Select the job type and customer before building the estimate.
Customers are stored in the CRM. A new customer entered here will be saved automatically when the estimate is saved.
02
Project details
The form adapts to the selected service. These are estimating inputs, not engineering specifications.
Smart retaining wall takeoff
Uses wall dimensions to recommend block, cap, gravel, drain pipe and geotextile quantities.
03
Labor & equipment
Internal costs only. These numbers are excluded from the customer proposal.
RolePeopleCost / hrHours / personCost
Equipment plan
EquipmentQty / durationRate unitCost / unitCost
Examples: excavator × 3 days, skid steer × 12 hours, wood chipper × 1 day. Add permanent equipment and pricing from the Equipment section.
Overhead is calculated as hourly overhead rate × overhead hours. Overhead hours automatically follow the longest crew shift until you edit them manually.
Add materials from your company catalog. Quantities and prices remain editable for this estimate.
MaterialQtyUnitUnit costMarkup %
Missing something? Open the Materials section in the left menu and add it to your permanent catalog.
05
Scope, AI writer & contract policies
Describe the work in field language, then generate a polished executive proposal.
AI Proposal Writer
Field description → executive proposal
06
Pricing & review
Choose markup or target margin, then review profitability before sending.
Manual price mode Use the exact price agreed with the customer. Labor, materials, equipment and overhead are optional internal-cost inputs. If no internal costs are entered, projected profit and margin are shown as not calculated.
Ready for proposalSave the estimate, preview the customer document, then use the approval workflow.
C
Customer CRM
Save customers and properties once, then reuse them in future estimates.
W
Workforce & labor roles
Create the positions and hourly internal costs used by estimates and projects.
E
Employees
Add workers and assign each one a labor role.
C
Employee Work Schedule
Assign work days, rest days, projects, reporting times and preparation notes. Employees see this schedule in the mobile app.
P
Project Operations
Schedule approved work, assign crews, track clock-ins, record actual job costs and monitor profitability while the project is active.
ScheduleNo projects scheduled
E
Employee / Crew App
Mobile field view for assigned work, time punches, breaks and daily updates.
Current statusSelect an employee
T
Timesheets, Pay Periods & Audit
Review paid hours, corrections and approvals. Break time is deducted from paid hours.
Time entry detail & audit trail
C
Manual punch correction
Add a missing or corrected entry. Every correction stores who/when/reason in the audit trail.
✓
Estimate pipeline
Track draft, sent, viewed, approved and declined proposals.
M
Material catalog
Create your own material price book. Every company can maintain different costs and markups.
EQ
Equipment catalog
Maintain your company equipment/rental price book and reuse it in estimates and project preparation lists.
S
Service library & default exclusions
Each service keeps permanent exclusions that are copied into new estimates and can then be edited per project.
Client-facing document
Proposal & approval
Company
PROFESSIONAL PROJECT PROPOSALEST-DRAFT
DRAFT
Project proposal
Scope, Investment & Authorization
A formal proposal prepared for the project identified below.
Prepared for
Project location
Project overviewDetailed scope of workExclusions & clarifications
Project investmentFor the scope described in this proposal
Prototype only: production e-signature will capture authenticated audit evidence and an immutable document version.
Acceptance & authorization
Signature below confirms acceptance of the written scope, project investment, exclusions and terms contained in this proposal.
Customer signatureDate
Contractor representativeDate
⚙
Company setup
Defaults, branding and contract policies.
A
Company account & security
Secure multi-company account, role-based access and PostgreSQL synchronization.
T
Team & permissions
Create office/management users. Each account is isolated to this company.
Owner/Admin can manage team accounts. Employees continue using ZYOP Crew with Company Code + Employee Code + PIN.
SYS
Production system & integrations
Owner/Admin diagnostics for PostgreSQL, email, AI, company export and security audit. Secrets are never displayed here.
Email and AI credentials are configured only in Railway Variables. Company export downloads a JSON copy of this company's synchronized business data; it does not replace PostgreSQL infrastructure backups.
LOG
Security audit
Recent sensitive account and system actions for this company.