One trusted platform.

All your project information.

The most trusted and widely used online collaboration
platform for engineering and construction projects.

Managing projects presents unique

challenges.
New York City Hall Reconstruction
New York|Project Value: US $100 million

Managing a construction or engineering project, whatever its type or size,

will involve multiple parties, dispersed teams and critical timelines.
High volumes of data, frequent revisions and personnel turnover on longrunning projects make effective collaboration essential. BIM and the
proliferation of 3D models are transforming projects, while presenting new
and unique challenges.
Good information and process management is the key and can help address
many challenges faced by owners, contractors, engineers, project managers
and other participants.
For example, how to:
ensure a single point of reference, accountability and data capture
control document distribution and revision
manage formal project correspondence between teams in real time;
and implement processes and manage approvals across multiple
organizations.

Aconex: Designed for the job

Internal systems arent designed to drive real-time collaboration across multiple organizations. Aconex
bridges this gap with a secure and easy-to-use online collaboration platform developed specifically
around construction needs. Delivered on a project-by-project basis, it streamlines and standardizes
document and process management and communication across all participants capturing and tracking
your critical information in one trusted location and giving you a foundation for better decision making.
In this way, Aconex reduces cost, drives efficiency, and helps control project risk

Use of the Aconex collaboration platform can improve returns and reduce risk by delivering immediate
benefits that grow over time:
Cost Reductions: measurable savings in administration, print, and distribution costs
Time Savings: increased process automation, efficiency, and accountability
Risk Control: reduced risk of delays and rework, disputes, and litigation.
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Asia Square

See it all. Have it all. Capture more

information to drive your project
success.

Singapore|Project Value: US $3 billion

Project teams can involve hundreds of people collaborating on thousands of
documents and exchanging millions of pieces of correspondence. The time
spent by each participant in capturing, distributing, reviewing, approving and
retrieving information can have a significant impact on project timelines and
profitability.
This information can be subject to complex processes operating across
multiple organizations. Efficiency begins with managing these processes on a
single platform, to help you capture more comprehensive information, reduce
project complexity, and gain better control.

The three Cs of collaboration

Maximize Capture

Increase Control

Manage Complexity

Trusted and secure

Revision control

Easy to find information

Every user can trust Aconex to protect the rights

Real-time version control, so everyone can be

Locate documents, approvals and mail and forms

of all participants equally. Our robust technology,

working off the latest revision, reducing the

fast, with a powerful search engine that also

data security and professional management

chance of errors, rework and disputes.

allows you to save and re-use regular searches.

Complete audit trail

Structured communication

Easy to use for all parties

A single, shared view of all activity, from document

Speed-up review times and workflow steps,

Designed to reflect industry processes, easy

revisions, to approvals and RFI responses, promotes

ensure that the right people get the right

to use and requiring no software installation

adherence to process, reduces the chance of

information at the right time, and control the

Aconex gets your project started in days, not

disagreements and disputes, and provides a clearer

revision process.

weeks or months.

path to resolution should they occur.

Common platform

Powerful reporting and dashboards

Best practice processes from over 12,000

Minimize project delays and drive better

Easy to generate, on-demand reports and

construction projects worldwide are built into

decision-making with anytime, anywhere access

dashboard views allow users to monitor project

the platform.

to all correspondence, drawings and documents

status indicators at any time. Includes graphical

in one place.

reporting and instant export to Excel.

underpin the speed and reliability of the platform.

Designed for the industry

We selected Aconex for the strength of its platform and its proven track record
with projects of this scope.
Rob Tincknell, CEO
Battersea Power Station |London, UK|Project Value: US $13.6 billion

Built to be easy. Built to be powerful. Built for project-wide adoption.

The Aconex collaboration platform includes the following features:

Document and Model Control

Online Viewer

Every organization has a private register for its documents and BIM models,

A fully-integrated online viewer allows you to view over 450 different file

displaying the most recently received versions, though all revisions are held.

formats, with the capacity to handle BIM/3D models, all without additional

Set-up and management of reviews and approvals are easy.

software. It provides real-time mark-up, overlay and instant messaging.

Correspondence Management

Process Management

Aconex serves as an electronic project mailroom, so you can easily retrieve or

Manage complex processes across multiple organizations easily, handling

transmit files to project participants with a few clicks. All correspondence and

RFIs, document review and approvals, variations/change orders and

forms sent via the platform are automatically

document deliverables/packages.

logged and cannot be deleted once sent without your consent.

Reporting

Project Directory
Users manage their own profiles, so no single organization faces the burden

List, sort, and filter functions provide extensive reporting of all captured

of user administration. Users are listed in searchable project and global-level

project information. Reports are easily configurable, enabling managers to act

directories.

immediately on potential issues.

The four drivers of Adoption

Client Service

Commercial Model

Industry experts drive adoption

A clear business case drives adoption

Process design advice and implementation, with ongoing support from

Our straightforward payment model gives a clear view of cost from the

construction and engineering specialists.

outset and removes financial barriers to adoption, as most participating

Unlimited support drives adoption

organizations arent required to pay to use the Aconex platform.

