Construction ERP software for contractors in Melbourne
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 Melbourne and where projects there tend to lose money.
Construction in Melbourne, in brief
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The Victorian government's revised estimate for Suburban Rail Loop East, from Cheltenham to Box Hill, is AUD 33.3 billion after a AUD 2 billion savings plan, with a target delivery year of 2035.
Source: The Nightly, August 2026 -
Melbourne's Metro Tunnel, twin tunnels of about 9 kilometres with five underground stations, opened to passengers on 30 November 2025.
Source: Tunnels & Tunnelling, December 2025 -
Amendments to Victoria's Security of Payment Act from 15 April 2026 require payment within 10 business days unless the contract allows longer, void clauses that push payment past 20 business days, and exclude 22 December to 10 January from business days.
Source: Ashurst, 2026 -
Under the amended Victorian Act, a payment schedule must state all reasons for withholding payment, and a respondent cannot raise new reasons in its adjudication response.
Source: Ashurst, 2026
The work that dominates
- metro and suburban rail tunnelling
- underground stations
- large civil infrastructure packages
Where Melbourne projects tend to lose money
Claimed, certified, received and outstanding, per site.
From 15 April 2026 Victoria's 10 business day payment default and the 22 December to 10 January blackout change how claim dates are managed.
How it worksBudget, committed and actual, per site, every day.
SRL East has been re-estimated at AUD 33.3 billion and still faces a cost-reduction review.
How it worksAttendance locked on submit. Bills computed from it.
Tight statutory claim and payment-schedule timelines put pressure on certifying subcontractor claims accurately.
How it worksFigures in the screens above are sample data.
Terms used on Melbourne sites
The words differ from place to place; the records behind them are the same.
- payment claim
- A written claim for progress payment under the Security of Payment Act.
- payment schedule
- The respondent's written reply stating the amount it will pay and every reason for withholding.
- variation
- A change to scope that adjusts price or time.
- adjudication
- A fast statutory process to decide a payment dispute.
- practical completion
- The stage when work is complete apart from minor defects.
Victoria's Security of Payment Act, as amended from 15 April 2026, requires payment of a claim within 10 business days unless the contract provides longer, and voids contract terms that extend payment beyond 20 business days.
Source: Ashurst, 2026Questions from Melbourne
- Can contractors in Melbourne 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 Melbourne. Demos and onboarding are done online by the Flip Retail team.
- Does ERP Infra have an office in Melbourne?
- No. ERP Infra is made by Flip Retail, based in Jaipur, India. Work with companies in Melbourne is done remotely, starting with a one-month pilot on one project.
- What should a construction company in Melbourne 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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