Big DogWe already have software for that.
We do not replace it. We connect to it so nobody types the same number twice. If a tool you own already covers the job, the audit says so.
Our answerOwnerSuperintendent
03 / 09Heavy civil
AI for heavy civil contractors.
Many jobs, many crews, one set of numbers you can trust.
The problemYou guys are light years in front of me.
30+ years combined experience Dan spent ten years underground. Ben spent twenty in heavy civil, underground and mining. Who we are
The problem
Done on a handshake. Never billed.
The foreman does extra work on a handshake. The hours never make the daily, so they never make the invoice. Multiply that by every job you run.
- 01Extra workagreed on a handshake
- 02Daily reportT&M left blank
- 03Invoicehours missing
- 04Every jobthe same leak
The outcome
3.5 hours, asked for that night. Billed.
Big Dog asks the foreman about the blank T&M hours that night. He answers "3.5", and those hours land on the invoice with a link back to the daily.
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Try the Job Cost and Margin tool
See what each job really earns.
Big DogToday's daily has extra work at the culvert headwall but no T&M hours. How many?
3.519:42
T&M ticket
- Work
- Culvert headwall, extra work
- Hours
- 3.5 h, crew 2
- Source
- That day's daily, foreman's reply
- Goes to
- This month's invoice, own line
T&M Asked the night it happens, billed with the daily behind it.
- 01Extra workanswered that night
- 02Daily reportT&M hours filled in
- 03Invoicehours billed
- 04Every jobcaught every night
Your number$/jobWhat each job really earns once every T&M hour lands on the invoice. Your own costs, every step shown.
Fix your reporting
See how the daily becomes the invoice.
What we build first
Three things, in this order.
Hard questions
What they ask us first.
Big DogBig DogHow do we know it pays back?
The audit puts hours and dollars on three activities from your own numbers. The proof of concept measures them on your own data. You decide from results.
Our answerFinanceOwner
Big DogWe are too busy right now.
That is usually the reason to start. The audit needs one project's documents and a few short interviews.
Our answerOwner
Field tools and reading
Work it out yourself first.
CalculatorJob Cost and Margin CalculatorJob cost, margin, cost per meter or metric ton and cost against budget for a mining or heavy civil contractor's job, from your own numbers, every step shown.
CalculatorAsphalt Tonnage Calculator, Surface PavingAsphalt Tonnage Calculator for surface paving: tons from length, width and compacted thickness, plus paver tons per hour, paving hours and truckloads.
CalculatorDewatering Pump and Pipe Sizing CalculatorTotal dynamic head, brake horsepower, motor draw and whether a mine dewatering pump can prime where it is placed.
Back on the surface
Talk to the people who wrote the daily reports.
A 20-minute call. We ask how your daily report moves today, and we tell you straight if AI fits. If it does not, we say so on the call.
Book a call
A 20-minute call. We tell you straight if AI fits.
Watch the presentation
The deck Dan shows owners. Sound on.
How we work
Find the money. Prove it. Run it.
- Use a field tool16 free calculators. Every equation cited.
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