BRASFIELD & GORRIE SCALES ESTIMATING PROCESS OVER DECADES REWORK IN CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION
Delivering flexible estimating and data-driven workflows for diverse projects
Founded in 1964, Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC has grown from a local contractor into one of the largest privately held construction firms in the U.S. With 13 offices across eight states, the company offers general contracting, design-build, and construction management services nationwide. Ranked #23 top contractor nationally by Engineering News-Record, Brasfield & Gorrie has become known for shaping skylines across the country with a focus on self-perform capabilities and client-centered service.
BRASFIELD & GORRIE AT A GLANCE
LOCATION:
North America: Birmingham, Alabama
REVENUE:
$6.4 billion
EMPLOYEES:
4,000+
INEIGHT PRODUCTS:
InEight Estimate
Brasfield & Gorrie has relied on InEight Estimate for decades, and as the firm’s heavy civil and industrial projects have grown in complexity, InEight software has easily accommodated the company’s changing demands. With powerful tools for resource tracking, quote management, and integration across teams, InEight Estimate supports Brasfield & Gorrie’s unique client needs with highly detailed, customizable estimates. Now as the firm moves its estimating solution to the cloud, InEight continues to support the company’s vision for connected, data-driven construction that “goes beyond the build.”
SOLUTION BENEFITS:
Efficiently managed $8.4 billion in estimates in 2024, with 75-100 annual pursuits and growing
Improved accuracy and transparency across project execution teams through highly customized, data-rich estimates for complex projects
Scaled seamlessly over decades to modern cloud integrations without disrupting workflows
HEAVY CIVIL COMPLEXITY REQUIRES ADAPTABLE ESTIMATING PLATFORM
Bryan Myers, the firm’s Regional Preconstruction Director, estimates that about 20% of the firm’s projects fall in the heavy civil and industrial construction sector. Heavy civil projects range from hydroelectric dams to roadways and wastewater treatment plants, each requiring different estimating approaches. Unlike most commercial sectors with standardized bid formats, heavy civil clients often require highly customized pricing structures and deliverables. “In the commercial and healthcare world, it's a bit more consistent across different clients,” Myers says. “But with a power company, we might have hundreds or thousands of bid items, and they want it broken up in different ways.”
“InEight Estimate is flexible and robust enough to do whatever you want from a project estimating standpoint.”
- Bryan Myers, P.E., Regional Preconstruction Director, Brasfield & Gorrie
Adding complexity is the high percentage of self-performed work on these projects, which requires detailed tracking of labor, equipment, and productivity. “When it comes to self-perform work, using and leveraging the resource databases for labor, equipment, and supplies becomes very critical,” says Myers. “You need a more detailed estimate to support those operations.” With such a diverse project mix, flexibility is crucial. That’s why Brasfield & Gorrie relies on InEight Estimate. “Between the custom pricing structure and resource databases alone, InEight Estimate has been an invaluable tool for us and how we approach our business,” Myers says. “The customizable, detailed estimates of InEight are a real strength of the program. It’s flexible and robust enough to do whatever you want from a project estimating standpoint.”
ESTIMATING ACCURACY SUPPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE BOOM
Brasfield & Gorrie first adopted InEight Estimate in the 1990s after team members who had used it at previous companies recommended the platform. Decades later, it remains a foundational tool for the company’s estimating team, especially as it expands in the heavy civil and industrial markets. In recent years, the Southeastern U.S. has experienced rapid population growth, driving demand for new infrastructure like roads, bridges, water systems, and power facilities. As Myers shares, “There’s been a tremendous amount of opportunity in the heavy civil and industrial spaces. InEight has been at the core of us being able to meet that demand. If we didn’t have a stable and solid estimating platform, we wouldn’t be able to respond.”
“The quote management system is extremely powerful. I can look at an activity from different angles- how many days, shifts, or hours it will take for a crew – there's lots of different ways we look at those things.”
- Bryan Myers, P.E., Regional Preconstruction Director, Brasfield & Gorrie
One of the most valuable aspects of InEight Estimate is its flexibility across projects and client expectations. The estimating framework allows teams to separate costs and break down the price in ways that align with each client’s specific requirements. InEight also enables comprehensive productivity calculations, with the ability to estimate work based on shifts, hours, man-hours per unit, and more. “The quote management system is extremely powerful. I can look at an activity from different angles – how many days, shifts, or hours it will take for a crew – there's lots of different ways we look at those things,” Myers says.
