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Sep 2016
Partnering’s Role in the Age of Collaboration
Partnering in construction has evolved since the early ’90s, playing an even more crucial role in today’s increasingly collaborative building environment. VCG President Jim Eisenhart (pictured) and leading A/E/C industry professionals were recently interviewed by Engineering News-Record regarding modern partnering practices and how their firms are employing partnering strategies to mitigate challenges, increase profits and ensure project success in the age of increased collaboration. Two VCG facilitated projects exemplifying partnering at its best are highlighted in
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Jun 2013
Q&D Construction Wins NDOT Partnering Award
Q&D Construction recently was awarded a Silver Partnering Award for their efforts on the NDOT 3477 Project which took place in 2012 in Winnemucca, Nevada on the I-95. Nevada faces a multibillion-dollar transportation funding deficit. Meanwhile, transportation projects grow more complex, potentially leading to construction-related problems or delays. To formalize an already-strong working relationship and most efficiently build Nevada’s needed transportation infrastructure, NDOT and the contracting community have jointly
“Our partnering goal was July 1 2013. Contractually we had 220 working days. We probably used 165 days. That isn’t the whole story though. In 2011, we only worked 55 days, or so. Without partnering we probably would have worked 70 days this year. The result of the community outreach that started as a result of partnering also enabled us to work longer hours every day. At the end