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Talk about setting your sights high -- this is the construction community envisioned by Builders Exchange leaders in 2016:

“All industry members will be viewed as professionals. There will be a more cooperative design and construction process. Bid shopping will not be practiced. There will be open, respectful communication among all parties in the process.

“Parents and educators will guide children to career opportunities in construction. The BX (and industry) will have meaningful partnerships with owner organizations.”

“We want Central Ohio to be a better place to build,” said BX Vice President Mike Tarullo (Schottenstein, Zox & Dunn). “Part of the Builders Exchange long-range plan is to create a ‘big, audacious goal’ for 10 years down the road.”

Tarullo and the BX board of directors revised the association’s Strategic Plan in January, setting direction for planning horizons of five to ten years. Much of the plan focuses on bringing together all those involved in the industry – including owners, design professionals, contractors, suppliers and service providers – to improve communication and cooperation.

An impossible dream? Not if the “BAG” (big audacious goal) is tackled over time.

“After first building a vision around the core values of the Builders Exchange, we’ve begun to craft strategies that – year by year – can move us toward that big, audacious goal,” Tarullo said.

“We can’t recreate a culture overnight. But the BX board is committed to working on a better construction community for all its participants, sooner rather than later.”

For more information, members are encouraged to read the new Builders Exchange Strategic Plan on the association’s Web site: www.bx.org.

The Builders Exchange 10-Year Goal:

The Builders Exchange will be the catalyst to extend the Vision
of the BX Core Values to the construction community,
to enhance the success of the building process.

If the BX achieves this goal…

Central Ohio will be a better place to build.
All industry members will be viewed as professionals.
There will be open, respectful communication among all parties in the process.
There will be a more cooperative design and construction process.
The BX will be the source for industry best practice standards.
Every company involved in building in Central Ohio will adopt the core values and best practice concepts.
The best practices developed by the Central Ohio industry will become the model for other communities.
There will be fewer protracted disputes in the industry.
The industry will have significantly fewer safety violations (and therefore, OSHA citations) and significantly reduced BWC “frequency and severity” rates.
Bid shopping will not be practiced.
Parents and educators will guide children to career opportunities in construction.
The BX will have meaningful partnerships with local and national owner organizations.