Branscome Richmond is one of the largest heavy highway and general contracting companies in the Mid-Atlantic region, offering their clients a full range of heavy construction services from excavation and site work, to underground utilities, asphalt paving, ready-mix concrete and materials supply. With more than 1,000 pieces of modern equipment, Branscome is a key player in the Mid-Atlantic area’s most challenging large scale, fast track projects.

In order to keep up with this fast paced line of work, Branscome needed an enterprise estimating and bidding solution.

The company had tried several methods of estimating in the past, including spreadsheets and HCSS’ Heavy Bid, but found a lack of speed and efficiency. Chief estimator and project manager Wes Partin knew it was time for a change. “We felt that BID2WIN would make our bidding faster and allow us to spend more time thinking about projects as opposed to spending time putting the bids together.”

The time that Branscome has saved in estimating has allowed them to bid more competitively. Partin explains, “Site construction has a very fluid pricing structure. No two sites are the same and we deal with risk of the unknown in all our bids. Having a structured database that quickly prepares bids allows us to spend more time thinking about the risk, site conditions and competition.”

To learn more about Branscome Richmond, visit www.branscome.com.

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