Odoo, the platform for
Portuguese builders & architects.
From the first quote to the last invoice, every drawing, timesheet and milestone in one place. The end-to-end system Portuguese architecture and construction firms have been waiting for.
From quote to handover.
Eight apps. One database.
Portuguese architects and construction SMEs juggle Excel, AutoCAD, email and PHC. Odoo replaces the patchwork with a connected platform — every project, drawing, supplier and invoice on the same database.
Project
Multi-stage projects, dependencies, milestones, Gantt & Kanban views, real-time progress.
Sales / Quotation
BOQ-style quotes, templates with 3D renderings & CAD attachments, e-sign approval.
Planning
Resource allocation, recurring shifts, role-based scheduling, workload heatmaps.
Purchase
Subcontractor management, RFQs, materials POs linked to projects & budgets.
Documents
DWG, IFC, RVT, BIM PDFs, contracts, permits — versioned next to each project, searchable.
Timesheets
Mobile time tracking by project & phase. Auto-billing for time & materials engagements.
Sign
Native e-signature on contracts, change orders, handover certificates. AT-compliant.
Field Service
Post-handover interventions, snag list, warranty work — all tied back to the project.
Accounting
Progress billing, retention, intercompany invoicing. SAFT-PT & e-Fatura, AT-certified.
One SPV per project?
Native, not a plugin.
Most Portuguese construction firms run a holding plus one sociedade veículo per major project — for tax, risk, financing. PHC and Primavera charge per company. Odoo Enterprise ships multi-company natively, with auto-consolidation between entities.
Unlimited entities
One SPV per project, one holding. Group structure mirrored 1:1 in Odoo, on the same database.
Auto-consolidation
Intercompany invoices, rules and consolidation reports out of the box. Group P&L always live.
Cost-neutral
No extra license per company. Add an SPV in 5 minutes. Remove it just as fast at project end.
Every project. Every dependency. One screen.
Odoo Project's Gantt is the command center for architecture and construction firms. Drag a task to reschedule, see dependencies cascade, spot resource conflicts before they cost you. Every change updates the budget & profitability views in real time.
- ▸Multi-project GanttDrag-drop tasks across phases. Dependencies enforced. Critical path highlighted automatically.
- ▸Milestone billingEach milestone triggers an invoice. Progress payments tracked against the contract value.
- ▸Resource levelingSee who's overbooked. Reassign tasks with a drag. Avoid the 110%-load surprise.
- ▸Real-time profitabilityTimesheet hours, vendor bills, expenses — all aggregated against the project budget. Live margin per project.
- ▸Mobile for the siteSite managers update progress, log expenses, scan deliveries from their phone. No paperwork.
What you actually get out of the box.
No construction module sold separately. No add-on for progress billing. Standard Odoo Enterprise covers the whole project lifecycle.
Multi-stage projects
Phases, sub-tasks, dependencies, milestones. Nest a renovation under a parent build. Mirror your real workflow.
BOQ-style quotation
Templated quotes with 3D renders, floor plans, line items priced from your catalogue. Send. E-sign. Convert to project — automatically.
Progress billing
Milestone-based, % completion, retention amounts. Invoice partial work without manual cycles. Cash flow stays predictable.
Subcontractor management
Each subcontractor PO linked to a project line. Track payment terms, retention, performance. No more lost POs in email.
Timesheets & auto-invoicing
Mobile time logging by project & phase. Hours flow straight into invoices for T&M contracts. Billable vs non-billable separated.
Document control · CAD & BIM
DWG, IFC, RVT, BIM PDFs, contracts, permits — versioned next to the project. Odoo doesn't replace AutoCAD or Revit — it organizes everything around them, with e-sign and search built in.
An AI agent on every project.
Odoo's native AI agent reads project data, timesheets, vendor bills and contracts in the same database. It answers questions in plain Portuguese — no integration project, no separate vendor.
Profitability without spreadsheets.
Live data on every open project. The agent crunches it instantly, in your language.
Catch overruns at 80%, not 100%.
The agent watches timesheets and vendor bills against the project budget. Alerts before you blow the line.
Know who's overbooked.
Looks at planning + timesheets to spot conflicts and propose reallocation across projects.
Search clauses across all contracts.
Reads PDFs & signed docs in your Documents app. Surfaces obligations, deadlines, penalties.
Why Portuguese firms are moving project mgmt to Odoo.
PHC and Primavera handle accounting and SAFT-PT well. But for live project visibility, real-time costs, and modern collaboration, the architecture is showing its age. Side-by-side on what matters in 2026:
From audit to go-live.
Four phases. No surprises.
Architecture and construction firms don't have time for 12-month implementations. Our methodology delivers a working system in weeks, not quarters.
Map your real workflow
On-site visit. We document how quotes, projects, timesheets and invoices actually flow today. Output: scope & timeline.
2 weeks · FreeLive config with your data
Odoo configured with your services catalogue, your subcontractors, your phase templates. You see it work before you sign.
2 weeksPhased deployment
Quotes & projects live first. Then timesheets, then accounting. Each phase tested with real users before moving on.
2–3 monthsTraining & long-term support
Role-based training (project manager, site lead, finance). Monthly check-ins post go-live. Direct line to Odoo HQ Belgium.
Ongoing partnershipReady to ship Odoo?
30 minutes. No commitment. We tell you, candidly, how Odoo Project fits your firm — or doesn't.