Intergraph SmartPlant Materials Subcontractor Management module

Intergraph has introduced its SmartPlant Materials Subcontractor Management module for its SmartPlant Enterprise engineering solutions suite, developed jointly with CH2M Hill. It is designed to enable engineering, procurement and construction companies (EPCs) to more easily manage plant design project subcontractors. The module is an available extension of Intergraph’s SmartPlant Materials management solution that creates a completely web-based common collaboration platform for all companies involved in EPC project delivery.

Directors of today’s projects must manage cost overruns, schedule delays and safety issues, which can be exacerbated by subcontracts typically making up 30 to 40% of a project’s cost. Managing these challenges from the beginning is of utmost importance in maintaining project schedules and budgets.

CH2M Hill, an existing Intergraph customer, uses SmartPlant Materials as an integrated system for materials and subcontracts management. Intergraph’s integrated eSupplier portal has been expanded to allow suppliers and subcontractors to register with CH2M Hill. Once registered, the suppliers can receive enquiries and agreements, submit real-time information relating to quotations and agreements, and facilitate change management and day-to-day reporting, as well as maintain progress measurement and invoicing for subcontracts. Because many of the front-end processes are similar for both materials and subcontract management, the functionality for subcontracts strategy, planning, requisitions, enquiries and agreements has been completely integrated into the existing modules.