Question 1

What is Steeleye?

Accepted Answer

Steeleye is a construction operating system built specifically for steel contractors. It connects your entire project lifecycle—from the first bid opportunity to the final dollar collected—under one platform, giving you real-time control over pipeline, estimating, job costing, and company financials.

Question 2

Who is Steeleye designed for?

Accepted Answer

Steeleye is built for steel erection contractors, structural steel fabricators, and miscellaneous steel companies operating in the United States. Whether you run a 10-person crew or a 200+ employee operation, Steeleye scales with your business.

Question 3

How is Steeleye different from general construction software?

Accepted Answer

Generic construction software forces steel contractors to adapt to workflows designed for other trades. Steeleye is purpose-built for steel—with assemblies-based estimating, steel-specific cost codes, AIA G702/G703 billing, and labor efficiency tracking calibrated to erection and fabrication work.

Question 4

Can Steeleye replace our current estimating spreadsheets?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Steeleye replaces fragmented Excel workflows with a structured estimating engine that separates cost from markup, calculates labor hours from an assemblies database, and produces proposals connected directly to your project budgets and SOV—eliminating manual data re-entry.

Question 5

What kind of financial visibility does Steeleye provide?

Accepted Answer

Steeleye provides a CEO/CFO dashboard that combines live job performance, cash flow forecasting, backlog conversion tracking, and integrated AR/AP—so you can predict financial problems months in advance instead of reacting to bank statements.

Question 6

How quickly can we get started?

Accepted Answer

Most teams are up and running within 2–3 weeks. Our onboarding team comes from the steel industry, so they understand your workflows and can configure Steeleye to match how your company actually operates—not the other way around.

Area	Excel & Spreadsheets	Steeleye
Bid Tracking	Emails, memory, and manual follow-ups. Opportunities fall through the cracks constantly.	Live pipeline dashboard with status tracking, automated reminders, and a clear win/loss rate.
Estimating	Formulas break, files get duplicated, and pricing logic lives in one person's head.	Assemblies-based engine with structured cost buildup, automatic labor calculation, and reusable components.
Cost vs. Markup Separation	Cost and selling price are mixed in the same cells. Adjusting margins risks breaking the entire file.	Clean separation: cost buildup engine handles real costs, markup engine handles overhead and profit.
Takeoff	Print plans, count pieces manually, type quantities into a spreadsheet.	Digital takeoff directly from blueprints, quantities flow into the estimate automatically.
Job Costing	Profit/loss is discovered weeks or months after the project is complete.	Real-time budget vs. actual tracking by cost code, with alerts when thresholds are exceeded.
Labor Tracking	Timesheets reviewed sporadically. No connection between estimated hours and actual production.	Daily labor efficiency metrics per cost code. Compare actual performance to the rate you priced.
Change Orders	Scattered across emails, PDFs, and random tabs. Revenue is frequently lost or never billed.	Structured CO management tied to the project budget. Track from request to approval to billing.
Financial Visibility	Check the bank account. Hope for the best.	CEO/CFO dashboard with cash flow forecasting, backlog conversion, and integrated AR/AP.
Reporting	Manual report creation. Data is always stale by the time it's compiled.	Live dashboards and automated reports that reflect real-time project and company data.
Scalability	Adding a new estimator means months of training on someone else's spreadsheet system.	Standardized workflows mean new team members can produce accurate estimates within weeks.
Data Integrity	One wrong keystroke can corrupt an entire workbook. Version control is nonexistent.	Cloud-based system with audit trails, role-based access, and no formula corruption risk.

Spreadsheets Weren't Built
for Steel.

The Real Cost of Running Your Business on Spreadsheets

40+ Hours

0% Visibility

100% Dependency

Unknown Profit

11 Areas Where Steeleye Replaces Excel

Bid Tracking

Estimating

Cost vs. Markup Separation

Takeoff

Job Costing

Labor Tracking

Change Orders

Financial Visibility

Reporting

Scalability

Data Integrity

Who Should Make the Switch?

One Platform. Full Control.

Spreadsheets Weren't Builtfor Steel.