All users have access to unlimited 24/7 Helpdesk support and to our online

Unlimited use drives adoption

support center, Support Central, with FAQs, video guides and more. And

Our model of unlimited data, unlimited users, and unlimited support

with offices around the world, Aconex supports users on the ground for the

maximizes data capture from the start, reinforcing the platforms value to

duration of the project.

others as they join the project.

Experience drives adoption

Included rapid implementation drives adoption

Our reach and experience combine to provide unmatched support capability

Online access and personal service backed by our knowledge of industry best

for projects of all types, large and small, local and global.

practice can make implementation in less than one week a realistic option.

Product Strength

Neutral Platform

Ease of use drives adoption

Platform neutrality drives adoption

We designed Aconex with the needs of new users in mind. The clean screen

Aconex is built on the principle of treating every project participant fairly, so

layout and intuitive navigation are based on the latest thinking in usability.

every user trusts the platform and is happy to participate.

Powerful features drive adoption

Data confidentiality drives adoption

Supporting some of the largest projects in the world, this ease of use is

Each organization retains ownership and control of its own data on Aconex

complemented by deep functionality that satisfies the most demanding users.

and nobody can see your information unless you make it available to them.

Certainty drives adoption

Information doesnt need to leave the platform, so theres no need to worry
about files being too big for email or going astray on individual PCs: if its
shown as sent, you know its been received. And a full audit trail shows who
communicated what, and when, so disputes can be quickly resolved.
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Advanced solutions deliver value throughout the project lifecycle.

Although Aconex is easy to use for everyone, it offers powerful advanced modules that deliver a new level of efficiency and control.

Construction
Design
Capture information and
communication from the outset,
ready for handover to the contractor.
Manage design reviews.

Operations &

Users get controlled access to

centralized information.
Review and select contractors easily
with Bid & Tender Management.
Workflow & Process Management can
help contractors track documents in
review cycle.

Maintenance
Project Archives can provide easy
access to information for expansion,
redevelopment and general
maintenance for as long as required.

Workflow & Process Management

Project Archive

Automate repetitive document review processes, accelerate turnaround, and

All data on Aconex remains the property of its owner. At completion, clients

reduce administrative delay in review and approval cycles. Improved, real-

can either download their data or purchase access to an online archive of

time visibility helps identify process bottlenecks.

their information, or to a searchable standalone archive on memory stick or

Bid & Tender Management

Confidentially manage the tender (bid) process electronically, including

hard drive.

Professional Services

tender package distribution, addenda, requests for information and

For the most complex projects, we offer professional services such as

clarifications. Reduces the time taken to create and manage tender packages

industry consultants on short-term contracts to set-up project procedures

and simplifies administration.

and protocols for complex projects.

Contract Administration

Web Services APIs

Set budgets, award or let contracts and manage variations. Report on

The Aconex Web Services API toolkit makes it possible for project

budgeted cost, committed cost, variations and cost to complete all

information to flow between Aconex and other software applications,

generated in real time.

including internal document management, cost management and other

enterprise systems.
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I couldnt imagine running this job without Aconex.

Michael Fazzino, Director of Technology

Eureka Tower|Melbourne, Australia|Project Value: US $467 million

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Fast, secure and reliable. Trust Aconex to be available

anytime, anywhere.
Supporting 300,000 users and projects in more than 70 countries, Aconex is an online service that operates infrastructure
across the globe for some of the largest and most demanding construction and engineering clients. We invest in leading-edge
technology to deliver reliability and security, without compromising on speed and performance.

Fast

Reliable

Speed and performance are essential to users. Our location of data

The use of world-class data centers and best-practice policies and procedures

centers around the world, use of Akamai web acceleration technology and

ensure exceptional levels of system availability around the world.

our Lucene search technology have set the standard for system speed in
online collaboration.

Secure
Your data is physically secure in world-class, third-party data centers and our
security protocols are similar to those used in retail banking for end-to-end
encryption of sensitive information.
Log-in and authentication data are transferred using a 128-bit SSL
certificate signed by a Certificate Authority
Systems run on either Microsoft or Red Hat Linux platforms.

Redundancy in hardware, power supply, and telecommunications

Geographically removed disaster recovery centers.

Trusted
Clients have access to sophisticated security options on three control levels:
organization, project and user. Organizations can only see data belonging to
them or that has been sent to them by another user.

About Aconex
Aconex provides the #1 cloud solution to manage information and processes

Founded in 2000, Aconex has 40 offices throughout the world, including

for the worlds largest construction and engineering projects. Aconex gives

headquarters in Melbourne, Australia and San Francisco, California.

owners and contractors project-wide visibility and control between the

many different organizations collaborating across their projects.

Our clients have recognized that the Aconex solution is rich in features that
support industry processes and that it meets or exceeds their internal security

With more than 500,000 users and over US$1 trillion of project value

and data management standards. This is backed by unmatched client service

delivered in 70 countries, Aconex is the industrys most widely adopted

that ultimately drives user adoption, maximizes return, mitigates risk and

and trusted platform. The companys global customer base includes nine

promotes project success.

of the top ten engineering, procurement and construction (EPC/EPCM)

firms, 23 of the 25 largest global design firms, and nearly all Fortune 500
construction and engineering companies.

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