PWIMS Application Case Study— PWD Uttarakhand— Preparation of

Central Scheduled of Rate and Estimate Management integrated

Software System for Engineering Work Management

Industry:

Construction Services:

Client Information :

Modules Implemented :

Government

engaged in planning, designing, construction and maintenance of Government of Uttarakhand assets

PWD also known as Lok Nirman Vibhag , has a legacy of more than 130 years. P.W.D. is responsible for construction, maintenance and planning of roads, bridges and Govt. Buildings. In view of strategic location of Uttarakhand bordering China/Tibet & Nepal, the responsibility of P.W.D. attracts that much more attention and seriousness from National Importance point of view.

PWD Uttarakhand comprises of 2 Zones,12 Circles, 79 Division Offices headed by a Headthe department supported by 1100 engineers of all categories and10000 skilled/ unskilled and ministerial staff in the entire state consisting of 13 District for efficient working and monitoring.

User Management, SoR Management, Estimate Management, Administrative Approvals, Technical sanctions & Tender Management

Objective:

Project Description

Issue and Challenges

Solution

To improve the productivity and responsiveness of the employees and reduce the cycle time of activities through introduction of Computerized based processes such as workflow automation, knowledge management and automated communication system.

: PWD Uttrakhand is engaged in planning, designing, construction and maintenance of Government assets. PWD Uttrakhand has implemented Works Management solution (PWIMS) which automates entire process of preparation of Estimates, Administrative Approvals and Technical Sanctions, Preparation of Draft tender papers and NIT, Inviting and accepting tenders, managing execution of projects, project management and finally managing billing process.

: There were several issues and daunting challenges that PWD sought to overcome and decided to go for a complete Works procurement solution system for engineering departments. SoftTech’s PWIMS has helped PWD Uttarakhand to automate entire planning budgeting, procurement and billing. Some of the challenges was automation of engineering department of PWD which deals with Core Engineering , complex and time consuming process for Preparation of Estimates and administrative and technical sanctions of estimates, maintaining the Schedule of rates(SOR) for their zones and revised every year, ensuring transparency in the tendering process, maintaining measurement book and approval of billing and most importantly provisioning a decision making system that provides alerts and reports covering all areas of its operations.

: SoftTech implemented its e-Governance product PWIMS and tailored it to provide the solution for the engineering functions including SOR Management, Estimation Management, Approval and sanctions, e-tendering, Store management, Billing management, MIS, Maintenance Module. This system has been successfully rolled out in 2 Zones,12 Circles, and 79 Division Offices across Uttrakahnd and currently 600 users are working through system. WMS in PWD Uttrakhand is actively being used by other departments like irrigation etc.

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Organization Public Works Department, Government of Uttarakhand