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05 / VALUE CHAIN · Procurement and construction

Keep costs and progress in the same picture.

Connect tenders, contracts, deliveries, changes and invoices to the project.

THE WORKFLOW IN DETAIL

What the work should produce.

Comparable quotes and a current cost forecast
01

Evidence

Estimates, tenders, contracts, orders, progress, change requests, delivery evidence and invoices.

02

Work that can be automated

Compare tenders on a common basis, flag deviations and prepare orders and follow-up. Maintain the change log and cost forecast from agreed sources.

03

Decision and ownership

Procurement and project owners approve suppliers, new commitments and changes. Specialists and contractors remain responsible for design and physical execution.

04

Economic objective

Track total cost, change costs and schedule deviations. Identify pressure on the margin while it can be addressed.

SEE THE BRAIN AT WORK

One project.
See the brain at work.

Follow seven moments in one example development. See the evidence, work Manta prepares and the deliverable that carries forward.

Project A120 homes in the project conceptILLUSTRATIVE PROJECT · NO LIVE DATA
WHAT HAPPENS

A supplier quote includes an exclusion.

Procurement and delivery
THE EVIDENCEPROJECT A
Quotes and specificationExample
Contract and orderExample
Cost forecastExample
Manta connects data to actionSources enter Manta. Evidence is assembled, work is prepared and a concrete deliverable follows. Motion represents the three example steps.Manta
WORK MANTA PREPARES
  1. Compare quotes for the same scope
  2. Flag the exclusion and prepare a clarification
  3. Update the change log and affected cost items

Deliverable prepared in the example.

Newbuilds.comPROJECT A / EXAMPLE

CLARIFICATION BEFORE ORDERING

Quote comparison

Difference found
Installation is excluded from one quote
Follow-up prepared
Ask the supplier to price the complete delivery
Cost forecast
Item awaits a comparable total quote
Open sources and change log +

Fictional documents in an illustrative development. Timestamps show the sequence in the example.

  1. Quotes and specificationLinked to project A · source 1
  2. Contract and orderLinked to project A · source 2
  3. Cost forecastLinked to project A · source 3

09:16 The document is updated and assigned to its owner. The decision awaits review.

DECISION AND OWNERSHIP

Procurement and project owners approve suppliers and new commitments. Specialists and contractors carry out design and construction.

Demonstration. No bid, publication or external action is executed.
WHY IT MATTERS

Assess total delivery cost and track changes before they erode the margin.

WHAT CARRIES FORWARD

Approved orders and deliveries link to the right home and handover evidence.

The example shows a possible workflow. Tasks, access and rules are configured and tested for the engagement. Project stages assume the necessary decisions along the way.

FORWARD IN THE VALUE CHAIN

Approved orders and deliveries link to the right home and handover evidence.

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