Tools
Tools
Applications developed by Vortex Infra for its own design work and available to third parties. They run in the browser; each project's data stays with the user.
Free to use
Multi-criteria methods
Choosing and applying the method for analysing alternatives.
- selection flowchart: AHP, Gaussian AHP, CRITIC, entropy or given weights;
- calculator for measured data, rater data or both, with Monte Carlo;
- theory with formulas and references;
- Excel workbook with every calculation of the worked example.
Open the tool (Portuguese)
Licensed
CAPEX and OPEX estimating
Estimate class and reference budget for railways, metros and highways.
- estimate class by deliverable maturity (AACE RP 98R-18);
- costs by system and design layer, with the source of each line recorded;
- Monte Carlo simulation, accuracy range and sensitivity analysis;
- OPEX by nature, REPEX and life-cycle cost;
- comparison with public cost-per-km references, normalised by currency and year;
- revision log with reconciliation, comment register and Basis of Estimate (AACE RP 34R-05);
- reports and Excel review workbook; Portuguese, English and Spanish.
Licensing: per module, period and user. User access · Request a proposal
On proposal
Technical library
Inventory of the client's standards, manuals, specifications and reference designs, searchable by code, subject or keyword.
- automatic reading of the documents, with a confidence grade per item;
- search tolerant to typos and to the sector's vocabulary (acronyms and synonyms);
- filters by folder, document type, line and design stage; CSV export;
- access restricted to the team, by authorised e-mail.
Typical requests: the standards and specifications of an authority or concessionaire; design references received in a tender; an engineering firm's internal library. User access · Request a proposal