong to.
Production quantities
Installed quantities captured for planned-vs-actual productivity.
Subcontractors
Sub hours and work tracked alongside your own crews.
Notes & work orders
Daily notes, work orders and attachments tied to the report.
AI photo analysis
Drop in a jobsite photo — TCC reads weather, crew count, equipment and safety conditions, then writes suggested daily notes.
What sets TCC apart
Built for the way cost control actually works on a civil site.
Unique to TCC
AI reads your tender documents so the team doesn't have to
Spec Intelligence extracts execution requirements, materials and scope from your tender PDFs automatically — turning a stack of documents into structured, searchable insights. No manual copy-paste, no missed clauses.
Budgets you edit by activity — not buried in a PDF
Set and adjust budgets at the activity level, with labour, equipment, material and subs separated — the exact same shape your field data arrives in. That's what makes same-day variance possible.
Purchase orders that consume against budget in real time
Every PO line item tracks quantity consumed versus remaining, against the activity it was budgeted for. Commitments and actuals stay reconciled without a spreadsheet export.
Earned value, with numbers that are actually current
Planned value, earned value, actual cost, CPI and SPI — the analysis project managers expect, fed by daily field data instead of a month-old close.
How TCC compares
TCC vs. Procore, STACK, and spreadsheets
Different tools solve different parts of the job. Here's where TCC fits for a small or mid-size civil contractor.
Capability
TCC
Procore
STACK
Spreadsheets
Daily field data connected to cost, out of the box
Core product
Yes — needs Field Productivity + Financials modules
Reflects each product's positioning for a small/mid-size civil contractor as of June 2026. Procore offers a full Cost Management suite (Daily Log, real-time labour-productivity budgets, multi-language localization); STACK Build & Operate includes daily reports and field productivity. TCC's edge is connecting field data to cost-drift signals out of the box, FR-first, for small/mid civil teams — not a claim that competitors lack these tools. Procore and STACK are trademarks of their respective owners. Sources: procore.com, stackct.com (verified June 2026).
The cost of waiting
What does a 4% overrun cost?
$200,000
On a $5M project, 4% margin erosion is $200,000 — and most overruns start as small daily drift nobody catches until month-end. Seeing it 24–72 hours early is the difference between a correction and a write-off.
A sample report from an actual civil project — cost by activity, productivity by activity, labour, equipment, materials, subcontractors, notes and attachments. The format your stakeholders receive every morning.
A 2-minute walkthrough — from field entry to cost-drift alert.
FAQ
Questions civil contractors ask
What is construction cost control software?
It's software that tracks a project's actual costs against its budget as work happens, so you can spot and correct overruns early. TCC focuses on the field side: it captures daily labour, equipment, material and production data and ties each entry to an activity and cost code, so budget-vs-actual stays current to within 24–72 hours instead of waiting for an accounting close.
How is TCC different from Procore or an ERP?
Procore and ERP systems are broad platforms oriented to larger general contractors, and cost reporting depends on data that often arrives late. TCC is purpose-built for small and mid-size civil contractors and starts from daily field capture, so cost drift surfaces at the activity level while the job is still running. It's also natively bilingual and deployable in minutes.
Do my foremen need training?
No. A foreman can log workers, equipment, materials and production in a couple of minutes from any phone. The draft-then-confirm workflow keeps entry fast in the field while keeping the committed record auditable.
Is TCC available in French?
Yes. TCC is natively bilingual — French and English — designed for Québec's civil construction industry from day one, not translated after the fact. Daily reports, the interface and the deliverables are all available in French.
How fast can we start?
You can start a free trial and begin capturing daily field data in minutes — no credit card, no setup fee, no long-term contract.
