Distribution of construction documents just got easier: Bidding documents are now posted online through KSA Engineers, Inc., allowing documentation to be shared instantly at a click — and at a fraction of the cost.
"KSA just found another way to save costs, reduce waste, and remove boundaries on sharing project documents," said Suzanne Bickham, Director of Administration. "With this new program, everyone wins: our clients, our contractors and us."
KSA recently teamed with Civcast — a service that allows the engineering firm to distribute its plans and specifications electronically at no charge to its contractors or its clients; however, cost-cutting isn't the only benefit of using this software developed by Amtek, a construction reporting service.
"With Civcast, we have developed a cost-effective, common sense solution that meets an industry-wide need for a simple and efficient means of total communication," said Jim Daugherty, owner of Amtek. "When I designed this program, I called on my 20 years of construction reporting experience from the time of advertisement to receipt of bids. Civcast is the complete package."
Through Civcast, KSA has found a way to simplify the bidding process for its contractors and clients. Once upon a time, contractors would obtain project plans and specifications by contacting the KSA team and asking for a printed and bound document which could be hundreds of pages thick and cost an arm and a leg. Now, all the contractor has to do is click up the KSA website, find the project they're interested in, and all the information is at their fingertips free of charge. It's easy and efficient!
"This new service provides complete bid management and control for advertising, document distribution, automatic addenda notification, and even a Q&A area for contractors to ask engineers questions about their project directly," Suzanne added.
About KSA Engineers, Inc.
KSA Engineers, Inc. is an industry leader providing a broad range of consulting, management, engineering, planning, surveying, and construction services for more than 30 years. Founded in 1978, the firm has grown to more than 150 employees in eight locations across Texas, including Amarillo, Austin, Longview, Lufkin, McKinney, San Angelo, Sugar Land, and Tyler.
About Amtek
Amtek has served the civil construction industry in Texas for nearly 20 years. Their online reporting has a reputation for reliability, speed, and accuracy. In addition their online reports, Amtek operates three public plan rooms (Austin, Dallas, and Houston) and a virtual plan room. In 2001, the company introduced CivCast, a service designed to help civil engineers and government agencies advertise construction projects, distribute plans, track plan holders, send auto-addenda notifications and more.
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