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News Release from: Turner & Townsend | Subject: Turner and Townsend and BuildOnline
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 08 June 2006
Turner and Townsend and BuildOnline
Turner and Townsend and BuildOnline cement relationship with OGC.
have successfully collaborated on a new extranet system specifically targeted in delivering the Office of Government Commerce's eight frameworks recently awarded to the construction and management consultancy As a result of a three-year relationship, Turner and Townsend have retained BuildOnline as their preferred supplier of IT systems and specialist support to provide document and process management, e-tendering, project approvals and knowledge capture, in an effort to promote OGC's Achieving Excellence of integrated teams and collaborative working
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 14 Nov 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Rob Edwards, Director of Turner and Townsend's Government Team, said: "This rolling agreement with BuildOnline, which has the option to continue until 2011, provides an effective solution to streamline the procurement process, which is in line with OGC best practice of transparency and auditability".
Bob Godfrey, Managing Director - Northern Europe, BuildOnline, said: "We created BuildOnline with the idea to help project teams collaborate cost effectively and to be up and running rapidly".
"Turner and Townsend are a great example of how our customers are using our innovative solutions to improve business efficiency and quickly see a return on their investment".
The extranet system, which operates from any PC with an internet connection and requires no specialist software, has already been adopted by a number of highly sensitive client departments and has proven that the system is robust and secure, encouraging collaborative working between clients, consultants and contractors.
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