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CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS

The lift is scheduled. Is the crane available?

Real-time plant status for site operations and maintenance, built from the radio calls your team already makes.

Most sites are running on data that is hours old.

Across the construction industry, the gap between what planners know and what is actually happening on the site remains wide.

$760/hr

average cost of construction equipment downtime in lost productivity and programme delay

60%

of equipment faults discovered at shift start rather than during maintenance planning

80%

of plant maintenance communication on active sites happens via WhatsApp or radio with no structured record

Source: Associated General Contractors of America / Dodge Analytics Plant Productivity Report, 2024

Three breakdowns that compound every shift.

The Lift Planning Blindspot

The day's lift programme is built the evening before. Crane availability is confirmed verbally at the 06:00 toolbox. If a crane develops a fault after 06:30, the lift plan built around it becomes a programme risk nobody sees.

"We had a 14-tonne pick scheduled for 09:00 and found out the mobile crane had a hydraulic snag at 08:45 -- when the operator radioed the banksman. That pick went to 13:30."

Site Manager

The Plant Inspection Ambiguity

Pre-use inspection sheets for excavators, rollers, and concrete pumps are paper-based or photos in a WhatsApp group. Whether a defect was noted, actioned, and cleared before the machine returned to work is reconstructed after the fact.

"I have no single place to see: was the defect from yesterday's inspection cleared? Was the repair signed off? Or did it go back to work unfixed?"

Plant Manager

The Multi-Site Visibility Gap

Construction programmes move machines between sites as phases shift. Which machine is where, whether it's in working order, and who last worked on it exists as a patchwork of WhatsApp chats and supervisor memory.

"We redeployed an excavator from Site A to Site B and found out on arrival it had been waiting on a replacement track adjuster since Tuesday. Nobody told us."

Project Director

A live equipment status board built from field communication.

Every status update sent over WhatsApp, radio, or email becomes a tile on this board. Operations knows what is available right now: not what was available an hour ago.

Site Plant Overview LIVE
Available: 0
In Maintenance: 0
Breakdown: 0
Reserved: 0
TC-01
Tower Crane
Available
TC-02
Tower Crane
In Maintenance
MC-100T
Mobile Crane 100T
Available
MC-50T
Mobile Crane 50T
Reserved
EX-01
Excavator 20T
Available
EX-02
Excavator 30T
Breakdown
EX-03
Excavator 20T
Available
BD-01
Bulldozer
Available
BD-02
Bulldozer
In Maintenance
CP-01
Concrete Pump
Available
CP-02
Concrete Pump
Breakdown
RO-01
Vibratory Roller
Available
RO-02
Padfoot Roller
In Maintenance
GR-01
Motor Grader
Available
GN-01
Generator 350kVA
Available
GN-02
Generator 350kVA
Reserved
DU-01
Dump Truck
Available
DU-02
Dump Truck
Breakdown
SC-01
Skid Steer
Available
TL-01
Telehandler
In Maintenance

The repair gets reported. The record writes itself.

Field communication flows through Opsima and becomes a structured work order automatically. No forms. No data entry. No end-of-shift catch-up.

Site M&R
Plant Operator
EX-02 down -- bucket cylinder weeping seal, grid J4
08:47
Site Foreman
Copy, fitter dispatched
08:49
Fitter
On site, seal kit in tool van -- repair underway
09:02
Fitter
EX-02 back in service
14:28
Asset EX-02
Fault type Bucket cylinder seal failure
Location Grid J4
Technician Fitter
Parts used Seal kit
Fault reported 08:47
Resolved 14:28
Work Order Record Created
Asset EX-02
Fault type Bucket cylinder seal failure
Location Grid J4
Technician Fitter
Parts used Seal kit
Fault reported 08:47
Resolved 14:28
Synced to CMMS

What changes when operations and maintenance share one source of truth.

Lift plan built on crane availability confirmed verbally the night before
Crane status updated in real time. Programme team sees any fault the moment it's reported
Pre-use inspection defects tracked in paper forms or WhatsApp photos
Defects captured, tracked, and signed off in structured records linked to the machine
Machine redeployed between sites with unknown maintenance history
Asset status and open faults visible to the receiving site immediately
Plant breakdown causes programme delay that cascades without visibility
Live breakdown status visible to site manager, planner, and foreman simultaneously
Monthly plant utilization from hire invoices and site diary
Actual productive hours, downtime, and MTTR tracked continuously from field communication
Maintenance records entered at week end from memory and paper
Work orders structured from plant operator and fitter communications at time of event

The lift programme is 12 hours old before the first radio call of the day.

Any fault that happened overnight is invisible until someone physically checks. Opsima makes every status change visible the moment it happens.

Without Opsima
06:00
TC-01
?
EX-01
Available
EX-02
?
MC-100T
?
BD-01
Available
CP-02
?
DU-02
?
TL-01
?
EX-02 had an issue yesterday afternoon. Check with night crew. MC-100T oil top-up was mentioned. CP-02 may be down.
Handover complete: 30 minutes
With Opsima
06:00
TC-01
Available
EX-01
Available
EX-02
Breakdown
MC-100T
Available
BD-01
Available
CP-02
Breakdown
DU-02
Breakdown
TL-01
In Maintenance
3 active breakdowns (EX-02, CP-02, DU-02)
TL-01 in maintenance, ETA 08:00
1 item deferred from night crew
Handover complete: 2 minutes

Overlays your existing project and asset systems. Live in 3 days.

Opsima does not replace Procore, Viewpoint, or SAP. It captures unstructured site communication and feeds structured records back in.

Integrates with Procore, Viewpoint, SAP, Maximo

Plant status and maintenance records flow into your existing project and asset systems. No migration.

No new tools for plant operators or fitters

They radio and message as they always have. Opsima reads the output. No behavior change.

Works for owned plant, hired-in equipment, and subcontractor plant

All equipment tracked on one board regardless of ownership.

Live in 3 days

No hardware. Connect to existing communication channels and see structured plant data within 72 hours.

Questions from operations and maintenance teams

Does Opsima work for both owned plant and hired-in equipment?
Yes. All equipment on site is tracked equally. Ownership attribution is maintained in reporting. The live board shows one unified view.
How does it handle pre-use inspection compliance (LOLER, PUWER)?
Pre-use inspection defects communicated by operators via radio or messaging are captured and tracked. Sign-off is visible. Unresolved defects flag the asset on the board.
Can it track equipment across multiple active sites on the same programme?
Yes. Equipment is tracked by asset ID across all sites. When a machine moves between sites, its status and maintenance history are visible to the receiving site.
Does it work for subcontractor plant as well as principal contractor equipment?
Yes. All plant on site is tracked from field communication regardless of contractor ownership.
What does implementation look like on an active construction site?
No disruption to site operations. Opsima connects to existing communication channels. First structured data is visible within 72 hours.

Real-time plant visibility for your site. Live in 3 days.

No hardware. No new tools for operators or fitters. No disruption to Procore, SAP, or your existing systems.