CASE STUDY
"One big strength is that I am able to
double-check item unit prices very simply,
without having to rely on past history."
DDS COMPANIES
PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING AND HEAVY
CONSTRUCTION IN NEW YORK STATE
Just months after starting his own construction company, Sean Donohoe used
B2W Estimate to bid successfully on a commercial site construction project.
The job reconstructing two acres of parking lots, sidewalks, and drainage was
the first one he ever bid on using the software, which had been implemented
in his company only two weeks before.
The DDS Companies have grown significantly since then in size, scope of
construction and engineering services, geographic coverage and utilization
of B2W Estimate features.
"B2W Software saves us a great deal of time in putting bids together, and
has allowed us a greater level of consistency in preparing our bids," says
Donohoe, who is now president of DDS Companies. "After I created my
resource database, it took no time at all to start bidding on jobs. One big
strength is that I am able to double-check item unit prices very simply,
without having to rely on past history."
Donohoe wasn't new to the concept of computerized estimating. He had
previously been using his own privately developed spreadsheets to prepare
bids. As the need to simplify this process became more and more pressing,
The DDS Companies
West Henrietta, New York
• Pipeline
• Heavy Civil & Road Construction
• Utility
• Engineering
The DDS Companies have been a
long-time client of B2W Software.
Since 2001 they have been utilizing
Estimate to ensure their bids are
accurate and efficient.
