Resolve Group is always looking for opportunities to upskill staff, and on September 4th, five Resolve Group staff members attended a seminar on construction law, along with lawyers, developers, and building contractors.

Under contract formation, the presenter gave a “contracts 101” lesson on the need to understand the fundamental elements of offer, consideration, and acceptance. With respect to tendering, the two contract approach was clarified. A case study from South Waikato District Council was used to show how expensive getting it wrong can be – damages of over $300K having to be paid out by council. Both standard and new types of contract were looked at, and good explanations given of the pros and cons of each. Robert Finley from Hawkins presented a lively contractor’s perspective.

Demand for greater efficiencies and controls, labour costs, keeping abreast of construction delays or traffic issues – doing more with less. These are some of the drivers that motivated Resolve Group to install two construction cameras on a high profile New Zealand construction site.

These are not ordinary web cameras, or snazzy gadgets. They are high-resolution, wireless systems utilising innovative new web technology from North America. The cameras download 3 to 6 mega pixel images every 10-15 minutes. These images, easy to view and stored on a server, allow project teams with the correct password to monitor projects from any location with internet access 24/7.

This technology can improve project coordination and communication. This is a turnkey solution for projects of all sizes with benefits across the entire project.

• Indisputable project records = cost avoidances/cost reductions 
  
• Marketing and project showcasing tool

Resolve Group is the first company to pilot this technology in New Zealand and is currently leasing the cameras to Auckland City Council.