So about 1 year ago ROI Flooring purchased a flooring estimating program called Callidus and it has made life so much easier! The program offers many benefits to my workflow, however it also helps our flooring customers. Here's how....
1. We now work on all blue-prints electronically. What that means for our clients is that we are not wasting HUGE amounts of paper on blue-prints and spec books. Shipping costs for obtaining drawings are eliminated since most drawings can be downloaded on the internet, emailed, or mailed on a disk or flash drive.
2. All of our quotes come with a fully highlighted copy of each floor plan. This is significant because it clearly shows the full scope of work we're including in our proposals to our customers. It helps eliminate confusion or errors during the sale and install process. It helps give our customers a clearer understanding of what it is exactly they are purchasing.
3. The turn around time on our quotes has drastically been reduced. The estimating program allows me to produce an estimate in about 1/3 the time it would have taken with traditional paper drawings. This helps ROI be more efficient in our quoting and sales presentation timelines. A typical turn around is about 1 week for quotes. Smaller projects can often be the same or next day!
Below are a few examples of what an estimate from Callidus looks like. A highlighted color key similar to what is shown below is provided for every quote. Please contact me at 224-238-2045 if you are interested in getting an estimate on flooring for your project.
