Introduction
Kier NRNN has been contracted to Severn Trent Water to work on the Mansfield Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS) project, the largest of its kind in the UK.
The project involves creating over 150 drainage solutions through multiple contracts. The solutions vary in size, from small-scall projects like improving gullies and building and verge rain gardens, to larger undertakings such as constructing retention basins and flood meadows.
Challenges
One of the major challenges for this project, is the client’s requirement to use their own Common Data Environment (CDE) for submitting and transferring documents between themselves and Kier. The defined document process is complex, with different numbering conventions for files depending on whether they come from the client’s outline design phase or one of four different sub-contractors at the full design stage. Managing and coordinating all this information would be overwhelming without a robust system like a CDE.
Solutions
To tackle these challenges, the project team decided to adopt the Transportal CDE, a system that key decision makers were already familiar with from previous Kier projects.
Transportal played a crucial role in speeding up the installation and implementation of a clear project process within the CDE. They worked closely with the project team, refining drafts, and helping everyone to quickly understand the system and tailor it to their specific needs.
Conclusion
Transportal provided full training to the project’s Document Control team, ensuring they were well prepared to manage the system. They also created project-specific training guides and delivered training sessions to the supply chain. These guides included process maps that clearly outlined the workflow of documents within the CDE, making it easier for all team members to understand and follow the procedures.