Definition
A Material Indent is an internal purchase requisition. Because site engineers cannot buy materials directly, they must raise an Indent detailing exactly what material they need (e.g., 20mm aggregate), the required quantity, and the date it must arrive on site so work is not halted. The procurement department then validates this Indent and issues a formal Purchase Order to a supplier.
Practical Example
The site supervisor knows they will be pouring a massive concrete raft in 7 days. According to the mix design, they will need 500 tons of cement. The supervisor raises a Material Indent for 500 tons of OPC-53 cement. The centralized procurement team receives this ping, compares quotes from 3 vendors, and issues a Purchase Order.
Application in Superwise
Superwise stops budget-bleeding directly at the Indent stage. When an engineer creates a Material Indent, the system intercepts it and checks against the BOQ limit. If the project estimate only allowed for 1000 tons of cement globally, and this new Indent pushes the total requested cement to 1100 tons, Superwise automatically blocks the Indent from being approved.
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