Coastal Grading increases bid volume by 20%
About Coastal Grading
Coastal Grading Inc. is a reliable site-preparation contractor serving coastal Georgia and South Carolina. The company provides high-quality grading, earthwork, and construction services, driven by skilled crews, strong partnerships, and a dedication to excellence.
Challenges Before Beam AI
Before Beam AI, Coastal Grading faced a couple of challenges:
- Estimators were spending 40-50 hrs a week on takeoffs.
- Time consumed on takeoffs limited estimators to focus on other priority tasks.
- Estimators also consumed a week or more on a single bid.
“Beam AI helped us transform our estimating process. Our estimators used to spend 40-50 hours on takeoffs and nearly a week on a single bid, but now we can run three bids in the same timeframe while increasing our bid volume by 20% and improving turnaround time. The auto-specs functionality gave us a clearer understanding of the job and the assumptions behind it, which allowed us to focus more on winning projects and driving sales.”
Brian Purtell
Managing Member
Coastal Grading
Breaking Down Key Wins
After integrating Beam AI into the estimating workflow, Coastal Grading experienced meaningful operational improvements:
- Evaluated each job more thoroughly and increased bid volume by 20%.
- Bid turnaround time improved by 3X and won more jobs.
- Time saved doing takeoffs allowed them to shift focus to more projects and sales tasks.
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Business Impact
- Bid turnaround time improved significantly, as what previously took about a week for one bid can now be completed three times within the same timeframe.
- Increased bid volume and win rate by about 20%, while helping to better analyze project risks and identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Time saved on takeoffs allowed the focus to shift to managing projects and sales.
“Beam AI helped us increase bid volume by 20% and improve bid turnaround time. Now we can use that time to focus on more projects and sales.”
Brian Purtell
Managing Member
Coastal Grading
