Know the true cost position now
Know where the project really stands — before month end.
- Actual cost to P07
- 11,964,300
- Committed, not yet posted
- 1,382,900
Construction project controls
Know where your project will finish — before it's too late.
Foras connects what is happening on site with budget, cost, Finance and forecast — giving construction teams a trusted view of project performance while there is still time to act.
For Commercial Managers, Project Managers and Project Directors responsible for the commercial outcome of a project.
Northgate Logistics Park — Phase 2
Position · Aug 2026 · Demo data
Captured
11.85m
Finance
10.47m
Adjusted CTD
11.97m
| Cost code | DiffDifference | CTDAdjusted CTD | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120Project Management | 60k | 1.84m | Timing |
| 240Labour | 262k | 2.96m | Decision needed |
| 340Shoring | −115k | 1.54m | Match Finance |
| 760Subcontract | 158k | 3.18m | Needs review |
Difference = Captured − Finance. A negative difference means captured cost sits below Finance. Shoring shows a Match Finance adjustment of +115,000, so adjusted CTD equals the Finance position to date. Values rounded for display.
The problem
Site knows what happened. Finance knows what was posted. Who knows where the project is actually heading?
- Site reality arrives late
- Labour, plant, materials, progress and change are often captured separately from the commercial view — so the position lags what is actually happening.
- Finance shows what has been posted
- Posted actuals are authoritative for accounting. On their own they do not carry the operational context behind the cost, or what is still to come.
- Commercial teams rebuild the position
- Spreadsheets and manual reconciliation join budget, site information, commitments, actuals and forecast — every period, by hand.
- Problems surface too late
- By the time the numbers agree, the opportunity to intervene on the job may already have passed.
Site
What happened
Finance
What was posted
Foras
- Budget
- Forecast
- Commercial decisions
Foras does not replace Finance or your ERP. Finance stays authoritative for posted actuals; Foras makes the operational project position explainable alongside it.
How Foras works
One connected project-control loop
From project structure to final forecast, Foras keeps operational and commercial information connected.
Structure
Define the budget, cost structure and WBS you are controlling against.
Capture
Record what actually happened on site.
Control
Understand cost, commitments and variance now.
Reconcile
Explain differences between the project view and Finance.
Forecast
Update the expected final position as circumstances change.
Explain
Understand why cost and forecast moved.
Decide
Focus attention where intervention is needed.
The loop repeats each period: decisions change the structure, site capture and forecast, and the position updates again.
Outcomes
See the position. See the future. Understand the difference.
Predict where the project will finish
See where the project is heading, not just where it has been.
- Forecast final cost
- 18,905,400
- Movement vs last period
- 142,700 higher
Explain Site vs Finance
Site and Finance may differ — but you should know exactly why.
- Finance actuals P07
- 10,581,400
- Explained difference
- 1,382,900
Turn site activity into commercial information
Turn site activity into commercially useful information while it still matters.
- Labour & plant records
- 412 this week
- Change events raised
- 7 this week
Figures shown are illustrative demo data.
Product proof
Move from project total to the evidence behind it
A trusted number is useful. A number you can explain is better.
Northgate Logistics Park — Phase 2
Forecast · Aug 2026 · Demo data
Approved Budget
18,420,000
Original Budget + Approved Variations
CTD (raw)
11,849,300
Diary + Supply + Subs + Mgmt
Adjustments
+115,000
Reconciliation entries
Adj CTD
11,964,300
Raw CTD + Adjustments
Forecast CTC
6,941,100
Qty × Rate
Forecast Final Cost
18,905,400
Adj CTD + CTC
Forecast Variance
−485,400
−2.6% of Approved Budget
% Complete
65.0%
Adj CTD ÷ Approved Budget
3.10Frame & upper floors
- Budget
- 4,905,000
- Adj CTD
- 3,268,400
- Forecast CTC
- 1,946,400
- FFC
- 5,214,800
- Variance
- −309,800
Actual Foras interface pattern · Illustrative demo data
Who it's for
One project position. Different decisions.
Commercial Manager
Know where the job is commercially, why it has moved and where intervention is needed.
Foras for Commercial ManagersProject Manager
Understand the health of the job in minutes and know what questions need to be asked.
Foras for Project ManagersFinance & ERP
Keep Finance authoritative. Make the project position explainable.
Foras brings Finance actuals into project control alongside site evidence, commercial decisions and forecast information. Posted actuals stay the authoritative record.
The aim is not to replace your ERP. It is to understand the operational project position — and to explain any difference from Finance in terms a commercial team and a finance team can both accept.
How Foras is built
Foras is being developed and validated against real construction project-control workflows, with commercial and project teams who carry responsibility for the financial outcome of a job.
It is shaped by construction commercial practice and software engineering in equal measure: the accounting semantics have to be defensible, and the day-to-day workflow has to survive a live site.
ROI calculator
What is poor project cost visibility costing you?
Late cost information, manual reconciliation and slow forecasting have a commercial price. Estimate what that looks like across your projects.
Trust
Project data needs to be controlled, traceable and trusted.
Read about security and trust at Foras- Access control
- Organisation and project level access controls.
- Traceability
- Change and decision history recorded where the workflow supports it.
- Architecture
- Hosted SaaS architecture.
- Data handling
- Clear privacy and data-handling practices.
See where your project is heading before the next month-end review.
See how Foras can connect your project structure, site activity, Finance actuals and forecast into one explainable project-control view.