Good & Roberts Construction

Good & Roberts Uses ProEst Estimating to Revolutionize its Estimating Process – and Save 800 Staff Hours a Year

Company: Good & Roberts, Inc., City ST – General Contractor

Employees: Varies between 100-150

Annual Revenues: $50M

Estimates: Approx. 400 each year

Challenge: Find a single solution to create estimates and takeoffs and handle the bid day rush to select subcontractor bids for final estimates.

Solution: ProEst Estimating 11 and the newly-enhanced ProEst Bid Day and ProEst Takeoff 11 modules.

Results

• Digital takeoff technology improves productivity by providing easy access to multiple layers on-screen
• Colored takeoff printouts cut project familiarization time in half
• Printed takeoffs that correspond to original plans protect against undocumented changes
• Automated method of sorting and selecting lowest subcontractor bids lessens the stress associated with bid day
• Bid Day module protects company from excluding items on final estimates
• Responsive support decreases downtime
• Greater efficiencies save 800 staff hours each year

Using ProEst Takeoff with digital plans and a mouse has revolutionized our estimating process.”

Jeff Gay, Vice President of Estimating
Good & Roberts, Inc.