Contracting & operations
Project management tied to the Ataam marketplace
Light construction project management: invite the owner, the consultant and your subcontractors to the project and follow phases, tasks, delays and the site log together — and when you are short of an electrician, concrete or a crane, request it from the Ataam marketplace on the same card.
Available now · joining a project you are invited to is free
- Each party sees only what is shared
- Budget, actual cost and cost to complete
- A delivery record verified by the owner or consultant
Every party of the project in one workspace
Choose your company role when you create the project and invite the other parties from Ataam, or by mobile and e-mail when they are not registered — they join this project for free.
Owner
Follows planned vs actual progress and approves milestones and extension requests.
Consultant / supervisor
Reviews milestones and decides inspection requests with clear comments.
Main contractor
Runs the schedule, workforce, resource plan and site log.
Subcontractors and suppliers
Update the tasks given to them and request inspections and extensions.
Phases, tasks and delays
Weighted phases
Each phase has start and end dates, a weight and a deliverable; progress rolls up by weight.
Linked tasks
Assignee, priority and progress; a task cannot start before its predecessors finish.
List, board and Gantt
Three views of the same schedule, plus an S-curve of planned vs actual.
Delay alerts
A late task shows its days late, and the responsible party is alerted on the first day, then weekly.
Extension requests
Caused by the owner, owner-supplied materials, the consultant, a government authority, the weather or force majeure (not counted against the contractor), or by supply or the contractor — approved or rejected, with the original contract date kept.
Verified approval
A milestone approved by the owner or consultant is recorded as a verified approval.
From a shortage to a marketplace request in one click
Resource plan
Set, per phase, the trades, headcount and periods, plus materials, equipment, transport and subcontractors.
Automatic comparison
The plan is compared with the workers assigned to the project; every uncovered line shows a «Shortage» card.
Request in one click
«Request labour», «Find a subcontractor», «Request materials», «Request equipment» or «Request transport» — the request is prefilled with the project site and dates.
Linked to the project
Linked deals appear on the project dashboard: RFQs, purchase orders, contracts, labour and transport.
Workforce and the site log
Field workforce
Workers without accounts or seats: trade, nationality, iqama (only the last 4 digits shown) and a daily or monthly cost.
Daily attendance
Present, half day or absent, with the day and month cost per project; Ataam labour-contract workers at the contract day rate.
Site log
Weather, manpower, equipment, work done, issues and photos — shared with the parties or kept to your company.
Inspection requests
The contractor requests an inspection with a date and photos; the consultant approves or rejects it with comments.
Budget and cost instead of guesswork
Each company keeps its own budget on the project: compare what you planned with what was actually spent, and know before it is too late whether the project will go over budget. Included in the Financial and Complete plans.
Budget lines by category and phase
Set a budget for each category (materials, labour, subcontract, transport, equipment, overheads) and each phase; the remaining amount is always up to date.
Actual cost collected automatically
From purchase orders by the value you received, certified subcontractor claims, labour timesheets, shipments and your field workers × attendance — plus other expenses with the invoice attached.
Cost to complete
Budget ÷ cost performance index (CPI) based on your actual progress, with an alert to the company owner and the project manager when it exceeds 10% (you can change the threshold).
Project margin
The contract value and the claims certified by the owner against actual and forecast cost, PDF and Excel reports in Arabic and English, and a monthly e-mail to the project manager.
A verified delivery record that works for you
The «On-time delivery» rate is not typed in by the contractor: it is computed from milestones the owner or consultant approved in shared projects.
Approved by the other side only
A milestone the contractor approved for itself, or one in a private project, does not count.
Excusable extensions do not count against you
Owner-caused, consultant, government authority, weather or force majeure — your deadline moves and it is not counted as a delay.
“92% of 25 verified milestones”
Shown on your profile, prequalification, bids and the verified performance profile on every plan, after at least 5 milestones.
Your call
It is published by default once you reach 5 milestones, and the company owner can hide or publish it any time.
Each company keeps its own data
Costs, workforce, the resource plan and deals are private to each company and never shown to the other parties; what is shared is the schedule, the site logs you choose to share, and inspection and extension requests.
Frequently asked questions
How many projects can I manage?
The Basic plan does not include creating your own projects, Financial includes one active project, Complete five, and the «Unlimited projects» add-on removes the limit. Completed or archived projects do not count.
Does an invited owner, consultant or subcontractor pay?
No. Joining a project you are invited to is free on every plan, and someone not on Ataam gets a free sign-up link that joins the project directly.
Does the owner see my costs and workforce?
No. Costs, workforce, the resource plan and deals are private to each company. Parties see the schedule, phases, shared site logs and inspection and extension requests.
Does it replace Primavera or MS Project?
No — it is light project management tied to the marketplace: phases, tasks, simple dependencies, Gantt and an S-curve, with workforce, the site log and requesting resources from Ataam directly.
How is the actual cost calculated?
It is collected automatically from your deals linked to the project: purchase orders by the value you received, certified and paid subcontractor claims, approved labour timesheets, shipments and your field workers × attendance — and you add expenses without a deal (rent, fuel, permits) with the invoice attached. All figures are before VAT. Budget and cost are in the Financial and Complete plans.
What is the «On-time delivery» rate and when does it show?
The share of milestones the owner or consultant approved in shared projects that were on time, with excusable extensions (owner, consultant, government authority, weather, force majeure) counted in the contractor's favour. It shows with its sample size (“92% of 25 verified milestones”) after at least 5 milestones on every plan, and the company can hide it.
How is progress calculated?
A phase is the average progress of its tasks weighted by duration (an approved phase is 100%); the project is the average of its phases weighted by their weights.
Do I need an account for each worker?
No. A field worker is recorded without an account or seat, and attendance is recorded by the project manager or a site engineer.
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