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Site material requests

Site material requests from the phone to the store

Site engineers request materials from their phone; the project manager approves, the store issues from stock or purchasing orders the rest, and each delivery is recorded against the request.

Requests from the site engineer's phone Approval by the project manager Issue from stock or purchase order Requested, issued and delivered

Essential

Site material requests

Open requests

7

Awaiting approval

2

Delivered this week

12

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Sounds familiar?

Why site material requests go wrong on paper and WhatsApp

Lists on WhatsApp photos

Today The site engineer phones the store and sends a photo of a handwritten list; by the afternoon nobody is sure which items were requested.

With MG Build The request is typed once on the phone: items, quantities, the date needed, the project and the cost code, visible to the store and the office.

The wrong material arrives

Today Rebar of the wrong size or a different cement grade reaches the site, and the day is lost while the right delivery is arranged.

With MG Build The store issues exactly what the approved request says, and the delivery is recorded against it, so site and store read the same lines.

Purchases outside the project cost

Today A foreman buys fittings on the way to site; the receipt reaches the accountant weeks later, charged to no project at all.

With MG Build Purchasing raises the purchase order from the request, and the material cost posts to the project's cost code as it happens.

Requested against delivered unknown

Today The store, purchasing and the site keep separate notes, and the project manager cannot see what is still outstanding.

With MG Build Each request shows requested, approved, issued, ordered and delivered quantities, so the outstanding balance is one glance away.

What you get

What you get with site material requests in MG Build

Requests from the site app

The site engineer raises the request on the phone with items, quantities, the date needed, the project and the cost code.

Project manager approval

The project manager approves or returns the request before anything leaves the store or is ordered.

Issue from the store

The store issues what it has from stock against the request, and the stock quantities move at that moment.

Purchase orders for the rest

Purchasing raises a purchase order to a supplier for the items the store does not hold, from the same request.

Delivery recorded on site

The delivery to the site is recorded against the request, so requested, issued, ordered and delivered stay in view.

Cost on the cost code

Material issues and purchase orders post to the project's cost code as they happen, feeding budget control.

How it works

How a material request moves from site to delivery

  1. 1

    The engineer raises the request

    From the site app, the engineer picks the items and quantities, sets the date needed and the cost code, and sends it.

  2. 2

    The project manager approves

    The request reaches the project manager, who approves it, changes a quantity or returns it with a note.

  3. 3

    Store issues, purchasing orders

    The store issues what is in stock; for the rest, purchasing raises the purchase order to the supplier from the request.

  4. 4

    The delivery is recorded

    When the material reaches the site, the delivery is recorded against the request and the cost posts to the cost code.

Available in

Included from the Essential package.

FAQ

Questions we hear most

Can a site engineer request materials without a computer?

Yes. The request is raised in the site app on the engineer's phone, in Arabic or English, with the items, quantities and the date needed; the office sees it as soon as it is sent.

What happens when the store does not have an item?

The store issues what it holds, and purchasing raises a purchase order to a supplier for the missing items from the same request. The delivery is recorded when the goods reach the site.

Does the material cost reach the project budget?

Yes. Issues from the store and purchase orders post to the project's cost code as they happen, so the budget screen shows committed and actual material cost without re-typing.

How is MG Build priced, and do we pay per user?

There are no per-user fees. In Kuwait, the Essential package is KWD 45 per month per system with a one-time KWD 100 setup that includes 3 support hours.

Who owns our project data, and where does it run?

You own your data. Export Excel or CSV from every list at any time, or ask for a complete database backup, and choose the regional cloud or your own server.

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