Finding innovative solutions to complex problems sits at the heart of every infrastructure engineering firm. It’s a competency that defines success. For engineering principals and owners, maintaining an edge can mean the difference between winning and losing a bid or delivering a quality project within budget and schedule.

Technology is of course a big part of a productive workflow. Unfortunately, choosing the right tools can be an exercise in patience. The abundance of solutions available to conceptualize, design, analyze, communicate and share plans are many—as are the skills required to use them. Then there is the time required to share data between applications. Two of the biggest challenges regularly noted by engineering firms is the inability to complete projects on schedule with existing staff and the inability to communicate design concepts and challenges with clients more effectively to speed up the approval process.

As RS&H transportation engineer, Andrew Poszich, noted: “OpenRoads applications help redefine best practices for design and construction by supporting the exchange of information throughout the project delivery lifecycle to all participants of the project delivery team. As a result, we’re able to work more collaboratively and efficiently. Changes that would normally take a week to make can now be turned around in a matter of hours. In fact, we’re already seeing several benefits to this method, and our clients are seeing them as well.”

The top three ways that OpenRoads helps you achieve business goals

 Increase Productivity

Automate your design process 

Workforce shortages have affected nearly every construction-related firm, a condition that has been aggravated in the aftermath of the pandemic. It’s a struggle to recruit and retain staff, but also to provide the right tools to help your engineering personnel be more productive. OpenRoads is designed for ease of use with all the intelligent 3D features and functionality available in one application. Better yet, there are no coding skills required.

 Win More Business

Produce project winning proposals in hours, not days

Producing high-quality concept designs without the right tools can be slow and expensive. As contract requirements become increasingly demanding, winning new business requires a new way of working and designing deliverables that go beyond the status quo. Become the engineering firm of choice for your customers. Grow your business with better proposals, easier client engagement, faster reviews, and approval, get meaningful feedback even from non-technical stakeholders who struggle to understand 2D plans.  Help your clients understand the financial implications of each design option early to make informed decisions with accurate financial projections based on quantity and takeoff reporting direct from the model.

 Affordable Investment

Industry leading software - small business pricing 

Software licensing costs add up quickly. With OpenRoads. owners and engineering principals have one software application for the entire road design workflow. Further, the subscription includes customized instruction, one-to-one mentoring, and on-demand learning on topics that range from modeling techniques to simulation strategies to upskill staff—which makes the OpenRoads solution an ideal fit for small and medium businesses.