Beyond the Portal: Powering Aldridge Electric with GIS 

Dawood developed a custom, GIS-based right-of-way project portal for Aldridge Electric, transforming their project management workflows and improving efficiency for over 100 miles of electric transmission line projects in Indiana.

Aldridge Electric’s existing system relied on spreadsheet-based workflows, which struggled to handle detailed subcontractor data. This resulted in delays tracking project progress, communication breakdowns, and data access. As projects grew complex, Aldridge required a dynamic solution to centralize data and streamline collaboration. Dawood’s GIS portal uses ArcGIS Experience Builder, Dashboards, Survey123, Arcade, and Python.

“With Dawood’s quality coaching and training, we hit the ground running as we moved from ROW to construction, with our team taking on the majority of the development work.”

Jeff Klotter, Aldridge Electric

Our solution:

  • Centralized project-related data and enabled real-time updates.
  • Improved monitoring of project progress, permits, and construction statuses.
  • Reduced scheduling issues by 50%.

Dawood helped Aldridge navigate the possibilities, identify critical needs, and determine the best approach for project design and development.

Aldridge now seamlessly tracks three major projects, 220 permits, 800 T-Line structures, and 800 parcels. The portal’s success empowered Aldridge to expand its use of GIS across other workflows, ensuring future projects are handled with the same level of precision and efficiency. Dawood’s solution exceeded Aldridge’s needs and gave them the skills to tackle future problems confidently.

Location

Chicago, Illinois

Status

Completed

Solutions

ArcGIS Experience Builder, Dashboards, Survey123, Arcade, Python