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One measurement book for the whole project

MBook is a construction and EPC ERP built around the measurement book and earned value over a frozen BOQ. From the WBS down to the RA bill, every figure traces to the document that produced it — India-first, with GST and retention built in.

49,999 + GST / year

Flat annual licence · all modules · unlimited projects · cloud included

Measurement book at the coreEarned value over a frozen BOQRA billing with retention & escalationIndia-first GST · place of supplyEvery figure traces to source

The problem

The money follows the measurement — but the measurement lives everywhere

On most projects the BOQ is in one workbook, the measurement book is on paper, retention is on a Post-it, and the RA bill re-keys all three. Nobody can say, on any given day, what has been measured, what has been billed, and what is still to certify — because the answer is spread across files that never quite reconcile.

That is not a reporting problem. It is a control problem. MBook puts one frozen BOQ and one measurement book at the centre, and ties planning, procurement, inventory, subcontract and billing to them — so the number is the same wherever you read it.

The modules

Eleven modules, one project spine

Each module reads the same frozen BOQ and measurement book. Here is what each one does — with real figures from the live demo project.

01 · Dashboard

Dashboard — the portfolio at earned value

Every percentage is earned value over the baseline BOQ, computed from approved daily reports.

The dashboard reads the same numbers everything else is built on. Physical progress is value-weighted against the frozen BOQ, not a project manager’s estimate — so what the board sees is what the site actually earned.

  • Portfolio value, work done and value-weighted physical progress in one view
  • Progress computed from approved daily reports, not typed in
  • Attention flags for critical issues and jobs behind programme
  • Filter the whole system to one project from the selector

Replaces: A monthly progress deck stitched together from site emails and a percentage everyone quietly disputes.

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Vantage Horizon — Tower B · MC-2026-011

Earned value over baseline BOQ

Portfolio value

₹34.00 Cr

1 live project

Work done

₹13.95 Cr

of ₹34.00 Cr BOQ

Physical progress

41.03%

value-weighted

Needs attention

1

1 critical · 0 behind

02 · Projects

Projects — contract terms, locations and the team

The WBS and the BOQ live inside each project. Every other module filters to the one you select.

A project carries its contract value, client, location and team. Open one and its work-breakdown structure and bill of quantities sit inside — the spine the rest of the system hangs off.

  • Contract value, client, location and completion date per project
  • Work-breakdown structure and BOQ scoped to the project
  • A live progress figure per project, earned not estimated
  • One selector filters planning, site, procurement, billing and reports

Replaces: A folder per project on a shared drive, each with its own version of the truth.

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Projects · 2 live

ProjectTypeContractDoneProgress
Vantage Horizon — Tower BCommercial₹34.00 Cr₹13.95 Cr41.03%
Chakan Warehouse — Phase 1Industrial₹9.30 Cr₹2.47 Cr26.55%

03 · Planning

Planning — the WBS is the spine

Activities sit under the WBS leaf nodes and carry the dates. Dates drive the programme; quantities drive progress.

The work-breakdown structure holds the BOQ value at each node. Scheduled activities hang off the leaves with start and finish dates and a planned quantity, so the programme and the measured progress read from the same tree.

  • WBS nodes carrying BOQ value and earned percentage
  • Activities with start, finish and planned quantity
  • Status from not-started through in-progress to completed
  • Progress rolls up the tree from measured quantity, not opinion

Replaces: A standalone programme in one tool and a quantity tracker in a spreadsheet that never agree.

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WBS · 11 nodes with BOQ value

NodeDescriptionEarnedBOQ value
02.01RCC frame42.00%₹4.31 Cr / ₹10.26 Cr
02.02Reinforcement41.97%₹5.10 Cr / ₹12.14 Cr
03.01Electrical18.00%₹43.78 L / ₹2.43 Cr

04 · Commercial

Commercial — BOQ, rates and the variation register

An approved BOQ is frozen — the database enforces it. Variations are the only legitimate route to change it.

The baseline bill of quantities is locked once approved. From then on, the only way the contract value moves is through the variation register, where every VO carries its value and any extension of time.

  • Frozen baseline BOQ the database will not let anyone quietly edit
  • Rates held against each priced line
  • Variation register with value and EOT, approved or under review
  • Revised contract value derived, never re-keyed

Replaces: A “final” BOQ spreadsheet that keeps getting a new tab every time the scope shifts.

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Vantage Horizon — Tower B

Baseline BOQ

₹34.00 Cr

1 frozen baseline

Approved variations

₹1.45 Cr

1 approved

Revised value

₹35.45 Cr

Pending variations

1

under review

05 · Site

Site — daily report and the measurement book

The daily report says what happened; the measurement book says how much. Everything downstream reads them.

The measurement book records length by breadth by depth — the quantity is what the arithmetic says, not what someone rounded to. Only approved daily reports count towards progress, and labour attendance is captured with BOCW registration.

