How Sellen Uses Daily Reports for Legal Protection

The problem: Gaps in documentation lead to disputes

According to Arcadis Research’s 2016 Global Construction Disputes Report, the average cost of a construction dispute in the U.S. was $25 million and takes over a year to settle in court, a sobering statistic for any general contractor. But there was something else that Arcadis discovered: the most common cause of construction disputes was, essentially, failure to deliver on the contract.

The solution: Detailed daily reports

The best way to avoid the most common kinds of disputes, they found, was simple. Have consistent, thorough documentation. That’s why some of the nation’s most successful general contractors are turning to daily reporting apps to win more construction contract dispute cases.

That’s why Sellen Construction uses Raken’s daily reporting app to capture information from the field to safeguard work and increase documenting and reporting efficiencies.

Construction apps to safeguard work

With Raken’s field reporting workflows like daily reports, manpower and photo management, Sellen can demonstrate its commitment to performance while also simplifying the daily reporting process. Raken’s reporting technology also ensures that Sellen has thorough, time-stamped, and complete construction documentation should any legal disputes arise.

“Raken has allowed us to easily access data, keeping our field workers on site instead of in the legal office.”

Tyler S., Technology Solutions and Training Manager

“My role is to streamline the daily reporting process with accurate entries across our portfolio of projects,” says Tyler Stewart, technology solutions and training manager at Sellen Construction. “This has allowed us to easily access data, keeping our field workers on site instead of in the legal office.”

With Raken, Sellen streamlined their daily reports so the workers in the field could turn in their documents every day with no hassle. Once the reports were coming in consistently, Sellen could access them at any time to safeguard their work against any possible future litigation that might come up.

Legal protection for construction companies

Raken serves a dual purpose by allowing Sellen to capture the jobsite data necessary to continually improve its processes while also maintaining daily reporting compliance, providing both a critical layer of legal protection while making jobsites more efficient.

“Raken helps our field workers complete thorough, legally compliant daily reports faster than any other tool.”

Tyler S., Technology Solutions and Training Manager

“It increases exposure and contact with subcontractors, which in turn helps Sellen be more efficient and build stronger relationships,” says Stewart.

By adopting time-saving technologies that make it easier to gather information from the field, they’ve been able to dramatically increase compliance. Sellen and Raken are working together to change the construction landscape of the Pacific Northwest.