The launch of the Builterra product brand name truly reflects the original vision that our database framework could encompass not only construction contract administration but any data collection workflow within the civil engineering firm. The initial solution was to look at ways of making data collection easy for field staff using mobile phones, then provide a simple project portal for editing data, generating reports and allowing view access to others. The construction contract administration (CA) workflow needed this kind of digital innovation. For years the world of CAD Design, Survey and GIS got all the digital love within the civil engineering practice. With movement towards BIM, Smart Cities, Mobile LiDAR and Drone technology, they continue to bask in the limelight of technology innovation and investment.

Over the last year we have been doing many onsite meetings showing how our Builterra cloud and mobile platform manages the data workflow from design take-offs to progress payment reporting. Part of the process involves the creation of a standardized Bid Item Catalog to streamline bid table preparation and cost estimating.

Oshawa, Ontario, CANADA — September 5, 2018 — Builterra (owned by AEC Solutions, Inc.), a civil engineering software provider, is pleased to announce that its contract administration platform...

Trimble Catalyst may have been designed with Surveying and GIS professionals in mind but its applications can reach beyond the obvious job roles when third party developers come into play. Builterra is leveraging the flexibility of the Trimble Catalyst to provide more accurate data collection for civil engineers and contract administrators—saving time and money.

Contract administration software (for owners) is often confused with construction management software (for contractors) and this confusion means civil engineers don’t realize there’s a better way to do business—one that saves time, money and increases productivity.

In short, the answer is a resounding ‘Yes’! To this day, some of the world’s largest engineering consulting firms and construction companies still rely on handwritten field notebooks and Microsoft Excel to manage billion dollar contracts.

Oshawa, Ontario, CANADA — December 12, 2018 — Builterra (owned by AEC Solutions, Inc.), a civil engineering software provider, is pleased to announce that its contract administration platform has now been adopted by forward-thinking Ontario municipalities including City of Kitchener, City of Vaughan, Region of Waterloo and six others who have begun pilot projects. Furthermore, global and local civil engineering firms GHD, AECOM, WSP, The Municipal Infrastructure Group (TMIG), CIMA+ and R.V.

The Ontario government is cracking down on the persistent problem of late payments in the construction industry with its new Prompt Payment Act.