“We’re always trying to give new contractors a chance. We’ll sit with them, vet them and understand what they’re about, their experience, capabilities, current workload and financial stability. Given that we’re doing a lot of government work it’s important that we do all the checks and balances to ensure everyone is able to take on the necessary work in the time frame and budget while maintaining quality.” They have also invested pretty heavily over the past couple of years on the technology front, mainly for systems they use to deliver their projects, says Dominic. They have five key packages as part of their tech stack says Dominic. They use Buildpass predominantly for Occupational Health and Safety, and as a quality and environment online portal. They use Procure Pro for contract administration and Procor for project administration, lines of communication and document control. Job Pac is their accounting software and Cubit is their estimating software. “We feel it gives staff a good platform to fulfil their roles,” says Dominic. Their diligence and attention to details has been recognized by McColl Smith’s peers. The company received the Master Builders Victoria Excellence in Construction Award awhile back for a school built in Ivanhoe. “We were only a few years into the business so it felt good to win and be recognized as fairly high caliber early on,” says Dominic. McColl Smith recently completed a major project on the Government funded Jacana school for autism. “We’ve done a few projects of that nature (special needs) where there’s high sensitivities around constructing a new building within an NOVEMBER 2024
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