Contractors often are on their own when experimenting with information technology, but everyone benefits when they share their findings. That’s the idea behind the Associated General Contractors’ Best Information Technology Solutions (BITS) contest. The winners of this year’s awards made presentations of their off-the-shelf or original solutions at AGC’s national convention in March in Las Vegas. 

Clancy & Theys, Raleigh, N.C., won first place for its use of a wireless tool called Field2Base (www.field2base.com). The product distributes project information to all parties in multiple formats. Second place went to Walsh Construction Co., Portland, Ore., whose homegrown Risk Management System helps control and assign project liability. Ainsworth-Benning Construction Inc., Spearfish, S.D., won third place for its upgrade of Firesafe, which won a BITS award last year. Firesafe distributes human resources and safety information to project participants.