Schools AutoCAD Drawings Project for Cornwall County CouncilCad-Capture has completed a major project for Cornwall County Council (CCC). CCC submitted an invitation to tender for its “Schools AutoCAD Drawings Project”. As Cad-Capture had previously digitised Land Terriers for CCC, a good working relationship was in place and therefore, asked to submit a proposal.A total of four companies were selected for a tender response. Due to Cad-Capture’s significant expertise and experience, having undertaken projects for over 40 UK Local Authorities and processed in excess of 12,000,000 m2 of floor plans; Cad-Capture was in an ideal position to deliver an excellent service of the highest quality.Cad-Capture was successful in their bid to win the tender and as a result, rented a cottage in Cornwall and sent a team of Surveyors to stay and work there for the duration of the project. The project involved providing full measured surveys and Intelligent CAD Files for CCC’s entire education property stock which was a total of 281 primary, secondary and special schools, totalling a GEA (Gross External Area) in excess of 580,000m2. Cad-Capture proposed its unique AssetCapture solution which offers a fast and reliable means of converting property portfolios into Intelligent CAD Files, effectively and accurately. The solution also incorporated full measured surveys which are conducted in accordance with the RICS code of measuring practice. Cad-Capture’s expert and experienced team of surveyors used specialist laser equipment to measure CCC’s properties. Once a surveyor completed a property they then sent a survey pack back to Cad-Capture’s Headquarters in Blackburn for processing through Cad-Capture’s unique AMP.arx software which automatically turns the drawings into Intelligent CAD Files. CCC was one of the first authorities to beta test the new web-based IPF AssetManager.NET software. Cad-Capture developed a new interface to seamlessly transfer data from drawings into the AssetManager.NET software in XML. This meant the software could be fully populated with all the spatial data automatically without re-keying. In addition, hyperlinks were automatically inserted into the Intelligent CAD Files so the user can click in a room and automatically view the details of the room in the IPF software. The project was completed on time within 12 months and to the satisfaction of the customer. This was a relatively short period of time for a project of this size. Cad-Capture also provided excellent back-up and support, in particular with the IPF files making them more user friendly. The completed project was a major success, so much so, that Cad-Capture were then awarded a contract to provide the same solution for CCC’s non-educational property stock e.g. Town Hall, Council Offices, Libraries etc. In addition, Cad-Capture was awarded a maintenance contract to keep the drawings up-to-date. This will involve surveyors re-visiting CCC’s properties on a cyclical basis to check for any changes or amends that need to be made to existing drawings. Anette Morris (Project Manager - Asset Management System, Property Resources Group - Planning, Transportation and Estates) was delighted with the solution provided as it met CCC’s every need and the work was completed promptly, to an extremely high standard. < back
