Thursday, September 30, 2010

BuildSystem: Products and Services


Products:  

Services:
   
Material Cost Database
  • Web has rates for more than 25,000 construction materials from price lists of reputed manufacturers. Discounts from authorized vendors are also given.
  • Material rates are being regularly updated on web.
  • Additional material rates, names of manufacturers and vendors are also being added based on requirements of users.
  • All materials, equipments, labour and items of work have a 13 digit code. This code encompasses the MasterFormat and R. S. Means’ coding system.
  • Users can view material rates which are manufacturer-wise, city-wise and date-wise.
  • Price lists of manufacturers are attached for authentication of rates.
  • Through BuildSystem, manufacturers get digital connectivity.
  • All materials with manufacturers and vendors can be downloaded in BuildSource CD. 
Item of Work Cost Database
  • Web has IPMG’s schedule of rates comprising 5,000 items of work with analysis which have coefficients of materials, equipments and labour. The materials in the analysis are linked to manufactures and vendors for regular updating of rates. 
  • Web also has CPWD (DSR) and MORTH schedules of rates (Items of work & analysis).Additional published schedule of rates are being added.
  • Rates of materials included in CPWD (DSR) and MORTH schedules of rates are being linked with manufactures and vendors for regular updating of rates. 
  • All schedules of rates comprising IPMG, CPWD (DSR) and MORTH are on a common digital platform through the 13 digit coding system. Users can combine them as one database for estimating in BuildSystem CD. 
  • All schedules of rates with analysis can be downloaded in BuildSystem CD. 
General
  • Users can view BuildSystem web free of cost. 
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  • Ready reference guide for costs of  IPMG’s  5,000 items of work relating to civil, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, HVAC, etc. disciplines.
  • The cost database comprises a 13 digit code, full description of item of work, unit, cost of material, equipment and labour and total cost with OHP. 
  • The item of work cost database has been downloaded from BuildSystem web. 
  • Book has over 300 pages and is updated on quarterly basis .
  • For sample pages press here.
  • Price Rs. 1,500/-
  • Ready reference guide for costs of over 10,000 construction materials relating to civil, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, HVAC, etc. disciplines.
  • The material database comprises a 13 digit fixed code, full description of material, unit, manufacturer and vendor name, rate before discount, discount, and rate after discount. 
  • All the material descriptions and rates have been compiled from current price-lists of branded manufacturers. The discounts have been collected from their authorized vendors. 
  • The material cost database has been downloaded from BuildSystem web.
  • Book has over 350 pages and is updated on quarterly basis.
  • For sample pages press here.
  • Price Rs. 1,500/-                                                 
  • Prepare estimates from items of work for building and construction projects. 
  • Comprises rates for IPMG’s  5,000 items of work relating to civil, plumbing, electrical,mechanical, HVAC, etc. disciplines
  • Has analysis for the 5,000 items of work.
  • User can prepare a project specific estimate by feeding the quantity for the selected items of work in the CD.
  • The estimate, along with the analysis of rates for the items of the work in the estimate, can be exported to excel. 
  • The descriptions of the items of work and the rates, with coefficients of materials, labour and equipment, in the analysis of rates, can be modified suitably in excel. 
  • Data is stored date-wise and city-wise.
  • The item of work cost database has been downloaded from BuildSystem web. 
  • Free updating of rates from BuildSystem web for one year.
  • For self running demo press here.
  • Price Rs. 6,000/-                   
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Estimating
  • Prepare estimates for construction materials for building and construction projects. 
  • Comprises of costs of over 20,000 construction materials relating to civil, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, HVAC, etc. disciplines.
  • All the material descriptions and rates have been compiled from price lists of manufacturers. The discounts and taxes have been collected from their authorized vendors.
  • The material cost database has been downloaded from BuildSystem web. 
  • Price lists of manufacturers are attached for authentication of rates.
  • Advanced search for quick selection of materials. 
  • Select materials from the main database grid, and transfer them to user’s ‘My List’ for quick selection of materials, from this user specific database grid.
  • Add new materials, manufacturers and vendors.
  • Allows quick preparation of estimates by entering quantities in the materials database grid. Facility to change rates & taxes of materials in the estimate and master. 
  • User can digitally import his materials data from MS-Excel into BuildSource
  • Generate various reports for estimating.
  • Demo and help messages.
  • Data is stored date-wise and city-wise. 
  • Free updating of rates from BuildSystem web for one year. 
Procurement
  • Procurement can be made directly and indirectly i.e. based on projects.
  • In direct procurement, purchase indent is created and goods can be purchased directly.
  • In in-direct purchase, purchase indent is prepared and then bidding is done. On the basis of the bidding, the purchase order is prepared.
  • Different purchase order types on the basis of different purchase requirements.
  • Purchase indent can be local and central purchase.
  • Purchase indent can be prepared from project, estimate and tender.
  • Purchase indent can be compared with last quoted rate.
  • RFQ can be generated from purchase indent and can be project-wise, estimate-wise and tender-wise.
  • Quotations from various vendors can be compared with estimate rate, lowest rate and last quoted rate.
  • Purchase order can be prepared directly from the purchase indent and RFQ.
  • Purchase order types are according to project requirements
  • Purchase order can be revised or cancelled.
  • Generate various types of reports for procurement.
Inventory
  • Delivery receipt is prepared on the basis of the purchase order or purchase indent.
  • Material inward can be done on the basis of manual entry and also through the delivery receipt.
  • Material can be issued to the contractor on basis of their requirement.
  • Stock can be maintained project-wise, estimate-wise and tender-wise.
  • Previous stock can be maintained through material inward manual entry.
  • Generate various types of reports for inventory. 
General
 
