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

Background

Scaling Success

Morton Civil Contractors is a rapidly growing privately-owned business with a strong reputation in the civil construction industry. Morton Civil Contractors has experienced significant growth, necessitating systems that can support their expansion while keeping costs under control. They sought a project management system that would allow them to manage large-scale projects efficiently and provide comprehensive project visibility and cost tracking.

Challenges

Lack of Consolidated Data

Morton Civil Contractors faced several challenges as they scaled their operations. The company previously relied on multiple systems and spreadsheets for managing projects and costs, which led to inefficiencies and a lack of consolidated project data. Additionally, they needed a solution that could be implemented quickly to support their growth without causing disruptions.

Results

Real Impact with Varicon

1. Enhanced Project Visibility:

Morton Civil Contractors achieved full project visibility shortly after implementing Varicon. The platform allowed them to consolidate all project data into a single source of truth, providing real-time insights into project performance. This visibility enabled better decision-making and proactive management of project risks and opportunities.

2. Improved Efficiency:

By utilising Varicon, Morton Civil Contractors significantly improved their efficiency. The comprehensive project management system allowed them to streamline workflows and reduce the reliance on multiple systems and spreadsheets. This improvement in efficiency allowed Morton Civil Contractors to focus more on project execution and less on administrative tasks.  In particular, Varicon has significantly reduced the time spent managing payroll while also reducing risk of human error in processing.

3. Accurate Cost Tracking and Reporting:

Varicon enabled Morton Civil Contractors to track costs against their internal cost centres while mapping costs to revenue items from their progress claims. The robust reporting capabilities provided accurate and timely financial information, helping Morton Civil Contractors manage their budgets more effectively and ensure profitability across projects.

4. Critical documentation managed in a single source

Morton Civil Contractors were able to consolidate several systems into a single source of truth to manage their costs, payroll, site diaries, forms, project documentation, claims and variations.

Future Plans

Strong Foundation For More Impact

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

Conclusion

Summing up the Impact

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.