Estimating, scheduling & document control, so you can focus on building.

  • ✓ Caltrans & CUCP Certified – DBE #44917

    MBE #44917

  • ✓ Primavera P6 • Procore • B2GNow fluent

  • ✓ 24-hour turnaround on schedule updates & cost revisions

Core Services

  • Quantity take-offs & detailed cost estimating

  • Construction schedule development & updates (P6 / MS Project)

  • RFI, submittal & document-control management (Procore / SharePoint)

  • DBE / MBE utilization tracking & monthly agency reporting (B2GNow)

  • Bid-package assembly & subcontract administration support

DBE Administrative Support for Prime Contractors

Our Proven 6-Step Process

1. Discovery – Scope and Risk Workshop with your Project Management (PM) team.

2. Baseline – Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), cost code structure, and schedule handshake (using P6 or MS Project).

3. Setup – Integrate the job-cost ledger with Procore, QuickBooks, or your ERP.

4. Control – weekly variance reports; live change-order log.

5. Compliance – wage-rate checks, DBE/SBE participation dashboards, audit binder assembly.

6. Close-Out – final cost report, claims prevention memo, and lessons-learned session.

Platform We Master

• Procore Financials • Bluebeam Revu • PlanSwift • Primavera P6 • QuickBooks Enterprise

• LCPtracker • e-Mars • MS Power BI (for dashboarding)

(Need another platform? We’ll integrate—no extra charge.)

Client Quotes

“BleuForce’s cost-tracking cut our overruns to near zero on five bridge packages.” – CFO, Regional Steel Fabricator.

“Their audit binder sailed through Caltrans without a single finding.” – Program Manager, Transportation Consultant.

“Thanks to BleuForce, our medical practice went from reactive bookkeeping to proactive cash-forecasting.” – Dr. Juarez Uribe.

Specialized Support

  1. Cost & Change-Order Management
    Budget tracking, independent cost reviews, and change-order negotiations.

  2. Job-Cost Accounting Liaison
    Work-in-progress (WIP) reporting and audit prep in coordination with your CFO/CPA.

  3. Procurement & Compliance Consulting
    Bid packaging, subcontractor outreach, and DBE compliance from pre-construction through close-out.

Our Value Promise

BleuForce is more than a DBE checkbox—we are a margin-protection partner.

• 100 % Audit-Ready, clean compliance history across IRS, Caltrans, and multi-state sales-tax audits.

• < 2 % Cost Variance, average deviation between bid and actual on active steel packages.

• 24-Hour Turnaround, change-order cost impact reports delivered next day, not next week.

• 18-Year Client Retention, still work with our very first customer, whom we began serving in 2007.

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Representative Experience & Qualifications

Bradford Metals, Inc. – Regional Subcontractor (Southern CA)

Fractional Controller & Project-Controls Lead (2010 – Present)

Installed job, cost WIP tracking, and automated CO log; reduced cost variance to < 2 % across five concurrent steel-fabrication packages.
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Dr. Juarez Uribe Medical Practice – Multi-Office Cardiology Group

Fractional CFO & Operations Advisor (2009 – Present)

Implemented RVU-based budgeting, guided IRS audit with zero penalties, and lifted operating margin 8 %.

Relevance to construction: audit-ready cost tracking transferable to CM/GC contracts.
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New Technical Solutions, Inc. – Regional IT Integrator (CA & TX)

Project Accounting & Growth-Finance Advisor (2003 – Present)

Devised supply, chain financing for Texas expansion, maintaining < 2 % bid-to-actual cost variance.

Relevance: mirrors the cash-flow discipline primes require on infrastructure schedules.
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References available upon request.

Key Results

150+ 98 % 27 %

Bid packages quantified, On-time DBE/MBE reports across 12 primes. Faster close-out document turnover

totaling $480 M

Additional Core-Service

  1. Change-Order Estimating

    Rapid pricing and negotiation support—independent cost breakdowns aligned to Caltrans and LA Metro markup rules.

  2. Recovery Schedule Turnarounds

    We analyze float erosion and issue a compress-or-catch-up plan within 48 hours, keeping the critical path on track.

