Without Associates (Supplier/Professional Service Providers) who know how to work with our teams, no construction projects would be built. Whether you are providing materials, equipment, technology, or a professional service, your integration into a project team is critical and becoming increasingly important as collaborative delivery methods continue to sweep across the construction industry. Instead of being seen as “outside” the project, Associates (Supplier/Professional Service Providers) are being seen as “part of”, and integral to, the success of every project. Today it’s around 50% of projects that are using collaborative delivery methods. But each year that percentage grows by around 5-6% and is accelerating. According to FMI’s research, the low-bid delivery method was voted as the worst for cost controls, and Progressive Design/Build was voted the best for cost controls. Collaborative delivery methods (Progressive Design/Build, Design/Build, CMAR, IPD, etc.) allow project teams to get smarter, improve, and go faster. This can only happen if the Associates (Supplier/Professional Service Provider) are integrated into the team and in lockstep with what is needed and by when. Collaborative delivery methods REQUIRE collaboration to work. The more collaboration you can create the better integrated you and the team will become and the better your results will be.

IPI Is the place for you to raise your hand as an Associate (Supplier/Professional Service Provider) who understands how important collaboration is for project success and sees how you, as an Associate (Supplier/Professional Service Provider), must become integrated into each project team to ensure project success. IPI offers a member-developed and proven collaborative operating system for projects and a community where you can build a reputation as a collaborative Associate (Supplier).

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