Commercial general contractors

Payments Software for Commercial Contractors

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.

  • Lien waiver management and online bill payment
  • AIA-style invoicing and change order management
  • Subcontractor management with compliance tracking
A crane working on a mid-rise commercial construction project.Schedule online bill payments in the Beam application.
Online bill payment

Bill payment built for commercial contractors

Track your subcontractors payments against their original bid, retention, 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.

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Schedule online bill payments to your trade contractors.
1

Add your subcontracts

Add accepted bids for each of your trades.

2

Add or request bills

Consolidate mailed and emailed invoices on Beam. Ask subcontractors to invoice you on Beam for faster processing & payment.

3

Schedule payments

Once scheduled, subcontractors receive notifications to track payment status or securely add their bank information.

Lien waiver management

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.

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Automate bill entry, collecting lien waivers, and paying vendors
"Beam has massively sped up and simplified the billing workflow for us and our subcontractors, including the entire lien waiver management process."
Financial management

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

Projects
Change orders
Tasks
Files & notes

CRM

Clients
Vendors
Estimates
Proposals

Financials

Job costing
Bills & expenses
Invoices
Payments

Contracting

Prime & subcontracts
Schedule of values
Payment schedules
Retainage

Compliance

Certificates of insurance
Lien waivers
Licenses
Invoicing and online payment

Create professional invoices and accept online payment

Impress your clients with Beam’s progress invoicing and convenient payment portal.

  • AIA G702/G703-style invoicing with retention calculation
  • $5 per online bank transfer
  • 3% credit and debit card fee
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Send invoices to clients and accept online payment using Beam.
1

Add your contract & change orders

Enter your full schedule of values and set your retainage percentage. We'll handle the calculations for you.

2

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.

3

Get paid

Payments are deposited in your bank account within 1-3 business days after the client clicks “Pay”.

Insurance tracking

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.

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Time is money. Save both.

Join hundreds of contractors that trust Beam to organize project finances and stay on budget.

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