Case Study: T.B. Penick & Sons achieves $104K in savings and 1,251 hours saved with PlanGrid Build

T.B. Penick & Sons - Customer Case Study

T.B. Penick & Sons, Inc., a national design-build and general contracting firm, managed the 16‑month, $11.2M construction of the St. Thomas More sanctuary in Oceanside, CA — a complex, all‑concrete structure with 30‑ft vertical walls and integrated HVAC under the pews. Working in a formal design‑bid‑build delivery with a new architect produced an unusually high volume of RFIs and submittals, creating a need for a single, reliable system to standardize communication and avoid costly rework where there are no second chances.

T.B. Penick deployed PlanGrid on three user tablets to centralize drawings, RFIs, submittals, annotations, and plan distribution. Over 69.5 weeks the team saved about 18 hours per week (1,251 hours total), avoided $89,029 in billable labor and $15,000 in paper/printing, for total savings of $104,029. With a roughly $1,700 investment in software and hardware, the project achieved a 6,019% ROI, reduced printing and overtime, and sped consultant reviews.

T.B. Penick & Sons

Paul Sandoval

Construction Manager