Infrastructure 2023 East Africa

EPC Procurement Workflow Automation Platform

End-to-end digital procurement platform replacing manual purchase order workflows across a multi-country EPC infrastructure project — managing 300+ active vendors and $120M in annual procurement volume.

$120M+
Annual Volume Managed
68%
PO Processing Time Saved
$4.2M
Duplicate Spend Prevented

The Problem

The contractor was managing $120M+ in procurement through email chains, shared spreadsheets, and paper purchase orders. Approval bottlenecks and lack of vendor performance data were causing project cost overruns and supply chain failures.

The Solution

BKI designed and deployed a full-cycle procurement platform covering vendor registration, RFQ management, automated approval routing, PO generation, goods receipt, and supplier performance scoring.

Outcome

68% reduction in PO processing time. $4.2M in identified duplicate spend prevented. Complete vendor performance audit trail across 300+ suppliers.

Technology Stack

PHP 8 Laravel MySQL Alpine.js TailwindCSS PDF generation REST API

Project Details

Sector Infrastructure
Year 2023
Location East Africa
Client EPC Contractor (Confidential)

Key Results

$120M+
Annual Volume Managed
68%
PO Processing Time Saved
$4.2M
Duplicate Spend Prevented

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