Where do you find a construction estimator to bid on a large scale, statewide government contract? You build it internally.

Challenge

The client hosted a variety of technical documents, prevailing wage and material costs on a desktop in a variety of folders and subfolders. Lack of a standalone master takeoff would prevent a crystal clear path to determine the value of x (unit cost) in an expedited fashion to bid and job cost projects accordingly.

Solution

We built a standalone document that incorporated every moving component for a statewide janitorial services contract, including material, labor and indirect costs. The master takeoff mimicked a piece of software, but uniquely tailored and programmed for the client and was available online at all times for instant access and updating in the field.

Results

At the conclusion of the consulting engagement, the client had a clear visual to bid a large scale government procurement opportunity, modify indirect rates, overhead and profit costs to increase or decrease unit costs. The master takeoff was used to bid and be awarded a statewide contract and follow on contracts. The new easy-to-use tool was used to win future work and be profitable.

For more information, contact: David Molina.

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