What Builterra does

Builterra (legal entity AEC Solutions Inc.) is a cloud-based SaaS platform for civil engineering contract administration, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Richmond Hill, Ontario, with customers across Canada and the United States. The platform targets civil engineering consulting firms, municipal and public infrastructure owners, and construction contractors, addressing a documented pain point: fragmented, file-based and spreadsheet-driven workflows on billion-dollar infrastructure projects that delay contractor payments, introduce transcription errors, and complicate compliance with Prompt Payment legislation. Named customers include WSP, GHD, AECOM, Stantec, Parsons, SNC Lavalin, City of Toronto, City of Kitchener, City of Vaughan, Region of Waterloo, and Defense Construction Canada; the company cites $5 billion+ in progress payment certificates processed and 1 million+ inspection photos documented across its installed base.

The platform is built around a BIM-inspired central database hosted on Microsoft Azure, exposed through a web portal and native iOS/Android mobile apps with offline field capability. Differentiating integrations include Autodesk Developer Network membership enabling native AutoCAD Civil 3D quantity take-offs and bid-sheet extraction, the Trimble GNSS SDK for survey-grade geolocation, and the ESRI partnership for shape-file/GIS interoperability. The product surface has been extended across specialized pathway modules for construction contract administration, subsurface utility engineering, geotechnical and materials testing, and Ontario Structural Inspection Manual (OSIM) bridge and culvert inspection, plus add-on Landproject toolkits for AutoCAD Civil 3D. Recent additions (August 2025 Gantt Schedules, October 2025 Mobile Approvals and Field Sketching, February 2026 Budgets and Schedules with Microsoft Project MPP import, plus Microsoft Azure OpenAI-backed AI assistance for cost estimating and support) indicate an accelerating product cadence into project planning and AI-augmented workflow features.

Builterra monetizes via seat-based annual SaaS subscriptions billed annually, with user profile sharing prohibited; pricing is not publicly disclosed (sales-led quoting). Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales complemented by direct demo scheduling, content marketing through case studies and a long-running newsletter, and technology partner co-marketing with Autodesk, Trimble, and ESRI. The firm is privately held, bootstrapped (no disclosed funding rounds), SOC 2 Type I and Type II certified, and operates with a 1-10 employee footprint led by its two founding partners.

Name

Builterra

Legal name

AEC Solutions Inc.

Website

https://builterra.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Builterra provides cloud-based civil engineering contract administration software covering design quantity take-offs, mobile field inspection, bid preparation, and progress payment certification for engineering consultants, municipalities, and infrastructure owners across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Contract Administration Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Process Automation (DPA) & Orchestration Suites (HDAEAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Managed Application Platforms (App PaaS & Runtime Services) (HDABAAAD)

Keywords

• Construction contract administration
• Civil engineering software
• Field inspection software
• Progress payment certification
• Bid preparation software

Headquarters

HQ city

Oshawa

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription - Seat Licenses: Services are billed on a subscription basis for 'Seats'. Subscriptions are billed annually on a recurring basis. One Seat is for one individual user profile; user profile sharing is not allowed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Builterra provides a cloud-based contract administration software platform for civil engineers, infrastructure owners, and municipalities. It connects design quantity take-offs, bid preparation, mobile field inspection, and progress payment certification into a unified workflow built on a BIM-inspired Microsoft Azure central database. The platform also includes mobile apps for iOS and Android with offline field data capture and integrations with AutoCAD Civil 3D, Trimble GNSS, and ESRI GIS tools.

Product overview

Builterra is a civil engineering software provider offering a unified cloud-based platform for construction contract administration. The core offering consists of the Builterra Web Portal and Builterra Mobile App, which together provide end-to-end workflow management from design quantity take-offs through construction inspection to progress payment certification. The platform includes specialized pathway modules for Construction Contract Administration, Subsurface Utility Engineering, Geotechnical and Materials Testing, and OSIM & Structural Inspections. An AutoCAD Design Toolkits add-on (Landproject Toolkit) extends capabilities for Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D users. Additional modules cover Design Quantity Take-offs and Cost Estimating, Bid Preparation and Analysis, Field Inspection and Reporting, and Progress Payment Certificates. General Mobile Data Collection enables non-engineering data workflows. The company also provides Training and Certification services. All components are integrated with a BIM-inspired Microsoft Azure database and leverage Microsoft Azure OpenAI for AI-powered features.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Landproject Toolkit: Third-party toolkits for Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D developers, previously an independent company now integrated into Builterra platform (AEC Solutions Inc.).