  • For self running demo press here.
  • Price Rs. 15,000/- 
Estimating
  • All the features of BuildCost CD 
  • All the features of BuildSource CD – Estimating 
  • Comprises of the following construction cost databases:
  • IPMG’s 5000 items of work with analysis of rates.
  • CPWD’s Delhi schedule of rates – 2002, with analysis of rates. 
  • CPWD’s Delhi schedule of rates – 2007, with analysis of rates, (Civil & Electrical)
  • Ministry of Road Transport & Highway’s Standard Data Book – 2003, with analysis of rates
  • The analysis of rates includes coefficients and rates of all the materials, labour and equipments in the analysis.
  • Allows quick preparation of estimates by entering quantities in the items of work.
  • Gives an estimate breakup, which totals all the materials, labour and equipments, with quantities, rates and amounts, in the estimate.
  • In estimate breakup, update the rates according to dates and taxes. 
  • Change OHP according to item of work or estimate.
  • Facility to modify coefficients and change rates of materials, labour and equipments in analysis and estimate. Also to add and remove materials, labour and equipments in analysis.
  • Facility to change overhead percentage in items of work individually, and also in the estimate collectively. Also, add additional taxes ie. VAT, excise, octroi, etc.
  •  Facility to copy the items of work and analysis from the master database, modify them and create new items of work and analysis.
  • Select items of work and materials from the main database grid, and transfer them to user’s ‘My List’ for quick selection of items of work and materials.
  • User can digitally import his items of work, materials, labour and equipments from their project files, in MS-Excel, into BuildSystem.
  • Generate various types of reports for estimating.
  • Demo and help messages.
  • Data is stored date-wise and city-wise. 
  • User can select any SOR singly or collectively.
  • User can map his own, DSR, MORTH, etc. materials with IPMG materials, which are linked to manufacturers & vendors, for updating of rates.
  • Template for each item of work for entering LBH from drawings for QTO.
  • Free updating of rates from BuildSystem web for one year.  
 Tendering  
  • Tendering can be done either from items of work or materials.
  • On the basis of the tender technical bid, contractors can be finalized for bidding.
  • Financial bids of contractors can be compared, negotiated and finalized.
  • Work order can be generated for approved contractor.
  • Generate various types of reports for tendering.  
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  • For self running demo press here.
  • Price Rs. 30,000/-
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Estimating & Tendering
  •  All the features of BuildSystem ( Estimating & Tendering ) 
Procurement & Inventory
  • All the features for BuildSource ( Procurement & Inventory )
  • Additionally, procurement and inventory of materials from items of work.
General 
  • For self running demo press here.
  • Price Rs. 60,000/- 
Services to Manufacturers:
  • Develop new specifications (descriptions) of construction materials with 13-digit codes on BuildSystem Web, based on manufacturers' inputs.
  • Enter manufacturers' materials rates with their vendors' data on Buildsystem Web.
  • Update manufactrers' materials rates on BuildSystem Web.

Services to Users - Project Owners, Builders, Architects, Engineers and Contractors:
  • Provide a 13-digit code to users' materials, equipments, labour and items of work. Enter this data in BuildSystem CD. 
  • Enter the analysis for the items of work in BuildSystem CD.
  • Enter the vendor data for each material in BuildSystem CD.
  • Link users' materials with IPMG’s materials (linked to manufacturers and vendors) in BuildSystem CD for regular updating of rates.
  • Identify manufacturers of users' materials which are not linked to IPMG’s materials. Enter these materials on BuildSystem Web and link them with users' materials in BuildSystem CD for regular updating of rates.

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