Lubbock Underground Utilities
Lubbock, Texas
• Utility Construction
• Trenching
• Directional Boring
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Copeland handles estimating duties himself and says the ability to track and
reference historical costs is a key feature. He values having accurate, pre-
populated equipment, labor and production rates at his fingertips and being
able to adjust them quickly from bid to bid.
"Fuel costs, which have fluctuated a lot over the past year, are a good
example," he notes. "With a click of a button, I can update my rates in real
time."
Annual revenue for heavy highway work topped $50 million at Copeland's
previous company, and bids typically included 80 to 100 individual pay items.
"We're a smaller contractor doing smaller jobs, but the importance and
advantages of B2W Estimate are essentially the same regardless of the size of
the operation," he explains.
Lubbock Underground completes 12 to 15 bids monthly, primarily for
commercial water and sewer construction projects in Lubbock and the
surrounding area. The company also provides trenching, excavation and
directional boring services. Demand in the region is extremely strong,
and Copeland says being able to easily fine tune bids to be more or less
aggressive, based on backlog and how badly the company wants to pick up
more work, is another key advantage of the software.
"B2W Estimate is a driving force for our business and plays an important role
in every job we get," Copeland concludes. "When we don't win a job we want,
it's usually due to operator error on my part using the software," he jokes.
"We're a smaller contractor doing smaller
jobs, but the importance and advantages
of B2W Estimate are essentially the same
regardless of the size of the operation."
