BOQ-first construction for odoo

From BOQ to IPC.

Track every budget line from initial estimate to final settlement. Measure site progress, sign IPCs on a client portal, and fully automate your payroll and analytics. One unified system for the company that commissions, the company that builds, and the developer doing both.

Built by AURA
First in odoo
Construction

Core + add-ons

BOQ at the core. Budget on top.

Every construction company needs a BOQ. Some use it to issue IPCs, others use it to build for themselves. AURA is modular — install what you need today, and activate the rest as you grow.

Every department, one project

The project at the center. Everything else wires in.

The BOQ drives the budget. The budget shapes the IPC. The IPC triggers invoices, stock write-offs, payroll, and analytics. AURA sits in the middle, automating the connections — your team works in odoo, while the project shows the truth in real time.

Project G-01
Producing · 68%

One project

one BOQ · one budget · one P&L

47
BOQ
₾4.25m
Budget
−65k
P&L

Project

Tasks · milestones

Tasks model work phases. Milestones trigger IPCs.

+ 24 tasks · 4 today

Sales & invoicing

Contract · IPC

The Sales Order acts as the contract. Each signed IPC becomes an invoice.

IPC №07 · GEL 1.82m

Purchase & inventory

Materials · equipment

Procurement is linked to budget lines. Approved IPCs automatically write off stock.

PO-1142 · Supplier A

Accounting

Analytical · P&L

Per-project analytical accounts. Live revenue versus cost tracking.

+ 47 GL lines · today

HR & payroll

Workers · timesheets

Site managers log hours. Payroll consumes validated time and volume.

+ 120 hrs · today

01 · Project Budget

Every line on the BOQ. Every cost in three parts.

A construction budget isn't just one number — it's thousands of lines, each with material, labour, and equipment costed separately, tagged to an elevation mark, and rolled up into a project phase. AURA maintains this structure end to end. Your estimator works in an Excel-style hierarchy; your accountant sees a fully integrated analytical chart; your project manager sees exactly what each metre costs — and when it's due.

Estimating

Estimating

From tender to signed budget — every line costed, every overhead applied.

  • Resource Catalogue
    Reusable library of priced resources — material, labour, equipment.
  • BOQ Document
    Per-project Bill of Quantities, multi-level categories, Excel import.
  • Catalogue Match
    Auto-link BOQ lines to catalogue codes — by code, name, UoM, and price.
  • Three-Component Pricing
    Every item split into material, labour, and equipment.
  • Elevation Mark (ნიშნული)
    Every line referenced to a vertical mark (±0.00, +3.10) — drives task generation and scheduling.
  • Phases & Timelines
    Top-level categories double as project phases — assign dates once, and every line inherits them.
  • Standalone Mode
    Build a BOQ before the project exists — for bidding and tendering.
Execution

Execution

Site activity, recorded once, posted everywhere.

  • Timesheets
    Site managers log hours on behalf of workers — feeds payroll and analytics.
  • Material Consumption
    Issued from inventory against the budget line — stock and cost in sync.
  • Equipment Hours
    Owned and rented machinery time — costed at the correct project rate.
  • Subcontractor Work
    Subcontracted lines flagged separately — paid against their own milestones.
Settlement

Settlement

Interim Payment Certificates, the way they're actually written.

  • Cumulative Progress
    Every IPC shows the running total against the contract.
  • Advance Deduction
    10% of advance recovered automatically across IPCs (configurable).
  • Retention Hold
    5% withheld on every certificate — released upon handover.
  • VAT Block
    18% Georgian VAT calculated and shown net of advances and retention.
  • Adjustments
    Price corrections, transport penalties, utility deductions — all itemised.
Changes

Changes

Nothing in a real construction project stays still — AURA keeps the audit.

  • Variation Orders (Positive)
    Added scope (VO_01, VO_02) — costed and approved before billing.
  • Variation Orders (Negative)
    Removed scope — credited back through the IPC, never lost in the noise.
  • Hidden Works Acts
    Rebar before concrete, waterproofing before screed — validated on a separate act.
  • Price Corrections
    Escalation clauses, supplier price moves — documented per IPC.

