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Speed and confidence are also key advantages, as the pressure increases to produce accurate bids in less time. Two to three years ago EPC typically had three weeks to put bids together. Now, Smith says, project owners are demanding it in seven to ten days. "We're no longer wasting time chasing spreadsheet calculations – calculations which can be frighteningly difficult, complex and potentially fraught with errors," he explains. "With B2W Estimate, you can map the requirements to your schedule of values and do things in 20 minutes that have literally taken me 14 hours to do on a spreadsheet." As a company specializing in project management, EPS benefits from access to historical pricing in B2W Estimate for materials as well as subcontractors it taps to perform the construction phases of its projects. That's especially true when estimating deadlines are tight. "Without that legacy data, you're inducing a huge amount of risk into your estimates," according to Smith. The B2W Error Check Wizard is also a highly valued feature at EPC. Smith uses it to scan estimates and pick up items with zero values or potential problems. Even if no issues are detected, he says it's well worth the five minutes it takes to check the bid. Smith gives B2W Estimate a ten on a scale of ten for ease of use. He says he has yet to stump the B2W support team, despite what he describes as some elaborate challenges and requests. As an example, he points to a late-night phone call placed when he was having difficulty completing a bid due at 9:00 am the following morning. "B2W says 'we have 24/7 support lines, day or night, 365', and I thought yeah, right, everybody says that," he recalls. "So I called on the 800 number at exactly midnight eastern time. Seven minutes later I received a phone call back, and they stepped me through the solution on the phone." The bid was submitted with time to spare. "That level and dedication to customer service just doesn't exist with the other software suppliers I've had experience with," he concludes. 0717 Copyright © B2W Software Inc. 1993-2017 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 • Turnkey project management: engineering, procurement and construction management • Solar, wind and utility clients • Electrical sub stations • Transmission lines from 46,000 to 500,000 volts • Subsidiary of Electrical Consultants, Inc. EPC Services Company Billings, Montana Regional offices throughout the U.S.

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