ARCH Pro – Asset & Resource Cost Harmonization

What — A capital planning and funding management platform that carries a project from planning through execution. Delivered as an Excel add-in built on Office.js.

Why — Funding requests are reviewed against what was asked for before. ARCH™ keeps Original, Previous and Current in one place, so the history is always answerable.

How — Project costing to the UNIFORMAT II standard, funding phases, leasing authorities, risk allocated by account and year, the Betterment Test for CAPEX and OPEX, and Cost Plan, Summary and Funding reports:

• Set your own escalation and discount rates, CAPEX and OPEX accounting codes, and funding sources.
• Track Original, Interim, Previous and Current funding phases across the project's life.
• Separate Lease Contract Authorities from Lease Project Authorities, and discount lease costs where policy requires.
• Let the Betterment Test split each cost into CAPEX and OPEX against the component's replacement cost, with thresholds you can set.
• Escalate with Statistics Canada construction price indexes and regional replacement cost rates for the city you choose.

DOME™ evaluates the decision. ARCH™ manages what follows, because a recommendation still has to survive the funding process behind it.

Your project costs stay in your workbook; only your Microsoft account and organisation identifiers are sent, to check your licence. Subscription required: 30-day free trial, then monthly or annual. Organisations can license their whole Microsoft 365 tenant through First Porter. Requires Excel for Microsoft 365 (Windows, Mac, web or iPad), or Excel 2019 or later on Mac.