Built-in by default

Multi-level categories — 2, 3, or more, imported from Excel
Phase timelines on top-level categories — set dates once, every line inherits
One-click budget generation — from BOQ to final budget in seconds
Per-project analytical accounts — auto-created upon confirmation
Elevation marks on every line — vertical reference for every cost
Full audit trail — exactly who changed what, when, and why

02 · Tasks & Schedule

Phases in the budget. Tasks on the calendar.

The budget isn't just a number — it's the schedule. Top-level categories become project phases, complete with start and end dates. When the project manager generates tasks, the budget passes them down with phase dates attached, color-coded, and sequenced either by category hierarchy or elevation mark (ნიშნული). Choose the view that mirrors how you actually build: floor by floor.

Phases & dates
PhaseStartEndDuration
  • 1Earthworks2026-05-102026-06-1537 d
  • 2Foundation2026-06-102026-08-2072 d
  • 3Structure2026-08-152027-02-28197 d
  • 4Envelope2027-01-152027-05-30135 d
  • 5MEP2026-11-012027-08-15287 d
  • 6Finishes2027-04-012027-09-30182 d
  • 7Handover2027-09-152027-10-1530 d
Generate tasks
Generate142 tasks ready

Two generation modes

One budget. Two ways to generate tasks.

Choose how your team views the work: by discipline (the way estimators think) or by floor (the way builders execute). Either way, the budget remains the single source of truth.

Mode A

By Category

Tasks mirror the BOQ tree — discipline-first workflow.

  • Phase = top-level category
    Earthworks, Foundation, Structure, Finishes — each becomes a parent task.
  • Sub-tasks follow sub-categories
    "Excavation" → "Mechanical excavation" → individual line tasks. Hierarchy is preserved.
  • Familiar to estimators
    Reads like the BOQ. Ideal for trade-based project management.
  • One task per costed line
    Every priced item becomes an actionable task with its own progress tracking.
Mode B

By Elevation Mark

Tasks follow the vertical build sequence — floor by floor.

+9.30+6.20+3.10±0.00−3.50
  • Phase = top-level category
    Phases and dates are still inherited directly from the budget.
  • Tasks grouped by mark
    −3.50 (basement) → ±0.00 (ground) → +3.10 (first floor).
  • Mirrors reality
    You can't pour the second floor before the first. The schedule reflects actual site constraints.
  • Cross-discipline levels
    Concrete, rebar, and MEP rough-ins are grouped under the floor they belong to.
live

Budget edited · 17 lines added or moved

  • Done tasks preserved
    History and timesheets kept intact.
    84
  • Open tasks rebuilt
    Re-linked to the current budget.
    58
  • New tasks created
    Generated from added or moved lines.
    17
Mode · By elevation markConfirm re-generation

Schedule essentials

Phases match budget categories — no separate setup or parallel trees
Two generation modes — by category hierarchy or elevation mark
Auto-inherited timelines — tasks automatically adopt phase start and end dates
Calendar & Gantt views — track daily work and critical paths
Lossless re-generation — preserves completed work while updating open tasks
Plan adherence — instantly see if a task is on, ahead, or behind schedule

03 · Auto-report

Every measured metre lands on the IPC in seconds.

A site engineer logs the day's progress via phone. The site manager approves timesheets. The storekeeper issues materials. In the background — without a single extra click — AURA generates the period's IPC, links the data, calculates advances and retentions, and prepares a draft. By day's end, the certificate is ready for the client.

Field inputs
01Measure

Site engineers mark daily progress against budget lines. Photos attach directly to the task. Quantities flow instantly into the open IPC period.

02Log time

Site managers confirm timesheets for every worker and task. Logged hours automatically feed payroll and project analytics.

03Issue stock

Materials are issued from the warehouse directly against budget lines. Inventory decreases, and project costs update in real time.

AURA · auto-IPC

AURA opens the period's IPC draft.

