FAQ

How can I be sure my pavement maintenance costs are accurate and competitive?

Most property managers trust their contractors, but how can you be certain the scope of work and costs are justified? Without an objective benchmark, you might be overspending on unnecessary repairs or under-maintaining assets, leading to premature failures.

Our pavement management platform removes the guesswork and reliance on subjective opinions by using ASTM D6433 data to independently assess pavement conditions. This ensures that maintenance plans and budgets are based on facts, not contractor estimates, allowing you to:

  • Validate contractor pricing against an industry-standard Pavement Condition Index (PCI)
  • Ensure bids are competitive by standardizing project scopes
  • Reduce costs by 30% on average after accounting for the Atlas10 platform fee

With objective data, you maintain control over your budget while still allowing your trusted contractor to compete fairly on an even playing field.

Why is pavement management critical for long-term cost savings?

Without a structured pavement management plan, most property managers fall into reactive maintenance cycles, which leads to:

  • Higher costs from emergency repairs
  • Shorter pavement lifespans due to mismanaged maintenance**
  • Inconsistent contractor pricing without data to validate scopes

By leveraging data-driven pavement assessments, you can forecast repairs, optimize budgets, and extend asset lifespan. Clients using our system typically experience 30% true cost reductions by eliminating inefficiencies, ensuring accurate scopes, and increasing contractor competition.

How does your pavement assessment process work?

Our PATENTED system evaluates asphalt and concrete surfaces using a standardized PCI scoring system that assesses 19 distress types for each material. This objective data helps you:

  • Prioritize repairs based on actual pavement condition rather than contractor estimates
  • Develop accurate long-term budgets to avoid surprise expenses
  • Standardize contractor bidding to ensure fairness and transparency

Using Atlas10, property managers spend about 1 hour per 100,000 SF of GLA to scope projects, compared to the time-consuming, inefficient process of manually meeting with contractors, explaining project needs, reviewing multiple bid formats, and negotiating contracts

How does your system ensure a fair and transparent contractor selection process?

Selecting a contractor can be time-consuming and inefficient, often resulting in bids that are inconsistent, unclear, or difficult to compare. Our platform:

  • Generates standardized RFPs using pavement condition data, ensuring all contractors bid on the same scope of work
  • Saves time by eliminating unnecessary meetings, bid reviews, and contract negotiations
  • Ensures fair and competitive pricing, so you can make data-driven decisions with confidence

By removing inefficiencies, our platform reduces the administrative burden of scoping jobs, meeting with contractors, and analyzing bids—saving you time while ensuring cost certainty.

Isn't switching away from my trusted contractor risky and expensive?

Not at all. If you already have a trusted contractor, our platform actually helps validate their pricing and performance. You don’t have to stop working with them—instead, you gain:

  • A competitive framework that ensures their bids remain fair and transparent
  • Objective data to confirm their scopes and pricing align with industry benchmarks
  • A way to hold contractors accountable without relying solely on their recommendations

Atlas10 doesn’t force you to change contractors—it gives you the certainty and confidence that you’re making the best financial and operational decisions for your properties.

How much money and time can I save?

Most clients save 30% on pavement maintenance costs, even after the Atlas10 platform fee. This translates into true cost reductions, not just deferred expenses.

Additionally, using our platform eliminates the time-consuming process of:

  • Scoping a job
  • Meeting with and explaining the project to multiple contractors
  • Reviewing bids in different formats
  • Negotiating and awarding contracts

On average, our system reduces this process to just 1 hour per 100,000 SF of GLA, freeing up your time for higher-value tasks while ensuring better financial outcomes.

How can I get started with your pavement management system?

Getting started is simple. Schedule a demo to see how our platform eliminates budget uncertainty, ensures competitive contractor pricing, and reduces time-consuming inefficiencies. Contact us today to learn more!