Amicus - Carving a new project delivery path

Autodesk Construction Cloud:
Driving efficiencies through integration

Amicus, a leading dedicated fitout company in Australasia and the recipient of many awards for innovation, growth and culture, has adopted ACC Build Cost Management for contract management and client invoicing with integration to MYOB Acumatica Construction.

Using the Cadgroup ACC / Acumatica integration, the Amicus Team leverages modern accounting automation, like bank feeds, retention management, and Australian tax reporting while keeping project management tools at the fingertips of project delivery teams.

By combining best-of-breed products Autodesk Construction Cloud and MYOB Acumatica, Amicus has transformed its project and construction financial-management processes, paving the way for scalability and efficiency. This journey underscores Amicus’s commitment to innovation, adaptability, and excellence in delivering tailored workspace solutions.

“We chose Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) for its intuitive, all-in-one capabilities tailored to construction management”

– Hollie Mikolajczyk, System and Change management professional, Amicus

Summary

The Challenge

Replacing An Outdated Construction Accounting System

Amicus was operating a legacy job cost accounting system that became outdated, cumbersome, and resource intensive.

The Fix

Modern PM Tools next to Construction Finance

Cost Management within the Autodesk’s Construction Cloud platform, focused on addressing Amicus’s core financial requirements and setting the stage for broader system integrations.

The Challenge – Replacing Outdated Construction
Accounting System

Amicus was operating a legacy job cost accounting system that became outdated, cumbersome, and resource intensive. The system’s complexity created onboarding challenges for new team members and required costly external efforts. Amicus identified the need for a cloud-based solution to streamline processes, improve controls, and integrate seamlessly with their existing tools, design and preconstruction processes.

The Fix – Modern PM Tools next to Construction Finance

As a system and change management professional for Amicus, Hollie Mikolajczyk evaluated multiple software options.

“We chose Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) for its intuitive, all-in-one capabilities tailored to construction management”, says Hollie Mikolajczyk.

The transition began with a focus on Cost Management within the Autodesk’s Construction Cloud platform, focused on addressing Amicus’s core financial requirements and setting the stage for broader system integrations.

Building a Construction Ecosystem

With modern tools comes modern solutions and the opportunities that are enabling Amicus to continue its leadership as a preferred interior fit-out design-build contractor. Autodesk Construction Cloud with its unique blend of enhanced project management (PM) Tools enables contract administrators (CA) and project managers the ability to accurately manage project financial performance while having efficiency of document management, scheduling and correspondence wrapped directly into project financial tools.

Unavailable in construction accounting software whose primary focus is company and project financials – users of Autodesk Construction Cloud benefit from project controls that wrap both project financials into operational efficiencies, allowing PM’s and CA’s access to inter-connected project management records with financial visibility.

The Amicus Team now has upstream client progress claims next to downstream subcontract agreement that directly integrates to Docu-Sign. Allowing weekly project forecasts and AR / AP financial reporting next to programme management. This unique functionality is made possible through ACC direct linkage of Oracle P6, Asta Power Project and Microsoft Project programmes to ACC project budget and billing structures. Combined with ACC Docs that assures correct drawing and specification version referencing, enabling the Amicus team to access document markup tools and revision control with workflows. Giving field or office personnel quick access through mobile native apps or web browser.

The Road Ahead

Amicus will continue to focus on optimising ACC’s functionality, expanding the use of ACC modules like Docs, Build, BIM Collaboration. With combined use of ACC modules and Autodesk Construction Cloud common data environment, Amicus will continue to increase efficiencies for both internal staff and external teams.

The Cadgroup Difference

The collaboration with Cadgroup has been integral to the success of this transformation. Cadgroup maintains Autodesk Platinum and Elite partner status with certifications across the Autodesk Construction Cloud platform. With thirty-five years as an Autodesk partner, Cadgroup is known for its construction industry experience. As a boots-on-the-ground partner that understands the complexity of introducing innovative technologies to construction teams, Cadgroup’s team of consultants and solution designers were instrumental in Amicus’s Autodesk Construction Cloud roll- out.

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