Products and services

• Builterra Web Portal Cloud-based web platform providing civil engineering contract administration with project management, bid preparation, inspection review, progress payment certification, and reporting accessible 24/7 from any browser. Designed for civil engineering consulting firms, municipal infrastructure owners, and construction contractors.
• Builterra Mobile App Mobile application for iOS and Android enabling field inspectors to capture inspection data, photos with mark-ups, sketches, and geolocated information directly from construction sites with offline data collection support. Available on iOS App Store and Google Play.
• Landproject Toolkit for AutoCAD Civil 3D Toolkit add-on for Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D providing enhanced workflows for grading design, pipe design, earthworks, road tools, alignment tools, profile tools, site tools, lot tools, surface tools, and drafting tools for civil engineering designers.
• Training and Certification Program Structured training and certification service covering Platform Administration, Inspection Manager, Project Manager, Contract Administrator, and Field Inspector roles, delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams with post-training portal access.

Quantifiable outcome

• CAD quantity takeoffs capture 20-60% of bid items in under 30 minutes vs. 8+ hours manual
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability3 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• eSolutionsGroup (Bids and Tenders)coreTechnology or Integration · 10 May 2018Partnership connecting the bids&tenders e-procurement platform with Builterra's contract administration platform. Enables public agencies already using Bids and Tenders to consume Builterra bid sheet data, with post-award data seamlessly imported back into Builterra for construction reporting.
• AutodeskcoreTechnology or IntegrationAutodesk Developer Network partner providing tight integration with AutoCAD Civil 3D. Enables quantity takeoffs, automatic bid sheet data extraction, and direct import of inspection data. Allows users to integrate Builterra into design and as-built workflows.
• TrimblecoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration of Trimble GNSS technology with the Builterra mobile app for high-accuracy geolocation using Trimble's software development kits (SDKs). Enables more accurate field data collection for clients requiring precision positioning.
• ESRIcoreTechnology or IntegrationESRI partner enabling import of ESRI shape files (vector linework) into Builterra Bing Map view for project scope and inspection location editing. Post-inspection data can be exported to ESRI shape files for GIS purposes.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Procore: Procore is the leading construction management SaaS platform and directly overlaps with Builterra on contractor payment applications, project management, and field inspection for general/heavy civil construction — though it targets a broader contractor base rather than civil engineering consultancies and owners.
• HCSS (Heavy Construction Systems Specialists): HCSS offers estimating (HeavyBid), field operations (HeavyJob), and fleet/safety software tailored to heavy civil contractors — overlapping with Builterra on bid analysis, field inspection, and progress tracking for infrastructure construction.
• Payapps (by ConstructConnect): Payapps focuses specifically on progress payment applications and lien waivers for construction projects — addressing the same payment certification problem Builterra solves, though more broadly across verticals rather than civil-specific.
• B2W Software (now within HCSS): B2W (Estimate, Schedule, Track) provides heavy civil bid estimating and field tracking that directly maps onto Builterra's Design Quantity Take-offs and Field Inspection modules for infrastructure contractors.
• e-Builder (a Trimble solution): e-Builder is a construction program management platform for owners covering capital program planning, progress, and payment — a comparable owner-facing solution to Builterra's municipal/infrastructure contract administration suite.
• Projectmates (by Hexagon): Projectmates is an owner-focused construction project management and capital program suite — covering bidding, contracts, and progress payment workflows that overlap with Builterra's contract administration pathway for public owners.

Broad incumbents

• Trimble Construction: Trimble's construction division spans estimating, project management, and field tools used by heavy civil contractors and owners — making Trimble both an integration partner (GNSS) and a broad incumbent in the same procurement-to-payment workflow.
• Autodesk Construction Cloud (Autodesk Build): Autodesk's own construction management suite sits on top of the same AutoCAD Civil 3D design base Builterra integrates with, competing in project management, bidding, and field collaboration for civil owners — making Autodesk both a key partner and the most strategically threatening competitor.
• Oracle Primavera Unifier: Oracle Primavera Unifier is an enterprise capital project and contract management platform used by large infrastructure owners — overlapping with Builterra's municipal/federal owner contract administration use case at the enterprise scale.

Emerging players

• Beck Technology (DESTINI Estimator): Beck Technology's DESTINI Estimator targets preconstruction cost estimating for AEC firms — overlapping with Builterra's Design Quantity Take-offs and Cost Estimating module but with less focus on the construction-phase contract administration workflow.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/builterra

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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