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David Nelson Construction Delivers Quality & Timeliness

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CASE STUDY DAVID NELSON CONSTRUCTION CO. With a reputation for quality and timeliness and over 30 years in heavy highway, site and underground utility work, the estimators at David Nelson Construction understand the importance of using an estimating and bidding solution that is dependable from the start of an estimate to the end of bid day. With this belief in mind, they realized their system wasn't living up to the company's high standards and determined it was crucial for them to investigate other options. Challenges Prior to purchasing B2W Estimate in the spring of 2006, the company had been experiencing problems with the speed of their estimating and bidding system from Hard Dollar. Senior estimator Tom Woodward says they just didn't have any confi dence in the product. "On bid day with only twenty minutes remaining, a fl urry of activity and sub quotes still coming in, Hard Dollar's system would come to a grinding halt when more than one person tried to access it." Knowing that they needed to rethink their current estimating and bidding process, David Nelson Construction did their homework, searching the market for the best solution. They narrowed their search down to two companies and completed thorough evaluations of each. Th e decision came down to technology, says Woodward, and the company felt that B2W Estimate—built on the latest Microsoft .NET framework—had the upper hand. Solutions • "I thought, 'This is a company that we can go into the future with' and that is the biggest single reason we chose B2W Estimate over its competitors." COMPANY PROFILE • Name: David Nelson Construction Co. • Headquarters: Palm Harbor, FL • Work Types: Commercial Buildings, Heavy Highway Construction, Sitework and Underground Utilities • Elements: Estimate, Track • Client Since: 2006 • B2W User Conferences: 5 Formerly...

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