The Blue Book

NetworkConnecting the Construction Industry

Your Local Blue Book Team

• Area General Manager

• Private Project Consultant• 26 from Coast to Coast

• 5 Business Development Consultants • Over 200 across the country

• Headquarters of 250 support staff• Bid messaging concierge

Workflow Tools

• Assist in the Bidding Process• Invitations to bid made even easier with more connectivity

• Solutions to Improve Documentation and Workflow• Immediate documentation from a mobile device direct to your

team/office

• Solve challenges in Project Management• Scheduling, Timesheets, RFI’s and Change Orders

Who doesn’t want to improve Time Management, Profitability and Risk Management?

Challenges………The Construction industry is growing

• With a projected rise of over 9% for 2015, the leading indicators show construction starts are of a wide variety of sectors including - hotels, office buildings, industrial, retail, education, healthcare). More diversification = less vulnerability for our industry. (Source: ENR.com 11/6/14)

• Construction employment is up 66% in metropolitan markets. The industry indicates many Contractors are, and will continue, to have difficulty in hiring qualified workers to fill key positions (Source: AGC 12/29/15)

• Finding qualified Subcontractors will also become a challenge. Get them in to your pipeline sooner. Preplanning and organization through technology, will help in your success

Solutions……………

• Technology is playing an even greater role in the construction industry.• New, affordable technology is the key for contractors to control their

destiny in today’s economy. (Source: Construction Business Owner Jan 2015)

• With a database of over 1 million company listings and profiles of CMs/GCs, subs, suppliers & manufacturers – BB provides solutions at minimal cost, if any.

• Online usage by our clients is up 45% over last year.

• The Blue Book has software solutions to manage your project portfolio’s.

New Lead Delivery System

• Search not “Show”

• Personal Notification

• Mobile

Private Project ConsultantWho does the PPC call on?

• Owners, Developers

• Architects, Engineers

• General Contractors

• Facility and Property Managers

What do we do?• Report projects from early stages

• Drive Conceptual, Predesign & Design Projects down to GC’s to get out to Bid

Networking the Right People and the Right Project at the Right Time!

The Project

We provide BB Users

w/Solutions to

Increase Business

Productivity. . .

• Grow Revenue

• Reduce Costs

• Mitigate Risk

• Increase Margins

New & Enhanced Solutions….

Designed and Built for :

Owners/Architects/General Contractors

• OneTeam – Enhances Bid Management, Construction

Collaboration & Communications

• BuildingBlok – Comprehensive Bid Management & Construction

Document Management; “cradle to grave” w/Mobile Access

The Blue Book Network Showcase• When: Wednesday, May 27th 3 -7 PM

• Where: The Embassy Suites San Marcos

• Why: qualify subcontractors and suppliers, reconnect to existing relationships, market upcoming projects, meet hard to find specialty contractors

• How: registration form, logo