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Construction software and site AI for UAE contractors.

We build the systems a UAE construction business runs on - mobile site reporting, AI photo inspection, drawing and BOQ intelligence, and approval workflows for RFIs, submittals, and payment certificates. Practical, secure, and built for how client, consultant, and contractor actually sign things off in Abu Dhabi and across the UAE.

Abu Dhabi-based · serving construction across the UAE
THE CHALLENGE

Sound familiar?

  • Progress lives in WhatsApp photos and site engineers' spreadsheets, so no one at head office has a single, current view of where each project stands against programme.

  • RFIs, material submittals, and drawing approvals sit buried in email threads - a slow sign-off stalls the trade behind it and quietly builds the basis for a delay claim.

  • HSE and QA/QC still run on paper: PPE checks, permit-to-work, and snag lists that can't be searched, and can't be proven at handover.

  • Payment certificates, BOQ variations, and subcontractor claims get reconciled by hand across client, consultant, and contractor, so figures drift and disputes drag on.

WHAT WE BUILD

Systems for construction.

Site reporting & progress systems

A mobile app for site engineers to log daily reports, manpower, and geotagged photos, rolled up into one progress-vs-programme dashboard across every site. Head office sees the real position each morning instead of chasing updates.

AI site inspection (computer vision)

Analyse site photos and camera feeds to flag missing PPE, check progress against the plan, and surface likely defects for a person to confirm. It gives your HSE and QA/QC team more eyes across more of the site, not a replacement for them.

Drawing, BOQ & contract intelligence

Pull scope, quantities, and key clauses out of drawings, bills of quantities, and FIDIC-style contracts, with every answer traceable back to the exact sheet, page, or line it came from. Useful for take-offs, variations, and claims.

RFI, submittal & approval automation

Route RFIs, material approval requests, permit-to-work, and interim payment certificates to the right approver, with a full record of who signed what and when. Overdue items surface early and the paper trail is ready when it's needed.

EXAMPLE USE CASES

What this looks like in practice.

Illustrative scenarios - not completed client projects.

  • An Abu Dhabi main contractor could give site engineers a mobile daily-report app that rolls up manpower and progress from every site into one dashboard before the morning meeting.

  • A Dubai fit-out company could run computer vision over site photos to flag workers without hard hats or high-vis ahead of a safety inspection, with an HSE officer reviewing each flag before it's actioned.

  • A UAE MEP subcontractor could automate RFI and material-submittal tracking so nothing sits unanswered past its required date, and any delay is easy to evidence in a claim.

  • An Abu Dhabi real-estate developer could run a live snagging and handover tracker across several towers, with photo evidence attached to every defect and its close-out.

  • A civil contractor in the UAE could extract BOQ quantities and variation items straight from drawings to speed up interim payment applications and cut down disputes over measure.

FAQ

Common questions.

Do you build construction software from scratch, or work with the tools we already use?

Both. We can build a site-reporting, QA/QC, or approvals system from scratch, or connect what you already run - accounting, ERP, or a schedule in Primavera P6 or MS Project - so you get one view without ripping anything out. We map your actual process, including the client, consultant, and contractor sign-offs, before we build.

Can AI site inspection replace our HSE officer or QA/QC engineer?

No, and we wouldn't sell it that way. Computer vision flags likely issues - missing PPE, a possible defect, progress that looks behind - and a person confirms the call. It gives your HSE and QA/QC team more coverage across the site, not a substitute for their judgement. AI-assisted, human-reviewed.

Is our project data safe - drawings, contracts, and commercial figures?

Yes. Construction data is commercially sensitive, so we build secure by default: access scoped by role for site, consultant, and client, a clear audit trail, and, where required, deployment that keeps data inside your own environment. We don't train public models on your project data.

We run several projects and subcontractors at once. Can one system handle that?

Yes. Systems are built to handle multiple sites, packages, and subcontractors together, with a portfolio roll-up for head office and scoped access for each site team. You see progress, RFIs, HSE, and cost across every project without chasing separate spreadsheets.

START HERE

Build for your construction.

Tell us how your operation runs today. We'll map the highest-impact system to build first - scoped, secure, and human-reviewed.

We reply within ~2 working daysA fixed-scope quote before any build startsHonest scope, or we'll tell you it's not a fit
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