Construction ERP software for contractors in Houston
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 Houston and where projects there tend to lose money.
Construction in Houston, in brief
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TxDOT's I-45 rebuild through downtown Houston to Beltway 8 North is now reported at about USD 13 billion, nearly double the original estimate of about USD 7 billion, and a TxDOT liaison expects the full project to finish around 2038 to 2040.
Source: Spectrum News, June 2026 -
Port Houston says Houston Ship Channel Expansion Project 11 is scheduled for completion by 2029, with the remaining dredging between the Bayport and Barbours Cut channels still under way.
Source: Texas Gulf Coast Alliance, Port Houston update, 2025 -
Texas Property Code section 28.002 requires an owner to pay a contractor within 35 days of receiving a written payment request, and a contractor to pay each subcontractor within 7 days of being paid.
Source: Texas Property Code section 28.002 (Public.Law) -
Texas Property Code section 53.101 requires a private owner to hold back 10 percent of the contract value while work is in progress and for 30 days after completion.
Source: Texas Property Code section 53.101 (Public.Law)
The work that dominates
- highway reconstruction
- ship channel dredging and port works
- stormwater drainage and detention
Where Houston projects tend to lose money
Budget, committed and actual, per site, every day.
The I-45 project has risen from about USD 7 billion to about USD 13 billion, which shows how far large Houston civil estimates can move.
How it worksLitres per hour against each machine’s normal.
Highway rebuilds and ship channel dredging depend on heavy plant and fuel running for years.
How it worksClaimed, certified, received and outstanding, per site.
A 35-day owner payment window plus 10 percent retainage held until 30 days after completion ties up contractor cash.
How it worksFigures in the screens above are sample data.
Terms used on Houston sites
The words differ from place to place; the records behind them are the same.
- pay application
- The periodic request for payment submitted to the owner or general contractor.
- statutory retainage
- The 10 percent holdback Texas requires of private owners during work and for 30 days after completion.
- change order
- A written change to scope, price or time.
- mechanic's lien
- A claim against the property that secures payment for labour and materials.
- TxDOT
- Texas Department of Transportation, the owner of state highway contracts.
Texas law gives owners 35 days to pay a written payment request, requires contractors to pass payment to subcontractors within 7 days, and requires 10 percent retainage on private work until 30 days after completion.
Source: Texas Property Code section 28.002 (Public.Law)Questions from Houston
- Can contractors in Houston 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 Houston. Demos and onboarding are done online by the Flip Retail team.
- Does ERP Infra have an office in Houston?
- No. ERP Infra is made by Flip Retail, based in Jaipur, India. Work with companies in Houston is done remotely, starting with a one-month pilot on one project.
- What should a construction company in Houston 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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