The Trinity River Authority of Texas is a conservation and reclamation district providing water and waste water treatment, along with recreation and reservoir facilities, for municipalities within the nearly 18,000-square-mile Trinity River basin. The Authority owns and operates five water treatment facilities, five wastewater treatment facilities and one recreation project, plus managing water sales from four reservoirs. The Authority also maintains a master plan for basin-wide development and serves as a conduit for tax-exempt financing for municipal projects and as a local sponsor for federal water projects.
Since 2004, The Authority has relied on Projectmates to help manage and oversee construction and improvement of its capital assets. Documenting and managing projects in Projectmates has proved to offset the risk to Trinity River Authority significantly over the years. "Photograph documentation of our projects is very important with respect to claims that are filed by contractors," said Mike Querry, Construction Inspector Supervisor for TRA. "Using Projectmates to document the activities in question and having it available to the necessary personnel and management has helped to reduce the issues as they arise."
TRA has found Projectmates construction project management software has improved project delivery and is easy to use. Projectmates' completely web-based platform facilitates communications among multiple TRA departments and outside stakeholders. Project delivery has improved with more accurate and faster review times of proposal requests, change orders, and submittals.
"We also make the plans, specifications and contractor submittals available to multiple departments throughout the course of the project. This has greatly helped to reduce the volume of questions that arise during the project," said Mike. "After using Projectmates for several years, our engineers and contractors have found it to be very user friendly."