Advance · retention · VAT auto-calculated

04Submit

The IPC draft auto-fills with the period's exact progress, time, and materials. The PM reviews, adjusts, and submits.

05Sign

The client opens the IPC on the portal to validate lines, ask questions, and sign. A seamless UX matching odoo's native invoice portal.

06Post

A signed IPC automatically posts the invoice, stock write-offs, payroll entries, and analytical accounts — all in a single atomic transaction.

System outputs

Built for the realities of the site

Zero double data entryPhotos & notes on every lineNever blocks site workflowsNightly data safety netPer-period audit reports

04 · Traceability

Every cost, traceable from supplier to wall.

Every line on the IPC carries a chain — back to the budget line that priced it, the catalogue item it came from, the purchase order that supplied it, and the supplier that shipped it. Forward to the invoice that billed it, the analytical account that booked it, and the flat (in Developer Mode) that sells it. Audit-ready, the moment it posts.

Contract

C-021

Budget line

Concrete C25

PO-1142
Supplier A
Stock in
IPC №07
Signed
Invoice + GL
Timesheet
+120 hrs
Payroll

Audit-grade by default

Every IPC line traces back to a BOQ item and forward to an invoice
Backward trace — pick a line on a paid IPC, see every input
Supplier lots preserved on every consumed material
Audit-grade timestamps and signatures on every event
Forward trace — every flat shows the exact materials inside it
Cost roll-up — drill down from the project total to a single hour of work

05 · In sync by design

Two ledgers. One source of truth.

Every transaction — an issued material, a logged hour, or a signed IPC — updates the project budget, accounting, and inventory simultaneously. The planned and actual views never drift because they are never separate. Need proof? Run a Plan-vs-Actual comparison in one click. Any discrepancy is resolved through a formal Variation Order, never a silent patch.

Project G-01
In sync

Plan · budget

GEL 4,250,000

47 categories

  • Earthworks
    720k
  • Concrete C25
    1.42m
  • Rebar Ø12
    310k

Actual · analytics

GEL 4,184,300

47 categories

  • Earthworks
    702k
    −18k
  • Concrete C25
    1.46m
    +44k
  • Rebar Ø12
    298k
    −12k
Run variance checkLast run · today 12:14

Why drift never happens

Sync by design — every IPC updates the budget, accounting, and inventory in a single transaction.
One-click variance — run a Plan-vs-Actual report in seconds, complete with a three-component breakdown.
Variations, not silent patches — discrepancies become formal Variation Orders, fully agreed and signed.
Day-one alignment — planned and actual costs share the exact same line IDs from the very first entry.

06 · Hidden works validation

Inspected. Approved. On the record.

Some work disappears when the next layer is applied — rebar before concrete, waterproofing before screed, MEP rough-ins before drywall. AURA flags these items in the BOQ and blocks the IPC until they are validated. You have two ways to approve: a digital client signature on the portal, or a scanned physical act uploaded by the manager. Either way, hidden works are fully documented with photos, timestamps, and signatures before the IPC is cleared for payment.

Pending
  • Foundation rebar Ø12
    BlockReview
  • Waterproofing · Basement
    BlockReview
  • 3rd floor MEP rough-ins
    BlockReview
Two ways · one proof
Validated · portal

Client signs on the portal

Digital signature with photos and timestamps automatically logged in the chatter.

  • Foundation rebar Ø12Cleared
  • Waterproofing · BasementCleared
Validated · manager

Manager uploads a scanned act

A physically signed act is uploaded and attached, maintaining the exact same audit trail.

  • 3rd floor MEP rough-insCleared

For hidden works

Flagged in the BOQ — no surprises at the IPC stage
Two validation paths — portal signature or paper act
Payment blocked until clearance is confirmed
Photo and document proof permanently attached to the act

07 · IPC signature flow

From the site to the client's screen — automatically.

The IPC isn't a PDF you email and chase. AURA presents it as a live portal document — the exact same familiar interface your clients already use for odoo invoices. They open the link, review the lines, ask questions in the chatter, and sign. The moment the final signature lands, the certificate becomes an invoice and the entire chain — accounting, inventory, payroll — posts at once. No data entry. No lost emails.

