Complete Control Over Document Submissions and Approvals

Manage the entire submittal lifecycle with powerful document workflows. Track submissions, monitor approvals, and never miss a deadline with intelligent forecasting and alerts.

Submittal dashboard showing status tracking, 14-day forecast, and automated approval workflow

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The Submittal Bottleneck

  • 1Email-based submittals get lost in inboxes
  • 2No visibility into where a submittal stands in the approval process
  • 3Late submissions impact procurement schedules
  • 4Revision cycles drag on without accountability
  • 5Compliance reporting requires manual data compilation
The Solution

Arkan Submittal & Document Workflows Capabilities

Submittal Plans

Create and manage submittal schedules

Category and type organization

Subcategory Definition

Define categories per submittal type

Hierarchical organization

Document Type Linking

Associate document types with submittals

Automatic classification

Status Tracking

Under Process, Under Process Late, Completed On Time, Completed Late

Real-time status updates

Follow-up Requests

Create and track follow-up items

Threaded communication

Escalation Tracking

Monitor overdue items with automatic alerts

14-day forecasting

Key Performance Indicators

Dashboard KPIs

Submittal Types Count

Number of distinct categories

Total Requests

All submittal requests in system

Expected Documents

Documents awaiting submission

Upcoming Requests

14-day forecast of due submittals

Completed Submissions

Successfully closed submittals

Under Process

Currently in approval workflow

Late Submissions

Past due date

Done Late

Completed after due date

How It Works

Simple 4-Step Process

1

Plan: Create submittal schedule with categories

2

Submit: Attach documents and route for approval

3

Track: Monitor status and respond to comments

4

Close: Receive approval and file for record

Key Benefits

Measurable Impact

Approval Cycle

50% faster

Automated routing vs. email

On-Time Submissions

35% improvement

Proactive alerts and forecasting

Compliance Reports

Instant

Real-time data, no manual compilation

We had over 300 submittals pending across 8 projects with no clear visibility. The 14-day forecast showed us we were about to miss critical deadlines. Automated alerts to consultants got responses in 48 hours instead of weeks. Our submittal approval rate went from 60% to 95%.

Omar Al-Jaber

Document Controller

Aramco Residential Construction

Works seamlessly with other Arkan features

Submittal & Document Workflows integrates with Drawing Collaboration, Workflow Engine, Executive Dashboards and more for a complete construction management solution.

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