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  • Platform
      Benefits
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      Win projects
      Target the right clients and win more profitable projects
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      Plan projects
      Balance workload, forecast new projects, and set teams up
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      Manage projects
      Deliver your firm's best work on budget and on time, always
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      Manage finances
      Strengthen finances with streamlined processes and live data
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      Use data
      Access real-time data to unlock insights and make decisions
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      Gain efficiencies
      Maximize efficiency firm-wide to focus on what matters most
      Features
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      Accounting
      Keep a pulse on your firm's financial health in real time
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      Billing & Invoicing
      Send accurate invoices in less time and get paid faster
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      Pursuit
      Power collaborative business development with built-in CRM
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      Integrations
      Seamlessly integrate the platforms you use with BQE CORE
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      Payroll
      Process payroll, pay your team, and file taxes within CORE
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      Project Management
      Take control with real-time visibility into project progress
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      Reporting & Analytics
      Access real-time reports that lead to smarter decisions
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      Resource Planning
      Build smarter staffing plans that optimize delivery and profit
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      Time & Expense Tracking
      Easily keep time and expense entries up to date
  • Solutions
      Role
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      Administrative Staff
      Keep the firm running at full speed
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      Finance Teams
      Manage cash flow, maintain financial clarity
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      Principals & Owners
      Keep your finger on the pulse of the firm
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      Design and Project Staff
      Know what to work on, when
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      Project Managers
      Take control of your projects
      Industry
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      Architecture
      Practice your passion, perfect your practice
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      Engineering
      Do what you love, automate what you don’t
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      Consulting
      Reclaim your time, and your focus
  • Why BQE
  • Pricing
  • Resources
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Pricing

The right platform. The right price. Built for A&E.
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Foundations

When your data lives in one place, your team spends less time on administrative overhead and more time on the work that actually moves your firm forward.
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Time and Expense

  • Flexible, automated time and expense tracking

  • Smart, pre-populated timesheets

  • Flexible, automated time and expense tracking

  • Automate project tracking reporting.

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Billing and Invoicing

  • Simple, manual, and batch invoicing for complex projects

  • Secure and fast online payment processing

  • Recurring and automatic invoicing

  • Flexible billing schedules

  • Pay when paid vendor bill management

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Project Management

  • Real-time visibility into project progress and budget utilization

  • Streamlined budgets, estimates, and fee schedules

  • Robust task allocation and forecasting

  • Interactive Gantt charts

  • Phased billing and reporting into cost and schedule by phase

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Reporting and Analytics

  • Real-time insight into utilization, realization, profitability, and other critical KPIs

  • Unlimited customizable dashboards

  • Automated reporting with scheduling and memorization

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Support

  • Award winning support (available 24/7/365)

  • Dedicated account manager

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Additional Features

  • Best-in-class native mobile apps for iOS and Android
  • Seamless, pre-built integrations
  • Custom integrations via open API
  • ePayments

Why firms choose
BQE CORE

Purpose-built for AEC. Designed for everyone in your firm, not just your accounting team.
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Built for every role, not just finance

Built for every role, not just finance — Most AEC platforms are built for the accounting team. CORE is designed so your project managers, principals, and admin staff actually use it, without months of training to get there. Powerful enough for administrators and accountants but with the usability for everyone on the team
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One platform, not a patchwork

Project management, billing, accounting, HR, CRM, and payroll all in CORE. No manual data transfers, no reconciling between tools at month end.
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Up and running without a six-figure rollout

Enterprise-grade functionality without the enterprisescale implementation cost and disruption. Your team is productive from day one, not six months from now.
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Built to flex as you grow

As your firm takes on more complex projects, expands into new markets, or adds service lines, your software should keep up. CORE is built to flex across the full range of how your firm operates, not lock you into a rigid structure you'll outgrow.
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Modern interface, faster adoption

Outdated interfaces slow adoption, create workarounds, and push people back to spreadsheets. CORE's modern, clean design means your project managers, principals, and admin staff can navigate confidently from day one, without a manual, a training program, or a help ticket.
“We use BQE Core for Project Management, Time & Expense tracking, Accounting and Billing, Human Resources, and as a CRM Platform. Being able to input information into one platform for use across many different modules saves time and energy for our administrative staff. All of the data is tracked and displayed in efficient widgets and customizable dashboards. The customized reports are very helpful as well. You can drill down to only what you want to see. Customer service is responsive and able to sort out issues quickly.“
Lyn Testa
Kurt Fischer Structural Engineering
“CORE has given us the visibility and efficiency we needed to grow, without losing sight of what matters most, our team and our clients. It's helped us streamline the back office, strengthen our financial foundation, and create more space for the strategic work that drives our business forward. We had to be more strategic. CORE helped us understand where our time and money were best spent, so we could keep moving forward.“
Jaki Ellis
Principal, Britacan

Additional modules

BQE CORE is built to help you make better decisions that enable greater efficiency, increase project revenue, and improve project outcomes.
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Accounting

Increase productivity and profitability with powerful accounting automation and integration
Includes

Auto-reconciliation for bank fees and credit card

Seamless cloud feed integration and reconciliation

Integrated deposits and fund transfers

Flexible and customizable chart of accounts

Project, department, and company-level budgeting

Extensive financial reports for profit and loss, balance sheet, trial balance, and more

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CRM

Maximize client engagement with campaign and prospect CRM tools
Includes

Goal-focused campaign and budget management

Multi-stage prospect tracking

Industry-tailored project proposal builder

Conversion-minded win-loss tracking

Multi-stage prospect tracking

Engaging sales enablement tools

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HR

Streamline people management with a focus on compliance, growth, and talent

 

Includes

Centralized employee benefits and reviews

Extensive library of HR forms for admin support

Employee-focused journal achievement and performance measurement

Automated PTO and salary history tracking

 

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Payroll

Streamline payroll with fully integrated processing, compliance, and reporting
Includes

Accurate and automated payroll processing directly in CORE for US-based businesses

Federal, state, and local tax filing powered by Gusto

Employee self-service for onboarding, pay stubs, and withholdings

Seamless sync of timecards and approved expenses

Automatic general ledger posting into CORE Accounting

Project-level job costing and labor reporting

 

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Simple Pricing, Flexible Packages

Start with a powerful all-in-one platform and add only the modules your firm needs. Tell us a little about your firm and we'll put together a custom quote tailored to your size and requirements.

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BQE CORE empowers architects and engineers to control the chaos and focus on what matters. Set your time and talent free — make your lasting impact.
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