Construction ERP software for contractors in Lagos
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 Lagos and where projects there tend to lose money.
Construction in Lagos, in brief
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The Federal Government is building the 700 km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway starting in Lagos, a project the Nairametrics report put at about N15 trillion, with the first 30 km section planned for presidential inauguration in May 2025.
Source: Nairametrics, 2025 -
In June 2025 the Works Ministry announced highway contracts of N1.068 trillion for Section I from Lagos, N1.6 trillion for Section II and N1.33 trillion for Sections III A and III B in Akwa Ibom and Cross River, with 30% of the Section I sum already disbursed.
Source: Nairametrics, 2025 -
The average open-market price of a 50 kg bag of cement in Nigeria rose from about N5,000 in 2023 to over N10,000 by 2025, with producers citing higher diesel and gas supply disruption.
Source: Nairametrics, 2025
The work that dominates
- coastal and expressway road construction
- high-rise and estate residential development
- bridges, flyovers and drainage
Where Lagos projects tend to lose money
Every quotation ranked on landed cost.
A 50 kg cement bag more than doubled from about N5,000 to over N10,000 between 2023 and 2025.
How it worksLitres per hour against each machine’s normal.
Cement producers blamed higher diesel and fuel costs, and earthmoving on a 700 km road is fuel-heavy.
How it worksBudget, committed and actual, per site, every day.
Large, long highway contracts spanning several states are exposed to input price rises between award and completion.
How it worksFigures in the screens above are sample data.
Terms used on Lagos sites
The words differ from place to place; the records behind them are the same.
- Federal Ministry of Works
- The federal client body that awards highway contracts such as the coastal highway
- bill of quantities (BoQ)
- Itemised list of work and quantities on which tenders are priced
- interim payment certificate (IPC)
- Periodic certificate of work done on which the contractor is paid
Questions from Lagos
- Can contractors in Lagos 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 Lagos. Demos and onboarding are done online by the Flip Retail team.
- Does ERP Infra have an office in Lagos?
- No. ERP Infra is made by Flip Retail, based in Jaipur, India. Work with companies in Lagos is done remotely, starting with a one-month pilot on one project.
- What should a construction company in Lagos 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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