  3. Digital Plan-Room Management

    Set up, manage, and maintain secure SharePoint/Procore folders, ensuring that every trade partner always has access to the latest documents.

Key Certifications

• DBE (CUCP/Caltrans) – ID 44917 – Current

• SB (Micro) – DGS – Current

• SBE – State of CA – Recert. Submitted (Jun 2025)

• SLBE – City of San Diego – Recert. Submitted (Jun 2025)

• SDHC – Recert. Submitted (Jun 2025)

• SANDAG Bench – Recert. Submitted (Jun 2025)

  • MBE #44917 - Current

  • NAICS 541611 - Current

  • Work Codes C8800 | C8801 | C8802 - Current

About BleuForce

ABOUT BLEUFORCE

Founded in 2007 by Arlington Harrigan, MBA, BleuForce Infrastructure & Construction Management is a DBE- and MBE-certified consultancy specializing in cost estimating, project controls, and fractional CFO services for both public works and private-sector clients.

Mission

Close the gap between field execution and back-office cost control—so every scope stays on budget, on schedule, and claim-free.

QUICK FACTS

• HQ: 1059 Tierra Del Rey Dr., Ste J | Chula Vista, CA 91910

• SAM.gov: Active | UEI: •••••••••••• | CAGE: 55D23

• NAICS: 541611 – Administrative & General Management Consulting

• Contact: (619) 621-5370 | bids@bleuforce.com

BleuForce Infrastructure Construction Management is a California-based, Caltrans-certified DBE / MBE that provides behind-the-scenes horsepower for public works prime contractors. From bid day to close-out, we handle the estimating math, schedule logic, and paper chase that keep projects compliant and on schedule, without adding field risk or overhead. Our owner-led team has supported primes on highway, transit, and municipal projects totaling $480 million.

Calmentor Protégé – graduated 2018

BleuForce completed the Caltrans District 11 Calmentor Program under SCT, Inc., mastering state-specific estimating, scheduling, and compliance workflows. The 18-month mentorship refined our Primavera P6 scheduling, B2GNow reporting, and DIR payroll auditing skills, providing primes with Caltrans-approved administrative support from day one.

Let’s Team Up!

Need admin horsepower for an upcoming bid or active project? Send the basics and we’ll respond within one business day.

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Direct contact:

Estimating & Project Support


Phone: (619) 621-5370


Email: estimating@bleuforce.com

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Address: 1059 Terra Del Rey Ste J,

Chula Vista, CA 91910

/ Change-Order Estimating

/ Recovery Schedule Turnarounds

/ Digital Plan-Room Management

/ Project and Document Controls

/ Change-Order Estimating / Recovery Schedule Turnarounds / Digital Plan-Room Management / Project and Document Controls

Differentiators

Why BleuForce

  • Caltrans Calmentor Program graduate—fluent in state portals & paperwork

  • Owner-led firm, senior-level attention on every engagement

  • Cloud-based workflows give primes real-time status visibility

  • 24-hour turnaround on schedule revisions & estimate updates

Resouces

• Quantity Take-Off 101, Free 3-page PDF checklist

• DBE Compliance Dashboard Template – Excel download

• Blog: How to Shrink a Pay-App Review Cycle from 10 Days to 48 Hours

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Do you work only in Southern California?

A: Our HQ is in Chula Vista, but we support projects statewide. Remote cost-control services are available nationwide.

Q: Can you plug into our existing cost system?

A: Yes—BleuForce has API or manual import workflows for Procore, e-Builder, CMiC, and QuickBooks.

Q: How fast can you start?

A: We can onboard within 5–7 business days once we receive the project documents.

Q: What is your typical fee structure?

A: Fixed monthly retainer for Fractional CFO services, or time-and-materials / task-order basis for construction projects. We’re happy to align with DBE goal budgets.

Q: How fast can you mobilize?

A: For estimating or schedule updates, within 24 hours of receiving the bid documents.

Q: Do your hours count toward DBE goals?

A: Yes—administrative scopes under NAICS 541611 are entirely creditable.

Q: What regions do you cover?

A: We serve primes statewide; meetings are handled via Teams, Zoom, or on-site, as required.