Make contracts easy with CEMAR

CEMAR Contract management

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To achieve true collaboration, drive consistency and free teams from administration,

a cloud-based contract management system is essential.

A growing focus on collaborative

behaviours is driving a positive influence

on contracting success results in increased

productivity and less time wasted arguing

about the past. Delivering on-time and

on-budget is becoming more and more

common in the AEC industry through use

of contracts.

CEMAR is a market-leading solution built around events, not documents, and combines industry-leading knowledge and expertise to make sophisticated contract management simple.

Users greatly benefit from the constant

evolution of our system which includes

powerful analytics, governance capabilities

and flexible workflows, and more.

CEMAR is a secure, easy to implement

system which brings compliance,

consistency, governance and business

Uptake of NEC, JCT and FIDIC is rapidly

increasing internationally as the industry

and its investors reap the benefits.

Traditional standard forms are reinventing

themselves, with a new emphasis on

behaviours and collaboration, while

embracing BIM and the technologies that

support it.

intelligence to the management of £75bn

of works and services.

Our team is proud to give time back to all

project professionals. We are passionate

about helping them expend all their working

energies on their profession, rather than on

contract administration.

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Central Reminders page CEMAR also gives ‘days to go’ countdowns

and a RAG (red, amber, green) status on

outstanding actions. Teams can delegate

and assign actions to other specific members

and view the other Parties’ actions to

enhance collaboration.

Party-sensitive reminders and email alerts allow you and your team to stay aware of any outstanding actions within the contract.

action reminders.

Stay up-to-date with

Aggregated Reminders page iAvailable within CEMAR Analytics bringing

together outstanding actions across multiple

contracts along with numerous charts

and reports which track communication and

contract performance.

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These specifically tailored workflows automatically maintain contract price, dates and other particulars.

Cemar achieves a collaborative single truth with shared contract event registers and covers a broad variety of contracting procedures including early warnings, compensation events, programme submission and acceptance, payment and much more.

With contract type and Party sensitivity,

the system presents workflows accordingly,

validating at key stages to drive consistency

and compliance. Communications reference

clause numbers and include appropriate

contract compliance.

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verbs, defined terms and actions. A library

of configurable templates affords rapid

set-up of new contracts and achieves

consistent contractual compliance.

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Teams may collaborate on drafting,

reviewing and communication of events,

with all review and approvals captured in

a Party-private audit log. Also maintained

is a complete audit trail of user history,

common event registers and actions with

unique numbering, time and date stamps.

CEMAR gives control over governance through permissions, user threshold settings and internal approval workflows, allowing delegation of actions and events under the contract.

Audit, archiveand remain in control.

All communications are automatically

archived into a shared document log.

This significantly reduces data entry

while maintaining an accessible archive

which may be downloaded at any time

by authorised users.

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Unlock valuable overview and insights with real-time reporting.

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Data warehouse and web-service options provide for export, integration and reconciliation with other software applications.

Charts, dashboards and reports are generated in real-time to enhance business intelligence and enable users to track and benchmark team, supplier and contract performance across a portfolio of contracts.

A large variety of aggregated reports over a broad range of data sets and behavioural metrics are available via CEMAR Analytics.

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Hosted in a

UK-based Tier III data centre

Available

24 hours a day, 365 days a year

The platform is:

With

Full redundancy

Plus

Hourly data backups

All security policies and processes are managed under our ISO 27001 certified Information Security Management System (ISMS).

Cloud-based compliance.

CEMAR’s secure, cloud-based platform is

easy to mobilise, requires no installation and can be integrated with other software applications.

Two-Factor Authentication provides additional access security control and SSL connection ensures all data transmitted is encrypted utilising the same technologies as banking and e-commerce sites.

The clean interface makes navigating menus

and finding what you want quick and easy.

The system is sensitive to individual user

accounts in terms of Party identity and

privacy; relevant forms and procedures

are presented accordingly. Users are led

compliantly through the processes.

Intuitive wizards facilitate rapid setup and

configuration of framework templates and

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CEMAR’s workflows simplify contract procedures and mitigate the chance of errors.

new contracts, along with user permission

and governance settings.

