Blog: Procurement

At the recent ASBO Annual Meeting & Expo, Gordian co-presented with the Houston Independent School District (HISD). Here's a recap a few of the presentation’s highlights and tips.  

When Snohomish County kicked off the Walkways in Neighborhoods (WIN) program to accelerate filling in sidewalks gaps within urban areas, staff limitations and time constraints represented major roadblocks. Read this case study to learn how Snohomish County overcame these challenges and successfully completed the project on time.  

Making sure your facility is current and up-to-date is not only trying, it is also unending. Facing shortages of both time and money are challenges that touch everyone. That said, cost data and streamlined procurement solutions offer avenues to ease the strain of these difficulties.

Unforeseen changes, changing owner needs and other uncontrollable factors mean that change orders will never be entirely eliminated. As the construction industry explores new ways of leveraging data and analytics, the question we ought to be asking is, "In what ways can data help us with change order management?"    

On a recent webinar, speakers Henry L. Green, HON. AIA, President of National Institute of Building Science; Jay Pearlman, Associate Vice President of Marketing from Sightlines, a Gordian company; and Dwayne Pierre-Antoine, Director of Operations for the Great Lakes Region at Gordian gave spoke on the funding challenges facing schools today, and how best to plan, design, prioritize and manage building repair and updates to maintain high-performing education facilities. Viewers asked questions after the webinar to gain a greater understanding of facility assessments, prioritizing deferred maintenance and more.