“I am able to quickly plug the FEMA equipment cost codes into PubWorks, generate the estimate of damages, summarize all the costs involved with the disaster as well as attach photos to a project. This eases the FEMA reimbursement process.”

"Our work crew manager tells us what the project is for the day. Our workers only have to tell us where they were, what equipment they are in, and what they are doing. We made it real simple for them."

“The greatest value I see with PubWorks is the accountability that the department brings to the County and the ability to easily and effectively manage all our assets.”

“PubWorks broke down each task that was done during the disaster, and then our FEMA reps chose which of those tasks could be reimbursed, Before (PubWorks) that would have been really difficult, if they’d even have been able to do it.”

“The biggest obstacle for us is making the transition from our older system, I’m excited to see where we will be in another six months.”

“Is that stop sign getting hit all the time? Maybe we need to move it, Do we need a guardrail on that road? If we’re seeing a lot of accidents in a certain place, then maybe we ought to cut down a few trees there for sight distance.”

"Our training session with Tyler was very informative. He was very helpful considering each point we needed clarification and/or updated education on. Tina has also been extremely helpful with getting our MapViewer up and running after a change of servers. Her success is much appreciated."

“You know ahead of time what you’re going to need, so you’re not running back and forth to the shop for materials and equipment, You can look back and see what was done last year on a similar job or the same job.”

“You can determine how you’re going to gather information, what you need to quantify.”

“During Sandy, we entered all the individuals and equipment we were using, along with the FEMA scheduled rates, Once that was in, each day as they went out to do work in the city, collecting debris or whatever, we’d track the trucks and equipment as it went out. We did …

"PubWorks is one of the greatest tools we purchased for Road & Bridge. Because of our cost accounting capabilities in PubWorks, we are able to pinpoint and keep better track of our actual costs."

"In 2011 we didn’t have PubWorks and dealing with FEMA was a nightmare. Once we started using PubWorks it became easier to satisfy FEMA requirements with the records we were able to provide. FEMA was happy to use the documentation and reporting that we produced."

"PubWorks has been a lifesaver for me. When I started my job at Stillwater County we were in the middle of a big flood FEMA event. Our guys had been doing emergency repair work on a lot of county roads. If not for the ease of data entry and the …

“Cost accounting is the reason we picked PubWorks. Being able to see how much an asset is costing us, where it is and then being able to create reports and annual budgets from that information is amazing!”

“At the end of each day, the crew foreman gives us a job report for his entire crew: what they did, equipment used, materials used, anything like that. So we enter it by the whole crew, not separated by employee. It’s faster that way.”