  • Measurement book with nos, length, breadth and depth — quantity from the working
  • Daily reports that only count towards progress once approved
  • Labour attendance by name, with engagement and BOCW registration
  • Site issues register with owner, due date and schedule impact

Replaces: A paper measurement book and a WhatsApp daily report that never reconcile with the bill.

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Site · MC-2026-011

Reports approved

5

Awaiting approval

1

Filed today

1

Open issues

3

1 critical

06 · Procurement

Procurement — request to order to receipt

Material request to purchase order to goods receipt. Every line carries a WBS node and a cost code.

The chain runs from a site requisition, through an RFQ scored across suppliers, to a purchase order and a goods receipt with a three-way match. Supplier State against place of supply decides the CGST-plus-SGST or IGST split, and the e-way bill sits on the receipt.

  • Material request raised against a WBS node and an activity
  • RFQ comparison scored on price, delivery, terms and quality — award reason recorded
  • Purchase orders with the correct CGST/SGST/IGST split by place of supply
  • Goods receipts recording received, accepted and rejected quantities separately
  • Three-way match against the order and the invoice

Replaces: Quotes compared by email, POs typed in Word and a GRN that lives in the storekeeper’s head.

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Procurement · MC-2026-011

Committed cost

₹2.18 Cr

tax inclusive

Ordered, not delivered

₹1.69 Cr

Open purchase orders

2

Requests awaiting action

1

07 · Inventory

Inventory — stock as a running ledger

Stock is a running balance of the ledger — never typed in directly. Reconciled against the rate analysis.

Every movement — receipt, issue, consumption, adjustment — posts to a ledger, and stock on hand is the balance at a moving-average valuation. The reconciliation shows what the rate analysis allows against what was ordered, received, issued and consumed, and the gap.

  • Stock on hand as a ledger balance at moving-average valuation
  • Material reconciliation: required, ordered, received, issued, consumed, wastage, variance
  • Below-minimum and reorder-breach flags per store
  • Issues to site against a WBS node, consumption from approved daily reports

Replaces: A stock sheet typed over each month, with no line back to what the estimate actually allowed.

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Material reconciliation · vs rate analysis

MaterialRequiredConsumedIn stockVariance
OPC 53 Cement (BAG)65,5201,8502,900+550
Coarse Aggregate 20mm (CUM)6,708186514−186
TMT Bar Fe550D (MT)1,420022below min

08 · Subcontract

Subcontract — packages, measurement and certification

Subcontract rates sit against the client rate on the same BOQ item. Margin is computed, not entered.

Packages are let back-to-back against the parent BOQ line, so margin falls out of the client rate less the subcontract rate. The measurement chain runs submit, site verify, QS verify, PM approve — each step recording who and when — and payment certificates take advance recovery, retention and free-issue material off before tax.

  • Back-to-back rates against the parent BOQ line — margin derived
  • Four-step measurement chain: submitted, site verified, QS verified, PM approved
  • Payment certificates with advance recovery, retention and free-issue deductions
  • Subcontractor scorecard on schedule, cost, quality and safety

Replaces: Subcontractor bills checked on a printout and a margin nobody can trace back to the client rate.

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Subcontract · MC-2026-011

Awarded value

₹5.31 Cr

2 live

Certified to date

₹1.58 Cr

29.7%

Gross margin on let work

₹1.38 Cr

In the chain

1

awaiting PM approval

09 · Billing

Billing — RA bills off cumulative executed quantity

Place of supply is the site State, so the tax split follows the project. Advances, retention and escalation are handled inside the bill.

Running-account bills are priced off cumulative executed quantity against the contract rate. Advance recovery, retention and escalation come off inside the taxable value, the place of supply sets the CGST-plus-SGST or IGST split, and the ageing view runs the MSMED clock on receivables and payables.

  • RA bills from cumulative executed quantity, previous-billed carried forward
  • Advances (mobilisation, material, plant) with recovery and guarantee
  • Retention held and released on completion and at DLP expiry
  • Escalation on weightage and index, GST place-of-supply split, SAC 9954
  • Ageing on receivables and payables with the MSMED 45-day clock

Replaces: RA bills built in Excel, retention tracked on a Post-it and a tax split that guesses the State.

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RA bills · MC-2026-011

Billed to date

₹14.32 Cr

2 RA bills

Received

₹9.74 Cr

Outstanding

₹4.58 Cr

Retention held

₹77.00 L

released at DLP

10 · Reports

Reports — registers that trace to source

Every figure traces to the document that produced it. Each register downloads as an Excel file, filtered to the project.

Fourteen registers cover the estate end to end — BOQ, progress, earned value, issues, daily reports, variations, GST summary, stock ledger, material reconciliation, purchase orders, payables and receivables ageing, the measurement book and the labour register. Every one exports to Excel and every figure ties back to its source document.