Our integrated support centre is accessible

24/7 and provides access to a range of help

articles, narrated video tutorials and quick

start guides. A practice contract is always

available for users to familiarise themselves

with the various workflows of CEMAR.

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FEATURES BENEFITS1 Quality-assured software developed in-house by leading industry experts and practitioners

2 Acknowledged contributor to NEC4 and ISO27001, 9001 accredited

3 Collaborative environment, single truth of shared events, registers and reminders

4 Compliant communications with clauses, appropriate verbs, defined terms and actions

5 User and process-orientated governance, delegated authorities, approvals and financial/time limits

6 Intuitive Superuser wizards facilitate rapid configuration of contracts, users and governance

7 Secure data, UK-based infrastructure, hourly back-ups and Two-Factor Authentication

8 Real-time reports for contract, framework, programme and portfolios featuring charts and dashboards

1 Simplifies the management of sophisticated contracts (NEC3, NEC4, FIDIC and more)

2 Fosters collaboration, promotes trust and supports cultural change

3 Embedded contract knowledge with intuitive, party and user-based workflows

4 Reduces commercial risk through improved contract compliance

5 Autonomy through Superuser model with extensive help and support

6 Reminders, countdowns and alerts ensure teams aware of outstanding actions

7 Extensive events log, communications archive and governance audit trail

8 Powerful business intelligence critical to managing behaviours and identifying trends

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ISO 9001:2015 We hold certificate number: FS558261 and operate a Quality Management System which complies with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 for the following scope: The development and hosting of software for contract management and programme control for the construction and other market sectors. The development and provision of training services for these contracts and for the Company's own software solutions. The provision of consultancy advice services. Thinkproject Limited ISO 9001 QMS Certificate

ISO 27001: 2013

We hold certificate number: 16043-HAS-001 and operates an Information Security Management System which complies with the requirements of ISO 27001:2013 for the following scope: Development, testing, deployment, configuration, support and hosting of software for contract management and programme controls, in accordance with Statement

of Applicability version 1

ISO22301: 2012We have passed the ISO 22301 audit which refers to our Business Continuity Management System and is now certified for the following scope: Establishing, implementing, controlling, auditing and improving business continuity. With this certification we have passed and will maintain a documented management system focused on reducing the likelihood, responding to and recovering from any disruptive incidents

for us

CE+

We have been assessed against the Cyber Essentials Scheme Test Specification and achieved the ‘Cyber Essentials PLUS’ level of certification. The scope covered; our SaaS system CEMAR (secure.cemar.co.uk and secure.cemar.hk), perimeter network and

office workstations

NECCEMAR founder Ben Walker is an NEC author, consultant, tutor and ICE examiner. CEMAR is acknowledged by name in all NEC4 contracts

ICO

We are a ‘Data Controller’ under the GDPR. The Board of Directors are ultimately responsible for implementation of the GDPR, with responsibility for the overall management of the implementation of the legislation lying with the Data Protection Manager

PRIVACY STATEMENT Our notification of processing of personal information is available within our Privacy Statement. All staff are required to adhere to the requirements of current data protection legislation and our Privacy Statement

CPD We deliver CPD accredited classroom and webinar training, workshop training, online video tutorials and webinars and contribute to delegates continuing professional development

WISE We are a corporate member of the WISE campaign which promotes women in science, technology, and engineering

NDA The Supply Chain Charter aims to foster good working relations across the NDA (Nuclear Decommissioning Authority) Estate supply chain, with all parties signing up to a set of principles encouraging mutually beneficial and rewarding relationships

CCSSCEMAR Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions are available on the latest iteration of G-Cloud, the Government’s Digital Marketplace

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About Thinkproject Europe-based Thinkproject is a leading construction and engineering SaaS provider. Turning intelligence from data and industry experts into an advantage for customers, it is at the forefront of the digitalisation and transformation of the AECO industry.

With 450 employees worldwide, Thinkproject provides digital solutions enabling the management of asset lifecycles to:

2,750 CUSTOMERS AND MORE THAN

250,000USERS, IN OVER

60COUNTRIES