After an intensive trial period, the solution is launched in the Heidelberger Civil Engineering Office to coordinate public construction planning efficiently.
Heidelberg is an important science and industrial location in the metropolitan Rhine-Neckar region. In order to efficiently maintain the region with its complex infrastructure net and to use funds and personnel resources carefully, the Heidelberger Civil Engineering Office trusts in professional IT support. With the help of the system g.business coordinator by GeoTask AG, affiliated company to PRO DV Software AG, all future public construction projects will be efficiently coordinated while public funds can be saved.
Construction projects of works’ providers in public areas cause besides additional route congestions increased costs in the public budget and undesirable burdens for the residents. The solution is an introduction and establishment of a common, ISO-conform and process-oriented project coordination system that considers under financial aspects the “total road system” including all parties concerned. Geo-solution “g.business coordinator” by GeoTask was exactly designed according to this idea. The system supports and simplifies the implicated organisation. Huge possible savings are achievable with regard to the coordination of public construction projects between city, public utilities and all companies concerned from the most different business areas. Maintenance expenses and construction periods can be reduced and management costs can be minimised. Applying g.business coordinator, the expectable savings on all construction projects are between 15 % and 20 %.
"We are expecting even more benefits on the coordination of all the small measures in the public areas of Heidelberg than on the support of coordination of mayor projects", states Ulrich Zwissler, Director of the Civil Engineering Office, who introduced these improvements with his employees and all other parties concerned. "All inhabitants and companies will considerably be disburdened." Zwissler furthermore makes out an additional benefit for the political and public area in the transparency of the planning and completion status of all measures. The yearly investment volume of the city is approx. 60 million euros.
