Hunter Roberts Selects CMiC's Product Suite (09/20/2005) < back to list
New York Start Up Will Deploy CMiC Enterprise, CMiC Project Management and CMiC Integration to Manage Business Development
TORONTO, ON / MANHATTAN, NEW YORK Hunter Roberts Construction Group (www.hunterrobertscg.com), a newly-formed full-service construction firm staffed with seasoned-industry veterans, has chosen CMiCs (www.cmic.ca) complete suite of software to run its operations, including CMiC Enterprise, CMiC Customer Relationship Management, CMiC Integration and CMiC Project Management. CMiC is a leading provider of enterprise and project management software for the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) industries.
Founded in February 2005 by construction industry veteran Robert E. Fee, a former CEO of one of the nations largest builders with more than 42-years experience in the industry, Hunter Roberts Construction Group opened its doors the first week of April and is staffed by a team of seasoned construction industry professionals, including James McKenna, John Fumosa, John Alicandri and Robert Barbera.
As an organization just gearing up to begin operations, Hunter Roberts required a fully-integrated enterprise software solution with robust opportunity management, project management, and forecasting and planning features. The company also needed a system that could be implemented quickly with a measurable return on investment.
We want to hit the ground running, which means we need to have every critical component of our business infrastructure in place quickly, says James McKenna, President and CEO, Hunter Roberts Construction Group. CMiC Enterprise, CMiC Project Management and CMiC Integration will not only help us run our daily operations, but they will also be essentials tools for developing new business opportunities in the companys early stages and provide competitive advantage that will help us win customers particularly CMiC Customer Relationship Management.
With its headquarters in New York and operations in Philadelphia, Boston and New Jersey, Hunter Roberts Construction Group offers a broad range of preconstruction, construction management, commercial and public sector construction services.
Adding Hunter Roberts to our already rich roster of clients is a real coup for CMiC because it enables us to provide a critical piece of infrastructure to the foundation of an up and coming player in the AEC industry, says Bassem Hamdy, Director, Marketing and Product Management for CMiC. In addition to helping Hunter Roberts start its existence with the right tools in place it needs to succeed, we will be able to glean important information as the company evolves that will allow us to further innovate.
Hunter Roberts CMiC deployment will encompass the full of CMiC product offerings, with particular emphasis on CMiC Customer Relationship Management, that will enable it to identify business opportunities quickly, turn leads into sales and automate lead generation, all completely integrated with the rest of the CMiC suite of products:
- CMiC Enterprise CMiC Financials, CMiC Projects, CMiC Human Capital Management and CMiC Asset Management
- CMiC Project Management CMiC Cost and Budget Management, CMiC Bid and Procurement Management, CMiC Document Management, CMiC Site Management and CMiC Collaboration Manager
- CMiC Integration CMiC Interchange, CMiC Imaging, CMiC Mobile, CMiC Business Intelligence and CMiC Workflow
Hunter Roberts expects to gain a number of benefits from its CMiC deployment, both immediately and in the long-term:
- Improved time management and error reduction due to single point of entry
- Standardization of business processes
- Ease of training new staff
- Access to data in real-time via the Web regardless of location
- Up to date reporting on demand
- Collaboration across the entire organization, as well as with partners, sub-contractors and suppliers
More than 50 of North Americas leading construction firms use CMiC Enterprise, CMiC Project Management and CMiC Integration to run their operations and projects on a daily basis.
Messer Construction of Cincinnati uses CMiC Project Management to manage millions of dollars of construction projects per year, including maintaining all communications with project stakeholders, managing the change order process, maintaining vendor bids and pre-construction requirements. Other CMiC customers include J.E. Dunn of Kansas City, Dallas Turner Construction and Sandy, Utah-based Layton Construction.
