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Duininck, Inc. Prinsburg, MN and Roanoke, TX • Aggregates • Bridges • Golf Courses • Grading • Engineering • Paving • Site Development • Sports Surfaces • Utilities 0419 Copyright © B2W Software Inc. 1993-2019 All Rights Reserved CONTACT US B2W Software empowers and inspires heavy civil construction companies to win more work and complete it more profitably. The company's ONE Platform includes unified applications to manage estimating, scheduling, field tracking, equipment maintenance, data capture and business intelligence. b2wsoftware.com • (800) 336-3808 Some companies choose B2W Estimate to standardize bidding processes. The opposite was true for Duininck, where freedom to customize the structure and layout of bids has been a big plus. "We have a few shared cost structures across the company, and the bid figures funnel to Viewpoint in a standard manner," explains Duininck. "At the same time, it's very valuable for each division to be able to adapt and optimize the structure of estimates according to the varying requirements of the customers or work types." With federal, state and county projects accounting for a high percentage work, Kyle Duininck says built-in DOT advantages with B2W Estimate are also vital. A database with all cost items in bid forms for every U.S. state DOT is included with the software. Estimators can also import electronic bid forms, convert estimates automatically to match the required DOT format, and then export them for submission. "The process of prepopulating cost items according to the DOT structures and seamlessly importing a bid form, conforming our bid and exporting it is extremely fast and accurate, and there is no way you can duplicate that with spreadsheets," says Duininck. Duininck Incorporated has added B2W Estimate licenses periodically and utilizes B2W Software's annual User Conference primarily as a training opportunity for new users. What the company has hardly ever used is B2W technical support. "We know excellent support is there but, to be honest, we really haven't needed it," Duininck says. "The system works the way we want it to work." The Duininck team found the B2W Estimate platform fundamentally strong from day one, but the company also appreciates continuous enhancements that have been in line with its requirements. "B2W upgrades and adds features at a relentless pace, and each new edition has a direct, positive impact on our capabilities," Duininck concludes. "B2W upgrades and adds features at a relentless pace, and each new edition has a direct, positive impact on our capabilities"

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