One of the greatest constraints in construction is the budget; great ideas and innovative proposals can easily hit financial barriers and remain there, never actually getting off the drawing board. To help architects, engineers, and builders better organize construction budgets, Antônio Fascio, an information systems graduate, founded OrçaFascio.
Founded in 2009, the company develops software for both building and infrastructure projects, focusing on serving construction firms, public agencies, engineers, and architects. Currently, it offers three types of software: a platform for planning construction budgets, another for tracking materials on-site, and a third to analyze construction progress.
In 2011, the founding partners launched the startup's flagship product, the construction budgeting platform. This service uses a database integrated with the National System of Costs Survey and Indexes of the Construction Industry (SINAPI), allowing users to outline all the materials they will need for their project.
According to the company's website, construction professionals can prepare budgets in compliance with Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) regulations, which include social charges on construction labor. The software features 17 cost databases, including SINAPI, SICRO, and SBC, and allows tracking projects through integrated modules for Measurement, Daily Logs, and Material Purchase Management, which are linked directly to the budget.
The platform also supports Building Information Modeling (BIM) through the OrçaBIM plugin, which enables the integration of BIM databases with cost databases, dynamic updates based on budgeting criteria, cloud synchronization, and the visualization of estimated elements.
While the service is paid, the company offers a free tier that allows users to create up to five budgets of up to R$ 100,000, perform five daily queries of SINAPI data, and access other basic tools.
Source: Pequenas Empresas, Grandes Negócios.
This article was written by Romullo Baratto. The translation is powered by AI.
