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Project:Reid Highway Extension, Perth, Australia

Trusted by the world’s largest projects

Optimize Process Management to Improve Business Outcomes

With:

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A change to today’s program

We are working with Bob Coote of AECOM to schedule a future webinar dateCongratulations to AECOM for winning Gold at the Constructech Vision Awards in Chicago last month

– Innovative use of technology for successful business outcomes– Aconex as Technology Enabler

Project:Riyadh Metro, Saudi Arabia

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Agenda

Introduction

Industry Success

Platform Demo

Q&A

Norman Anderson, CG/LA Infrastructure

Kevin Lovell, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Steve Wilson, Aconex

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Industry update• Continued increase in demand for critical infrastructure • Flat line or in some cases decrease in government spending• Increased involvement, controls and reporting requirements of

governments• Political and regulatory uncertainty leading to increased risk• New technologies require new regulations

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CG/LA Infrastructure, Inc.Infrastructure is a Tremendous Force for Good, Globally

Mission– Bring together the right parties – Create access to the best talent and expertise– Catalyze great business models

Platforms– Leadership Forums– Blueprint 2025 Initiative– GlobalViP Major Projects Platform

Project-wide network of a major global engineering firm

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Global Infrastructure Project ComplexityProject-wide network of a major global engineering firm

• Long tail of communication that is not often visible to key stakeholders including the owner or a JV partner

• Dispersed teams

• Multiple project phases each with critical information hand-offs

• Huge margin for error

• Significant inherent inefficiency

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U.S. Army Corps of EngineersChicago District

Project Collaboration in the Chicago District, US Army Corps of Engineers

Lieutenant Colonel Kevin LovellDeputy District Commander

Chicago District, USACE

BUILDING STRONG®USACE: US Army Corps of Engineers

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Mission: USACE-Chicago District provides valued, world class leadership, engineering services, and management capabilities for diverse stakeholders and partners within the greater Chicago-land metropolitan area and to the Nation.

USACE-Chicago District

9 Counties 9.1 Million people

Great Lakes andOhio River Division

McHenry Lake

Kane

CookDuPage

Will Lake

Por

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LaPorte

LRC Mission Areas: Flood Risk Management Shoreline Protection Navigation Environmental Emergency Management Overseas Contingency Ops IIS Program Regulatory Support Real Estate

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Chicago – Navigation

• Seven Harbor projects • 90% traffic within system• 14,287 jobs in Chicago area• $652 M in wages, salaries• $2.8 B in business revenue

Since 1979, the operations and maintenance of the Illinois Waterway has been the responsibility of the USACE, Rock Island District.

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Chicago – Flood Risk Management

•$1.28B in flood damages prevented since 1996• $ 96M in 2010• $130M in 2011• $ 48M in 2012• $319M in 2013• $ 95M in 2014

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Chicago – Ecosystem Restoration

Ecosystem Restoration:•26 projects completed orin construction for over 2900 acres of habitat & 60 milesof unimpeded river flow• On target to award 3 and possibly 4 new construction projects in 2015•26 studies in progress

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Business Process MilestonesCongressional Approval, Funding & Construction

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SMART Planning Initiative► Complete plans in 3 years, under $3M, and less than 3 levels

of vertical integration

► Replaces legacy model which took 7-9 years to complete

► Requires even more efficient and effective processes and methods

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Collaboration, Knowledge Management, and Approvals

Complex Funding Federal and local require detailed accounting and

reporting

External TeamsAll construction & some

design work is completed by the

private sector!

Internal Collaboration Documents sent via

Projectwise, Sharepoint, and email

Approval ChainsField to district

District to the divisionDivision to HQ

Dispersed TeamsMost research is

completed by geographically dispersed

labs

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Current and Future Challenges

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•New collaboration process•Flat lined or decreased funding

We must continue to Innovate and streamline our processes:Design - Contract award - Construction

The Key: How we communicate and collaborate throughout the project life cycle

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Process Improvement Goals

Optimize project funding► Reduce approval turnaround times► Reduce errors► Reduce risk

Improve visibility to key stakeholders► Transparency of information and approvals► Accessibility of drawings and communication to dispersed teams► Elimination of rework in the approval process

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Aconex collaboration Save money, increase productivity. Manage project risk.

Cloud & Mobile

Information & Process

Management

Engineering & Construction

Project-Wide

Across the Project Lifecycle

Plan Design Construct OperateBid

OperatorSub-contractorsContractorConsultantsOwner EPC Designer

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One integrated collaboration platform for project information and process

Owner

EPC Designer

Consultants

Contractor Subcontractors

Client Service & Support

Web Mobile APIs

Information & Process Management

Platform

Document Management

3D Modeling Field InspectionsCorrespondence Registers Bidding &

TendersWorkflows O&M / Deliverables Site Mobility

Network Integration API Reporting & SearchInfrastructure 2D & 3D Viewer Archiving

Operator

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RFIs with Aconex: Control, structure and visibility

TIME

Greater process control and structure Team wide

visibilityTrusted Delivery

RFI raised by initiator and

mailed to Responder

Review content, returns if

incomplete

SME Input entered

and returned

Response created and

returned. SME input reviewed.

Action Taken

Decides is Subject Matter Expert input is

required

TIME

Typical cycle time reduction from 5 to 2 days

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The world’s most widely-used collaboration platform for engineering & construction

500thousandusers worldwide

$800billionin projects

1.1billiondocuments

48thousand

companies served

70countriesaround the world

40offices

globally

RTD Chiyodo BG Group

Tanker Pacific Leighton Welspun Bilfinger

Denver RTD FasTracks $5B

Dubai Metro $7.8B

State Route 99 $1.4B

Panama Canal Expansion $3.2B

Dubai Airport Concourse 3 $4.5B

Algeria Highway $5B

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Aconex: Key Infrastructure Processes Management

• Overview• Reporting• RFIs• Submittals• Handover

There was a 20 minute platform demo during the live webinar. Request a personal demo at aconex.com/Demo

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Project:Reid Highway Extension, Perth, Australia

Trusted by the world’s largest projects

With thanks to our participants from and

Contact us at aconex.com/Demo