Streamlining Operations: Morton Civil’s Transformation with Integrated Cost Management

A rapidly growing, family operated business,Morton Civil is fast building a reputation as a leader in the NSW civil construction industry.  Early on, owners Fred and Kathryn were able to keep on top of costs by being out on site and using spreadsheets.  With the growth of their business and transition away from simple day rate projects towards larger fixed price contracts, they realised they needed a more reliable system.

Fred and Kathryn realised that their business needed robust systems, but they were concerned about how a software solution would be received by their onsite teams. Without dedicated onsite project admins, it was the responsibility of their job supervisors to capture and report the critical information that they needed. The solution needed to be easy to learn, and ideally take up less time than site personnel were spending previously on reporting.

After several years of searching, Fred and Kathryn found Varicon. With the short Varicon Academy course, Morton Civil were managing their projects through Varicon in just a few weeks- much faster than the months that they were expecting.

1. Enhanced Project Visibility:

To gain visibility into their project performance, previously Fred and Kathryn relied on three separate disconnected systems. Having all of this data in Varicon gave them the data they needed in real-time to confidently make important decisions affecting their business.

2. Improved Efficiency:

With multiple disconnects, Morton Civil had to manually transfer information between their separate systems. Varicon’s connected approach to civil construction cost management eliminated this work and their reliance on Excel spreadsheets. This freed them up to spend more time on winning work and delivering customer outcomes and less time on administrative tasks. In particular, Varicon significantly reduced the amount of time they were spending on payroll while reducing risk of human error.

3. Accurate Cost Tracking and Reporting:

While Morton Civil were spending significant time with project cost tracking, they were never really sure about their cost and revenue numbers. With Varicon’s intelligent workflows, they gained a new level of confidence in their reporting. This confidence is their foundation for continuing to grow their business profitably.

4. Critical documentation managed in a single source

One of Morton Civil’s biggest challenges was managing critical documentation like cost controls, payroll, site diaries, forms, project documents, claims and variations. With Varicon they now have a single, easily accessible location that all of their team can access.

Morton Civil Contractors plans to continue leveraging Varicon’s capabilities to further streamline their operations. Future enhancements include integrating additional modules for advanced project management and expanding the use of automated reporting features to support their growing business needs.

By partnering with Varicon, Morton Civil Contractors successfully addressed their operational challenges and achieved significant improvements in project visibility, efficiency, and cost tracking. The comprehensive solution provided by Varicon has positioned Morton Civil Contractors for continued success and growth in the competitive civil construction industry>

Implementing Varicon was an easy decision for Fred and Kathryn. They knew that in the competitive civil construction industry there is little scope for getting cost management wrong. With Varicon, Morton Civil successfully improved cost visibility, saved admin time and simplified their business operations. Morton Civil look forward with confidence to growing their business with the support of Varicon.