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See how SubmitX changed operations for 14 construction SMBs in Quebec. Real numbers, real testimonials, real ROI.

Case studies published
14
Quebec SMBs
Average growth
+128%
Bids / 6 months
Time saved
2.8k hrs
Per year, per SMB
Average ROI
12×
12 months after deployment
Case study 01 / 14 · Structural & shell

Construction Boréal — from 14 to 32 bids/month without hiring.

A 22-employee SMB in Trois-Rivières drowning in double data entry and late bids. 9 months after deployment, their order book doubled.

Deployed in 9 days
22employees · Trois-Rivières · client since 2024
Before SubmitX After 9 months
Bids / month
14
Average time: 6 days
×2.3
Bids / month
32
Average time: 1.2 days
Double data entry
18 h /wk
QuickBooks + Excel + WhatsApp
−94%
Double data entry
1 h /wk
Everything centralized in SubmitX
Admin errors/month
12
Lost invoices, duplicates
−83%
Admin errors/month
2
Automatic AI detection
Bid win rate
22%
Several lost to delays
+19 pts
Bid win rate
41%
Response time < 24 h
Bids sent per month
Sep 2024 → May 2026
40302010 Deployment Sep24Dec24Feb25 Apr25Oct25May26 32 / mo
Before SubmitX After SubmitX

SubmitX became our nervous system. We doubled our bids without hiring, and the team works better than before.

Marc Lévesque
Director · Construction Boréal
★★★★★
Bid growth
+128%
14 → 32 / month in 9 months
Time saved / year
884 h
17 h/wk × 52 weeks
12-month ROI
18×
≈ $64k saved / $3.6k paid
Hire avoided
1 admin role
Additional savings ≈ $58k/yr
Transformation timeline Sep 2024 — May 2026 · 21 months
Before SubmitX
Excel + QuickBooks + WhatsApp. Daily double entry, 6-day bids.
Sep 2024
Deployment
9-day guided migration, 4h team training, quiet go-live.
Oct 2024
Automations
AI bids + SEAO + accounting + client portal activated gradually.
Jan 2025
Growth
2× bids, hire avoided, $64k saved. Expanded into 2 major job sites.
May 2026
Jobsite · Trois-Rivières
Commercial project · 2025
Civil engineering · Downtown
Case study 02 / 14 · Electrical & Telecom

Solutions ElectroTel — the end of chaotic admin, +60% jobsite time.

An 18-employee electrical SMB in Laval, operations scattered across 4 different tools. With SubmitX, their crews now spend 60% more time on the jobsite — and make 0 calls to track down an invoice.

Deployed in 6 days
18employees · Laval · client since 2024
Before SubmitX After 7 months
Software used
4
Sage · Trello · Excel · WhatsApp
−75%
Software used
1
SubmitX, centralized
Internal calls / wk
42
"Got the invoice?"
−93%
Internal calls / wk
3
Everything's in the mobile app
Jobsite follow-up time
11 h /wk
Phone calls + driving around
−73%
Jobsite follow-up time
3 h /wk
Daily AI reports
Field time / day
4.2 h
Too much office paperwork
+60%
Field time / day
6.7 h
Full mobile workflows
Typical work week time breakdown
For 1 site supervisor
35 h before
Before
35 h after
After
Field — 4.2 h → 6.7 h/day Coordination Admin

We stopped hunting for things. My electricians log billable hours instead of chasing paperwork.

Catherine Drouin
President · Solutions ElectroTel
★★★★★
Field time
+60%
4.2 → 6.7 billable h / day
Internal calls
−93%
42 → 3 / week
Revenue / employee
+34%
More jobs / same crew
7-month ROI
9.4×
≈ $39k saved
Transformation timeline Oct 2024 — May 2026 · 19 months
Before SubmitX
4 tools, 42 calls/wk, phone-based jobsite tracking, 0 visibility.
Oct 2024
Deployment
Sage migrated in 6 days. Mobile app rolled out. Team lead training.
Nov 2024
Automations
Daily AI reports, mobile timecards, automated CCQ payroll.
Feb 2025
Growth
+60% billable hours, 2 new institutional contracts, +34% revenue/employee.
May 2026
Commercial installation
Industrial jobsite · Laval
Crew in the field
Case study 03 / 14 · Plumbing & HVAC

HydroPlus — from endless delays to jobs delivered early.

