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DOWCO GROUP OF COMPANIES

DOWCO GROUP OF COMPANIES

SOME SAY IT CAN’T BE DONE. WE THINK DIFFERENTLY.

THE DOWCO GROUP OF COMPANIES

Since 1970, Dowco has grown from a three-person operation to become one of the largest fully-automated 3D Modeling and Virtual Construction Service providers in the world. Established in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, the company today employs more than 315 staff across six offices and four countries.

Mission Statement Provide best in class service solutions throughout the design, detailing, fabrication and construction industry. By utilizing innovative tools in the hands of highly skilled teams, Dowco strives to maintain its position as a quality service provider for all its clients.

Our Promise Dowco’s history, heritage, and ongoing success can be explained simply: At Dowco, we believe in our service and product. We work hard to get to know our customers, to develop a connection and to understand them and their needs. Above all else, Dowco is dedicated to bringing integrity and trust back to the design and construction industry. We strive to make every part of your experience working with us as simple and professional as possible. We are committed to clear and unambiguous consistent language at every point of customer contact. We demonstrate our commitment daily by providing a superior quality service that our customers and partners can expect and depend on.

DOWCO GROUP OF COMPANIES

SERVICES WE PROVIDE Modeling and Steel Detailing Services • Structural Model Creation • Fabrication Model Creation • Structural Steel Detailing and Pre-Detailing • Cast in Place Modeling and Detailing • 4D and 5D Model Creation • Project Model Management • Connection Design

Bridge Modeling and Detailing

BIM Implementation Consulting

• Dedicated, highly-experienced bridge team

• Assessment of current procedures

• Foot bridges, highway and railway structures

• Adapting current procedures to get BIM ready

• No bridge too simple or too complex

• Training in Model Centric Communication

• Deliverables: 3D models; shop drawings; erection drawings;

and Collaboration workflows

placement drawings; blocking diagrams; bills of material; FabTrol .kss and .xsr files; CNC files; CSV files; plate development details, including allowances for cutting/burning; and center of gravity information.

Our Clients • ADF Group Inc

• Fluor

• Alstom Power Systems

• Gehry Partners LLP

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• Magnusson Klemencic Associates

• Tishman Speyer • Thornton Tomesetti

• Hatch International

• JV Driver

• Turner Construction

• Bechtel Power Corporation

• Hirschfeld Industries

• Mortenson

• WSP Cantor Seinuk

• Black and Veatch

• Hoffman Construction

• P.T. Freeport Indonesia

• Schuff Steel

• Canam Group

• LPR Construction Co.

• Tishman Construction

• Walters Group Inc.

THE DOWCO GROUP OF COMPANIES

Fabrication, Coordination & Management

Expert Witness (For Claims Or Court)

• Assist Project Owners by establishing ‘best practices and workflow management’ (eg. model-based approval and communication processes). • By creating a 3D model of the structure early in the process, it becomes possible to provide ‘advance’ material ordering lists (Field bolts, location lists, CNC data) and other Management tools to assist the Fabricator.

• 315+ highly skilled, industry knowledge workers • 46+ years steel industry and business experience • Contributed expertise and applied technology on some of the most technically challenging projects in the world

Online Industry Training

• Examine whether project participants faced design and construction hurdles according to

• Dowco Structural Steel Detailer Training

industry standards, and equipped

• Dowco Connection Design Course

with appropriate technology and best practices

DOWCO GROUP OF COMPANIES

BIM EARLY INVOLVEMENT Dowco Group of Companies have been members of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) teams at the early stages of many design build BIM projects. With our specialized construction knowledge, effective collaboration methods and applications, we have achieved and delivered added value through true integration between design and construction. Employing 3D application Tekla Structures, our Project Managers, Engineers, and Drafting Division can offer design/engineering, component ingegration, and 4D/5D modeling/construction services, all of which are essential for an efficient building model. An additional advantage to working with Dowco is the leveraging of the “as-built” model. At the end of the project construction phase our customers are left with a complete as-built virtual model. This model can be utilized for up-grades, maintenance and facility management as well as a design reference for future projects.

Pre-Detailing Dowco has chosen “best in industry” applications such as Tekla because of

Dowco are strong proponents of steel detailers working directly for or with the Structural Engineer or General Contractor during the design and tender stage. Such an

their Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)

approach eliminates double handling and reduces the

capability. The IFC is a vendor-neutral

project. Having detailed drawings and material reports

open data exchange specification that facilitates collaboration and sharing of information. Dowco also employs in-house

computer

programmers

who

technicians/ continuously

number of RFI’s (requests for information) later in the available at the bid stage serves to reduce the risk for steel fabricators and allows them to order material and start fabrication as soon as the contract is awarded.

