Mobile App for RCC & Turnkey Construction Contractor

1) Project Goal We need a mobile-friendly construction management app where the site supervisor can send daily updates easily from a phone. Main expectations: One-click daily update with photos Expense/bill photo → AI/OCR → automatic data entry → Excel/Google Sheet Material purchase, stock, waste, and return tracking Daily labour attendance and labour cost Payment tracking (who was paid and how much) All data available daily for the contractor/admin 2) User Roles Admin / Owner View all sites, reports, payments, and approvals Site Supervisor Upload daily work, photos, labour, materials, and expenses Accounts/Admin Staff (optional) Verify bills, manage payments, export reports 3) Core Features (Must Have) A) Daily Site Update (Very Simple – One Click) Select site → date auto-filled Choose work type (Shuttering, Steel, Concrete, Brickwork, Plaster, Electrical, Plumbing, Tiles, Painting, etc.) Upload before/after photos + short note Optional: weather and manpower Offline entry with auto-sync when internet is available B) Expense Capture Using Photo → AI → Automatic Sheet Supervisor takes photo of bill/expense AI/OCR extracts: Date Vendor name Item Quantity Rate Amount GST (if any) Payment mode Auto-category: Material / Labour / Transport / Tools / Misc Export to: Excel / CSV Google Sheets (optional) C) Material Purchase, Stock, Waste & Return Material master list: Cement, Steel, Sand, Aggregate, Bricks, Blocks, Pipes, Wires, etc. Track: Purchase Stock in/out Return Waste quantity with reason Dashboard: Current stock Consumption Waste percentage D) Labour Attendance & Cost Daily attendance: Mason, Helper, Carpenter, Bar-bender, Plumber, Electrician, etc. Present / Absent count Daily wage & overtime Weekly payable summary E) Payments & Ledger Vendor payments Labour advances Transport payments Mode: Cash / UPI / Bank Optional receipt photo upload Outstanding balance: Vendor-wise Site-wise F) Reports & Dashboard Daily PDF/Excel report with photos, labour, expenses, and materials Site-wise total cost summary Purchase vs consumption Pending payments Date/site/category/vendor filters 4) Nice-to-Have Features (Phase 2) Voice-to-text notes (Marathi/Hindi/English) Automatic work detection from photos GPS location & timestamp on photos Approval workflow for bills/payments Client view-only report link BOQ estimate vs actual cost comparison 5) User Experience Requirements The app must be very simple for site supervisors: Home screen should show only four main buttons: Daily Update Expense Photo Material Labour Additional UX needs: Dropdowns with auto-suggest “Repeat yesterday data” option Large buttons, fast photo upload Offline-first working 6) Technical Requirements (Guidance for Freelancer) Android app first (iOS optional later) Framework: Flutter or React Native Backend: Firebase / Supabase / Node.js + PostgreSQL OCR/AI options: Google ML Kit / Cloud Vision AWS Textract Export: Excel / CSV Google Sheets API (optional) Security: Role-based login Data backup & audit logs 7) Deliverables Android mobile app Admin panel (web or in-app admin mode) Database & APIs OCR/AI expense reading system Excel/CSV export (+ optional Google Sheets sync) Testing, bug fixing, and basic training 8) Suggested Milestones M1: Login, roles, UI, daily update M2: Expense photo → OCR → saved entries M3: Material stock + labour attendance M4: Payments, dashboard, export M5: Offline sync, security, final testing 9) Minimum Data Fields Site details Daily work + photos Expense details + bill image Material stock & waste Labour attendance & wages Payments & ledger We want to build a mobile-friendly construction management app for RCC and turnkey projects. The site supervisor should submit daily updates with photos in one click. Expense/bill photos must be processed using AI/OCR to automatically create entries and generate Excel/Google Sheet reports. The app must also track materials, stock, waste, labour attendance, and payment ledger, and work offline with later sync. Role-based access for Admin and Supervisor is required.

Project ID: 40238260