An 11-employee plumbing SMB in Sherbrooke, losing project after project to chaotic coordination. Six months after SubmitX, their jobs deliver 3 days early on average.

Deployed in 4 days
11employees · Sherbrooke · client since 2025
Before SubmitX After 6 months
Delay / project
+8 d
Average over last 12 projects
−138%
Delay / project
−3 d
Delivered early, on average
Time lost / wk
14 h
Finding docs, back-and-forth, emails
−86%
Time lost / wk
2 h
Single view per jobsite
Project visibility
Low
Data spread across 6 tools
100%
Project visibility
Live
Jobsite dashboard + mobile
Customer satisfaction
3.4 / 5
Complaints about delays
+44%
Customer satisfaction
4.9 / 5
5★ Google reviews ×6
Jobsite delivery time
Days vs. promised date · 16 jobsites
+12 d+6 d 0 −6 d−12 d SubmitX live Project 1 Go-live Project 20
Late (before) Early (after)

Before, we apologized on every client call. Now we deliver early — and we still get calls, but to congratulate us.

Jean-Philippe Tremblay
Owner · HydroPlus Plomberie
★★★★★
Average delivery
−3 d
+8 → −3 d vs. promised date
Customer rating
4.9 /5
Google · Facebook · 178 reviews
Revenue / 6 mo
+47%
Amplified word of mouth
6-month ROI
11×
≈ $28k saved
Transformation timeline Nov 2025 — May 2026 · 6 months
Before SubmitX
8-day average delays. 14h/wk in crisis management. 3.4 Google rating.
Nov 2025
Deployment
4-day migration. 6 tools consolidated. Training: 2 sessions of 2h.
Dec 2025
Automations
Jobsite coordination, proactive alerts, client portal, predictive scheduling.
Feb 2026
Growth
4.9/5 rating. +47% revenue. Jobs delivered early. 0 delay complaints.
May 2026
HVAC installation · residential
Commercial renovation
Finishing and final fittings

More companies that transformed their trade

11 additional case studies covering structural work, finishing, civil engineering, renovation and specialized services.

11 additional case studies·Updated May 2026
Groupe Archambault
Groupe Archambault
Finishing · Quebec City · 38 employees

From 4 to 9 simultaneous jobsites — without losing quality.

Active jobsites
+125%
8-mo ROI
7.8×
Read the full study
Béton Valois
Béton Valois
Civil engineering · Saguenay · 47 employees

Automated municipal SEAO bids — 3× more responses.

SEAO responses
+212%
Win rate
+18 pts
Read the full study
Rénovation Nord
Rénovation Nord
Residential · Gatineau · 14 employees

End of the chaos after a record season — 0 burnout this year.

Admin hours/wk
−72%
Net margin
+9 pts
Read the full study
Couvre-Tout Pro
Couvre-Tout Pro
Building envelope · Longueuil · 19 employees

Satellite measurement + AI: roofing bids in 12 minutes.

Time / bid
−87%
Volume won
×3.1
Read the full study
Maçonnerie Estrie
Maçonnerie Estrie
Structural & shell · Sherbrooke · 26 employees

Every jobsite visible from a single mobile app.

Project visibility
100%
Admin errors
−91%
Read the full study
Services Plus
Services Plus
Multi-service · Laval · 9 employees

From overloaded employee to freed-up owner — 4 h recovered per day.

Personal time
+4 h/d
Net income
+62%
Read the full study
Combined results

14 companies. 1 platform.

Averages across all SMBs supported over the last 24 months.

Bids / month
+128%
in 6 months on average
Admin time
−72%
hours/wk saved
Average ROI
12×
12 months after deployment
Satisfaction
4.9/5
across 320 contractors

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