Case Study: Campos EPC achieves faster, more defendable estimates and major cost savings with HCSS HeavyBid

How Campos EPC Uses HCSS Construction Estimating Software to Save Time, Money, and Streamline Operations

Campos EPC, a nationwide procurement and construction firm specializing in project controls for utilities, faced the challenge of producing consistent, transparent and defendable estimates under regulatory scrutiny while transferring senior estimators’ knowledge to newer staff. Relying on spreadsheets risked losing historical benchmarking and made estimating slow and inconsistent for major clients like SoCalGas, PG&E and SDG&E.

Campos EPC implemented HCSS HeavyBid to centralize estimating into a single TIC template, link takeoffs, export to Primavera, and build a detailed historical database and activity codebook. The solution sped up turnkey estimates, improved pricing consistency and negotiation outcomes (saving one utility more than $120 million), enhanced regulatory transparency, and provided cloud-based data management with responsive support.

Campos EPC

Anthony Aguilar

VP of Western Region Operations