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EPC project software

We build where the big platforms stop.

Keep your material, document, schedule and ERP systems. We build the parts they do not cover: the laydown yard and site warehouse, offline field tools, RFID and GPS tracking, the integrations between your systems and the dashboards that finally join their data.

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// what you are up against

The problems we hear most.

The gap between MTO and the yard

The materials system knows what was ordered and shipped. Nobody knows, with confidence, which crate in which row of the laydown yard holds the spool the crew needs tomorrow.

Vendor data, late and wrong

Vendor documents cycle through review by email and spreadsheets, so a late datasheet holds up a design package and nobody can say how late it is.

Paper completions on remote sites

Check sheets and punch lists live on clipboards and in spreadsheets, so the handover certificate waits weeks for someone to reconcile them.

Progress that is a week old

Installed quantities, the schedule in P6 and the earned value are in three places, so the progress report is a manual job and always behind the work.

// example projects

Systems we could build for you.

Each one is hypothetical, labelled as such, and priced live from our rate card. Open any of them in the estimator and make it yours.

Example projectWeb appMobile appMaterials tracking

Laydown yard app with RFID

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

On a large mining or processing project, crews lose hours finding materials the materials system says were received, and surplus is only found at the end of the job.

// What we would build

A yard and site warehouse app on rugged Android devices that reads RFID and barcodes, works offline at the far end of the site, locates crates and large items by GPS, and keeps receiving, preservation and issue to construction in step with SmartPlant Materials and SAP through their APIs.

// What is in it

Receiving against POs and packing lists, with heat numbers and MTR certificates attached to each item
Laydown yard and warehouse locations by row and bay, found by RFID read, GPS or scan
Preservation schedules and inspections, with reminders and photos
Issue to construction against work packages, and surplus at close-out
Offline on site, with an edge box per remote area that syncs when the link returns
Integrates with SmartPlant Materials and SAP through their APIs; you supply the access

// Stack

Next.js
React Native
PostgreSQL
RFID readers and on-metal tags
Azure with Entra ID sign-in
Edge gateways on site

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$224,000 to US$343,000, delivered within 44 weeksCAD 319,500 to 488,700
Hosting: ≈ US$934 a monthCAD 1,330 a month
Support: ≈ US$5,010 a monthCAD 7,135 a month
Hardware: ≈ US$527,000CAD 750,200

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Discovery and site walk-through: 0.4 weeks
Design approved: 8.4 to 14.4 weeks
Core features: 1.4 to 2.4 weeks
Full build: 0.9 to 1.9 weeks
First build on devices: 2.4 to 3.9 weeks
Stock, receiving and transfers: 4.4 to 7.4 weeks
Tracking and devices working: 2.9 to 4.9 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.4 weeks
Store submission: 0.4 weeks
Pilot site live: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Site survey and installation: 0.5 to 1 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Rollout: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

App store review: 1 week
Hardware delivery, after it is ordered: 2 to 6 weeks
Site survey and installation by a local contractor: 2 to 6 weeks
Client IT security review and vendor onboarding: 4 to 8 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 63,900 to 97,740
Discovery 3.3%: CAD 10,543.50 to 16,127.10
Discovery and site walk-through 4.9%: CAD 15,655.50 to 23,946.30
Design approved 8.2%: CAD 26,199.00 to 40,073.40
Core features 3.4%: CAD 10,863.00 to 16,615.80
Full build 2.2%: CAD 7,029.00 to 10,751.40
First build on devices 6.6%: CAD 21,087.00 to 32,254.20
Stock, receiving and transfers 14.7%: CAD 46,966.50 to 71,838.90
Tracking and devices working 9.8%: CAD 31,311.00 to 47,892.60
Testing and fixes 1.1%: CAD 3,514.50 to 5,375.70
Store submission 2.2%: CAD 7,029.00 to 10,751.40
Pilot site live 4.9%: CAD 15,655.50 to 23,946.30
Launch 3.3%: CAD 10,543.50 to 16,127.10
Rollout 5.4%: CAD 17,253.00 to 26,389.80
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 31,950 to 48,870
Handheld UHF RFID reader x 12: CAD 44,510. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Fixed UHF RFID reader x 6: CAD 16,200. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
On-metal UHF RFID tags, 1,000 x 40: CAD 624,100. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Battery GPS tracker x 60: CAD 19,640. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Industrial label printer x 3: CAD 7,140. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Mobile computer with scanner x 20: CAD 35,190. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Cellular edge gateway x 3: CAD 1,460. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Corded barcode scanner, for our build and testing: CAD 290. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
UHF RFID development kit, for our build and testing: CAD 1,360. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Cellular GPS development kit, for our build and testing: CAD 310. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones

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Example projectWeb app

Vendor portal with Aconex

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

Hundreds of vendors submit drawings and datasheets for review, and the review cycles, comments and overdue items are tracked in spreadsheets beside Aconex.

