Last-mile horizontal contractors occupy a distinct segment of utility construction that the software industry hasn’t caught up to. Their work spans a wide range of distribution-side job types, each generating dual data obligations: contractor records for billing, payroll, and compliance, and as-built documentation and GIS updates for utility clients. The right utility contractor software serves as a purpose-built field-data layer that handles both sets of obligations and feeds clean, real-time data to every party who depends on it, from contractor back offices to utility teams managing asset l