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Construction Cameras Help Contractors Differentiate Themselves and Give Owners Peace of
Mind
By Chandler McCormack
The change in construction materials cost in 2009 has been significant, but the real bottom line
change is resulting from increased competition between contractors. Our clients who are owners
openly discuss the challenges they have related to the increasing complexity and competition during
the bid process. A few years ago a K-12 school construction project had 3-5 bidders, today there are
30 firms competing for the same project. The challenge for owners is to determine which contractors
are qualified. The ability for a contractor to demonstrate experience and performance from past
projects is crucial to satisfying owners concerns and winning bids.
Perhaps one of the most compelling ways for a contractor to create peace of mind for the owner, and
to differentiate themselves from the competition, is to offer them transparency and communication
which is guaranteed to be timely, accurate and compelling. Contractors who offer construction camera
systems are offering the owner additional service. By demonstrating this level of transparency,
efficiency and accountability those contractors have one more way to connect with owners needs
which helps to build relationships and win work.
The president of an Atlanta construction company, explains how construction cameras translate to real
dollars for them: “Our firm has been using construction cameras to monitor progress on all of our
jobsites. In order to keep everyone in the office up to date on each site, we setup monitors to display
live images from each project. It’s paid for