Steel Detailing | Precast Detailing | Estimation

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  • Steel Detailing Primers and Processes

    The following codifies our processes. It is made for the following reasons:

    (i) to educate our own staff, about what they need to know and secondly,

    (ii) to make transparent to our clients, how we operate. We are essentially inviting you into our kitchen, so you can see for yourselves how we cook, and to then decide, whether you would like to dine with us.

    1. Mistakes are expensive. (Why this is the case?)
    2. Understanding risk and liability.
      1. Understanding risk: liquidated damages, contractual obligations, insurance. Understanding the legal system in Australia, USA, UK.
      2. e.g. to NEVER issue drawings for construction without consultant approvals.
    3. Confirm important details in writing. (Why is this the case?)
    4. Understanding: the importance of accurate estimation(s) of deliveries (Why is this the case?)
    5. What do clients value?
      1. To make things as easy as possible for the client, and to make the client money. This might involve:
        1. Quick drawings.
        2. Accurate drawings.
        3. Timely feedback (i.e. what is the status of their project?)
        4. Pushing the job along.
        5. Solving problems with minimal noise
        6. If they client asks for something, we need to either: (i) deliver what they ask exactly, or (ii) give clear reasons why it can’t be delivered. If the client asks for an program schedule, it will not do to say: “yes sir” and completely forget what the client asked for.
        7. Delivering on your promise. If you say “5 minutes” then deliver in extra 300 seconds, and not, 6 hours later. (Why is this important? (the client might allocate an entire team to fabricate something in 5 minutes, and you will cost the client $10,000s of dollars if they are sitting around in the factory floor, without nothing to fabricate, because you didn’t deliver the drawings when promised)).
        8. Making things easy for the client to fabricate and/or manage their projects.
        9. Good grammar, good English, and clear communication.
        10. Extra material: to be immediately communicated to the client. (Why? So clients can recover their costs).
        11. Tender drawings vs for construction drawings to be compared and the differences reported to the client in a report. (Why? So the client can recover costs).

  • AWS VPN Client Errors

    If you are having trouble with the AWS VPN Client, you need to systematically work through the issue. Remember, we are authenticating with Azure Active Directory (using what’s called: “SAML 2.0”). If you don’t know how to do something, or if you don’t understand something: please go to Google and find out.

    First start with the basic requirements:

    1. Check your internet speed. if your upload speed is less than: 5 mpbs then you need to upgrade your internet.
    2. Delete all your cookies in all your web browsers. (Please use Google if you don’t know).
    3. Check that you have the requirements: Windows, and .net etc. If you don’t have the requirements, then please upgrade your system to meet those requirements. Please use Google to find out how.
    4. Check Troublshooting Client VPN.
    5. Check Windows Troublshooting.
    6. Search Google and AWS forums for the error you are facing.
    7. Check the AWS Client Log files (search for them on Google). Read the log files and try to search for where the error is. Do further Google searches – continue until you find the problem.

    If you don’t understand what the instructions are, then please undertake a further google search. For example we are required to have Windows 10 Pro. How do I verify this? Google. Next we need .net 4.7.2. How do I verify this? Google. We have a port conflict. What is a port? Google. How do I know I have a port conflict? What is TLS? What is UDP? etc. you get the picture.

    Firewall

    Ensure the AWS VPN client can operate through the firewall:

    Trellex example
    Add a new Rule
    Ensure that the AWS VPN Client is allowed through the firewall.

  • Erection Feasibility

    Study erection and fabrication issues from our Take off model.

    With our take off model it is easy to visualize erection problems and fabrication issues. It is a valuable tool for you when you quote for jobs.

  • Identify Gal Items with Color

    Our take off model will shade items in Color for easy identification. Makes easy to check and cost

  • Steel Estimation Reports

    Here is a sample Steel Estimation Report showing, hot rolled, cold rolled and bridging list. If you are accepting the order, then sometimes you will want to make sure that the final drawing does not include extra steel over what you quoted.

    If you take a quote from us for detailing and then award the detailing work to us, then our standard procedure is to check the tender drawings against construction drawings to make sure nothing extra is slipped in.

    Model snap from Take off Model

  • Estimation Bridging List

    Here is a sample of bridging list we provide with Take off. We provide the length and the quantity for accurate estimation. The model also shows the bridging.

  • Our Privacy Policy

    We comply to Australian Governments privacy policy as in the URL given below

    https://www.oaic.gov.au/about-us/our-corporate-information/key-documents/privacy-policy/

  • Tools for Experts

    How to achieve 800 tons per month Capacity with small efficient teams

    Tekla provides a few tools for experts users. Careful study of model, diligence and discipline in placing members, Set up of template model makes it possible to use these tools with maximum efficiency.

    • Custom Connections
    • Auto Connections
    • Customized Drawing templates.
    • Manner in which Members are placed.
    • Macros which work between Autocad and Tekla
    • Customized Checking tools

    These are the tools which will increase productivity with expertise.

    These tools are good only with people who have a lot of experience, and who have access to our in house developed API tools for Autocad and Tekla.

    Our clients will get the full advantage when they use us for detailing

  • AWS VPN to Tekla License Server

    AWS VPN to Tekla License Server

    Documentation on how to do it, for all Tek1 Staff Only.

    Rules

    (1) DO NOT HAVE PIRATE LICENSES ON YOUR COMPUTER.

    Please contact me if you have any questions.

    No pirate licenses. This means genuine Windows, MS Office, and genuine Tekla licenses. In this organisation we pay developers/companies for their labour and services. We don’t steal. Moreover, I need to know the cost of operations, and costs we incur should be added to our invoicing. It is critical that our costs are accurate. If we have to resort to piracy in order to maintain profitability, then we ought to quit the business entirely and do something else.


    (2) Disconnect your VPN connection when not in use. So others in our team can access. VPN connections are very expensive.
    (3) Do not share your username / password with anyone else.
    (4) Do not use these licenses for your own personal work – i.e. for Tek1 use only. This ties in closely with the first point re: piracy.

    VPN Access to our Tekla Licenses
    VPN Access to Our License Server

    Outside the Office

    • If you are accessing our VPN from outside the office, please follow the instructions in the following video:

    I will tell you the client vpn passwords and codes that you need in order to connect. Just msg me please.

    Problems or Errors?

    Please read the trouble shooting page here.

    Administration Notes

    • Users must be added to the “Steel Detailing Group” to get access.
    • External users must be added to the: “External Contractors” group if they are contractors.
    • If staff should leave the organisation, they must be deleted from both groups. Access via Azure Active Directory’s portal.