CASE STUDY
DAVID NELSON CONSTRUCTION CO.
With a reputation for quality and timeliness and over 30 years in heavy
highway, site and underground utility work, the estimators at David Nelson
Construction understand the importance of using an estimating and bidding
solution that is dependable from the start of an estimate to the end of bid
day. With this belief in mind, they realized their system wasn't living up to
the company's high standards and determined it was crucial for them to
investigate other options.
Challenges
Prior to purchasing B2W Estimate in the spring of 2006, the company
had been experiencing problems with the speed of their estimating and
bidding system from Hard Dollar. Senior estimator Tom Woodward says
they just didn't have any confi dence in the product. "On bid day with only
twenty minutes remaining, a fl urry of activity and sub quotes still coming
in, Hard Dollar's system would come to a grinding halt when more than
one person tried to access it."
Knowing that they needed to rethink their current estimating and bidding
process, David Nelson Construction did their homework, searching the
market for the best solution. They narrowed their search down to two
companies and completed thorough evaluations of each. Th e decision
came down to technology, says Woodward, and the company felt that
B2W Estimate—built on the latest Microsoft .NET framework—had the
upper hand.
Solutions
• "I thought, 'This is a company that we can go into the future with'
and that is the biggest single reason we chose B2W Estimate over its
competitors."
COMPANY PROFILE
• Name:
David Nelson Construction Co.
• Headquarters:
Palm Harbor, FL
• Work Types:
Commercial Buildings, Heavy
Highway Construction,
Sitework and Underground
Utilities
• Elements:
Estimate, Track
• Client Since:
2006
• B2W User Conferences:
5
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