President's Message: New AGC-McGraw Hill Dodge Partnership
by Steve Isenhart Tiger Construction AGC President
I am excited to announce an enhanced partnership between AGC of Washington and McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge that offers more value for AGC members.
AGC is always working to help you achieve your business goals. Next to your family your business is probably the most important thing to you. You go to sleep and wake up thinking about your business. You think about projects in the pipeline jobs in progress how to be more efficient and how to improve your margins. Our new alliance agreement with Dodge offers members affordable access to business intelligence and productivity tools to help you run your business and compete more efficiently and effectively.
With the Dodge Network members now have affordable access to industry-leading actionable project information delivering projects from the early design phase through bidding to construction start. This information also includes details on key firms to help you prioritize who you want to build relationships with for both current and future projects.
Through Project Document Manager Pro (PDM Pro) members now have affordable access to a productivity tool that reduces expenses and improves your pre-construction and bidding process. PDM Pro’s private plan room allows general contractors to efficiently send out invitations to bid pre-qualify subcontractors track bid responses and accept bids online.
Through this new alliance you can access your dedicated Dodge expert who will work with you one-on-one to review your current business processes and do an ROI analysis. Your dedicated Dodge consultant is Kirsten Barnes. Kirsten has over 20 years of construction experience and is eager to work with you. Overview sessions outlining the benefits you will receive through this alliance program have been set (click city for registration/info):
• Fife -- Feb. 21 Noon to 1:30 p.m. AGC Southern District office;
• Bellingham -- Feb. 23 Noon to 1:30 p.m. AGC Northern District office;
• Seattle -- Feb. 29 Noon to 1:30 p.m. AGC Building conference room;
• Yakima -- Mar. 1 Noon to 1:30 p.m. AGC Central District office.
Lunch will be provided and each attendee will receive a FREE copy of McGraw-Hills Market Outlook for Washington State that sells for $350. To find out more please contact Kirsten Barnes at kirsten_barnes@mcgraw-hill.com or call her office at 425.576.0421 or her cell at 206.954.5142.
At AGC of Washington your success is our top priority. I hope that you will take advantage of these innovative business enhancing tools to help you stay ahead of the competition and keep your business moving forward.