Case Study: James McHugh Construction achieves end-to-end resource tracking from estimating to warranty with Bridgit Bench

How Bridgit Bench helps James McHugh Construction track resources from estimating to warranty

James McHugh Construction, a Chicago-based general contractor founded in 1897 with projects nationwide, struggled to manage a mobile, self-performing workforce using long, hard-to-share Excel spreadsheets. That manual approach left them with limited visibility, frequent double-bookings and poor long-range forecasting, which made it difficult to plan staffing efficiently across estimating, construction and warranty phases.

They implemented Bridgit Bench to centralize resource planning end-to-end—from estimating and bidding through closeout and warranty—and were live in seven days. The tool improved remote collaboration and transparency (HR and execs can view staffing anytime), eliminated duplicate assignments, and cut staffing meetings from about an hour-plus to 15–20 minutes, enabling more cost-effective, data-driven workforce decisions.

James McHugh Construction

Ray Cisco

Vice President of Operations