Case Study: Interstate Companies boosts bidding capacity with HCSS HeavyBid

Interstate Companies Boosts Bidding Capacity Going From Excel to HeavyBid

Interstate Companies, a Frontline Road Safety Group company, needed a faster, more reliable way to handle complex DOT and municipal estimating after its Excel-based workflow became too slow and error-prone. HCSS’s HeavyBid estimating software was already in place, and it gave Chief Estimator Tom Shafer a scalable tool to support growth and reduce risk.

With HCSS HeavyBid, Interstate Companies streamlined codebooks, cut mistakes, and turned around complete bids in as little as 30 minutes. Shafer can now prepare up to 15 bids per day, and he says the process is five times faster than Excel; the software also feeds field productivity data back into future estimates, improving bid accuracy and helping drive a stronger project backlog.

Interstate Companies

Tom Shafer

Chief Estimator