Construction Industry Survey for B2B Marketplaces
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Effectiveness of B2B Marketplace for the US Construction Industry
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1.
Name your organization
2.
What is your designation?
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C-Level
Director
Middle Management
Other
3.
For what purpose in your business do you utilize the internet?
Sourcing materials
Putting up project requirements to invite supplier bids
Collaborating and negotiating with suppliers and Subcontractors
Other (Please Specify)
4.
Have you come across a B2B portal specifically targeted towards the construction vertical?
Yes
No
5.
What would make a construction industry focused marketplace useful to your current process?
Notify and invite bids from sub contractors for projects
Source materials and commodities from suppliers
Platform to get related services like construction insurance, construction finance
6.
What kind of information about sub contractors/suppliers would be essential for you to do business with them?
Past Project Details - In terms of project sizes, type etc
Financial details like revenue, risk profile etc
Regional offices
7.
Have you heard of/ used the following generic B2B market places ?
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Alibaba.com
Globalspec.com
mfg.com
Ariba discovery
Thomasnet.com
Other (Please Specify)
8.
Have you used/heard of the following portals dedicated to the construction industry?
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isqft
construction.com by Mcgraw Hill
construction bidsource.com
Other (Please Specify)
9.
How do you generally source building materials in your organization?
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Fixed set of suppliers / Internal Database
RFP process
B2B marketplaces
Search Supplier Directories/ yellow pages then call them directly
Search online Supplier Directories/Google and then mail them directly
Other (Please Specify)
10.
How do you notify subcontractors about projects for which you require bids?
Newspaper notifications
Email Notifications
You have a fixed set of subcontractors
Online portals like isqft.com
11.
Is physical presence in a region or organization important in creating a construction industry related portal for that region?
• Yes
• No
12.
Affiliation with which of the following organizations will help add credibility to a construction specific portal?
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Associated General Contractors of America
Associated Builders and Contractors
Construction Financial Management Association
Such an affiliation is not necessarily important
Other (Please Specify)
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