Projects tracked in spreadsheets and chats
There's no shared view of what's where, what's next, and what's overdue. Each site runs on its own ad-hoc system.
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Construction & Facilities
Projects tracked in spreadsheets and chats, quotes that drift, and no visibility across sites. We help construction and facilities firms coordinate projects, teams and documentation with clarity.
The reality
Construction and facilities live and die on coordination — the right people, the right materials, the right documentation, at the right time. When that runs on spreadsheets and group chats, things fall through the cracks and nobody has the full picture.
There's no shared view of what's where, what's next, and what's overdue. Each site runs on its own ad-hoc system.
A quote goes out, the site gets busy, and nobody follows up. By the time you remember, the client has signed with a competitor.
SOPs, safety docs and client handover packs live in individual laptops. New sites start slow because nothing is standardised.
You can't see which projects are on track, which are behind, and which are bleeding margin. There's no dashboard.
Clients chase for updates because there's no rhythm. They lose confidence — and refer less.
When a project hands over, the information doesn't follow. The facilities team starts blind because nothing was documented.
These aren't project problems — they're systems problems. And systems are exactly what we build.
The MeriLuu approach
We apply the Growth-to-Operations Framework to the coordination reality of construction and facilities — projects, people, documents and clients.
We map how projects are tracked, how quotes are followed up, how documentation is created and stored, and where visibility breaks down across sites.
We prioritise a project management workspace, a CRM for quotes and clients, and documented SOPs — each reducing the chaos of coordination.
We configure a project workspace with site, task and milestone structures, set up the CRM pipeline, and document the onboarding and handover SOPs.
We connect the CRM and project workspace so a won quote becomes a project with tasks and documents — no re-keying.
Monthly, we review which projects stall, which quotes close, and refine the templates and reporting.
What we build
Every engagement is shaped to your industry. Here's how the three outcomes map to the systems we'd build for a construction & facilities business.
Before a client awards a contract, they judge your professionalism. We make sure the first impression reflects the quality of your work.
We build the quote and client pipeline that keeps opportunities moving.
We bring order to how projects run and how knowledge is kept across sites.
A day in the life
Picture a facilities management firm handling a portfolio of buildings. Here's how a new contract moves through a connected system instead of scattered spreadsheets.
A property manager emails an enquiry about a maintenance contract. The enquiry lands in the CRM as a new opportunity with context.
You send a quote. The CRM moves to 'Quoted' and schedules a follow-up reminder so the opportunity doesn't drift while you're on site.
When you win, the opportunity converts to a project in the workspace — with tasks, site details and the relevant SOPs attached from day one.
The team works the task board on site; you see status and deadlines on a dashboard. At handover, the documented pack goes to the client automatically.
Illustrative scenario based on typical construction workflows — not a specific client case study.
Outcomes
Every site visible from one workspace.
Follow-ups that don't get forgotten.
SOPs make every start smoother.
A dashboard for the whole programme.
Results depend on project scale, team adoption, implementation and other operating conditions. We focus on measurable processes, not guarantees.
Recommended packages
Construction and facilities firms typically start with a project management workspace and CRM, then add SOPs and dashboards.
For project coordination, tasks and milestones across sites.
R7,500 – R20,000
For quote tracking and client handover.
R8,500 – R20,000
For a full lead-to-project-to-handover system.
R25,000 – R60,000+
Software, messaging, AI usage and third-party subscriptions are quoted separately. Prices are suggested ranges for the South African market.
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