800
Hours saved each year
Case Studies

Good & Roberts Construction

Published on February 24, 2020

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.

About the client

Good & Roberts (G&R) is a multi-faceted builder providing General Contracting and Design/Build services to the San Diego region. Originally founded in 1979 by Jack Good and Stan Roberts, G&R specializes in large tenant improvement projects, small shell and core work, and specialty market sectors such as biomedical/life sciences, industrial and manufacturing, and technology.
https://www.gnrgc.com/

About ProEst

ProEst provides advanced construction estimating capabilities for leading companies and public sector clients in the United States, Canada and Australia. Our cloud-based platform combines cost estimating, digital takeoffs and bid day analysis in a single powerful solution— a proven way to reduce costs, ensure accuracy and streamline pre-construction workflow.
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