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can see it. So that’s a real plus. We
have got all the standard procedures
on that system and everyone wheth-
er you are on-site or in the office or
wherever you are-go in there and
see and view all the standard forms
and all the standard procedures.
We also use BidContender a ten-
dering information software network
whereby we can get prices from our
sub contractors instead of contact-
ing each of them individually asking
them for quotes. BidContender can
send up to a 100 subcontractors all
the documentation in a matter of
minutes and request for a quote.”
Suppliers and
sub-contractors
Over the years the company has built
up a very strong relationship with its
suppliers and sub-contractors. In fact
many of them have been with Pascale
Construction for 30 years or more.
The most important of them are Aus-
tral Bricks, Bianco Building Suppliers,
Bianco Reinforcing, Newton Building
and Landscape Supplies, Holcim
Concrete and Onesteel Reinforcing.
On any one project the number of
sub-contractors involved can be very
high and it is not uncommon for 90
to 100 to be working on a single site
at different points of time. Pascale
Construction has a policy of using the
same three or four from each trade,
but adding up the various activities
required in a construction project, the
total number of sub-contractors to be
monitored at any time is formidable.
The company attributes a large
portion of its success to the strong
relationship that it enjoys with its
suppliers and sub-contractors. Fred
Pascale explains, “Our suppliers are
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