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Public Sector and Defense
Vela Systems field software helps government projects and programs at the local, city, state, federal and military levels. With emphasis on quality and conformance in the field, public Owners are mandating Vela Systems field management software as the mechanism for ensuring visibility and accountability. A summary of the challenges to public sector customers and Vela's solutions and benefits are presented at the bottom of this page.
Vela solutions are becoming the industry standard for capturing valuable information during construction for commissioning and handover for the Public Owners ongoing utilization for facility management and maintenance. For more information, see the commissioning processes pages.
Vela Systems, Inc. has been awarded a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule 70 Contract for information technology (contract number GS-35F-0287Y). This award enables government agencies at the federal, state and local level to procure the Vela Systems Field Management Software Suite off of a standard contract vehicle.
To get more information on Vela Systems software for the public sector, including a link to the GSA schedule contract, download the public sector kit.
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Capital Program & Project Challenges |
Vela Systems Benefits |
Quality |
Ensure levels of construction quality, LEED, contractual conformance, and required performance metrics. Adheres to Federal and Mil-Specs, by the U.S. Department of Defense, GSA and other agencies. |
Enables all stakeholders, from public owners to contractor executives and field personnel, to align and enforce quality requirements. Enforces a Common Quality Platform for Owner and contractor personnel ensuring all parties are measured by Quality. |
Cost |
Require the lowest (responsible) bid by law and uphold a fiduciary duty to its taxpayers, agencies, commissions and other governing bodies to maintain program budgets. |
Save money by reducing rework from deficiencies, accelerating project delivery to cut carry costs, and minimizing non-value-added tasks, such as administration. |
Time |
Deliver new construction and renovations on-time, to enable occupancy and beneficial use by stakeholders and constituents within deadlines set by governing bodies. |
Save time and accelerate project schedules by enabling field teams to be more productive, minimizing critical communication lags and errors, and reducing rework time. |
Risk |
Mandate audit-ability by governing bodies with project oversight responsibilities and fiscal duties to fixed capital budgets and programs; comply with contract payment laws. |
Gain real-time visibility into status across projects, to benchmark performance - with secure history logs; provide backup documentation for payment requests and releases. |
Timely, concise information could be readily transferred from the field to the owner, the architect and subcontractors...
Jeff Brown, Project Manager, Hensel Phelps about U.S. Navy EMALS
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