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CCS - Candy - Project Control Software
Posted Mon, 2009-08-10 04:37 by Vitor Domingues
Candy is a modern software suite focused on project control in the construction industry, a field in which Construction Computer Software (CCS) as a company have gained enormous experience in their more than 35 years of existence.
Candy have specifically targeted the contractor’s software requirements, from taking-off, pricing and planning a project, controlling at site level, through to the final certificate. CCS has a wide international client base which exposes us to a variety of local requirements and new techniques. These are continually included into the software.
Candy is an integrated single-package construction application designed with, and by industry professionals. The closely linked modules produce an accurate model and timeous forecasts of the project’s anticipated construction process.
Candy’s modules include:
GET PP PREMIUM · Estimating · Planning Subscribe for £7.50 Read more · Valuations · Forecasting (based on the link between the BOQ items and program activities) · Real Cost vs. Allowable budget with Earned Value analysis · Project Cash Flow · Subcontract Management CONTACT US · Electronic 2D and 3D quantity take-off – linked to the bill of quantities Email: PPadmin@planningplanet.com A unique Candy facility, and one of its most powerful features, is the dynamic link between money and time – the interactive link between the bill of quantities or estimate, and the program or schedule of work. This interactive link, between these two most prominent factors of a construction project, provides a wealth of information at the finger-tips of both management and client. USER LOGIN CANDY ESTIMATING Username or e-mail: * Candy Estimating standardises the estimating process in the contractor’s office and is well established in the construction industry worldwide. It is updated regularly to meet both user needs and new tendering conditions. Password: * The Estimating module includes the following:
· Resource-based analytical estimating
LOG IN · Description and pricing libraries Create new account · User-defined document layouts Request new password · Free-format rate make-up sheets · Resource and value analysis · Wastage and productivity analysis PP WIKI · Multiple-currency resources and bills Building Information Modeling · Subcontract databases, enquiry and adjudication Planning Terms · Report writer and data export Professional Growth · Integration with Planning and Cash flow Schedule Construction CANDY VALUATIONS Schedule Maintenance Candy Valuations provide continuity between Estimating and the Post Tender commercial control. All the information Schedule Usage used to price the tender is immediately available at post-award. All Post Tender commercial functions can be carried Software Systems out by site based staff using the facilities within the Valuations module. Cost Software The Valuations module includes the following: CCS - Candy - Project Control Software · Immediate use of tender information Cleopatra Enterprise (by · Analytical pricing of variations Cost Engineering) · Detailed coding structures and analysis Deltek - COBRA · Subcontract liabilities EcoSys - EPC (Enterprise · Final and remaining values forecast Planning & Controls) · Multiple quantity types Kildrummy - CostMANAGER · User-defined document layouts Oracle - Primavera · Report Writer and data export Earned Value · Forecasts through integration with Planning Management · Allowance reconciliation by user defined cost codes Planning Software CANDY FORECASTING Risk Software Spreadsheet Definition The Link and Forecast module is a facility for forecasting quantities, values and resources, making use of estimating and valuation information, and the planning time from the program. Website Help and FAQ
Miscellaneous Each month the progress quantities against each bill item are entered in order to generate a monthly certificate. The monthly allowable or BCWP can then be imported into the Link and Forecast module in order to compare to the monthly costs or ACWP. Updating the Program will provide suggested progress quantities to the bill items each Display as glossary
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On site, the costs would be collected against the various what, with and where cost codes in each period (when). POPULAR CONTENT The costs should be compared back to the allowable / earned value for each code on a monthly basis. The costs can be imported from a text file, which should be generated by your company costing system. Baseline Schedule blog Once the Bill of Quantities and the Program have been updated, the remaining allowable / earned value can be Construction Project Management calculated and spread across the remaining time. CPM CPM scheduling Earned Value earned value management Factors or percentages may be entered against each cost code combination for each reporting period in order to events EVM home opinion surveys forecast a cost to completion. If a trend is expected to change, future percentage figures may be altered as required. P6 Planning Planning and Scheduling poliwęglan lity In addition to financial information, Candy also generates engineering information, such as total quantity of resources and total man-hours for the various cost codes. This information is vital for the engineering staff to make primavera decisions on site. Primavera P6 project project controls Once the unique link is established between the Bill of Quantities and program, forecasting over the duration of the project is made simple. A full analytical breakdown of the forecast can be completed easily, making the forecasting management risk risk- based management risk module very attractive. The bill of quantities and program will be updated on a monthly basis, which in-turn will automatically update the forecasting module. management risk register schedule scheduling site CANDY CASH FLOW software wbs www Candy Cash Flow models the financial requirements of a construction project so that the cash flow can be optimised. more tags
The link between the BOQ and the program will produce the budget forecast; i.e. the value for the work scheduled for the relevant months. PARTNERS & This however does not represent the true cash flow as the claim for the work done during the month will be at the SPONSORS end of the month with payment for the work done lagging a month or more after submission of the claim.
The Cash flow module in Candy makes allowance for this scenario.
Like Estimating, Cash flow handles foreign currencies and can accept data from Estimating in multiple currencies. The exchange rate between each currency and the pricing currency can be varied over time, giving the user the ability to examine the effects of currency fluctuations on a project.
Cash Flow accepts data directly from the Bill of Quantities or from the Bill of Quantities/Planning linked relationship, or else data can be entered from the keyboard – or any combination of the three. This forms a financial model describing what has to be done in terms of the cost of labour, plant, material, etc., and the time scale within which these must occur.
By testing various models with different parameters and comparing the NPV results, the optimum tender strategy can be determined so as to maximise return on investment.
The Cash Flow module includes the following:
· Financial modelling · Integrated Estimate and Program · Payment lags · Escalation · Payment plans · Advance payments and loans · Client and subcontract retention · Interest on savings and borrowing · Net Present Value calculation · Multiple currency modelling · Summary reports and data export
To find out more about Candy go to http://constructioncomputersoftware.com/home/products/candy/
You can download a free 30 day evaluation version of the software as well as a quick start manual and demonstration job that would assist in finding your way around the software.
Download at http://constructioncomputersoftware.com/home/products/candy/support/download-candy/
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