Case Study: Focus Design Builders achieves streamlined, collaborative estimating with ProEst

Focus Design Builders Adds ProEst to the Mix

Focus Design Builders, a Wake Forest, NC commercial design-build contractor founded in 2010 with 22 employees, was struggling with an all‑in‑one estimating/PM/accounting system that couldn’t keep pace with the company’s growth or back‑end efficiency needs. In fall 2019 the company replaced that legacy system with Procore (PM), Acumatica (accounting) and added ProEst as its cloud‑based estimating solution to support a team of five users who prepare and submit roughly 200 bids per year.

ProEst’s cloud estimating platform enabled Focus Design Builders to run multi‑phase, conceptual-to-detailed estimates with a user‑friendly interface for both sales staff and full‑time estimators, maintain real‑time collaboration during the COVID disruption, and better document pre‑construction work. By using ProEst, the team maintained critical workflows, supported the production of ~200 bids annually that help generate about $35M in revenue, and strengthened the company’s ability to produce winning proposals and sustain growth.

Focus Design Builders

David Williams

Chief Executive Officer