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BuildSystem Web  ( Material and Item of Work Cost Database ) 

Material Cost Database

  • Web has rates for more than 20,000 construction materials from price lists of reputed manufacturers. Discounts and taxes from authorized vendors are also given.

  • Price lists of manufacturer are attached for authentication of rates.
  • Material rates are being regularly updated on web.

  • Additional material rates, names of manufacturers and vendors are also being added.

  • All materials, equipments, labour and items of work have a 13 digit code. This code encompasses the MasterFormat and R. S. Means’ coding system.

  • MaterFormat is an international coding system for construction resources. The entire construction industry in the US and Canada uses it.
  • R.S. Means, USA is world's largest provider of construction cost data. It has over 2,50,000 clients in US and Canada.

  • Users can view material rates which are manufacturer-wise, city-wise and date-wise.

  • All materials with manufacturers and vendors can be downloaded in BuildSystem application software.

Item of Work Cost Database

  • Web has IPMG, CPWD (DSR) and MORTH schedule of rates (Items of work & analysis). 
  • IPMG's schedule of rates comprising 5,000 items of work with analysis. The materials in the analysis are linked to manufactures and vendors for regular updating of rates.

  • Additional published schedule of rates are being added.
  • Rates of materials in CPWD (DSR) and MORTH schedules of rates are being linked to 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 application software.
  • All schedules of rates with analysis can be downloaded in BuildSystem application software.

General

  • Users can view BuildSystem web free of cost. 

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BuildCost Book  ( Items of Work Cost Database )

  • 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 is updated on quarterly basis .
    • Price Rs. 1,500/-

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    BuildSource Book   ( Materials Cost Database ) 

    • 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 code, 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 is updated on quarterly basis.

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    BuildCost Software  (Costing  for Items of Work )

    • User can Prepare estimates from items of work for building and construction projects.
    • Comprises rates for IPMG’s  5,000 items of work with analysis relating to civil, plumbing, electrical,mechanical, HVAC, etc. disciplines
    • Prepare a project specific estimate by feeding the quantity for the selected items of work in the BuildCost application software.
    • The estimate, along with the analysis of rates for the items of the work in the estimate, can be exported to excel. 
    • User can view materials with details of manufacturers and vendors.
    • 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.

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    BuildSource Software ( Estimating, Procurement and Inventory for Materials ) 

    Estimating

    • User can Prepare estimates for 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. 
    • Add Selected materials to 'My List’ for quick selection.
    • Add new materials, manufacturers and vendors.
    • Allows quick preparation of estimates by entering quantities in the materials database. 
    • Users can digitally import their materials data from MS-Excel.
    • Generate various reports for estimating.
    • Data is stored date-wise and city-wise. 
    • Free updating of rates from BuildSystem web for one year. 

    Procurement

    • Procurement can be done directly and indirectly based on projects.

    • In direct procurement, purchase indent is created and goods can be purchased directly.

    • In indirect purchase, purchase indent is prepared and then bidding is done. On the basis of the bidding, the purchase order is prepared.

    • Different types of purchase order can be prepared based on requirements.

    • Purchase indent can be prepared from project, estimate and tender.

    • Purchase indent can be compared with last purchase order 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.

    • Purchase order can be revised or cancelled.

    • Generate various types of reports for procurement.

    Inventory

    • Delivery receipt is prepared either from purchase indent or purchase order.

    • Material inward is prepared either from manual entry or 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.

    • Stock prior to implementation of BuildSource software can be entered through material inward manual entry.

    • Generate various types of reports for inventory.

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    BuildSystem I Software ( Estimating & Tendering for Materials and Items of Work )   

    Estimating

    • All the features of BuildCost Software - Costing for Items of Work.
    • All the features of BuildSource Software – Estimating, Procurement and Inventory for Materials.
    • Comprises of the following construction cost databases:
    • IPMG’s 5000 items of work with analysis of rates.
    • CPWD’s Delhi schedule of rates – 2007, with analysis of rates, (Civil & Electrical)
    • Ministry of Road Transport & Highway’s AOR – 2003, with analysis of rates.
    • The analysis of rates includes coefficients and rates of all the materials, labour and equipments.
    • Allows quick preparation of estimates by entering quantities in the items of work and materials.
    • Gives an estimate breakup, with details of materials, labour and equipments.
    • In estimate breakup, users can update the rates according to date.
    • Change OHP according to item of work or estimate.
    • Add and modify coefficients and rates of materials, labour and equipments in analysis and estimate.
    • Change overhead percentage in items of work individually or collectively.
    • Add additional taxes in estimate breakup.

    • Copy the items of work and materials from the main 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 ‘My List’ for quick selection.

    • Users can import their items of work, materials, labour and equipments from Excel.
    • Generate various types of reports for estimating.

    • Data is stored date-wise and city-wise.

    • Users can select any SOR singly or collectively in the estimate.

    • Materials in user's created database can be linked to materials of manufacturers and vendors for regular updating of rates.
    • Enter LBH details from drawings for each item of work.
    • 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 selected contractor.

    • Generate various types of reports for tendering. 

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    BuildSystem II Software ( Estimating, Tendering, Proc. & Inv.  for Materials & Items of Work )  

    Estimating & Tendering

    •  All the features of BuildSystem Software ( Estimating & Tendering ) 

    Procurement & Inventory

    • All the features for BuildSource Software ( Procurement & Inventory )


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    Services:

    Services to Manufacturers:

    • Develop new specifications (descriptions) of construction materials with 13-digit codes on BuildSystem Web, based on manufacturers' input.
    • Enter manufacturers' material rates with their vendors' data on Buildsystem Web.
    • Update manufacturers' material rates on BuildSystem Web.

     

    Services to Users - Project Owners, Builders, Architects, Engineers and Contractors:

    • Users to give their data to IPMG in excel file.

    • IPMG to provide 13-digit codes to users' materials, equipments, labour and items of work (including analysis) and upload on BuildSystem web. This shall include users' manufacturer and vendor data.

    • Users to download their data from BuildSystem web to their BuildSystem Software for use.

    • In BuildSystem Software, user can link their materials with the materials of manufacturers and vendors (downloaded from BuildSystem web) for regular updating of rates.

    • In case of materials which are not linked, users can request manufacturers and vendors to list their rates on BuildSystem web.
    • Users' data on BuildSystem web shall be strictly confidential.

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