PROJECT MANAGEMENT
“ From selecting the best people for the job to mitigating risks , preconstruction is where you make your money and lay the foundations for a successful build ”
MIKE PETTINELLA , DIRECTOR OF EMEA SALES , AUTODESK CONSTRUCTION CLOUD
• In North America , construction dispute value rose from $ 18.8 million in 2019 to $ 37.9 million in 2020 , while the length of disputes shortened from 17.6 to 14.2 months .
So how can firms prevent disputes escalating in the first place ? Writing in the foreword to Connected procurement : the Foundation of Construction Success , Mike Pettinella , Director of EMEA Sales at Autodesk
Construction Cloud , says trust between owners , main contractors and subcontractors remains a vital element .
“ The importance of partnership makes the preconstruction phase , when organisations decide who to work with and how , so critical to every project ’ s success ,” he writes . “ From selecting the best people for the job to mitigating risks , preconstruction is where you make your money and lay the foundations for a successful build .”
Inviting , tendering and submitting bids involves interactions between a large number of construction organisations . But currently there ’ s little consistency across the industry in the technologies used for this crucial process , the report notes .
Construction firms use a diffuse set of software to manage bids . Email is the
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