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Delivering Timely and Efficient Procurement Solutions to Maximize ROI

Clients depend on Allnorth’s know-how for the timely procurement of services, materials and equipment for their projects. Allnorth has built a network of trusted suppliers, consultants and contractors to meet client objectives, delivering critical items to projects well-timed to meet project schedule and cost requirements. Allnorth’s procurement team provides clients with resources, processes, market knowledge, and supply chain strategies to maximize their return on investment. The team also integrates seamlessly with engineering to bring efficiencies to project delivery.

Key Procurement Services

  • Procurement management

  • Purchasing

  • Contracts management

  • Expediting

  • Vendor quality surveillance

  • Logistics

  • Strategic planning

  • Pre-qualification

Procurement Management

Allnorth’s procurement management team directs, controls, and coordinates the procurement of engineering and construction services, equipment, and materials to ensure optimal performance in cost, technical requirements, and quality, aligning with project budgets and schedules. Our team oversees the entire procurement cycle, including materials and contracts management, whether at home or site offices, with services tailored to meet the specific needs of the Owner/Client.

Purchasing

Allnorth enhances the value of equipment and materials by selecting the right vendors and managing agreements to effectively control cost, schedule, and risk. Our purchasing team is involved from project initiation to close-out, handling all aspects of material and equipment acquisition. They coordinate closely with engineering and other departments to ensure seamless procurement processes. The team oversees pre-award activities, negotiates commercial terms, and manages the entire bidding and award process to maximize efficiency and minimize risk, ensuring all purchase orders meet project requirements.

Contracts Management

Allnorth ensures solid, manageable contracts with thorough administration, adhering to schedules to guarantee contractor performance. From project initiation to closeout, our contracts management team interfaces with project management, engineering, project controls, and construction management to oversee contract formation, execution, and compliance. By negotiating terms, documenting changes, and managing the entire contract lifecycle, we maximize financial, scope, and schedule performance while minimizing risk

Expediting

Our expediting team safeguards project schedules and quality by proactively solving problems and coordinating with vendors to prevent delivery delays. By ensuring timely delivery of materials, equipment, and documents, our expediting activities maintain project schedules and mitigate delays that could increase costs or jeopardize major milestones.

Vendor Quality Surveillance

Vendor quality surveillance ensures materials sourced globally meet quality standards and specifications. Unlike traditional inspection organizations, our team collaborates closely with engineering, procurement, and vendors to deliver quality products. Our quality-oriented team members possess QA/QC skills, manufacturing process knowledge, and expertise in applicable codes and standards, ensuring compliance and delivering high-quality materials and equipment essential for project success.

Logistics

Our logistics team ensures the successful execution of projects with expertly planned and managed logistics supply chains. Our experienced team handles all activities related to the movement of materials, including freight coordination, customs clearance, and delivery to remote locations. We develop processes for tracking deliveries, managing special handling requirements, and coordinating efficient loading and offloading of materials, ensuring timely and economical transport of equipment and goods to project sites

Find an office near you

With locations across Canada and into the US, Allnorth prides itself on being responsive to client needs and to providing leading-edge methodologies, technologies and protocols. Having a local presence helps us build strong relationships, and working cross functionally throughout the company helps us leverage the strengths of our entire team to deliver successful client solutions. Contact us today for more information as to how we can work together for you.

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