New estimating tool available
SiteRecon and TrueWinds Consulting introduced a new AI-driven tool they say will simplify estimating for landscape contractors, lawn care and snow removal professionals.
The tool combines the experience of TrueWinds’ Fred Haskett in the landscape and lawn care industry with SiteRecon’s industry leading Estimator software to provide contractors with three tools (takeoffs, estimating and pricing) in one to improve the accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of the estimating process.
“The new tool is a game-changer for contractors, looking to improve their estimating practices,” said Haskett. “Not only does it measure properties, but it also generates more accurate estimates using production rates and job pricing that factors in gross margins at a speed not seen before.”
The tool can be integrated into most business software and is customizable to a company’s specific service mix and pricing levels. This is designed to eliminate the guesswork that often plagues the estimating process. It allows contractors to better manage their labor, material purchasing and scheduling processes. It will also save them considerable time, improve margins, and remove operational bottlenecks.
Users report that SiteRecon’s estimated production hours are within 1 percent of actual hours spent servicing the property.
“Since we started using SiteRecon, our estimates have become more accurate, and our estimation process has been streamlined. This has freed up our time, allowing us to focus on other aspects of our business,” said Eric Tennant, president of Tennant Landscape Solutions in St. Louis, Missouri, an early adopter of the SiteRecon Estimator.
“With this tool in hand contractors can rely on hard data to create and present accurate estimates to customers,” said Utkarsh Sharma, founder of SiteRecon. “Taking Fred’s extensive experience with landscape maintenance estimating, proven production rates and layering it with the speed and accuracy of SiteRecon’s AI, makes it a valuable sales and training tool for contractors of all sizes.”
The tool includes custom onboarding training to accelerate the learning process for employees and decrease the dependency of relying on one or two employees to manage the entire estimating process. This will improve the company’s ability to scale in the marketplace.
“Adoption and use of this advanced tool will embed the best estimating practices that will deliver a better end product for customers and improved financial and operational gains for the contractor,” said Haskett. Sharma added, “This will also prevent a race to the bottom for contractors when it comes to pricing since everyone will know where they need to be to be profitable.”
Landscape, lawn care and snow professionals interested in learning more can register for a free webinar on Tuesday, September 10 at 11:30 a.m. ET.