IPC №07
To sign
3
4
  • ContractC-021 · Isani
  • PeriodApr 2026
  • CumulativeGEL 1,824,300
  • Advance−182,430
  • Retention−91,215
  • VAT 18%+278,732

Net payable

GEL 1,829,387
SignAsk a question
live
12Received
9Reviewed
7Signed
3Awaiting
  • 13:54IPC №05RustaviSGN
  • 13:58IPC №06SaburtaloREV
  • 14:02IPC №07IsaniTO
  • 14:05IPC №04VakeCTR
  • 14:08IPC №08DidubeRCV
Auto-refreshed · Construction

Built like the portal your clients already use

Same UX as odoo's invoice portal — zero learning curve
Multi-level signatures — contractor PM, client PM, client director
Advances and retentions broken down line-by-line
Signed IPC = invoice — accounting posts automatically
Direct chatter for questions — everything stays on the audit trail
Reject with a reason — IPC reopens cleanly, never gets lost

08 · In-house construction

Build it. Disassemble it. Sell every flat.

For developers who act as both client and executor. AURA's Construction module wires directly into odoo Manufacturing. The building is your finished product; materials, labor, and equipment form your Bill of Materials (BOM). Once construction is complete, AURA disassembles the building into individual flats, turning them into sellable catalogue products. By the time your sales team lists the first unit, you know its exact cost — down to the last lari.

MO-2026-014 · Building A
Producing

Producing

68%

Consumed

  • Concrete C251,820 m³
  • Rebar Ø12184 t
  • Site labour48,200 hrs
  • Crane hours3,180 hrs

Production cost

GEL 4,184,300
Disassemble → flats
Auto-linked
  • A-10162 m²Listed
  • A-10278 m²Listed
  • A-10392 m²Draft
  • A-20162 m²Listed
  • A-20278 m²Listed
  • + 19 more units

Total unit cost

GEL 1,840k

Avg

GEL 840 / m²
Auto-linked to Sales catalogue

One legal entity. Two roles.

Building modeled as a finished product — powered by odoo MRP under the hood
BOM = your BOQ — materials, labor, and equipment are fully costed
Disassembly into flats — seamlessly turning construction into sellable inventory
Cost per flat known before listing — never sell at a loss by accident
Internal client is the Sales team — seamless handoff, sharing the exact same audit trail
One legal entity, two roles — one unified database, zero reconciliation needed

Why AURA Construction

One module. Bid, build, settle.

Whether you commission, execute, or develop your own, AURA's Construction module integrates seamlessly into odoo and scales with you. Start with the BOQ. Add IPC workflows when you sign your first contract. Enable Developer Mode when you break ground on your own projects. Three layers. One unified odoo. Every cost traceable to the meter.

01

Built in odoo, not bolted on

Every IPC posts to standard odoo accounting in the exact same transaction that updates the project budget. No parallel ledgers. No shadow databases. Zero reconciliation needed.

02

Three layers, install as you grow

Start with the BOQ core for tendering. Add Project Budget & IPCs when executing a contract. Enable Developer Mode when building for yourself. Only pay for and use what you need today.

03

Built for how Georgia builds

Elevation marks (ნიშნული) on every BOQ line. Three-component pricing (material, labor, equipment). Hidden works acts. Configurable retentions and advances. Built by experts who have actually managed construction projects in Tbilisi.

04

Audit-grade from day one

Every BOQ edit, IPC line, and signature is securely stamped with the author and exact time. Plan and Actual share the same line IDs from the very first transaction. When questions arise, the answer is always one click away.

FAQ

Construction questions, answered.

No, AURA is entirely modular. Start with the BOQ core for estimating and tendering. Add the Project Budget & IPC module when you sign a contract requiring interim certificates. Turn on Developer Mode only when you start building your own real estate. Install and pay for exactly what you need today — nothing breaks when you add modules later.

Personalized Consultation

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