Case study · Dallas, TX

From a new hire to a signed contract, without the busywork

A structural steel contractor was losing hours every week to contract paperwork that had to be retyped by hand. This is how that entire chain became automatic, and what it gave back.

~45 min
Back on every contract
Under 2 min
To produce a contract
2 lists
Behind every document

What changed

The same facts, typed once

The problem

Every document started from a blank page

The same facts, who the client is, which job, and what was agreed, were typed in again for every document that went out. Each one was then emailed for review, chased for a signature, and filed by hand once it came back.

Retyped from scratch, every single time

The solution

Two lists became the only place those facts live

Every form reads from those two lists, so staff pick from a menu instead of typing, and the document builds itself from what is already on file.

  • A contact directory holds every client and subcontractor, so each menu fills itself.
  • A master job list holds every job, so one job number brings the client and the project along with it.

Why it matters Update a client in one place and everything downstream stays in step. Nobody has to remember where else that name appears.

The results

Time back on every document

The same work still happens. Here is the time it no longer takes.

~45 min back on every contract
15-40 min back on every change order
10-17 min back on every job filed
96% less time to produce a contract

Measured times per task, logged by the systems themselves as they run. How much that adds up to depends on how busy the business is.

Step by step

A new subcontractor signs up

Before

Someone writes a welcome note by hand, attaches the tax form, sends it, and then has to remember to chase it up.

Now

The moment they sign up, a branded welcome email goes out with their tax form attached, and their details are on file immediately.

A manual send and a follow-up Nothing to remember on every hire

A contract needs to go out

Before

Open a blank document, retype the project, client, price, and scope, format it, email it for review, then send it for signature separately.

Now

A branded contract builds itself from the details already on file, with the description of the work laid out automatically, and goes straight out for signature.

~45 min Under 2 min per contract

The job changes partway through

Before

Coordinate by phone and email, draft the paperwork by hand, get the client to approve, then loop in each subcontractor, with the whole thing tracked across scattered email threads.

Now

One form covers every case: the client approves, the crew doing the work signs, or both. Pick the job number and the project and client fill in on their own. The client approves with a single click in an email, and the right paperwork goes out automatically.

15 to 40 min A few clicks per change

The signed contract files itself

Before

Download the signed PDF, find the right client folder, create one if it is missing, rename the file, and upload it.

Now

The moment a contract is signed it is named correctly and filed in the right client and project folder, which is created automatically if it does not exist yet.

10 to 17 min Filed instantly per signed document

From the client

Our processes are outperforming companies with dedicated marketing and operations teams.
Jonathan Arvizu · Owner, PureSteel Construction Inc.

Next step

Most of an hour back, every time a contract goes out.

The work still happens. It just does not happen by hand anymore. The same approach can be built around the way your business already runs.