// What we would build

A vendor data portal that sets each purchase order's required documents, tracks every review cycle and return code, chases what is overdue and exchanges transmittals with Aconex through its API, with dashboards by package and by vendor.

// What is in it

A vendor document register generated from each PO's requirements
Review cycles with return codes, comments and due dates
Transmittals in and out of Aconex through its API
Overdue and at-risk documents by package, vendor and discipline
Turnover and handover packages assembled from the approved set
Single sign-on through your Entra ID

// Stack

Next.js
PostgreSQL
Aconex API
Azure
Entra ID SSO

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$111,000 to US$170,000, delivered within 21 weeksCAD 158,000 to 241,600
Hosting: ≈ US$751 a monthCAD 1,070 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved: 3.4 to 5.9 weeks
Core features: 3.4 to 5.4 weeks
Full build: 2.4 to 3.9 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.9 to 1.9 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

Client IT security review and vendor onboarding: 4 to 8 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 31,600 to 48,320
Discovery 7.7%: CAD 12,166.00 to 18,603.20
Design approved 7.7%: CAD 12,166.00 to 18,603.20
Core features 23.3%: CAD 36,814.00 to 56,292.80
Full build 15.5%: CAD 24,490 to 37,448
Testing and fixes 7.7%: CAD 12,166.00 to 18,603.20
Launch 8.1%: CAD 12,798.00 to 19,569.60
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 15,800 to 24,160

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Example projectWeb appMobile app

Completions and commissioning app

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

Mechanical completion and commissioning on a remote site run on paper check sheets and punch lists, and certificates wait for someone to reconcile them in a spreadsheet.

// What we would build

A completions system on tablets that works offline: systems and subsystems, A, B and C check sheets, punch lists with photos, and handover certificates (MC, RFC, RFSU) signed on the device, synced to a server on site and to head office when the link allows.

// What is in it

Systems and subsystems, with tags and check sheets imported from the engineering data
A, B and C check sheets completed offline, with photos and signatures
Punch lists by category, with ownership and clear-out tracking
MC, RFC and RFSU certificates generated when their prerequisites are met
A server on site for areas with poor connectivity, synced to head office
Dashboards of completion by system, area and contractor

// Stack

React Native
Next.js
PostgreSQL
Rack server on site
Offline sync

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$199,000 to US$304,000, delivered within 42 weeksCAD 283,600 to 432,400
Hosting: ≈ US$25 a monthCAD 35 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month
Hardware: ≈ US$10,700 to US$20,900CAD 15,170 to 29,770

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 3.5 to 4 weeks
Design approved: 9.5 to 16 weeks
Core features: 3 to 5.5 weeks
Full build: 2 to 3.5 weeks
First build on devices: 6.5 to 10.5 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.5 to 1.5 weeks
Store submission: 1.5 to 2 weeks
Certificates issued in a trial handover: 1.5 to 2.5 weeks
Launch: 1.5 to 2 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

Hardware delivery, after it is ordered: 2 to 6 weeks
App store review: 1 week
Client IT security review and vendor onboarding: 4 to 8 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 56,720 to 86,480
Discovery 8.1%: CAD 22,971.60 to 35,024.40
Design approved 8.1%: CAD 22,971.60 to 35,024.40
Core features 6.6%: CAD 18,717.60 to 28,538.40
Full build 4.4%: CAD 12,478.40 to 19,025.60
First build on devices 17.6%: CAD 49,913.60 to 76,102.40
Testing and fixes 2.2%: CAD 6,239.20 to 9,512.80
Store submission 5.8%: CAD 16,448.80 to 25,079.20
Certificates issued in a trial handover 8.7%: CAD 24,673.20 to 37,618.80
Launch 8.5%: CAD 24,106 to 36,754
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 28,360 to 43,240
Rack server x 1: CAD 14,200 to 28,800. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Cellular edge gateway x 2: CAD 970. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones

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Example projectWeb app

Earned-value dashboard with P6

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

Installed quantities come from the field, the schedule from Primavera P6 and costs from the ERP, so earned value is rebuilt by hand every week.

