Trade Association Suffers Artificial Intelligence Setback
National Roofing Contractors Association Known as NRCA Declines Invitation to Participate in Developing Advanced Artificial Intelligence Technology for Roofing Trades
SIOUX FALLS, SD (December 17, 2019) – RFQGuides announced innovative Construction AI for the trades developed by consortiums of construction buyers, independent consultants, trade contractors, associations, engineers and software developers was missing NRCA on the list of participants who designed and developed artificial intelligence APIs for the roofing industry.
Roofing Contractor Trade Associations exist regionally from coast to coast with the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) leading the pack. NRCA who proudly touts 3,600 Members ‘from all 50 states and 53 countries’ appeared to remain silent when contacted in early 2018.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data indicates there are more than 25,000 roofing contractors in the United States, said Sasha Christopolous, RFQGuides. In this case, it was more important to include trade contractors as advocates in developing new technology around their operating procedures than associations representing less than 15% of the market. In the absence of interest and further discovery stakeholders decided to begin development without the association(s).
Leading management at the NRCA and its affiliates were provided broad outlines of concepts in technology that could leverage existing industry standards to advance and improve contractor process and procedures.
The affiliation of roofing associations failed to respond to written correspondence and phone calls at the time. However, NRCA released a quality assurance program liberated from the outline in September 2018 without artificial intelligence or supply chain infrastructure APIs.
Artificial intelligence in construction can eliminate common errors and standardized process while reducing the time to market. AI will improve the accuracy and timeliness of pricing construction projects and provide analysis of project specific qualification requirements alongside contractor bids. Digital technology connects the entire construction project supply chain to advance planning and logistics in and around manufacturing.
Advanced technology solutions born within the consortium include eScope™, assistive technology for buyers defining a scope of work and ecBid™ a fully integrated project pricing solution for contractors that connects suppliers for real-time price model updates.
These independent applications are priced as either annual subscriptions or on a use case basis and integrate with Electronic Construction Bid Submission (ECBS) platform. All RFQ APIs follow construction project supply chain infrastructure technology standards.
ECBS provides central management for construction project specification and design documentation. As a single point of access for contractor price submission it offers a professional structure using industry standards for apples-to-apple price comparisons and includes real time bid analysis with advanced financial features for budget configuration.
Electronic construction bid submission recommendations evaluate data from a wide range of sources including digital contractor qualification profiles, quality assurance programs, regulatory agencies, suppliers and previous or current clients for innovative analysis of project qualifications, capability and availability.
About RFQGuides
RFQ is the leading developer of standards based technology solutions centrally accessible to the construction project supply chain integrating SaaS and PaaS API support for industry trades while offering project centered applications for construction buyer stakeholders that validates, secures and assures the confidential exchange of financial data across the entire construction project ecosystem. Products include use-case APIs for individual projects, stored and managed data, concept to completion APIs and subscription APIs with enhanced functionality for construction professionals, [independent] contractors and material / equipment suppliers. All APIs are designed to operate independently and/or exchange data with various components of the construction project supply chain when enabled via approved authentication credentials.
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