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Implementing a ‘team concept’ in construction projects A leading German construction company is reaping the benefits. The challenge German company, Ed. Züblin AG (Zublin), is a leader in building construction and civil engineering, with a history that spans more than 120 years. Zublin is actively involved in all areas of construction, including turn-key construction as well as civil engineering work such as underground, bridge and tunnel construction. The company’s main market is turn-key construction. However, the conventional contractual forms for turn-key projects often lead to conflict-laden project execution, for the following reasons: • Inefficient and insufficient planning processes. • Inconsistent definition of the contractual scope of works. • Increasing numbers of parties involved. • Undefined risk handling. • Budget conflicts. At the same time, price competition in the construction industry has not brought about the expected good price/value ratio for the parties involved. On the contrary; product quality, confidence in the performance, customer satisfaction, as well as the cost-efficient performance of the companies involved in the contract, have all suffered.
idea that all parties involved should compile the contractual, commercial, and technical aspects of a project, as well as the deadlines and goals, together, and as equal partners. It establishes a binding partnership that generates trust and guarantees continuous optimisation of costs, schedules and quality. Zublin believes that only if all parties involved in a project collaborate in a constructive partnership, in an open and trusting way, will the project goals of high quality, customer satisfaction and efficiency be fully achieved. Based on the team concept, Zublin has developed guidelines for project initiation and execution. The company has created common project standards which include structured processes and crossgroup standards and tools.
Zublin is using iTWO technology as the backbone for core processes, which enables BIM models management, and forms the basis for quotation, awarding and billing of subcontractor works, as well as estimation and construction management within the group. iTWO technology is an integrated solution for collaboration among all stakeholders and project lifecycle management. iTWO is the core solution of RIB Software’s MTWO construction cloud. Within the scope of the team concept, Zublin works with specialised tools, following clear guidelines on how to handle all the important aspects of construction projects successfully. The company has a clear idea, when approaching a project, on how it will carry out the tasks and the tools it will use.
Zublin has deployed iTWO as the backbone for core processes.
The solution To tackle the challenges brought by traditional forms to turn-key projects and the competition in the construction market, Zublin has been changing its approach to project initiation. Over the last few years, the company has been adopting the ‘team concept’ in turn-key projects. The team concept is based on the 22
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By adopting iTWO, Zublin is able to perform several tasks accurately.
