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B2W Estimate Database and Integration Advantages Pay Big Dividends for DOT, Earthwork and Utility Projects

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Industries	Construction & Infrastructure
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing
Use Cases	Predictive Maintenance
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services
Challenge	Triple B Services, a leading earthwork, highway, and utility contractor in southeast Texas, was facing challenges with their existing estimating process. The company was using Excel for estimating, which was slowing down their operations. The lack of integration with the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the inability to export data easily to their accounting and project management software were also significant issues. The company needed a solution that could streamline their estimating process, integrate with DOT, and export data to their accounting and project management software. Read More
About Customer	Triple B Services is a leading earthwork, highway, and utility contractor based in Huffman, Texas. The company has over 380 employees and 33 crews, generating approximately $80 million in annual revenue. Their work primarily involves city, county, and Texas Department of Transportation projects. The company was using Excel for estimating, which was slowing down their operations. They needed a solution that could streamline their estimating process, integrate with DOT, and export data to their accounting and project management software. Read More
Solution	Triple B Services adopted B2W Estimate to streamline their estimating process. The software allowed the team to focus more on estimating, which in turn provided more projects to generate revenue. The DOT integration features built into B2W Estimate provided a critical time-saving advantage. With specific state DOT cost items already in the software, the estimating team at Triple B could prepopulate them and then pull the information into estimates, as required. They could also download the bid forms, transfer the data from Estimate, and upload the formatted bid with just a few clicks of the mouse. The foundational advantage with B2W Estimate at Triple B is the database of cost items. With up-to-date rates for crews, tasks, materials, and equipment at their fingertips, estimators could minimize the 'cost side' of estimating and focus instead on plugging in variables and strategizing. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Applicable Industries

Construction & Infrastructure

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Use Cases

Predictive Maintenance

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

Challenge

Triple B Services, a leading earthwork, highway, and utility contractor in southeast Texas, was facing challenges with their existing estimating process. The company was using Excel for estimating, which was slowing down their operations. The lack of integration with the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the inability to export data easily to their accounting and project management software were also significant issues. The company needed a solution that could streamline their estimating process, integrate with DOT, and export data to their accounting and project management software.

About Customer

Triple B Services is a leading earthwork, highway, and utility contractor based in Huffman, Texas. The company has over 380 employees and 33 crews, generating approximately $80 million in annual revenue. Their work primarily involves city, county, and Texas Department of Transportation projects. The company was using Excel for estimating, which was slowing down their operations. They needed a solution that could streamline their estimating process, integrate with DOT, and export data to their accounting and project management software.

Solution

Triple B Services adopted B2W Estimate to streamline their estimating process. The software allowed the team to focus more on estimating, which in turn provided more projects to generate revenue. The DOT integration features built into B2W Estimate provided a critical time-saving advantage. With specific state DOT cost items already in the software, the estimating team at Triple B could prepopulate them and then pull the information into estimates, as required. They could also download the bid forms, transfer the data from Estimate, and upload the formatted bid with just a few clicks of the mouse. The foundational advantage with B2W Estimate at Triple B is the database of cost items. With up-to-date rates for crews, tasks, materials, and equipment at their fingertips, estimators could minimize the 'cost side' of estimating and focus instead on plugging in variables and strategizing.

Impact #1	The B2W Estimate software improved the reporting capabilities of Triple B, allowing them to provide detailed cost breakdowns to the field and project managers.
Impact #2	The software also allowed the estimating team to prepopulate specific state DOT cost items and pull the information into estimates as required.
Impact #3	The database of cost items in B2W Estimate provided up-to-date rates for crews, tasks, materials, and equipment, allowing estimators to focus more on strategizing and less on the 'cost side' of estimating.

Impact #1

The B2W Estimate software improved the reporting capabilities of Triple B, allowing them to provide detailed cost breakdowns to the field and project managers.

Impact #2

The software also allowed the estimating team to prepopulate specific state DOT cost items and pull the information into estimates as required.

Impact #3

The database of cost items in B2W Estimate provided up-to-date rates for crews, tasks, materials, and equipment, allowing estimators to focus more on strategizing and less on the 'cost side' of estimating.

Benefit #1	The company was able to complete the estimating for a complex $18 million Texas DOT project within two weeks, a task they claim could not have been done within this short time frame without the efficiencies and accuracy that B2W Estimate provided.

Benefit #1

The company was able to complete the estimating for a complex $18 million Texas DOT project within two weeks, a task they claim could not have been done within this short time frame without the efficiencies and accuracy that B2W Estimate provided.

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B2W Estimate Database and Integration Advantages Pay Big Dividends for DOT, Earthwork and Utility Projects

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