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BuildSystem Web ( Material and Item of Work Cost Database )
Material Cost Database
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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.
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R.S. Means, USA is world's largest provider of construction cost data. It has over 2,50,000 clients in US and Canada.
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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 .
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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
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Procurement can be done directly and indirectly based on projects.
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In direct procurement, purchase indent is created and goods can be purchased directly.
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In indirect purchase, purchase indent is prepared and then bidding is done. On the basis of the bidding, the purchase order is prepared.
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Different types of purchase order can be prepared based on requirements.
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Purchase indent can be prepared from project, estimate and tender.
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Purchase indent can be compared with last purchase order rate.
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RFQ can be generated from purchase indent and can be project-wise, estimate-wise and tender-wise.
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Quotations from various vendors can be compared with estimate rate, lowest rate and last quoted rate.
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Purchase order can be prepared directly from the purchase indent.
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Purchase order can be revised or cancelled.
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Generate various types of reports for procurement.
Inventory
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Delivery receipt is prepared either from purchase indent or purchase order.
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Material inward is prepared either from manual entry or through the delivery receipt.
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Material can be issued to the contractor on basis of their requirement.
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Stock can be maintained project-wise, estimate-wise and tender-wise.
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Stock prior to implementation of BuildSource software can be entered through material inward manual entry.
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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
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Tendering can be done either from items of work or materials.
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On the basis of the tender technical bid, contractors can be finalized for bidding.
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Financial bids of contractors can be compared, negotiated and finalized.
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Work order can be generated for selected contractor.
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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:
- Update manufacturers' material rates on BuildSystem Web.
Services to Users - Project Owners, Builders, Architects, Engineers and Contractors:
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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.
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