Case Study: Brinkman Construction achieves 50% reduction in project closeout labor with PlanGrid Build

Brinkman Construction Finishes Project Closeout with 50% Less Labor Using Autodesk Build

Brinkman Construction is a 100% employee-owned general contractor based in Fort Collins, CO, with 100+ employees and $190M in revenue, delivering commercial and institutional projects across the Front Range. The company struggled with siloed tools, heavy reliance on spreadsheets, and inefficient workflows for project documentation, quality control, closeout, and cost management that created rework, data loss, and long closeout cycles.

Brinkman evaluated platforms and selected Autodesk Build for its cost management, integrations, and ease of use, then rolled it out across projects. By standardizing templates, mobile forms, issues, and location-aware sheets, teams gained real-time visibility, reduced back-and-forth, and eliminated duplicate work—completing tasks twice as fast and cutting closeout labor by roughly 50% while improving quality, safety reporting, and employee work‑life balance.

Brinkman Construction

Tim Kelleher

Operational Standards & Innovation Manager