Master Builders of Iowa

As margins shrink and competition grows, more and more contractors are turning to the internet to give them an extra edge to help increase their chances for success.  The Master Builders of Iowa in partnership with iSqFt provides two different internet based services to meet MBI members’ needs. 

The Private Construction Office caters to the extensive preconstruction and bidding needs of general contractors, while the CUonline Internet Plan Room assists the subcontractor / supplier community with efficiency and growth.  Together they create an Electronic Bid Network – bringing everyone together on a common platform to do business.

The MBIonline Private Construction Office powered by iSqFt is a comprehensive bid management tool and electronic bid document distribution system.  The Private Construction Office is designed to help general contractors become more efficient, more competitive, and in total control throughout the preconstruction process.  This service in partnership with iSqFt, MBI’s electronic plan room partner, provides members a state-of-the-art bid management and electronic plan distribution service to help GC’s in their preconstruction process. The Private Construction Office gives contractors the power to minimize the inefficiencies that exist in the estimating and bidding process phase of the project life cycle, and deliver real, hard dollar cost reductions.  These efficiencies and savings recognized through the use of the MBIonline Private Construction Office are another essential resource the Master Builders of Iowa is offering to its general contractor membership.

The Master Builders of Iowa has partnered with iSqFt and is offering a significant financial subsidy for its members who choose to use the product, which makes this software technology the least expensive, highest value, private construction office in the industry.

The MBIonline Private Construction Office is another tool that MBI general contractors are rapidly adopting as an indispensable part of their everyday efforts for managing their preconstruction process and winning more work.

Construction Update Online Internet Plan Room (CUonline) powered by iSqFt is a breakthrough for subcontractors - giving them a powerful tool for finding new work and better opportunities by positioning themselves in front of more general contractors.  With their CUonline Internet Plan Room subscription, subcontractors receive 24-hour, 365-day access to project information - including plans, specs, and addenda - for the publicly bidding construction projects in the Construction Update Plan Room Network.
 
With over 1200 local companies and 5,000 unique users subscribing to the CUonline Internet Plan Room and 40 MBI General Contractors using the Private Construction Office, the MBI Electronic Bid Network is the bid market leader.  The creation of an online network of construction industry partners, general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers has transformed what had been a traditionally paper-based approach to preconstruction into a quick and cost-efficient undertaking.

The MBI/iSqFt Network is the only preconstruction solution available today that effectively connects general contractors, specialty contractors, suppliers, and distributors in a more efficient and cost-effective way. The MBIonline network is targeted to help increase exposure, maximize bid volume, cut document acquisition costs, and provide an easy-to-use tool to help them streamline their entire preconstruction process.

This rapid evolution has provided a competitive advantage for those who have embraced it. Even without taking into account the tangible evidence that the service pays for itself, and then some, in real hard-dollar cost savings – each day more and more construction industry professionals are learning that they can’t afford not to investigate what online technology can do for their businesses.

The Network features:

• Nearly 1,200 Specialty Contractors and Suppliers
• Over 5,000 unique online users

And the following MBI General Contractor members:

• Ball Construction
• Breiholz Construction Company
• Bush Construction
• Cardinal Construction
• Carl A. Nelson
• Conlon Construction Co.
• Dean Snyder Construction
• Downing Construction
• Edge Commercial
• Estes Construction
• Hansen Company
• Henning Construction
• Hubbell Construction Services
• Hy-Vee Weitz
• J.E. Dunn Construction
• Knutson Construction Services
• Koester Construction
• L & L Builders
• Larson Construction
• McComas-Lacina Construction Co.
• Merit Construction
• Nelson Engineering
• Neumann Brothers
• Oakview Construction
• Peters Construction
• Point Builders, LLC
• Portzen Construction
• Prairie Construction
• Rinderknecht Assoc.
• Russell Construction
• Ryan Companies
• Story Construction
• Venter-Spooner, Inc.
• W.A. Klinger
• The Weitz Company
• Welker Construction
• Woodruff Construction

For a free demonstration or to learn more about the MBI Electronic Bid Network, contact Mona Dvorak - 515.988.5728 or Email - mdvorak@mbionline.com.