Summary Dowco Consultants Ltd has assembled possibly the largest North American experienced production staff

develop our proprietary applications,

providing ‘specialized’ 3D engineering and detailing

ensuring uninterrupted support and

enables the company to compress time and create a

services. Dowco’s global 24/5 production operation

collaboration with any and all customer

‘blended rate’-pricing scenario, which serves to

information exchange systems.

and globalized marketplace.

ensure competitive pricing in an increasingly competitive

TEAM

THE DOWCO GROUP OF COMPANIES

Global IT-enabled Production Operations Demographics show us that populations are aging in Canada, USA, even Asia and much of Europe. We know this only too well, as the demand for experienced steel detailers and engineering technicians is increasing. This shortage, combined with the fact that there are few technical schools in North America offering structural drafting/detailing as part of their curriculum, presents a problem for the North American steel fabricator and detailing company. Dowco’s next-generation business strategy incorporates a perfect blend of IT-enabled overseas resources combined with the largest North American-based steel detailing production team in the industry. Dowco’s global production operation enables the company to create a ‘blended rate’-pricing scenario, which serves to ensure competitive pricing in an increasingly competitive and globalized marketplace.

Community Dowco proudly supports charitable initiatives in the communities where we operate through donations and sponsorship programs. We embrace the diversity of people’s social needs, ideas and interests, and therefore we distribute our contributions over a broad range of initiatives, including education, health, arts and culture, community development and sports and atheletics. B C C h i l d r e n’s H o s p i t a l F o u n d a t i o n *

C a n a d i a n C a n ce r S o c i e t y * La n g l ey M e m o r i a l H o s p i t a l Fo u n d a t i o n

F o o d B a n k – L a n g l e y, S u r r e y B C , M i s s i s s a u g a O N * S a l va t i o n A r my *

L a n g l e y Ro t a r y C l u b * S p a r t a n F o u n d a t i o n

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Yo u t h S p o r t s : S o c c e r, H o c ke y a n d B a s e b a l l

Together Everyone Achieves More

DOWCO GROUP OF COMPANIES

LEADERSHIP TEAM Ewen Dobbie Ewen Dobbie is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Dowco Group of Companies. Ewen graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1990, beginning his full-time business career with Dowco Consultants Ltd soon after. Over the past 25 years he has managed both the technology and software sales divisiosn and the 3D modeling & detailing services business. Dowco being North America’s first Tekla Structures user and Reseller, he was instrumental in the development of North America’s 3D Modeling and emerging Building Information Modeling market. Currently, as President and Chief Executive Officer, Ewen is responsible for the global expansion of the Dowco Group’s business interests. Seen by many in the industry as a business strategist, he as worked to position the Dowco Group of Companies as a global provider of ‘end-to-end’ solutions for the Design and Construction Industry. He is a regular presenting speaker and active memeber of several construction industry associations, particularly in the implementation of Building Information Modeling and changing design and construction workflows, and considered to be one of the leading BIM visionaries in the construction industry.

Greg Stone Greg is the Estimating Manager for Dowco as well as the Office Manager for the head office in Surrey, B.C. He has close to 3 decades in the structural Steel Industry, during which he has been involved in the evolution of the industry, going from pencil and paper to 3D BIM compliant modelling. He has worked as a structural steel detailer, checker and project manager. Greg works closely with the R&D and Technical departments to ensure the latest and best product is supplied to the customer.

Sanjay Prasad Sanjay joined Dowco Consultants Ltd. as a Structural Detailer in 1987. In those 28 years he has worked as a Structural Steel Detailer, Checker, Project Manager, Software Sales Rep, Software Developer, R&D Manager, Technical Support and Trainer. A major career change for Sanjay came in 1995 when he became heavily involved with the customization of macros for Tekla Structures (formerly Xsteel) for the North American Market. With this early involvement with Tekla Structures, Sanjay became one of the real Tekla power users and developers worldwide. Working in a development and support position, he works closely with Dowco’s production team to refine our technical environment and production processes. Sanjay also leads Dowco’s R&D efforts. Sanjay’s exposure to both the production and the technical side of the business has lead him to implement various “BIM” processes for Dowco’s detailing operations.

Pablo Acuña Pablo is the Managing Director at Dowco Consultants Chile, the latest addition to the Dowco Group of Companies. Pablo began his career with Acuña y Asociados S.A, a well known detailing company in the industry, starting in 1998 as an operations analyst and progressing through to company to become a partner and General Manager by the point Acuña was acquired by Dowco. Pablo was the key factor for the company’s global growth, helping move the firm from a local engineering provider in Chile to an international company. Pablo is a Civil Industrial Engineer and MBA with a solid orientation to management and operations, which together with his experience as an entrepreneur provides the basis for his current challenge.

THE DOWCO GROUP OF COMPANIES

Brian Pyper Brian Pyper is the Executive President of Dowco Consultants Ltd. He began his career in the structural steel industry in 1987 as an iron worker in Scotland. In 1994, Brian immigrated to Canada and completed 18 months of college to receive his diploma in structural steel detailing. He has dedicated the last 18 years to the steel detailing industry, continuously increasing his knowledge in drafting, engineering and business. He earned his MBA and is a registered Project Management Professional. Brian started his steel detailing career with Dowco but went on to successfully establish a BC branch for a prominent Alberta steel detailing company. Brian has now rejoined Dowco, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge and experience to become another key member of the management team.