  • Earned value summary — budget, earned and remaining per WBS node
  • GST summary by HSN/SAC, place of supply and tax split
  • Material reconciliation and stock ledger by store and material
  • Payables and receivables ageing with the MSMED clock
  • Every register exports to Excel, filtered to the project

Replaces: Month-end spent rebuilding the same registers by hand for the client, the auditor and the bank.

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Registers · 14, Excel export

RegisterWhat it holds
Earned value summaryBudget, earned and remaining per WBS
GST summaryOutward supplies by SAC and tax split
Material reconciliationRequired, received, issued, unaccounted
Receivables ageingRA bills with certification shortfall

11 · Settings

Settings — company, GST, cost codes and people

One GST registration per State you execute in. Roles decide what each person may see, create and approve.

Works-contract bills are raised from the State the site sits in, so MBook holds one GST registration per State. Cost codes give every measurable item something to roll up into, parties cover clients, suppliers, subcontractors and consultants, and role-based access separates the storekeeper, QS, procurement officer, site engineer and PM.

  • Company profile with PAN, base currency and fiscal year
  • One GST registration per State — bills follow the site
  • Cost codes every measurable item rolls up into
  • Parties: clients, suppliers, subcontractors, consultants
  • Role-based access: storekeeper, QS, procurement, site engineer, PM

Replaces: Access controlled by who has the file open, and a tax registration lookup in someone’s inbox.

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Meridian Constructions Pvt Ltd

GST registrations

2

Karnataka · Maharashtra

Roles

5

QS · PM · Site · Store · Proc

Base currency

INR

Modules

11

all enabled

Why MBook

Six things that make it one system, not eleven tools

The connective tissue is what a bundle of point tools can never give you.

One frozen BOQ

The approved bill of quantities is locked in the database. Progress, billing and margin all read the same baseline — variations are the only way it moves.

Measured, not estimated

The measurement book feeds progress, the RA bill and earned value. A quantity is entered once, with its working, and flows everywhere.

Ledger-backed stock

Inventory is a running ledger, reconciled against the rate analysis — so material variance is a number, not an argument.

Tax that follows the site

Place of supply is the project State, so the CGST/SGST/IGST split and SAC 9954 are correct on every bill without re-keying.

Back-to-back margin

Subcontract rates sit against the client rate on the same BOQ line, so let-work margin is computed, never typed in.

Everything traces to source

Every figure in every register ties back to the daily report, GRN or certificate that produced it — audit-ready by default.

Pricing

One yearly licence, every module, every project

No per-module upsell and no per-project fee. One flat annual licence covers the whole platform, cloud hosting included.

MBook licence

49,999 + GST / year

All modules · unlimited projects · cloud hosting included

What the licence covers

  • All 11 modules, from WBS to RA bill
  • Unlimited projects on one company
  • Multi-State GST registrations
  • Role-based access for the whole team
  • Cloud hosting and updates
  • Excel export on every register
  • Live earned value and reconciliation
  • Onboarding on your first project

The honest comparisons

Where MBook fits — and where it does not

We say plainly where the alternatives are strong, and where they leave a contractor exposed.

Common questions

What buyers ask us about MBook

What is MBook?

MBook is a construction and EPC ERP built around the measurement book and earned value over a frozen BOQ. It runs the project end to end — WBS and planning, daily reports and measurement, commercial and variations, procurement, inventory, subcontract certification and India-first RA billing.

Is MBook for contractors or developers?

Both. Contractors use it to measure work and raise RA bills; developers use it for cost certainty and to certify contractor claims against a frozen BOQ. It also fits EPC, civil, MEP, interior fit-out and industrial-plant work.

How is progress measured?

Physical progress is value-weighted earned value against the frozen BOQ, computed from approved daily reports and the measurement book — not a project manager’s estimate.

Does MBook handle RA billing, retention and GST?

Yes. RA bills price off cumulative executed quantity, with advance recovery, retention, DLP release and index escalation inside the bill. Place of supply is the site State, so the CGST/SGST/IGST split and SAC 9954 are correct without re-keying.

Can I keep Tally or my finance system?

Yes. MBook runs the project and its billing; you can keep Tally or your ERP for statutory accounting, exporting the GST summary and ledgers cleanly between them.

Is there a live demo?

Yes. You can explore a fully populated demo project in the live app, or take a 15-minute walkthrough built around your own project.

Does it work across multiple projects and States?

Yes. Each project carries its own frozen BOQ and WBS, and MBook holds one GST registration per State so works-contract bills follow the site.

How fast is MBook to get running?

First value comes in weeks. Because the BOQ, measurement book and RA billing are native to the product, there is no multi-month configuration to reach a working construction setup.

See it live

Walk one project end to end

Open the live demo — a fully populated project from the BOQ to the RA bill — or take a 15-minute walkthrough built around your own contract.