A TECHNOLOGY BLUEPRINT FOR GENERAL CONTRACTORS

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1 AGC'S Contractor to Contractor Webinar Series: A TECHNOLOGY BLUEPRINT FOR GENERAL CONTRACTORS Dean Doige Chief Information Officer Clark Builders Brian Zientek Chief Financial Officer/Secretary-Treasurer Rudolph/Libbe Companies

2 Discussion Points Technology Blueprint for General Contractors

3 Dean Doige Chief Information Officer for Clark Builders Dean is a highly experienced Business/IT Executive who has demonstrated the ability to lead diverse teams of professionals to new levels of success in highly competitive industries, economic uncertainties, and in fast-paced, lean, environments. Dean possesses strong technical and business skills with an impressive track record of more than 16 years of hands-on experience including strategic planning, business unit development, project management, and business process reengineering. Prior to Clark Builders, Dean has held executive positions at Tyco Thermal Controls, Tyco Engineered Products & Services, Tracer Industries Canada and Alberta Justice Dean holds a Management Essentials Program and a Graduate Certificate of Project Management from the University of Alberta School of Business as well as a Telecommunications Engineering Technology degree from Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

4 Clark Builders Clark Builders (a subsidiary of Turner Construction with $500M in revenues with 500+ employees) is a Canadian general contractor providing a variety of construction services such as construction management, handling logistics, general contracting, and constructing conventional and pre-engineered buildings. Clark Builders is recognized as one of Western Canada s leading construction management firms. The industrial division at Clark Builders has an unsurpassed reputation of delivering efficient, cost-effective and value-analyzed projects. Clark Builders is well-known for their metal division as their foundation is built on metal building systems, beginning with Andy Clark s very first project in 1974.

5 Brian Zientek Brian Zientek is Chief Financial Officer and Secretary-Treasurer of Rudolph/Libbe Inc Brian earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Ohio State University. He started his career in public accounting and banking, and served as controller for Great Lakes Window before joining Rudolph/Libbe in Brian is a member of Crossroads Community Church and the Associated General Contractors of Ohio, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Ohio Society of CPAs, and the Construction Financial Management Association.

6 Rudolph/Libbe Inc. and GEM, Inc. (with combined revenues of $560M and 600+ employees) is a national construction contractor headquartered near Toledo, Ohio with offices near Cleveland, Columbus and Detroit. Rudolph/Libbe Companies has grown steadily due to our focus on customer satisfaction, and has become one of the top providers of construction services in the nation. Relationships with repeat national clients have provided us with the opportunity to work throughout the United States. Rudolph/Libbe Companies Rudolph/Libbe Companies has completed multiple, simultaneous projects, each valued at more than $100 million dollars. The company also completes numerous small projects through our Special Accounts Group, who annually achieves more than 500 projects valued at under $500,000 each.

7 Collaboration with Specialty Contractors, Owners and Project Stakeholders

8 Business Needs Communication Information sharing Approvals Documentation

9 Applications ERP Business Intelligence Enterprise Content Management Project Management CRM Social Media BIM Mobile

10 Payroll & Compliancy

11 Business Needs Union and Non-union U.S. and Canadian Payroll Prevailing Wage Certified Payroll Benefits Management

12 ERP Integrated Financial Applications and Productivity Tools Integrated Payroll Forms Management Enterprise Content Management Field, Enterprise and Consolidated Reporting Remote Time Entry Mobile Self Service Portals Solutions

13 Job Cost & Project Status Management

14 Business Needs Timeliness and accuracy of information to project staff Payroll Purchase Orders Information from rental company Contracts/Subcontracts CORs Estimated Cost At Completion ECAC) at fingertips

15 Solutions WIP, Contracts, Job Status Reports Real-time Dashboards Advanced Drill-down Integrated Financials & Project Data Integrated Live-feed Webcams Integration to third-party systems

16 Subcontract Management and Lien Waiver Processing

17 Business Needs Integration of billing, progress claims, lien waiver collection, statutory declarations, sub-tier waivers, compliance management and payments

