Case Study: Ryan Companies improves construction bid management with Autodesk Construction Cloud

How Ryan Companies Improved Construction Bid Management

Ryan Companies, a Minneapolis-based general contractor, needed a better way to manage construction bids across its regions and offices. Their process relied on a mix of spreadsheets, faxes, emails, and multiple software tools, which led to duplicate data entry, inconsistent bid forms, and difficulty coordinating subcontractor responses. Autodesk Construction Cloud’s BuildingConnected was brought in to create a more consistent, transparent preconstruction workflow.

With Autodesk Construction Cloud’s BuildingConnected, Ryan Companies standardized bid management, compared bids side by side with Bid Leveling, and enabled subcontractors to resubmit updated bids quickly when drawings or schedules changed. The platform helped the team reduce errors and inefficiencies, save hours of work each week, improve communication with subcontractors, and expand into new markets more easily by finding qualified subs faster.

Ryan Companies

Rachel Dana

Project Manager