Construction Management Overview

The Construction Management Subsystem (CMS) follows EBS in the workflow of the iPDWeb application. After a contract has been awarded and executed, the contract moves to CMS. The Construction Management Subsystem tracks construction data (e.g. placements, stockpiles) and daily work information in the diary that includes weather, diary comments, equipment, controlling items, etc.

CMS works in coordination with the Electronic Field Book (eFieldBook) application to gather and synchronize field data with the home office.

 

Construction Window

The Construction Window, the primary CMS window includes several other windows:

 

Construction Contract Window

The Construction Contract Window summarizes all project construction administration for a contract from the first day to the closing of the contract. Users can add insurance, scheduling dates, additional project documents, subcontracting information, and more. The Construction Contract Window may be accessed by clicking on the Contract Node in the CMS Tree Structure.

 

Diary Window

The Diary Window allows users to enter notes regarding work on any day during the project. Diary entries can be related to the weather, a controlling item, a prime or subcontractor summary, or a general log. These entries can be added, viewed, and searched for using the tabs and functionality in the Diary Window.

 

Quantity Book Window

The Quantity Book records placement and payment information for each project of the contract. Each item in the contract has its own information about placements payment amount, and quantity, which can be accessed through the Item Window. The Quantity Book may be accessed through the Quantity Book Window.

 

Inventory Window

 

 

Pay Estimates Window

Based on the agency's pay cycle, Pay Estimates are created from the entries in the Item Window, which is found by clicking on the Item Node under the Quantity Book node in the Tree Structure. Pay Estimates provides a summary of work performed, gross payment due, any pay adjustments, and net payment due the contractor for each pay period. Pay Estimates tracks agency and contractor approvals for each pay estimate. Information on all Pay Estimates can be found in the Pay Estimate Summary Window.

 

Authorizations Window

Authorizations may be processed within CMS. The Authorizations Window allows the user to add or modify Quantity Book categories and items on a single project or multiple projects contained within a contract. Authorizations approvals can be added and processed with the Authorizations Window. Once an authorization has been approved, the change is then Published which modifies the project Quantity Book(s) according to the approved Authorization. These features can be accessed through the Authorizations Summary Window.