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Bentley and Shell Announce Global Framework Agreement
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of
comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure,
today announced a new Global Framework Agreement with Shell. The
agreement serves to improve Shell's capital project construction
execution through automated 4D/5D construction management solutions
provided by Bentley as a managed service. The solution, based on
Bentley's ProjectWise
ConstructSim, will be deployed as part of Shell's
ProjectVantage program. This innovative offering, which simplifies work
packaging for engineering, construction, and installation, adheres to
the Construction Industry Institute's (CII's) Advanced Work Packaging
(AWP) methodology.
The Global Framework Agreement with Bentley underlies Shell's
ProjectVantage program, a multi-vendor integrated data-centric approach
to capital project delivery. This industry-leading program is aimed at
delivering safer and better projects faster by:
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improving cross-discipline and supplier collaboration;
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controlling data throughout the capital project lifecycle; and
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applying standards and enabling replication.
Shell selected ProjectWise ConstructSim as the foundation
of its construction management solution to:
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enhance its ability to visually plan and execute work safely, avoiding
premature mobilization and downtime and removing constraints that can
impact safety, logistics, materials, labor availability, permits, and
documentation;
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ensure more effective "engineering readiness" through the application
of advanced work packaging to improve constructability; and
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improve field productivity, which optimizes schedule reliability,
maximizes time on tools, increases safety, and mitigates risk,
resulting in substantial cost savings.
Greg Bentley, Bentley Systems CEO and executive sponsor of the company's
Shell relationship, said, "Shell deserves credit for leading the energy
industry to find innovative ways to continue to improve the
affordability of capital projects, through the efficiency and
predictability achievable through CII's Advanced Work Packaging
playbook. By championing AWP through ProjectVantage for its own
projects, Shell is also helping their EPCs toward project delivery
performance breakthroughs-leveraging software technologies and cloud
services, for the benefit of every project. Shell's experience to date
in applying 4D and 5D initiatives on major projects corroborates both
CII's findings about productivity gains attainable through AWP, as well
as ProjectWise ConstructSim's contribution."
Martin Swaine, Shell 4D/5D programme manager, said, "Shel has been
pleased with the trend of benefits seen during our projects' increasing
use of ProjectWise ConstructSim. Together with Bentley, we look
to build on these improvements with our supply chain to collectively
deliver safer and better projects."
About Bentley's ProjectWise ConstructSim
ProjectWise ConstructSim for advanced work packaging enables
project delivery teams to provide visibility into the path of
construction and manage the complete work package lifecycle. Users
quickly create engineering, construction, and installation work packages
by immersively interacting with data-rich 3D models and drive
construction based on schedule priorities and the sequencing needs of
field installation. In addition, users plan work based on the actual
availability of materials and resources and visualize the installation
process before work begins to reveal constraints and mitigate risk. ProjectWise
ConstructSim turns project data into construction tasks
automatically and facilitates the integration of data from design
models, engineering management systems, schedules, estimates, and ERP
systems for enhanced control of crew tasks and schedules. Its reports
and intuitive dashboards provide project insight into work packages,
crews, and overall project performance, connecting, via mobile devices,
the engineering office, the construction site, and teams in the field.
About Bentley Systems
Bentley Systems is a global leader in providing architects, engineers,
geospatial professionals, constructors, and owner-operators with
comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design,
construction, and operations of infrastructure. Bentley users leverage
information mobility across disciplines and throughout the
infrastructure lifecycle to deliver better-performing projects and
assets. Bentley solutions encompass MicroStation applications for information
modeling, ProjectWise collaboration services to deliver integrated
projects, and AssetWise operations services to achieve intelligent
infrastructure - complemented by worldwide professional services and
comprehensive managed services.
Founded in 1984, Bentley has more than 3,000 colleagues in over 50
countries, more than $600 million in annual revenues, and since 2008 has
invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions.
Additional information about Bentley is available at www.bentley.com
and in Bentley's
annual report. For Bentley news as it happens, subscribe to an RSS
feed of Bentley press releases and news alerts. Visit The
Year in Infrastructure Conference website for highlights of
Bentley's premier thought-leadership event. To view a searchable
collection of innovative infrastructure projects from the annual Be
Inspired Awards, access Bentley's Infrastructure
Yearbooks. To access a professional networking site that enables
members of the infrastructure community to connect, communicate, and
learn from each other, visit Bentley
Communities.
To download the Bentley Infrastructure 500 Top Owners ranking, a
unique global compendium of the top public- and private-sector owners of
infrastructure based on the value of their cumulative infrastructure
investments, visit BI
500.
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MicroStation, and ProjectWise are either registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of Bentley Systems, Incorporated or one of
its direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries. All other brands and
product names are trademarks of their respective owners.
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