CONNECTED PROJECT FINANCE

Turn scope and costs into clear estimates, contracts, invoices, and payments.

Build estimates from reusable cost items, organize pricing by phase or trade, create contracts from approved scope, and keep every invoice and payment connected to the project.

PROJECT FINANCIALSLake House Renovation
Estimated$48,200
Invoiced$31,400
Paid$24,900
Outstanding$6,500
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STOP REBUILDING THE SAME SPREADSHEET

Your financial workflow should not be rebuilt for every project.

Costs in one file, scope in another, contracts in templates, and payments tracked by memory. MCD Flow keeps the commercial history connected from the first estimate through the final balance.

Repeated pricing

The same materials, services, and labor are entered again for every estimate.

Scope without context

Phases and deliverables live separately from pricing and approval.

Unbilled changes

Additional work is completed without a documented financial path.

Unclear balance

It is difficult to see what was estimated, invoiced, paid, and remains outstanding.

FROM COST PLANNING TO COLLECTION

One connected financial path inside the project.

01

Build the Cost Catalog

Save materials, labor, equipment, services, suppliers, and standard scope items.

02

Create the estimate

Select items, quantities, units, and scope from a reusable company library.

03

Organize the scope

Group pricing by phase, trade, discipline, category, or delivery model.

04

Review costs and margins

Control waste, tax, overhead, margin, and final price before presenting.

05

Approve the estimate

Preserve the agreed scope and pricing inside the project.

06

Generate the contract

Carry forward client, scope, phases, deliverables, fees, and payment schedule.

07

Define payment milestones

Bill by retainer, percentage, phase, milestone, or selected item.

08

Create invoices

Generate invoices without rebuilding approved scope.

09

Record payments

Connect partial or full payments, method, date, and receipt.

10

Track the balance

See what was estimated, contracted, invoiced, paid, and outstanding.

COST CATALOG

Build it once. Reuse it across future estimates.

Create a company library for materials, labor, equipment, services, suppliers, and standard scope items.

  • ✓ Category & Trade
  • ✓ SKU & Description
  • ✓ Unit & Base Cost
  • ✓ Supplier & Specifications
  • ✓ Image & Internal Notes
Stop rebuilding the same pricing library for every project.
Cost Catalog248 items
FR-001
Framing labor$4.25 / sq ft
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MAT-018
Concrete 3,000 PSI$168 / yd³
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ARC-006
Site visit$450 / visit
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FFE-031
Lounge chair$725 / ea
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ADAPTED TO YOUR BUSINESS

Estimate the way your company actually delivers work.

Architecture

Programming, concept design, schematic design, construction documents, CA, reimbursables, and additional services.

Construction

Site work, foundations, framing, roofing, MEP, finishes, materials, labor, equipment, overhead, and profit.

Engineering

Discipline, milestone, deliverable, labor hours, calculations, reviews, field services, and additional scope.

Interior Design

Phases, rooms, materials, FF&E, procurement, freight, installation, and product markup.

Estimate EST-2026-0018Draft
Framing labor2,400 sq ft × $4.25$10,200
Waste5%$510
Overhead10%$1,071
Margin15%$1,767
Total$13,548

TRANSPARENT TOTALS

Understand how every price is built before presenting it.

See quantity, unit, cost, waste, tax, overhead, margin, and final price while keeping internal details separate from the client presentation.

FROM APPROVED SCOPE TO CONTRACT

Do not manually copy what has already been approved.

Turn the approved estimate into a contract while preserving the client, project, scope, phases, deliverables, fees, payment schedule, and additional services.

Contract templates support the workflow and do not constitute legal advice.
1EstimateApproved
2ContractScope transferred
3Payment ScheduleMilestones defined

INVOICING WITH CONTEXT

Bill by retainer, phase, milestone, percentage, or item.

Payment schedules

Define deposits, retainers, milestones, phases, and final balance.

Invoice lifecycle

Track Draft, Sent, Partial, Paid, Overdue, and Void.

Partial payments

Record multiple payments, method, date, receipt, and remaining balance.

Additional servicePending approval

Structural redesign requested by the client.

Impact$2,850

PROTECT YOUR SCOPE

Keep additional work from becoming unpaid work.

Document the change, estimate the impact, request approval, and connect the additional service to the contract, invoice, and project balance.

CLIENT-FACING CLARITY

Share financial information without exposing internal costs.

Clients can receive estimates, contracts, invoices, payment instructions, and receipts while base costs, suppliers, margin, and internal notes remain private.

Visible to clientEstimate · Contract · Invoice · Receipt
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Internal onlyBase cost · Supplier · Margin · Notes

ONE COMMERCIAL HISTORY

From lead to payment, the context remains connected.

LeadClientProjectCost CatalogEstimateContractInvoicePayment

ESTIMATES & FINANCE QUESTIONS

Clear answers before connecting your financial workflow.

Can I reuse costs in future estimates?

Yes. The Cost Catalog can maintain reusable materials, labor, equipment, services, and standard scope items.

Can I organize an estimate by phase or trade?

Yes. The structure can adapt to the company profile, delivery model, phases, trades, or scope.

Can I create a contract from an approved estimate?

Yes. Approved scope, phases, deliverables, and fees can continue into the contract workflow.

Can I invoice by milestone or phase?

Yes. Payment schedules can be organized by percentages, milestones, phases, or selected items.

Can I record partial payments?

Yes. Multiple payment records can be connected to the same invoice while maintaining a clear balance.

Can the client see internal cost and margin?

No. Client-facing information remains separate from base cost, suppliers, margin, and internal notes.

Can I track additional services or changes?

Yes. Additional work can be documented and preserved inside the commercial history of the project.

CONNECT PROJECT FINANCE FROM THE START

Keep the next project from becoming another spreadsheet.

Create your first cost item, build an estimate, and review the complete workflow with no card or upfront payment.

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