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Bituminous Roadways Case Study

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Industries	Construction & Infrastructure
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Procurement
Use Cases	Inventory Management Predictive Maintenance
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Bituminous Roadways, a company that started out in 1946 as a three-man crew doing residential asphalt work in South Minneapolis, had grown significantly over the years. With over 100 employees and a wide range of commercial and industrial projects throughout the greater Twin Cities area, the company was facing challenges in managing estimating and bidding. They had been using spreadsheets, but as the workload increased, so did the complexity of the bids. The company needed a solution to standardize bids and reporting capabilities that would allow management to quickly view estimate summary information from across the company. Additionally, they were in need of a field tracking and analysis solution to improve their cost tracking ability, having been using pencil and paper for too long. Read More
About Customer	Bituminous Roadways is a company based in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. The company started in 1946 as a three-man crew doing residential asphalt work in South Minneapolis. Over the years, the company has grown significantly and now employs over 100 people. Bituminous Roadways completes commercial and industrial projects throughout the greater Twin Cities area. The company specializes in paving work and has been a client of B2W since 2006. They have also attended eight B2W User Conferences. Read More
Solution	Bituminous Roadways implemented B2W Estimate to manage their estimating and bidding process. The software provided a standardized solution for bids and reporting capabilities, allowing management to quickly view estimate summary information from across the company. The return on investment was immediate, and the software was intuitive and easy to learn, enabling estimators to get up and running quickly. Two years later, when the company needed a field tracking and analysis solution, they implemented B2W Track. This software allowed for seamless transfer of baseline estimating information, enabling tracking of reported production quantities, labor hours, equipment hours, and material quantities against estimated values. Accounting personnel could also transfer reported hours quickly and easily to their Maxwell Systems StreetSmart system. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Applicable Industries

Construction & Infrastructure

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Procurement

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Predictive Maintenance

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Bituminous Roadways, a company that started out in 1946 as a three-man crew doing residential asphalt work in South Minneapolis, had grown significantly over the years. With over 100 employees and a wide range of commercial and industrial projects throughout the greater Twin Cities area, the company was facing challenges in managing estimating and bidding. They had been using spreadsheets, but as the workload increased, so did the complexity of the bids. The company needed a solution to standardize bids and reporting capabilities that would allow management to quickly view estimate summary information from across the company. Additionally, they were in need of a field tracking and analysis solution to improve their cost tracking ability, having been using pencil and paper for too long.

About Customer

Bituminous Roadways is a company based in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. The company started in 1946 as a three-man crew doing residential asphalt work in South Minneapolis. Over the years, the company has grown significantly and now employs over 100 people. Bituminous Roadways completes commercial and industrial projects throughout the greater Twin Cities area. The company specializes in paving work and has been a client of B2W since 2006. They have also attended eight B2W User Conferences.

Solution

Bituminous Roadways implemented B2W Estimate to manage their estimating and bidding process. The software provided a standardized solution for bids and reporting capabilities, allowing management to quickly view estimate summary information from across the company. The return on investment was immediate, and the software was intuitive and easy to learn, enabling estimators to get up and running quickly. Two years later, when the company needed a field tracking and analysis solution, they implemented B2W Track. This software allowed for seamless transfer of baseline estimating information, enabling tracking of reported production quantities, labor hours, equipment hours, and material quantities against estimated values. Accounting personnel could also transfer reported hours quickly and easily to their Maxwell Systems StreetSmart system.

Impact #1	Standardized bids and reporting capabilities across the company
Impact #2	Quick view of estimate summary information for management
Impact #3	Improved cost tracking ability

Impact #1

Standardized bids and reporting capabilities across the company

Impact #2

Quick view of estimate summary information for management

Impact #3

Improved cost tracking ability

Benefit #1	Immediate return on investment upon implementation of B2W Estimate

Benefit #1

Immediate return on investment upon implementation of B2W Estimate

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Bituminous Roadways Case Study

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