// What we would build

A progress platform that takes installed quantities from field tools, applies your rules of credit, reads the P6 schedule and ERP costs through their APIs, and shows earned value and progress against the schedule by area, discipline and contractor.

// What is in it

Installed quantities captured in the field or imported from contractors
Rules of credit by commodity, set by your project controls team
Primavera P6 activities and baselines read through its API
Costs and commitments from SAP or Oracle
Earned value, progress and forecasts by area, discipline and contractor
Reports your project controls team can schedule and share

// Stack

Next.js
PostgreSQL
Primavera P6 API
SAP or Oracle APIs
Azure

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$135,000 to US$207,000, delivered within 24 weeksCAD 192,700 to 294,800
Hosting: ≈ US$751 a monthCAD 1,070 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved: 4.4 to 7.4 weeks
Core features: 3.9 to 6.4 weeks
Full build: 2.4 to 4.4 weeks
Testing and fixes: 1.4 to 1.9 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

Client IT security review and vendor onboarding: 4 to 8 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 38,540 to 58,960
Discovery 7.7%: CAD 14,837.90 to 22,699.60
Design approved 7.7%: CAD 14,837.90 to 22,699.60
Core features 23.3%: CAD 44,899.10 to 68,688.40
Full build 15.5%: CAD 29,868.50 to 45,694.00
Testing and fixes 7.7%: CAD 14,837.90 to 22,699.60
Launch 8.1%: CAD 15,608.70 to 23,878.80
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 19,270 to 29,480

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Example projectWeb appAIOpen-source model

On-premise spec search assistant

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

Engineers search thousands of specifications, drawings and vendor documents to answer one question, and contract terms mean those documents cannot go to an outside model.

// What we would build

An assistant on an open-source model running on a GPU server in your own data centre that answers from specifications, drawings and vendor data with the page it came from, prepares MTO checks and flags inconsistencies between documents for an engineer to check.

// What is in it

Specifications, datasheets and vendor documents indexed and kept in sync
Answers that cite the document and page they came from
MTO checks drafted against the specs, for an engineer to check
Flags where two documents disagree on a value
An evaluation set from real questions, run before every change
An open-source model on a GPU server you own, with nothing sent outside

// Stack

Llama or Qwen (open-source)
vLLM
PostgreSQL with pgvector
Next.js
Lenovo GPU server on premise

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$148,000 to US$225,000, delivered within 27 weeksCAD 210,600 to 320,600
Hosting: ≈ US$176 a monthCAD 250 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month
Hardware: ≈ US$47,800 to US$197,000CAD 68,000 to 280,800

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

AI route: Open-source model
Model running cost: ≈ US$176 a monthCAD 250 a month

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Specification and evaluation plan: 0.4 weeks
Design approved: 2.4 to 3.9 weeks
Core features: 1.4 to 2.4 weeks
Full build: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Working pilot: 5.9 to 10.4 weeks
Testing and fixes: 1.4 to 2.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Production: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

Hardware delivery, after it is ordered: 2 to 6 weeks
Client IT security review and vendor onboarding: 4 to 8 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 42,060 to 64,060
Discovery 1.6%: CAD 3,364.80 to 5,124.80
Specification and evaluation plan 11%: CAD 23,133 to 35,233
Design approved 1.6%: CAD 3,364.80 to 5,124.80
Core features 4.9%: CAD 10,304.70 to 15,694.70
Full build 3.2%: CAD 6,729.60 to 10,249.60
Working pilot 33.1%: CAD 69,609.30 to 106,019.30
Testing and fixes 1.6%: CAD 3,364.80 to 5,124.80
Launch 1.6%: CAD 3,364.80 to 5,124.80
Production 11.4%: CAD 23,974.20 to 36,514.20
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 21,030 to 32,030
GPU time for training and testing, at cost: CAD 300. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
GPU server for AI, for the model: CAD 68,000 to 280,800. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones

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Example projectWeb app

Document register off spreadsheets

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

An engineering firm's document control runs on a large shared spreadsheet with macros nobody can maintain, and transmittals and revision histories are reconstructed by hand when a client asks.

