windaEvery bid compared line by line with the specification.
Buyers, package engineers and procurement managers use it to turn every quote and vendor document into a bid evaluation and an award recommendation.
Winda Compass
Today and with Winda
From scattered quotes to 1 deviation register.
- QuoteTechnical offer
- Vendor documentGeneral arrangement drawing
- DatasheetDatasheet, current revision
- Vendor queryTechnical query reply
- QuotePrice schedule
- Vendor documentMaterial certificate
- DatasheetInstrument datasheet
- Vendor queryVendor email
Winda CompassDeviations to close
- 01Shell material, 1 of 5 offersLower grade than the datasheetClarify
- 02Nozzle flange rating, 2 of 5 offersClass 300 offered for class 600Open
- 03Hydrotest witness, 4 of 5 offersThird party witness left outOpen
- 04Painting system, 3 of 5 offersEquivalent system proposedAccepted
- 05Delivery terms, all 5 offersEx works in place of deliveredClarify
Sample data
- 01 Today
Bid tabulations built by hand in spreadsheetsWith Winda CompassEvery quote read and scored line by line against the datasheet - 02 Today
Deviations found after the awardWith Winda CompassEvery deviation listed and tracked to closure before the award - 03 Today
Vendor documents checked against an old datasheet revisionWith Winda CompassEvery vendor document checked against the current revision
How it works
Agents prepare. Engines check. The buyer or procurement manager makes the award.
- InQuotes, vendor documents, the datasheet
- Agents prepareRead every quote and register each deviation
- Requisition Agent
- Clarification Agent
- Technical Bid Evaluation Agent
- Vendor Document Review Agent
- Material Certificate Agent
- Engines checkEvery line scored, every certificate checkedAligned to
- EN 10204
- API RP 578
- Makes the awardThe buyer or procurement manager
- OutBid evaluation and awardPurchase orderGlycol contactor package
- Award
- Highest score, every line met
- Lead time
- 30 weeks to site
- Open items
- Nothing left open
How the work is controlled
- Each agent uses approved tools and this project's data only.
- An independent checker agent re-checks the work.
- Engineering math comes from validated, deterministic engines.
- Every prompt, tool call and output is recorded.
- Agents never approve their own work.
See it run
A vendor clarification, from new scores to signed award.
Where it fits
Winda Compass takes the issued datasheets and feeds construction and handover.
- DesignEngineering design
- BuildIssued datasheets, from Engineering designProcurement & bid evaluationWinda CompassVendor data books, to Construction & handoverConstruction & handover
- OperateOperations & integrity
- ComplyCompliance & audit
- PlanRisk & insuranceAsset strategy
Agents
24 agents in 6 teams, aligned to the standards engineers use.
Each team, with the agents in it. Open a team to see what each agent does.
Requisition and sourcing
5 agents
- RequisitionDrafts requisitions from the current datasheet and records the revision used.
- Vendor QualificationPrequalifies vendors and keeps their performance history.
- Market PriceBenchmarks quotes against steel, alloy and freight indexes.
- Local ContentTracks in-country value commitments package by package.
- ClarificationRuns technical clarifications and ties each answer back to the requisition.
Evaluation and award
4 agents
- Technical Bid EvaluationPulls every quote into one table and lists each deviation with its source.
- Commercial Bid EvaluationNormalizes price, terms and delivery into one comparable view.
- Deviation RegisterLogs vendor exceptions and tracks each one to accepted or rejected.
- Contract TermsFlags departures from the owner's standard terms before award.
Vendor documents and quality
4 agents
- Vendor Document ReviewReviews vendor documents against the datasheet and requisition and merges comments.
- Shop Inspection and FATPlans shop inspections and factory tests and tracks hold points and release.
- Material CertificateChecks mill certificates against the specification.
- Vendor Data BookCompiles the final vendor data book and links it to each tag.
Supply chain and logistics
6 agents
- Package TrackingShows every package through its six stages, by discipline.
- Change ImpactFlags every requisition and order built on a value that has since changed.
- Expediting and LogisticsTracks delivery status and the risk of delay.
- Customs and Export ControlChecks classifications, licenses and sanctions for each shipment.
- Supply RiskWatches single sources, obsolescence and geopolitics, with Beacon signals.
- Supplier EmissionsCollects supplier emissions and responsible-sourcing data.
Operations supply
3 agents
- Spares and MROKeeps interchangeability records, startup spares and spare criticality.
- Inventory OptimizationSets stock levels for critical spares by criticality and lead time.
- ObsolescenceFlags parts going out of production and proposes alternates.
For vendors
2 agents
- RFQ ResponseHelps vendors answer RFQs and clarifications completely, the first time.
- Submission CheckChecks a vendor's documents against the requisition before they are submitted.