With jobs that encompass a wide range of complexity, some estimates may be thousands of lines long and require multiple team members – but accuracy is always the priority. “It’s not about speed; it’s about getting the right number and feeling confident in the program,” Myers says. “Of course, we need efficiency for people not to pull their hair out if they're doing a 2,000 line estimate, but we need a certain level of detail. The robustness of being able to defend and feel good about what we’re putting together is critical.” Beyond the technical tools, Brasfield & Gorrie also appreciates the trusted partnership it has built with the InEight team over the years. “The InEight team is fantastic, some of the best people we work with across all our tech vendors,” says Chris Reeder, Preconstruction Technology Manager. “They have a solid reputation with our IT and development teams.”
TRANSPARENCY & ESTIMATING LOGIC LEADS TO DATA-DRIVEN EXECUTION
One of the biggest values InEight provides Brasfield & Gorrie is transparency, not only for clients but also for internal teams. “We like that we can outline every line item with a file folder of other information,” Myers says. “I could compile that on a side sheet, but it's more powerful for me to have it all in the program. I truly can paint the picture of the plan for execution within the program, without having to have side sheets or exhibits to help explain how I arrived at a price.” The clarity achieved within the estimate extends to project execution. Estimators can build detailed logic into each estimate, which helps both client communication and internal planning. Each successful bid that moves into construction includes a "mirrored" version of the estimate – a working copy the operations team can use to test assumptions, update crew builds, and understand the logic behind the original bid.
INEIGHT ESTIMATE
Brasfield & Gorrie annual pursuits and volume estimates using InEight Estimate
PURSUITS ANNUALLY
Brasfield & Gorrie manages 75-100 pursuits through InEight Estimate each year.
BILLION
The volume of Brasfield & Gorrie’s estimates in InEight reached $8.4 billion in 2024 and is expected to continue growing.
“The mirrored version is basically a copy of the estimate for them to play in,” Myers explains. “They can change the crew build, look at what the labor rates were expected to be, look at productions at an even more detailed level. There’s not a lot of guessing – the planning helps them stay on pace from an execution standpoint.” The data generated in InEight Estimate is used throughout the project lifecycle, from bid creation through project execution and benchmarking. “We’ll take the actual construction data and convert it into a historic job cost in InEight Estimate,” says Myers. “We’ll leverage that when we’re doing the next bid to look at rates in future estimates based on actuals.”
FORWARD-THINKING INNOVATION BUILT ON DECADES OF RELIABILITY
Brasfield & Gorrie avoids making changes simply for change’s sake. In fact, many of the processes the company built in the 1990s are still used today – a testament to the stability and reliability of InEight Estimate. “There’s been incremental improvements in the program, but the core fundamentals of it have stayed strong,” Myers says. “The InEight platform has been so solid and stable. It's been timeless to our business and so well aligned with how we build estimates and the way we want to build jobs.” That consistency has allowed Brasfield & Gorrie to focus on innovation, adding new capabilities without rebuilding its system. And for even better integrations, the company will soon be migrating to the cloud version of InEight Estimate, enabling more seamless data sharing between estimating, finance, operations, and reporting. Cloud-based flexibility also makes it easier to connect with tools like Power BI, enhancing visibility for high-level business evaluations.
“No matter how large, small or complex the job is, InEight has been a great tool for us. We haven’t found the limit of what it can handle in terms of size or complexity.”
- Bryan Myers, P.E., Regional Preconstruction Director, Brasfield & Gorrie
“We currently have integrations with our financial accounting system and custom developed apps, but with the transition to the cloud, it'll only get better from there,” Reeder says, “We expect to do a lot more with that integration once we migrate to that new version.” The team is also excited about leveraging tools like Bluebeam, making estimating and project planning even more connected. Such integrations support a full-cycle, data-driven workflow with InEight at its core, empowering Brasfield & Gorrie to consistently deliver projects on time and under budget. “InEight has grown with us as our heavy civil and industrial businesses have grown, and we expect it to continue to grow in the years to come,” Myers says. “No matter how large, small or complex the job is, InEight has been a great tool for us. We haven’t found the limit of what it can handle in terms of size or complexity.”
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