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David A. Nice Builders, Inc

From the inside out, everything is done thoroughly and carefully at David A. Nice Builders, Inc. (DNB). The GC specializes in retail store build-outs on a national scale. Their list of distinctive clients includes Tourneau, J Crew, Reebok, Nautica, Nike, and White House/Black Market. They also perform ground-up commercial projects in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. In addition, the company owns and operates Nicewood Enterprises, Inc., a fixture and millwork facility that creates unique, furniture-quality fixtures and store interiors that are shipped nationally. The company’s clients provide premier products. They want a premier builder, and DNB delivers.

Challenges

Find a construction accounting software solution that meets the stringent and detailed requirements of a general construction company with multiple divisions.

Solution

After an exhaustive evaluation, David A. Nice Builders selected Maxwell Systems Management Suite as the best choice for integrated and comprehensive construction accounting, services, and scalability.

Results

Management Suite helps David A. Nice Builders manage sophisticated accounting processes and generate intuitive, flexible reports. This integrated construction solution provides all the details needed to help improve business for David A. Nice
Builders.

When DNB decided they had outgrown their 11-year-old, DOS-based accounting system, they approached their software search with the same precision they apply to their work.

From 27 to 1: The Search for the Perfect System

CFO Linda Butler hired a consultant and they conducted an extensive evaluation of 27 vendors, carefully gathering information, comparing capabilities and narrowing the list to the five candidates that best met their requirements. Her decision between those finalists, which included Maxwell Systems and several other popular systems, was determined primarily by what they saw during demos, the location of the provider, cost, service, training, growth ability, updates and annual maintenance. “In the end, it was an easy decision to choose Maxwell Systems Management Suite,” Butler said.

Maxwell Systems’ Standards Rivaled Their Own

“We were concerned about the service we were getting from our previous software provider, so it was an important factor in our choice. Our experience with Maxwell Systems has been top-notch. The expertise and professionalism of the staff at Maxwell Systems made the transition and the training so much easier than I ever imagined,” Butler said. “We appreciate that downtime has been minimal; when we have contacted Customer Support, they have provided quick resolutions.”

Butler also appreciates Maxwell Systems’ flexible, easy-to-learn features. “System reports are easy to create and edit, forms can be printed on plain paper, and Management Suite’s TakeNote offers a simpler way to communicate within the system and to let others know when an invoice or PO needs approval,” Butler said.

A Precise Tool for a Precise Operation

The standards are high at David A. Nice Builders, Inc. – in the work they perform, in their selection of partners and vendors, and in their internal operations. Maxwell Systems consultant Jan Rushing reports that Linda Butler and her staff of 25 users have one of the most sophisticated accounting and reporting processes she has seen in a construction company of this size. “Her month-end reconciling procedures are precise, balanced, and thorough,” Rushing said. “I am proud to say that Maxwell Systems is able to give her all of the information she needs to analyze such an extraordinary level of detail.”

“Maxwell Systems has met our needs and expectations in every way and has done so in a timely manner. I would highly recommend them to anyone as experts in their field.”
Linda Butler, CFO

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Adams-Bickel Associates, Inc

For more than 60 years, Adams-Bickel Associates, Inc. has provided general contracting and construction services for projects in commercial, educational, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, and religious organizations, as well as residential projects. The company uses Maxwell Systems Management Suite to operate more efficiently, maximize profits, and drive costs out of the business

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Our Story of Complete Construction Software

Maxwell Systems provides construction software solutions that help contractors to streamline workflow, increase productivity, and improve profitability. Furthermore, we understand that today's contractors must optimize processes across all business areas to gain or maintain an increasingly important competitive edge and ensure a successful business. Critical, to that end, is timely and efficient communication and information access among estimating, job cost accounting, and project management teams.

By using a Maxwell Systems complete construction software solution, you'll be able to better operate your business with increased efficiency and streamlined operations, and confidently increase profitability on every project. You will have the tools you need to accomplish more in less time; taking the guesswork out of reaching true profit potential; and improving financial stability for long-term benefit.

Why Maxwell Systems?

Maxwell Systems is truly unique with its ability to offer contractors a complete, seamless software solution that allows:

  • A new level of continuity and productivity among estimating, job cost accounting, and project management
  • Better insight, analysis, and financial oversight for owners to make informed and timely decisions
  • Improved operational efficiencies, cost reductions, and increased profits

Contractors value having an end-to-end solution from one company:

  • All applications work together seamlessly
  • Efficient access to comprehensive support and services
  • A stable technology partner committed to customer success

How Your Business Benefits

A complete construction software solution from Maxwell Systems provides end-to-end control of your business so you can see a day's profit potential at a glance, identify and prevent potential financial losses, spot discrepancies and errors, and manage projects with accurate information in real-time.

With tailored features designed to fit each member on your team, construction company management software ultimately allows your business to:

  • Attain end-to-end control and increased visibility
  • Achieve easy and accurate reporting with real-time data
  • Optimize project execution for maximum profitability
  • Streamline operations with seamless workflow

The Bid-to-Cash Cycle Explained

Managing each of the key process areas of a construction business – Estimating, Construction Accounting, and Project Management – requires vastly different talents and areas of expertise. The reality is that each of these functional groups is related and dependent on one another.

For your organization to run in an optimal fashion, the groups much work together in an optimal fashion. Together, these functional areas compromise what we describe as the Bid-to-Cash Cycle. And our goal at Maxwell Systems is to provide software for construction so you can bridge the needs of the functional groups, better manage this cycle, and so maximize profitability.

When construction estimating software, construction accounting software, and construction project management software are working together in a seamless system as a complete construction business management software solution, then a contractor is truly poised for optimal profit and productivity.

How does a complete solution fit your part of the cycle? Here are a few examples:

  • Owner: It's all about reducing waste, uncovering lost opportunity, exposing shortcomings, and maximizing resources – all which impact profit and the bottom line. With end-to-end visibility of every project, executives can hone business strategy, improve control of cash flow, and keep financials in the black with accurate ROI.
  • Estimator: Beyond estimating projects, the estimator can access more accurate information in regards to how the project actually performs. This will allow the estimator to improve accuracy on future estimates with actual labor and production rates, updated material prices, and other resource related items.
  • Accounting: Not only a company's construction accounting system, a complete solution helps to streamline the procurement processes for optimal efficiencies and produces more accurate purchasing processes. Additionally, billing processes, inventory issuances, and many other processes are streamlined. Less data entry, better accuracy, and reliable audit trail allow convenience and peace of mind.
  • Project Manager: The seamless workflow from Estimating to Project Tracking allows for a streamlined method of creating the job and then tracking performance against the estimate. Within the complete solution, the construction project management programs also provide the detail required for the Project Manager to understand what the Estimator was thinking when the bid was put together. Plus, by accessing real-time information whether in the office or in the field, the project manager can track progress, be more agile, and better handle all aspects of jobs from beginning to end.

Bottom Line

To succeed in today's competitive marketplace, construction business owners must improve productivity and have end-to-end visibility to see how jobs perform (and turn profit) from start to finish. Maxwell Systems knows construction company software and can be your partner by offering truly unique products (as well as support and services) that address the entire construction project lifecycle – from digital takeoff through final cash payment. Our seamless system provides your company with all the capabilities you need for estimating, job cost accounting, and project management, and ultimately for superior insight and analysis of your business.

Imagine the flexibility and insight by having one solution for estimating projects, for construction accounting programs, and for construction project software! All that and more in one system will help your business be more competitive and profitable.

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