NovumAI
Case study · Construction

A $100,000-a-year software bill, replaced.

A construction company was paying six figures a year for construction management software that didn't fit how it worked. We rebuilt it as a system they own, connected it to their custom billing application, and put agents to work drafting RFIs and submittals.

The software billConstruction
Construction management platform
$100,000/ year, every year
Replaced
NowHosting, storage, security
SeatsNone to buy
OwnerThe company
Before

Paying top dollar for software that didn't fit.

$100,000 a year, every year

The company paid six figures annually for a construction management platform, and the price only went up as the business grew.

Billing ran on its own system

Their billing ran on a custom application and process the platform couldn't fit, so the same project data got entered twice.

RFIs and submittals by hand

Project managers spent hours every week writing RFIs and assembling submittals from drawings, specs, and field notes.

What we built

One system, built around how they run projects.

BeforeTwo systems, typed twice
Construction platform$100,000/yr
Re-typed by handSame project data
Billing appCustom, their own
RFIs and submittals written from scratch, hours every week
AfterOne system they own, in sync
Their own systemOwned
Billing appUnchanged, connected
Agent drafts the RFIPM reviewsSent
Rebuilt

Construction management, rebuilt

We rebuilt the platform they were paying for around how they run jobs: projects, schedules, RFIs, submittals, and change orders.

Connected

Connected to their billing

The new system talks to their custom billing application, so project and billing data stay in sync and their billing process didn't have to change.

Agents

RFIs and submittals, drafted

Agents draft RFIs and submittal packages from field notes and project documents. A project manager reviews, edits, and sends.

The agents

Every RFI starts as a draft.

The agent reads the field note, the photos, and the drawings it references, then drafts the RFI in the company's format. The project manager checks it, edits what needs editing, and sends it. Nothing leaves without a person.

RFI · DraftExample
Drafted by the RFI agent from a field note, 3 photos, and the spec
Subject
Beam size at grid line C doesn't match the architectural set
References
Structural sheet S-201, architectural sheet A-301
Question
Please confirm which beam size governs at grid C, levels 2 and 3, before steel is ordered.
Field notePhoto 1Photo 2Photo 3S-201
Project manager reviews
After

Lower cost, fewer hours, same process.

The software bill
Before$100,000 a year, rising as they grew
AfterHosting, storage, and security, a small fraction of the old bill
Project and billing data
BeforeTyped into two systems by hand
AfterEntered once, synced to billing on its own
RFIs and submittals
BeforeWritten from scratch, hours every week
AfterStart as agent drafts. The PM reviews and sends
How the software fits
BeforeThe team bent its process to the platform
AfterBuilt around how they already run jobs
Who owns it
BeforeRented seats, renewed every year
AfterCode, data, and accounts in the company's name
Growing the business
BeforeMore people meant more license fees
AfterMore projects and people add no license fees

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