Ron Cuthbert Ron currently fulfills the role of Vice President at the Dowco Group of Companies. After receiving his BSc (1986) degree in Computer Science, Ron joined the Dowco Group in 1995. In 2010, Ron moved into his new role as General Manager for Dowco Technology Services to work with the Software Sales Division. Since then, Ron’s role has expanded to a similar role in Dowco Consultants working closely with the CEO and Executive Vice President to implement plans. Ron currently oversees all administrative tasks associated with running Dowco’s offshore offices, manages the IT staff within the Dowco Group, and oversees implementation of strategic plans.

Simon Durkin Simon Durkin is Dowco’s Technical Coordination Manager. Simon began his career in 1988 as an apprentice draftsman with a steel fabricator in North Western England. For the next 13 years, Simon progressed from the print room, detailing on the board, 2D Cad and ultimately to Tekla Structures whilst gaining valuable experience working in the template shop, the fabrication shop and spending time on site. Simon immigrated to Canada in November 2001 to work for Dowco and worked in a number of roles, including Project Manager, System Manager and Technical Coordinator. Simon manages and coordinates the technical coordination (project preparation and set up) for production work at Dowco Consultants Ltd. Simon continuously evaluates and integrates the latest tools and technologies for design, fabrication, and construction into Dowco’s operations. Simon also acts as liaison between production, R&D and IT departments, Dowco employees and the customers’ technical representatives.

Vicente Aguirre Vicente is the Vice President of Operations at Dowco Consultants (Chile) SpA - Acuña Steel Detailing. He has over 15 years of experience in structural engineering and steel detailing and has been in charge or supervised the execution of more than 300 projects, mainly in the industrial, mining, commercial, educational, residential and high rise sectors in the North American market. He began his career as a structural engineer in 1999 in Concepción, Chile, and in 2001 became part of the Acuña y Asociados team in Santiago, serving as project engineer, project manager and operations manager. He earned his MBA in 2015.

Paola Vorphal Paola is currently serving as Business Development Manager at Dowco Consultants. She is a Civil Engineer with 15 years of experience focusing in the areas of Engineering, Project Management and Sales. Paola joined Acuña y Asociados team in Santiago, Chile as a project manager and then, motivated in exploring new business opportunities for the company and enhance the relationship with their clients, decided to move to Tampa, FL as business development manager. Her work with Acuña as well as life experiences have strengthened her skills in leadership, multitasking and self-motivation, helping her to build a solid career in the business area. She holds a bachelor degree in Civil Engineering and a master degree in Road Design & Transportation from the University of Concepcion, Chile and Post Graduate studies in International Trade at Catholic University, Chile.

DOWCO GROUP OF COMPANIES

DOWCO’S PREFERRED PRODUCT POSITIONING FOR WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT

Trimble’s Tekla Structures is Building Information Modeling (BIM) software that enables the creation and management of accurately detailed, highly constructible 3D structural models regardless of material or structural complexity. Tekla models can be used to cover the entire building process from conceptual design to fabrication, erection and construction management. Users of Tekla Structures since 1995, Dowco has created custom plug-ins, productivity enhancement tools and integrated data management into their daily production workflows.

FabTrol is industry-leading steel fabrication management software that allows steel fabricators to have a fully-integrated estimating, drawings, materials, production and shipping management solution with unprecedented power and ease-of-use. Dowco not only uses FabTrol in its day-to-day operation, but also integrates tightly with customers using FabTrol for delivering material & drawing information directly into their system.

THE DOWCO GROUP OF COMPANIES

DOWCO IS ALSO PROFICIENT IN THE USE OF AUTODESK NAVISWORKS & REVIT

Panzura is a hardware solution that allows hosting of construction models in the cloud. Deployed across all Dowco’s offices, Panzura brings an enterprise-class cloud storage system with NAS-like functionality to our globally-distributed workforce. Multiple office locations share BIM models in real time for instant collaboration and simultaneous sharing of project data.

Bluebeam PDF Revu is software that provides for PDF creation, markup, editing, organizing and collaboration. Easy to use and intelligent, Bluebeam has been integrated into our proprietary drawing review, markup and management process. Automation and tracking of PDF documents dramatically reduces paper usage, lowers labour costs and increases efficiencies.

THE DOWCO GROUP OF COMPANIES Phone: + 1-604-606-5800 www.dowco.com [email protected]

DOWCO GROUP OF COMPANIES

LOCATIONS Dowco Consultants Ltd. (Head Office) 8621 201st Street, Suite 300, Langley B.C. V2Y 0G9, Canada Tel 604-606-5800 ; Fax 604-574-3827

SDE Steel Detailing and Consulting Services Philippines Inc Unit C 14th & 21st Floor Robinsons Cyberscape Beta Building Topaz & Ruby Road Ortigas Center Pasig City, Metro Manila Philippines

Risa Technologies Private Limited INFINITY, TOWER II, 5th Floor, Block-GP, Sector-V, Salt Lake, Kolkata, 700091, West Bengal, India

Dowco Consultants (Chile) SpA Acuña & Asociados La Concepción # 322 Piso 8 Providencia Santiago, Chile

Dowco Consultants (Chile) SpA Cochrane 635 Oficina 702 Edificio Central Plaza Concepción, Chile

Copyright Dowco Group of Companies 2017

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