18 Applications ERP Textura-CPM GCpay

19 Document Imaging, Digital Storage, Retrieval and Workflow Automation

20 Automate business processes Reduce data entry Reduce paper Eliminate expenses Enhance productivity Boost communication Business Needs Accounts Payable Human Resources Payroll & Timesheets Expense Reports Accounts Receivable Billing Purchase Requests Vendor Management Pre-Qualification Payment Application Check Reconciliation Project Files Equipment Insurance Policies/Certificates Legal & Tax Documents

21 Batch Upload Solutions Data Capture (OCR, OMR, ICR) Imaging Workflow Archival Forms Real-time integration with ERP is a must Flexible & configurable user-level security is critical

22 Intelligent Decision-making

23 Business Needs Revenue Reporting by Construction Phase Most Profitable Jobs, Least Profitable Jobs Cash Management Equipment Utilization Equipment Availability Labor Cost Reports Productivity/Field Reporting Hours Earned Earned, Actual and Budgeted Hours Company-wide Communication Pro-active Decision-making Stakeholder Collaboration Business Intelligence

24 Solutions Report Writing Scheduled Distribution Drill-down Capability Dashboards Alerts Forecasting Budgeting Data Warehousing Analytics

25 Human Capital Management

26 Business Needs Recruitment/Applicant Tracking Resource Availability Resource Qualifications Training Certifications Union and Non-union Safety Administration Personnel Management Benefits Administration

27 Solutions Human Resources Solutions Payroll Integration Self Service Applications Pay Cards Corporate Cards

28 Mobility

29 Do you have large amount of remote employees? Do you have small or large amount of remote employees but they are performing businesscritical processes? Are there any business processes that once automated via mobile technologies would reduce expenses, improve productivity and help the organization s bottom-line? Are there any business processes that are an expense and/or a burden to the business not being conducted via mobile technologies? Business Needs

30 Business Needs Enhance Customer-facing / Collaboration Processes Improve Customer Service Establish and Communicate Performance Measures Drive for Continuous Operational Improvements Automate Vendor / Third-party Relations or Engagements

31 Mobile Device Selection Laptop or Tablet or Phone? Wireless Coverage Ruggedized Ease of Use Cost Security

32 Applications Time & Attendance Application Field Reporting Project Management Equipment Management Service Management Job Estimating Building Inspections CAD Drawings BIM Changes Safety Inspection Time & Material Log Daily Reporting CORs Invoicing Make the business case Estimate the ROI Prioritize the applications Consider other areas/initiatives within organization

33 Cloud Computing and Disaster Recovery

34 Business Case Cost-effective IT Minimized Administrative Overhead Ubiquitous Access Business Continuity Business Focus

35 Solutions Hosted Solutions Integrated Hosted Solutions High-Availability Disaster Recovery Managed Services Data Center Rating SSAE16 Compliance Scalability Flexibility

36 Enterprise and Disaster Recovery

37 Business Case Most secure data governance Most reliable platform Optimized TCO Ubiquitous Access Business Continuity Business Focus

38 Solutions On-premise / Enterprise-class IBM platform High-Availability Disaster Recovery Most proven, reliable, flexible and scalable The world s most critical business processes run on IBM

39 Partnering With The Solution Provider

40 Importance The ERP you select is important but it is only the foundation of the final solution. The solution provider is who you ultimately selected. The solution provider designs, builds, delivers and supports your solution and has a major impact on your satisfaction and success with the solution. Innovation and Maintenance (balance of today and tomorrow) Customer Services & Support Customer Programs and Collaboration Opportunities Experience, Employees, Teams and Leadership

41 Q&A

42 ecms Construction ERP Software for General, Heavy Highway/Civil, Specialty Contractors Computer Guidance Customers include numerous Engineering News Record Top 50, 400 and 600 contractors. ecms ranked as the No. 1 Job Costing/Accounting/Payroll Software for commercial contractors with annual revenues of $250 million and higher* in 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 Proud Supporter and Affinity Partner of the Associated General Contractors of America *Construction Financial Management Association s (CFMA) Annual Information Technology Survey for the Construction Industry

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