Features
With increasing regulation, many certifiers are finding they are reliant on office support to generate their certificates and are spending larger amounts of time on administration rather than in the field. Buildaform products have been designed specifically to address this issue.
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Certificates, Reports, Letters | Create all documentation required in the certification process for both residential and commercial properties from Construction Certificate to Occupation Certificate stage. Documents can be branded with your logo and company details and saved as PDF files. Also allows for S96 and interim occupation certificates. |
| Contacts | Access file contact details at a touch of a button ie Applicant, DA, Property |
| List of Requirements | Create list of requirements for CC and OC. Create from our lists or add and save your own customised template. |
| Preview final documents and email from same screen. View log of sent emails per project file. Also enables you to attach other relevant emails to a project file. | |
| Attachments | Attach scanned images, plans, photos, letters and other documents to a project file. |
| Notes | Make file note entries within a project file. |
| File Dashboard | Shows the current workflow status of a file and allows for easy navigation to all documents relating to that file. |
| Inspection Reports | Set up inspection reports and select to be completed per project file. Complete inspection reports online Generate final inspection reports with your logo and company details and saved as PDF files. |
| Inspection Allocation | Allocate inspections to third party inspectors to be complete and send them an automatic email with inspection details. The inspectors are then able to logon to the system to view project details and complete reports. |
| Inspection Status | Track the status of your inspections including reinspections, S96 and Notices. |
| Search | Your database can be searched via project file no, applicant, address. |
| Advanced Search Queries | Access preloaded search queries to help you manage your business better ie Show me all Jobs with reinspections outstanding or with Notices issued. |
| Backup | Receive backups of all final PDF documents on a monthly basis. |
| File Numbers | Automatically generates file numbers for project files CCs and OCs. |
| Follow ups | This enables users to make filesnotes and set a date for followup action against a specific note The database can also be searched to show all follow-ups by date or across or files. |
| Workflow | This optional feature enables users to set up their own customised set of workflow categrory within the Buildaform database. Files can then be allocated into each category as they progress. In this way users are able to know at any given time the status of all files in the business. They can also run status reports on files. |
| BCA Auditor | This feature has all the BCA clauses with preset wording with editable areas against the clause, with a simple tick open and edit function on each clause. It provides the whole 140 clauses of the BCA for the purposes of, plan checking to identify defects and respond to clients, due diligence reporting for existing buildings. BCA auditor has mobile interaction which allows you undertake the whole 140 clauses on the PDA with defect photos and directly upload to the project file via either GPRS or by device cradling. |
