Case Study

GULF Companies – 10% Reduction in Estimating Man-hours, Improved Productivity and Standardization

About Gulf Companies

This case study explores how GULF Companies, a project management, engineering and construction management company, utilizes Contruent Enterprise’s estimating capability to improve standardization, quality control and reduce estimating man-hours.

GULF Companies no longer has to deal with a labor intensive validation process or insufficient quality control in estimates. They have standardized setup and reporting which has increased productivity especially on large projects with multiple facilities.

Industry
Utilities

Company size
1,000+

Headquarters
Houston, Texas

Founded
1953

Gulf Companies

Challenges

  • Insufficient Quality Control in Estimates
  • Labor-Intensive Validation Process
  • Lack of Standardization

Solution

  • Quality Control
  • Data Management
  • Standardized Setup & Reporting

Results

  • 10% Reduction of Estimating Man-Hours
  • Standardization of Setup and Reporting
  • Increased Productivity Especially on Large Projects with Multiple Facilities

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With Contruent Enterprise, we have been able to reduce the effort to track down and fix formula errors in our previous estimate worksheets. This, we believe, has saved us up to 10% of our estimating man-hours.

Ade Oyetunji

Manager of Estimating, GULF Companies