Heavy civil construction forms the bedrock for a robust, efficient infrastructure that nurtures technological advancements and human evolutions. Complex by nature, these projects demand seamless coordination of various departments and subcontractors for successful and efficient execution. Timing precision, from material and fuel delivery to subcontractor collaborations and equipment maintenance, is paramount, as missteps can have substantial financial consequences.

Yet, clinging onto obsolete manual processes, companies find inter- and intra-organizational collaboration a task easier said than done. This highlights the need for innovative solutions that can effectively digitize the construction process and facilitate stakeholder communication.

Enter Vizzn, a leading construction management software solution provider.

Going by a contemporary adage, ‘techno-age problems need techno-age solutions,’ Vizzn brings a digital renaissance to the construction space, modernizing critical processes, from material delivery to sharing interactive construction drawings and blueprints. It has developed a state-of-the-art platform that can unify all the needed project management tools, like dispatch scheduling and quality control, onto a single pane of glass. The platform is designed to empower stakeholders optimize their role in the context of the work executed in other departments. Alternatively, it creates transparency and accountability between different divisions, including mechanics, fueling, operations, engineers, and material procurement.

“Our platform is a comprehensive solution that knows and follows everything happening within the project lifecycle,” says William Borger, CEO of Vizzn Inc. “It currently holds the nametag as the only proactive construction management tool available on the market.”

The Next-gen Construction Coordinator

The Vizzn platform houses a spectrum of cutting-edge project monitoring tools that seamlessly digitize the dispatch and scheduling operations. It functions as a company-wide scheduler that can orchestrate various events into schedules in each user’s dashboard based on their specific needs and responsibilities. By leveraging the platform, users can eliminate the need for frequent phone calls to assign tasks and get status updates about the processes.

It allows “Contractors” to keep tabs on the exact timings and specifications of equipment delivery and subcontractor interactions. Missing events, delays, quality issues, and foreseeable conflicts can be addressed a day in advance. This capability enables faster issue resolution, improves site workflow efficiency, and opens the door for reduced expenses upwards of $20,000 per day — a significant cost advantage in today’s inflationary environment.

Time-savings and cost-competitiveness are massive benefits, yet Vizzn's true edge lies in operating as a proactive construction management tool tailored for seamless operation within intra- and inter-company environments.

For example, suppose contractor A utilizes the Vizzn platform to request gravel from aggregate supplier B. Subsequently, the latter can engage and schedule third-party trucking companies C, D, and E within the solution. All parties can view and manage the resources relevant to them as if they are driving each truck themselves. Using the platform, drivers can go directly to the designated gravel pile on the destined site hauling roads and transfer the ticket to the foreman without leaving their truck. This exemplifies the platform’s ability to function as a universal truck management solution where participants can manage their operations while ensuring the necessary information is available to all impacted parties relevant to their jobs completed.

The New Way to Optimizing Overall Workstreams

Vizzn’s ability to link multi-stakeholder workflows makes it a perfect pick to accommodate a first-of-its-kind feature for resolving the challenges related to construction drawings.

“Heavy civil construction drawings can be difficult to read and understand at the best of times, and figuring out exactly where you are standing in relation to the same is even more challenging,” says Borger.

Vizzn has solved this roadblock with a 10X twist that enables jobs to be constructed every time with optimal sequencing and methodology, laid out perfectly, and executed to the tee with superior quality.”

Its patent-pending interactive drawings enable any associated personnel to automatically pull up the correct ones within the app and show a user's current location. Simultaneously, when project managers have marked up the drawings to reflect site sequencing and methodology, everyone onsite can stay informed on the project stage and the job execution within their scope of work. The impact on improving construction processes and quality is irrefutable as C and D-level foremen can transform into A-level leaders overnight.

Using ’site objects,' another Vizzn feature, users can optimize site layout in the context of site methodology and sequencing long before a site is staked. The site leaders can place anything from gravel piles to job shacks. As a result, a subcontracting gravel truck driver can pinpoint the location and drop it off at the exact spot by following their avatar on the site map. This well-laid-out map makes sites significantly more efficient.

Contractors using interactive drawings will effortlessly improve safety by simply detailing the existing hazards and buried utilities on electronic marked-up drawings. This capability directly puts needed safety information in the hands of everyone on site—not just site leaders— enabling every person on site to know their precise safety stance.

Vizzn's Vision for Safety

Vizzn stands as a trailblazer in safety and quality control. The platform surpasses all other safety solutions as it already holds access to and tracks every single event and resource status available in the entire organization, owing to its counterpart features—the comprehensive dispatch and scheduling tool and the interactive drawings solution suite.

To put things into perspective, a fully compliant heavy civil company of 350 people should be amassing 225-320 safety forms daily. Ninety percent of this paperwork is related to Job Hazard Assessments (JHAs) and Equipment Checklists triggered by actual events or equipment utilization.

To identify missing paperwork on any given day, the same company would need to know every event requiring a hazard assessment and every piece of ’active’ equipment requiring an Equipment Checklist. All this information already flows through the Vizzn platform, making it the only solution capable of capturing all safety forms for compliance.

Vizzn will compare the status of safety paperwork filed against work executed and automatically escalate those omissions to the attention of the appropriate site leaders. It identifies the events and equipment with a green box if the corresponding paperwork has been properly filed and a gray box for the lack thereof. Even when multiple forms need to be filed for a single activity, like a confined space entry form or a hazard assessment, the user will be directed to complete that paperwork. In the event of any missed paperwork, multiple leaders will witness the omission. This keeps safety form completeness and compliance at 100 percent around the clock every single day.

The top management could directly determine—even without Vizzn prompts—if an entire 400-plus-person company has 100 percent safety compliance in less than 5 minutes in the comfort of their mobile devices.

Team map is another safety tool within Vizzn, which gives safety leaders a filterable bird's eye view of everything happening inside the organization at any moment and the details of those activities. It can be used for quickly identifying and following up on safety matters like working alone, less-than-ideal driving behaviors, and pinpointing the exact locations of team members for better and quicker emergency response. In this team map view, a person assigning tasks can type in their name, and the screen will filter down to just their assignees and their events, which also displays those green boxes showing compliance.

Expert Crafted Platform

“Vizzn is a comprehensive solution that bridges the gaps in previously uncharted digitization areas,” says Borger.

The platform is a testament to the power of vision brought to life by a team of construction veterans. At its core, Vizzn is a product developed by contractors for the construction industry based on real-world problems and money-losing situations. A key differentiator for the company is that its CEO, William Borger, is also the CEO of a construction company, Borger Group. This helps the company gain specific perspectives regarding significant trends and challenges prevailing in the construction industry.

Staying true to its mission of adding more profitable and risk-reducing features, Vizzn will add another novel safety feature to the platform. This is a tool spun out from connecting dispatching and scheduling to safety.

In the upcoming version of Vizzn, when a team member is assigned a task, the platform will compare their work history (from Vizzn) and credentials to determine (prior to assignment) if they are adequately trained to complete their upcoming task safely. It can also suggest additional safety forms and procedures to be read based on the specific events. The clear-cut roadmap reaffirms its commitment to spearheading a safer construction industry.