Construction ERP software for contractors in New York
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 New York and where projects there tend to lose money.
Construction in New York, in brief
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The Hudson Tunnel Project adds nine miles of new passenger rail between New York and New Jersey, including nearly five miles of tunnel boring for a new two-tube crossing under the Hudson River, with the new tunnel due to open in 2035.
Source: Gateway Program (Gateway Development Commission), website accessed 2026 -
Turner & Townsend's Global Construction Market Intelligence 2025 ranked New York first among 99 cities for building cost, at USD 534 per square foot.
Source: Commercial Observer, July 2025 -
Under New York's Prompt Payment Act, a private owner must approve or reject a contractor's invoice within 12 business days and pay within 30 days of approval, and a contractor must pay subcontractors within 7 days of receiving funds.
Source: New York State Senate, General Business Law section 756-a -
In April 2025 trade press listed the Gateway program at about USD 16 billion, Penn Station redevelopment at about USD 7 billion, and the 14-mile Interborough Express light rail line from Bay Ridge to Jackson Heights as major transit works ahead.
Source: Construction Dive, April 2025
The work that dominates
- rail tunnel megaprojects
- subway extensions
- light rail corridors
- station redevelopment
Where New York projects tend to lose money
Budget, committed and actual, per site, every day.
New York ranks as the most expensive city to build in among 99 surveyed, so small estimating errors become large overruns.
How it worksClaimed, certified, received and outstanding, per site.
The statutory cycle of 12 business days to approve plus 30 days to pay means a contractor can wait about six weeks for each progress payment.
How it worksEvery quotation ranked on landed cost.
Large tunnel and station packages buy steel, concrete and equipment in volume, so tracking quoted against paid rates matters.
How it worksFigures in the screens above are sample data.
Terms used on New York sites
The words differ from place to place; the records behind them are the same.
- pay application
- The monthly request a contractor submits for payment of work done to date.
- change order
- A written change to contract scope, price or time.
- retainage
- A share of each payment held back until the work is complete.
- schedule of values
- The breakdown of the contract price by line item, used to value each pay application.
- lien waiver
- A signed release of lien rights given when payment is received.
New York's Prompt Payment Act sets an owner approval window of 12 business days and payment within 30 days of approval for covered private construction contracts, with subcontractors paid within 7 days of the contractor receiving funds.
Source: New York State Senate, General Business Law section 756-aQuestions from New York
- Can contractors in New York 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 New York. Demos and onboarding are done online by the Flip Retail team.
- Does ERP Infra have an office in New York?
- No. ERP Infra is made by Flip Retail, based in Jaipur, India. Work with companies in New York is done remotely, starting with a one-month pilot on one project.
- What should a construction company in New York 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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