SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - June 29, 2010) - Aconex, the world's largest provider of project collaboration solutions for the Construction, Infrastructure, Energy and Resources industries, has been selected by the Regional Transportation District Denver (RTD) to provide its online collaboration solution to RTD's $6 billion dollar FasTracks transit expansion program. Aconex will be used to facilitate the information and records management needs for design, construction, testing and start-up of the public infrastructure project.
Aconex will provide RTD and its project partners with a single, web-based point of contact, communication and collaboration for records management for the FasTracks project, allowing stakeholders to access information from any location at any time in a secure, real-time environment. The Aconex platform offers quick implementation and will minimize RTD's in-house resource requirements for implementation, maintenance, training and end-user support. Aconex also supports internal and external auditing of record systems, as well as Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requirements, while offering robust business continuity, disaster recovery, risk mitigation and litigation avoidance, all of which are critical for public agencies.
"Our constant goal in the implementation of the FasTracks program is to maximize the value of every dollar spent," said Lisa Alvarado, RTD-FasTracks Document Control Manager. "An online collaboration platform should save the program significant time and resources, helping us to reach our milestones faster and more efficiently, hopefully providing better risk management and the highest levels of build quality and program transparency."
FasTracks is RTD's voter-approved transit program to expand rail and bus service throughout the RTD service area. FasTracks will build 122 miles of commuter and light rail and 18 miles of bus rapid transit service, add 21,000 new parking spaces, redevelop Denver Union Station, and redirect bus service to better connect the eight-county District. The FasTracks investment initiative is projected to create more than 10,000 construction-related jobs during the height of construction, and will pump billions of dollars into the regional economy.
"The Aconex online collaboration platform eliminates the tremendous inefficiencies that have always sat at the heart of large-scale construction projects," said Dexter Bachelder, Vice President, Aconex. "With Aconex, agencies like RTD Denver can build out new public infrastructure in the most efficient, transparent way possible, saving taxpayer dollars while shortening total construction time."
Aconex is the world's largest provider of online collaboration solutions to the construction and engineering industries. From its 37 offices worldwide, the company services US$220 billion worth of projects across 65 countries. Its clients include AECOM, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Las Vegas Sands, IKEA and McDonald's Restaurants. For more information, visit www.aconex.com.
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