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Construction industries information provider

Construction Projects

Construction industry involve heavy machinery to cope with the high load materials used in erecting structures such as tall buildings, bridges, paving roads drilling a tunnel through cliffs etc. A single construction projects may involve many players however it usually will include at least one developer which the owner of the project itself. Depending on the projects, the other players may include Architects,  Structural Engineers,  Electrical Engineers,  Contractors, Sub-Contractors,  Quantity Surveyors,  Civil Engineers etc. These players could be a sub company of the project's owner itself or could be an external company that was selected by the developer during the Construction Bidding phase or also known as Tender Bidding phase. With this stated however, players may or may not be elected in the same phases. Some could be selected earlier in the development phase and some players may also be selected during the end of the phase. For example in the earlier phase of a Hotel Building construction, a Structural Engineer is required because they are the major key that will determine the foundation of the building. At a later stage of the development, A Design Room Consultant may be required to set up the hotel room's furniture, offices etc. Striking the deal

Being a player in a construction project is the main target of companies that involves in this industry because this where the money comes in. The Sales or Marketing Team  is the key  for this task. They are the one who will approach the project’s owner representative to propose their company service in the construction project. In order to get in contact with the project’s owner, the Marketing Team will need information and they will be required to do at least some research about the project and  its owner. Acquiring such information is critical to the team since, they are also competing with other companies who provide the same services and will be interested in the same project. Therefore, it would be a good idea for a company who look for these kind of deal to have their own Information Gathering team or at least use services from a company that specialize in collecting these information. The Internet is a great source of information and they are multiple websites or portal that specifically provide these kind of information in many countries. Information provider

Since information is very important to become a major player in a construction project, there are companies who specialize in these tasks as their business operation. The gathered information are disseminated to their members via printed materials, website directory or both. These website are better know among their members as Construction Information portal. These portal or website provide information about Construction Projects which usually will includes: The services usually requires subscription based fees (monthly or annually) where a company that need the information must become a subscriber of their website and required to log in to view any project information. The information regarding project is collected and gathered by the researchers of the information provider by various method including direct call, from their local government project directories, the developer’s website or even a personal visit to the development’s site. The amount of hours spent gathering such information is great and  demand certain interpersonal  skills  from the researchers involved especially because some information regarding certain projects are deemed as confidential. This is one of the reason why a company that provides such information try hard to protect their information from public views beside their fear of letting the information fall into their competitor’s hand.
 * the details of the project - Which is how a company will know if their services can be offered
 * the specification - What is required to be the project's main player & what material or services is required
 * the estimated value of the project - Will the project profitable
 * the kind of players they are looking for - Engineers, Wall Stone Suppliers, Machinery Supplier, Manpower Contractor
 * the current stage of the development - Planning phase, Structural works
 * contact information of the developer and the major players - How to approach the developer

These are some example of construction information website example


 * www.novascotia.ca – Canada
 * www.ihs.com - UK and Republic of Ireland
 * www.projectexports.com – India
 * www.bciasia.com – Provides Construction information for countries in Southeast Asia including Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore
 * www.mybina.com.my – Website by Focus Jadeline Sdn. Bhd. Provides constructions project informations for projects all over Malaysia