Thursday, September 30, 2010

Why Construction Agencies Should Use BuildSystem ?


  • BuildSystem Web has rates for more than 25,000 construction materials from price lists of reputed manufacturers. Discounts from authorized vendors are also given.
  • Price lists of manufacturers are attached with materials for verification of rates.
  • Material rates are being regularly updated on web.
  • Additional material rates, names of manufacturers and vendors are also being added on Web.
  • All materials, equipments, labour and items of work have a 13-digit code. This code encompasses the MasterFormat and R.S. Means’ coding system.
  • MasterFormat is an international coding system for construction resources. It was introduced 50 years ago. The entire construction industry in US and Canada uses it.
  • Web also has schedules of rates (items of work and analysis) of IPMG, CPWD (DSR) and MORTH (Roads).
  • All databases from Web have been downloaded in BuildSystem CD.These databases can be updated in the CD from Web.
  • BuildSystem CD has modules for quantity take-off (using Autodesk QTO), estimating, tendering, procurement and inventory. Modules for billing and accounting are shortly being added.
  • All schedules of rates of 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. Additional schedules of rates are being added.
  • There is facility in BuildSystem CD for importing the database of individual users.
  • Materials in IPMG's items of work and analysis are linked to manufacturers and vendors for regular updating of rates.
  • Materials in CPWD (DSR) and MORTH's items of work and analysis are being mapped to materials of manufacturers and vendors for regular updating of rates.
  • Materials in user's database can be mapped to materials of manufacturers and vendors for regular updating of rates.This can be done by user or IPMG.
  • Material rates are stored and retrieved source-wise, manufacturer-wise, vendor-wise, city-wise and date-wise.
  • Through BuildSystem, manufacturers get digital connectivity to their materials for construction and maintenance of projects.
  • Likewise, project owners, builders, architects, engineers and contractors also get digital connectivity for controlling cost, quality and time in construction projects.

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