// What we would build

A move of the register to a web app built around how your document controllers already work: every row and revision imported and checked, transmittals generated from the register, and the old spreadsheet kept read-only until the team is satisfied.

// What is in it

Every document and revision imported and checked
Transmittals generated from the register
Revision history kept for each document
The old spreadsheet kept read-only until sign-off

// Stack

Next.js
PostgreSQL
TypeScript
Playwright
Azure

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$106,000 to US$162,000, delivered within 17 weeksCAD 151,200 to 231,200
Hosting: ≈ US$751 a monthCAD 1,070 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved: 2.4 to 4.4 weeks
Core features: 2.4 to 4.4 weeks
Full build: 1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

Client IT security review and vendor onboarding: 4 to 8 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 30,240 to 46,240
Discovery 7.7%: CAD 11,642.40 to 17,802.40
Design approved 7.7%: CAD 11,642.40 to 17,802.40
Core features 23.3%: CAD 35,229.60 to 53,869.60
Full build 15.5%: CAD 23,436 to 35,836
Testing and fixes 7.7%: CAD 11,642.40 to 17,802.40
Launch 8.1%: CAD 12,247.20 to 18,727.20
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 15,120 to 23,120

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// by service

Go deeper on one kind of work.

Pages for the services we have the most to say about in this industry.

~/apps

Custom EPC software

Plugins and scripts for Smart 3D, AVEVA, AutoCAD and Revit, validated engineering calculators with audit trails, and an engineering data hub for digital handover to the owner.

~/ai

AI for EPC engineering

Assistants that search specifications, drawings and vendor data, prepare MTO checks and flag inconsistencies, on open-source models on premise when the data is confidential.

~/apps

EPC materials

Laydown yard and site warehouse apps, RFID, GPS and barcode tracking, heat number and MTR traceability, integrated with SmartPlant Materials, AVEVA ERM and SAP through their APIs.

~/apps

EPC completions

Offline tablet apps for systems and subsystems, A, B and C check sheets, punch lists and handover certificates (MC, RFC, RFSU), with a server on site for remote areas.

~/apps

EPC integrations

Integrations between 3D design and materials tools, Primavera P6 and InEight, SAP and Oracle, and Aconex, Procore and SharePoint, built on their APIs, with dashboards that join their data.

// questions

What buyers in this industry ask us.

Do you work for global EPC firms or owners?

Both. We build for EPC and EPCM firms and for owners' project teams. We will not name clients, and these examples are hypothetical.

Which sectors?

Mining and minerals processing; oil, gas and chemicals; the energy transition, including hydrogen, CCS, renewables, transmission and battery plants; and infrastructure and water.

Can it run in our Azure tenant?

Yes, behind Entra ID single sign-on, or on our hosting, with optional servers or edge boxes on site for remote areas.

How do payments work?

A deposit to start, then payments at agreed milestones, with 10% held until 30 days after launch. The deposit is a smaller share on larger projects.

Will our security review hold things up?

Large firms run long IT security reviews and vendor onboarding, and the estimate shows that wait. We support it with our documentation, and SOC 2 or ISO 27001 readiness work can be scoped with you.

// other industries

Nearby industries.

~/construction

Construction

Site apps for daily logs and safety, specs assistants, progress claim and holdback ledgers, and bots for your crews.

See the examples

~/mining

Mining and resources

Pre-start and safety apps, geology assistants on private models, chain-of-custody passports for battery metals, and dashboards that watch your tailings.

See the examples

~/oil-gas

Oil and gas

Offline field tickets, leak surveys and emissions reporting, GPS and RFID equipment tracking, corrosion models and shared custody volume records.

See the examples

All industries

// where we work

Find your market.

We work from Kelowna with clients across Canada, the United States and further afield. Each market page covers working hours, hosting, the privacy law that applies, and prices in your currency.

Every market

// next

Not quite your project?

Tell us what you have in mind. We will come back to you with a range and the questions that would narrow it. Or book a call and talk it through.

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