Real Results from Real Contractors

The Situation

This MEP contractor had grown from $10M to $35M in three years. Their estimating was done in Excel, project management was a mix of email and shared drives, and accounting was in QuickBooks. They regularly discovered projects had lost money months after completion. The owner couldn't get a straight answer on which jobs were profitable.

What We Did

• Documented all existing processes and identified the 12 biggest pain points
• Redesigned the workflow from estimate to job close with clear handoffs and accountability
• Implemented TR Build ERP with integrated estimating, PM, and job costing
• Trained the entire team and supported through the first three month-end closes

The Situation

This GC was winning more work than they could handle. Their project managers were each running 8-10 projects and drowning in administrative tasks. Change orders weren't getting processed on time. Subcontractor issues weren't surfacing until they became crises. The owner was considering hiring more PMs, but the math didn't work.

What We Did

• Analyzed how PMs were spending their time (40%+ on admin tasks)
• Redesigned PM workflows and introduced a project coordinator role
• Implemented standardized project controls and weekly reporting cadence
• Deployed TR Build ERP for centralized project management

The Situation

This HVAC contractor had grown through acquisition and now had three offices. Each office estimated differently, used different cost databases, and had different win rates. The company had years of job cost data but no way to use it to improve future estimates. Leadership had no visibility into the bid pipeline.

What We Did

• Analyzed historical job performance to identify what was actually driving costs
• Developed a unified cost database based on actual project data
• Implemented standardized estimating process with TR Build ERP
• Created feedback loop from job costs back to estimating database