Construction ERP software for contractors in Dhaka
ERP Infra tracks purchase, stock, labour, machinery and cost on every site, and flags what does not add up the same day. Below is what is being built in Dhaka and where projects there tend to lose money.
Construction in Dhaka, in brief
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In March 2026 mill-gate prices for 75-grade rods rose to Tk 90,000 to 95,000 per tonne from Tk 80,000 to 83,000 ten days earlier, and most cement brands added Tk 20 to 25 per bag, with producers citing imported scrap, freight and a stronger dollar.
Source: The Business Standard, 2026 -
The planned MRT Line-5 southern route from Gabtoli to Dasherkandi is about 17 km (roughly 13 km underground), estimated at Tk 455.03 billion after a review on 16 July 2026, with implementation proposed for September 2026 to August 2033 and about 134 hectares of land to acquire.
Source: Prothom Alo, 2026 -
The Financial Express reported on 28 January 2026 that MRT-1 and MRT-5 North had been stalled for about a year over a dispute between DMTCL and JICA, and that none of the five remaining metro projects showed realistic progress, while MRT-6 has run from Uttara to Motijheel since 2023.
Source: The Financial Express, 2026
The work that dominates
- metro rail (MRT) lines
- high-rise residential and apartment buildings
- government-funded infrastructure under ADP
Where Dhaka projects tend to lose money
Every quotation ranked on landed cost.
Rod prices rose about Tk 10,000 per tonne in ten days in March 2026 and cement Tk 20 to 25 per bag.
How it worksBudget, committed and actual, per site, every day.
Metro project cost estimates were revised repeatedly (Line-5 south from Tk 546.19 billion down to Tk 455.03 billion), and stalled lines could see DPPs revised to double the original cost.
How it worksIssued against needed. The excess is flagged.
With rod at Tk 87,000 to 95,000 per tonne, steel wastage and theft on site carries a large cost.
How it worksFigures in the screens above are sample data.
Terms used on Dhaka sites
The words differ from place to place; the records behind them are the same.
- DPP
- Development Project Proforma, the approval document for a government project and its cost
- ADP
- Annual Development Programme, the yearly list of funded public projects
- DMTCL
- Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited, the metro client
- crore / lakh
- Local units of 10 million and 100,000 used for amounts in taka
Questions from Dhaka
- Can contractors in Dhaka use ERP Infra?
- Yes. ERP Infra is web-based: office staff use it in a browser and site staff in a phone browser, so it can be used on projects in Dhaka. Demos and onboarding are done online by the Flip Retail team.
- Does ERP Infra have an office in Dhaka?
- No. ERP Infra is made by Flip Retail, based in Jaipur, India. Work with companies in Dhaka is done remotely, starting with a one-month pilot on one project.
- What should a construction company in Dhaka check before choosing an ERP?
- Check that it is organised by project and site, that site staff can use it on a phone, and that it can show the same evening what a site cost and whether material used matched the work done. Then ask for a pilot on one of your own projects before committing.
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