UAE construction is unforgiving, Dubai Municipality enforces strict milestone reporting, developers demand weekly look-aheads, and subcontractor disputes destroy margin. Zoho Projects, paired with Zoho Books, gives contractors a clean PMO stack for a fraction of Primavera or Procore. Here's how to set it up.
Build Gantt schedules tied to BoQ
Import the bill of quantities and map every line to a project task. Zoho Projects' Gantt view shows dependencies (excavation → foundation → structure), critical path, and slack. Update progress weekly; the schedule auto-recalculates ETAs for Dubai Municipality milestone reports.
Track RFIs, submittals and subcontractor work
Use Zoho Projects' custom modules for Request-For-Information and material submittals, each with a 14-day SLA. Subcontractors log into a guest portal to update their tasks, upload daily site reports and submit invoices linked to BoQ progress.
Budget vs actual with Zoho Books integration
Sync subcontractor invoices, material POs and timesheets from Zoho Books into project costs in real time. Dashboards show committed cost, actual cost and budget variance per work package, PMs catch overruns at 5% rather than 20%.
Frequently Asked Questions
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