Issue link: https://construction.trimble.com/en/resources/i/1520031
CASE STUDY CHESTERFIELD ASSOCIATES A commitment to highly trained professionals and top-caliber resources has helped Chesterfield Associates establish its reputation as an award winning leader for marine construction and related projects from Virginia to Maine. Those resources include B2W Estimate, the estimating and bidding system the company switched to for added flexibility, faster turnaround times and more consistent, professional proposals. Challenges Jeff Grube subscribes to the adage that saving time saves money. Frustrated by time - and effort - being lost with an estimating and bidding solution from another supplier, the general manger at Chesterfield Associates and his team turned to B2W Estimate. "With our previous system, it was hard or impossible to customize templates and databases according to our specific requirements," Grube explains. "We felt that this was forcing us into redundant work, adding a lot of unnecessary time to the estimating process." B2W Solutions Grube says specialized software is vital to a fast, efficient and cost-effective estimating and bidding process. He points to flexibility and depth of features as the advantages that differentiate B2W Estimate from other options. Like many companies, Chesterfield Associates has a lot of recurring types of work. The company has used B2W Estimate to establish customized task and crew templates that can be reused for estimating similar projects. "We've also been able to set up our own item databases, along with the bid items required by municipalities and other customers," Grube explains. "These reusable elements save us a considerable amount of time with repetitive bids. Another • Headquarters: Westhampton Beach, NY • Work Types: Marine Construction, Site Development, Bridges • Elements: Estimate • Client Since: 2000 • B2W User Conferences: 3 Formerly...