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Civil construction management software for South African contractors

Sakha. Run the whole site from one contract to the next

Software to run the execution side of a civil construction contract: QS-style budgets, planned-vs-actual costs, crew timesheets, offline site diaries, measurement and GCC / NEC payment certificates.

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What is Sakha?

Sakha is civil construction management software for civil contractors in South Africa, built to run the execution side of a civil contract. It combines Gantt planning, QS-style budgets, live planned-vs-actual costs, crew timesheets, offline site diaries, measurement, GCC and NEC payment certificates, estimation and BOQ, plant and fleet, and CIDB tender compliance. It runs AI agents, is cloud-based with a mobile version and offline mode, and is available in 12 South African languages.

Built for how civil contracting actually works

Sakha isn't a cut-down version of a bigger product, it's built around one contract on one site.

Budgets built the way QS actually works

Cost categories that match a civil/JBCC-style bill of quantities, labor, plant, subcontract, material, prelim, provisional, so your budget structure is the one your QS already uses, not a generic line-item list.

Planned vs. actual, always current

Costs are sourced live from budget items, approved timesheets, and coded supplier invoices, so committed and actual cost roll up automatically instead of living in a monthly spreadsheet reconciliation.

Labor paid and tracked by the hour

Crew timesheets with BCEA-aligned overtime multipliers, bulk crew-entry for a whole day's hours across many workers, and a weekly submit → approve workflow that locks entries once approved.

Who is Sakha for?

RoleFocus

Contracts ManagersContract cost & margin

Site AgentsSite execution

Quantity SurveyorsBudgets & valuations

Foremen & SupervisorsCrew & timesheets

DirectorsPortfolio oversight

Compliant with

Built around South African civil-contracting standards and requirements.

CIDB. Register of Contractors grading (1–9) kept tender-ready.

B-BBEE. Construction Sector Code scorecard, ownership, skills and procurement tracked.

Key features at a glance

See how Sakha runs the execution side of a civil construction contract.

Budget & Costs

Phases and typed budget items linkable to a team member or contractor for automatic rate fill, with a read-only planned-vs-actual view sourced straight from budget items and timesheets.

Planning Gantt

Phases, tasks, and milestones with dependency tracking and cycle detection, so your schedule can't silently reference itself into a deadlock.

Timesheets & Spendings

Bulk crew-entry, weekly submit → approve, and supplier/subcontractor claims coded to budget lines and approved before they hit committed or actual cost.

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Everything a civil contract needs, one software

From budget setup to the last subcontractor claim, coded and controlled in one place.

Projects

Project setup, currency, and membership, the top-level container for everything else on a contract.

Budget

QS-style typed budget items across labor, plant, subcontract, material, prelim, and provisional, with labor rows linking to a team member or contractor for automatic rate fill.

Costs

A live planned-vs-actual view sourced from budget items and approved timesheets, no manual reconciliation.

Daily logs

Project diary entries and threaded comments, with manual weather capture, the site record for the day.

Planning

Phases, tasks, and milestones with dependency tracking and cycle detection on a project Gantt.

Timesheets

Labor time entries against planning tasks feeding Costs, with bulk crew-entry and a weekly submit → approve workflow.

Spendings

Capture supplier invoices, receipts, and subcontractor claims, code them to budget lines, and approve, feeding Costs' Committed/Actual columns.

Contractors (Parties)

A unified party directory for suppliers, contractor persons, and clients, with contractor persons linkable to a parent supplier company.

Full scope, from site to contract

Beyond budgets and timesheets: measurement, GCC / NEC payment certificates, estimation and BOQ, plant and fleet, and tenders.

Planning & programme
Site diary & daily logs (OFFLINE)
Documents, drawings & RFI
Client & engineer portal
Measurement & progress
Payment certificates & contract admin
Cost control & productivity
Procurement, subs & stores
Estimation & BOQ
Plant, workshop & fleet
HSE, Quality & Environment
Tenders & SA compliance
Advanced BI & analytics
Open API / integrations / MCP
SSO

Skynode Nodes

Nodes: AI agents that do the busywork to help you work faster

Inside every Skynode product, AI agents are available to automate repetitive tasks, always with your approval before anything is sent.

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Pricing built around your contracts

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Guides for civil contractors

Practical articles from the Sakha blog on civil software, payment certificates and site control.

Guides

CIDB CE Grading: Grades 5 to 9 for Civil Contractors

CIDB CE grading for civil contractors: what grades 5 to 9 let you tender, how the cidb grades civil work and how to plan your next upgrade.

Kevin Mainaud8 October 2026

Guides

GCC Payment Certificate: Process, Timelines and Retention

How a GCC 2015 payment certificate works for SA civil contractors: monthly statement, 7-day certification, 28-day payment, retention and interest.

Kevin Mainaud8 October 2026

Guides

NEC Compensation Events: A Guide for SA Contractors

How NEC compensation events work under the ECC: what counts, the 8-week notice, 3-week quotations, assessment and the records SA contractors need.

Kevin Mainaud8 October 2026

Guides

Remeasurement by Chainage: How Civil Work Gets Paid

How remeasurement by chainage works on SA civil contracts: estimated BOQ quantities, joint measurement, linear items and certifying measured work.

Kevin Mainaud8 October 2026

Frequently asked questions

What civil contractors ask us most about Sakha.

Who is Sakha for?

Civil contractors in South Africa: contracts managers, site agents, quantity surveyors, foremen and directors running the execution side of a civil contract.

Does Sakha handle GCC and NEC payment certificates?

Yes. Sakha covers payment certificates and contract administration under GCC and NEC, together with measurement and progress tracking.

How does Sakha track planned versus actual costs?

Costs are sourced live from budget items, approved timesheets and coded supplier invoices, so committed and actual cost roll up automatically instead of waiting for a monthly spreadsheet reconciliation.

Does Sakha work on site without signal?

Yes. Site diaries and daily logs work offline and sync automatically once you are back online. Sakha is cloud-based, with a mobile version.

Does Sakha cover tenders and CIDB compliance?

Yes. Tenders and South African compliance (CIDB, B-BBEE) are part of Sakha, alongside estimation and BOQ.

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