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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