How Smith & Enright Transformed Their Bidding Process with Bobyard
For Smith & Enright Landscaping, precision and speed are everything when it comes to estimating new projects. As their business grew, their manual takeoff process started slowing them down—costing time, and sometimes, opportunities. That’s when they turned to Bobyard.
AI Takeoff Software That Cuts Estimating Time from Hours to Minutes
Before Bobyard, Smith & Enright’s team relied on manual takeoffs that could take hours to complete.
“Before Bobyard, our process was standardized in a way where I would have to in that viewer do takeoffs by hand. It was a pretty slow process relative to the efficiency of Bobyard,” said Nick Somes, Project Manager and Estimator.
With Bobyard’s AI-powered takeoff platform, that’s changed completely. General Manager Selena Herren shared, “What used to take us hours takes minutes now and with greater consistency and accuracy.
Somes elaborated, “Now that we're using Bobyard, one sheet takes me a minute. 10 sheets takes me 15 minutes.”
How Automating Takeoffs Helped Win More Landscaping Bids
The time savings haven’t just improved efficiency, they’ve opened the door to more opportunities.
“The biggest impact that Bobyard has for the business would be in the opportunity cost of being able to focus on other bids,” said Somes. “Instead of having to turn some bids away because we no longer have the time to estimate them, we now have opened ourselves up to be able to not turn people away.”
Now, instead of spending hours on manual work, the team can quickly prepare accurate takeoffs and send estimates to vendors faster than ever.
“I'm able to go into Bobyard, get the takeoffs quickly, get everything to my vendors, get all my estimates out accordingly,” Somes explained.
Boosting Competitiveness with Faster, More Accurate Estimates
For Herren, the impact has been felt across the business. “From a business perspective, it's definitely saved us a lot of time. It's helped us stay competitive and be able to put more bids in the pipeline and win more work,” she said.
Why Landscaping Companies Choose Bobyard for AI Takeoffs
A key reason the team has embraced Bobyard so quickly is because it’s trained specifically for their industry.
“Bobyard's AI model being trained specifically for landscaping has been super helpful specifically for the count and area takeoffs,” Somes noted. “It's able to do a count takeoff in seconds once you set up your legend very quickly and it's been very helpful.”
Results: Faster Takeoffs, More Bids, and Stronger Growth
With Bobyard, Smith & Enright Landscaping has been able to:
Reduce takeoff time from hours to minutes
Increase accuracy and consistency across bids
Take on more projects without adding staff
Stay competitive in a fast-paced bidding environment
Somes’ advice to others in the industry? “I would strongly recommend Bobyard just because of the time saved, the accuracy, the efficiency.”
See what Bobyard can do for your team
If you’re looking to speed up your takeoffs, bid on more work, or just free up your team to focus on higher-value tasks, it might be time to see what Bobyard can do for you. Check it out for yourself and see how much more your estimating team could achieve.