We get it, you’re overworked but you can’t stop because the windfall of opportunities coming from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) are rolling in hot - one after another, and you know that this gold rush is not going to last forever.
The pressure is on. You need a new way to capture and win more of the right work, and if you keep doing it the way you have been, you might burn out.
Is This You?
In the past, going with your gut worked to build your small business to a point where it could take on more work. Your personal experience from decades of knowing the right vendors and the right formulas has been your edge to win jobs, and now you have the people in place who are capable of more. You can probably look at an opportunity and immediately eyeball the labor hours, know which vendors to get material from, and guess which equipment would fit the job.
Naturally, you want to expand - more money, more profit, more jobs, and success for the people you employ. But that leaves a huge problem - without you, none of this works, and nobody wins. That means you are hustling every day, looking through every proposal to do more than just fine tune it, and everyone else is looking to you for every decision. It’s all on you. You’ve made yourself a unicorn - unscalable, unrepeatable, and can’t even think about going on a vacation.
How Do I Get Out of the Weeds?
If this is you, HCSS Pre-Construction can open a new path for you, and if you already have access to HeavyBid, then we’ve given it to you at no additional cost.
What could you do with more time, more information, and more leads, long before any opportunity needs to be built out in your estimating program? What if you could compare the work you’ve already completed, and use that information to know which jobs are most profitable and which ones cost you the most? How would you feel if you had no regrets over “the one that got away” because you missed the bid date, or weren’t prepared in time to get the bid done? Pre-Construction was built for HCSS customers who want to multiply their efforts, identify the right work, and build a process to repeat a higher win ratio every time they put the bid in HeavyBid.
You’re In Luck - You’re Still Early
Are you ready to shed the weight and responsibility of a one-man show? Working in a team requires standardizing a process that can be repeated and taught easily to others in your organization. HCSS Pre-Construction is not just a list of things to check off - it’s a way of keeping your organization accountable for every question you might have about a job before you decide to take it on. By holding each part of the process accountable to other people, you can assign the work and still see the positive results in one place.
Would it surprise you that only 25% of HeavyBid users even have this free component turned on? You can either hire more estimators, or you can multiply your current workforce, to build a strong case for each job and weed out the ones that offer the least amount of profit. By turning on Pre-Construction, you could answer the following questions: Is this project worth doing a rough estimate? Is it worth doing a full estimate? Is this something we can bid and win?
It is tradition that HCSS HeavyBid customers are the ones everyone else is chasing; continue to be on the edge, and do what others haven’t even considered in their work flow yet.
Why is This Better Than What I Have?
Pre-Construction is a shared workspace that can be accessed no matter where you’re working. We learned from our customers over the past few years that life can be unpredictable, and having the ability to collaborate and keep your department connected online is a critical step toward overcoming the need for people to be in one physical location, as well as eliminating unnecessary network issues or computer errors.
Building a backlog of prospective work could take some practice and grace as you transform from the way it’s always been done. Small steps in the right direction make a huge difference. You want it now - bid faster, smarter, and win more of the right work. So now is the time to get started.
If you already use HeavyBid in your estimating department, you have access to a solution that can organize your research efforts, attach supporting documents, customize questions relevant to your pre-construction process, allow collaboration from anywhere, compare new potential work against jobs you’ve already bid, import contacts, and give you a running head start when the bid is ready to be built in HeavyBid. All you have to do is turn it on. Once you’ve gotten used to the system, consider upgrading to the full version, which can unlock many more time-saving features like direct links to HeavyJob, calendar reminders, and automating scheduled emails.
Don’t Let Another Day or Profitable Job Pass You By
When you’re ready to maximize your effort and fill your backlog with more of the right work, Pre-Construction can scale your department to operate with maximum output. Load every job you want to win, and let the system help you come up with a process that lets you win big, again…and again…and again.
Your HCSS Credentials Admin can turn on this feature today! Have them call our support to find out how. If you don’t already own HeavyBid, reach out to us ASAP and request more software info.
