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Powered by COVER STORY group’s IT department into a separate entity. bring in fnancial efciency, time efciency information on how the digital project Highbar carries legacy of HCC with nine and reduce spends on such large mega management platform has started creating decades of construction project experience. infrastructure projects. With same vision, value to such mega projects. Tis project With Asia’s frst comprehensive SAP ERP Maha Metro decided to adopt such digital has set industry benchmark of one of the interaction implementation at HCC, Highbar decided platform for efcient execution of Nagpur innovative usage of information technology to provide the industry best practices to Metro Rail Project. Te development of for infrastructure industry and we are keen other construction companies. Highbar Digital Platform for Nagpur Metro is a to fag it of to other metro & infrastructure Technocrat is always at the forefront of pioneering efort - frst time happening in projects in India and abroad. ofering latest technologies to its customers. India. In line with the global best practices, E.g. The technologies like SAP ETM Maha Metro has adopted this pioneering Provide us a brief idea of the existing (Equipment & Tools Management), SAP approach of digital project management market opportunities and your strategy CPM (Commercial Project Management), on 5-Dimensional Building Information to tap those going forward? Highbar Technocrat an associate company of Highbar Technologies (An HCC Group Company) BPC (Business Planning & Consolidation), Modelling (5D BIM) integrated with SAP Information Technology has already is positioned to be the most preferred Information Technology (IT) solutions provider for the SAP S/4 HANA, Digital Project ERP supported by Owner’s Support Ofce started adding value to construction & infrastructure industry. The Company’s portfolio of enterprise business solutions, line of Management Platform for Metro Rails are (OSO). Tis platform has now gone live & infrastructure industry. With efcient use introduced frst by Highbar to its customers of information technology for infrastructure project team has started using information business IT solutions, process consulting & IT infrastructure services is aimed at increasing to adopt the latest technologies for their technology to visualize project virtually industry, it opens up lots of opportunities for efficiencies for Roads, Metros, Ports, Real-Estate, Airports, Railways, Irrigation and Water business transformation. In last seven years and monitor efciently using 5 Dimensions IT service providers. Huge opportunity lies supply, as well as urban and industrial infrastructure (telecom, mining), in the private, public and Highbar has provided solutions to 110+ (intelligent 3D Drawings with Time as 4th ahead not only in india but across globe. government sectors. MANGESH WADAJE, DIRECTOR & CEO, HIGHBAR TECHNOCRAT LTD, customers with 11 business transformation Dimension and Cost as 5th Dimension). Many countries which had not thought of going for rail network/ metro transportation We have set OSO (Owner’s Support Ofce) case studies published globally. Without the spoke to CONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITIES on his company’s unique solutions in the metro rail focus on R&D, it’s not possible for Highbar for efcient utilization of the digital project have started moving towards rail transport. space and opportunities going forward. to reach to the level where it stands now. management platform. Use of this digital Many Middle East counties have started Highbar’s USP is Technical excellence platform will help the metro project in planning towards the rail transportation backed by very solid domain expertise. It mitigating risk of time & cost overruns, which provides tremendous opportunities diferentiates Highbar amongst competitors efective document management, quality for implementation of digital project as preferred partner for IT initiatives for adherence and efective asset management. management platform in India and Middle infrastructure industry. By providing our East. As a strategy to tap these opportunities, IT & SAP consultation to Customers from What are the opportunities you are seeking Highbar will look at natural extension of its infrastructure and real estate industry, we in the metro space going forward? Tell us abilities e.g. Taking new innovative products have developed the industry best practices. of the metro projects in which you are across India which is established market and Many construction companies use standalone looking to contribute? exploring new territories like Europe, Middle sofware at their construction projects which Going forward the way urbanization is East with its existing product portfolio. work well for them. A complex construction happening in India, Indian cities are heading Te Digital Project Management platform is project demands these standalone sofware for need of efficient public transports. scalable to use at other Mega infrastructure to be integrated seamlessly & provide output Metro rails are going to be the backbone projects with variation in the nature as desired for the project. Integration of of efficient urban public transportation. and complexity of those projects. Being these software with a single technology The implementation of Digital Project innovative technology in the market, the platform specifc to construction industry Management platform at Maha Metro has difusion of this technology may take time is the challenging part in implementation. opened many opportunities to explore in to reach to other Mega Infrastructure Here our domain expertise plays important Mega infrastructure projects. It can beneft projects. But as the project teams realize the role. We design the platform as per industry each of many such metro projects coming benefts of implementation of such platform, requirements. up in India. It will even help the other mega the adoption will increase exponentially. infrastructure projects of diferent level of We can foresee greater acceptance of such You mentioned about Digital Project complexity like Airports, Ports, Railways, platform by other mega projects when it Management Platform at Nagpur Metro, Roads & highways, Tunnel projects, etc. starts delivering benefits to the current give some brief information about this Currently we have implemented the digital projects. Early adoption of technology for projects? platform at Nagpur Metro which is formed construction projects is the key towards We have implemented recently Digital under Maha Metro. Going forward this improving project efficiencies. The Project Management Platform at Nagpur digital platform can be taken to all other construction companies have now started Metro which is formed under Maha Metro metro projects in Maharashtra. looking at Information Technology as a joint-venture of the Govt. of India and With Indian government’s support for part of their strategic business initiatives to Govt. of Maharashtra. Large infrastructure urban development through public utility improve their project efciencies. Being frst projects like Metro rails normally take 5-10 transportation, Road and Highways to implement such digital platform in India, years because of procedural formalities, development and other infrastructure we would like to replicate our solutions to technical and financial requirements. developments, we are looking forward other mega projects like Roads & highways, Technology solutions are being explored to to approach these projects and provide Tunnel projects etc. u aPrIL 2017 |construction opportunities 63