Defense Construction Management Software

Accelerate Mission Critical Project Delivery

Securely deliver mission-ready construction programs and projects in Kahua’s unified construction management platform.

Kahua for Defense and Intelligence

Easy. Modern. Unified.

Ditch Siloed Processes.

Unify your construction management lifecycle. Streamline communication, collaboration, and workflows. Eliminate rework, wasted time, and budget overruns.

 

Statistics Chart

Data You Can Count On.

Access in real-time all your program and project data on one platform. Easily gauge project health, make informed decisions, and report to all stakeholders with confidence.

 

Agility Cycle

Create Infinite Possibilities.

Manage construction programs your way. Modernize, future-proof, and adapt processes as needed with Kahua’s configurable platform.

 

Trusted by Your Federal Peers

GSA

More Than Software

Trusted by defense and intelligence agencies, your teams are empowered to deliver successful mission-ready construction projects.

Security

Build with Peace of Mind

Complete mission-critical projects worry-free. Kahua is FedRAMP Authorized, authorized at DoD IL2 and CMMC 2.0 compliant, implementing robust security measures to protect your data. Build with confidence—your security and trust are our top priorities.

Experience

Experience and Partnership You Can Trust

As trusted partners across federal agencies, we bring an extensive background in working with diverse government requirements. In addition to collaborating with federal IT departments throughout the ATO (Authorization to Operate) process, we ensure teams are up and running quickly. We are committed to meeting your specific needs, so your team is equipped to successfully deliver construction projects.

Procurement

Painless Procurement: Make It Easy

Make procurement faster and easier for your team. Kahua is on the GSA Schedule and offers access to additional contracting vehicles. For more information on all your procurement options, please connect with our federal team.

How We Help

​​Kahua for Federal PMIS​

Modernize project performance while meeting unique requirements of Federal Construction. Discover simplified collaboration among stakeholders, smooth change management, integrated design review – all on one secure platform you can trust. 

Analytics

Kahua Analytics is a business intelligence tool that lives directly inside the Kahua platform analyzes and visualizes raw data to present actionable information for data-driven decisions. 

Monitor Projects in Real-time

Dashboards highlight project risk on the job and call out potential exposures in terms of days and money. Risks are listed in terms of probabilities and severities. 

360 Project Views

Access data and get a quick view on even the largest mega-projects with flexible configurations. 

Single Source of Truth

Capture all project and program data in one optimized assessment. Kahua’s unique hierarchal structure creates unique dashboards and reports. 

Capital Planning

Efficiently prioritize and forecast potential and current projects for multiple year capital plans over defined timeframes based on standard or custom curves. 

Create Multiple Scenarios & Iterations

Determine the best possible project mix based on building type, project type, release dates and funding constraints. 

Accurately Forecast Capital Needs

Select from standard forecast curves or create your own for accurate views of how your projects will consume budget over time. 

Customize Views of Your Capital Plan

Gain visibility into your planned budget and spend levels, including financial details of projects assigned to the plan. 

Cost Management

As projects progress and change orders are submitted, move forward with confidence to minimize financial impact.  

Design Your Cost Control System

With Kahua’s Work Breakdown Structure, you can configure a coding structure that can adapt to existing internal cost codes in your accounting system. 

Control Cost Change

Save time and reduce risk with a single system for logging, tracking and approving change orders from all vendors. 

Enhance Contract Procurement Reporting

Gain visibility to make sure contracts are signed by critical project dates and milestones. 

Design Management

Streamline and enhance the management of all documents requiring review and distribution, including drawings, models, specs and reports. 

Manage Design Review & Approval Process

Integrate QA and Design Review into an adaptable workflow, streamlining the process of getting new revisions reviewed and into the right hands in a timely fashion. 

Collaboration Made Simple

Utilize Kahua’s comment features to communicate between teams. Create action items, distribute tasks and gather input from involved parties. 

Simplify the Process

An automated review process and tracked comments ensures nothing slips through the cracks and reduces potential changes during construction. 

Document Management

As projects progress and change orders are submitted, move forward with confidence to minimize financial impact.  

Leverage Daily Reports to Capture Project Activity

Accurately record weather conditions, add notes, log labor and equipment utilization. 

Optimize the RFI Process

Streamline collaboration with the design team. Access a full audit trail that includes a complete history of every RFI. 

Efficiently Create and Move Submittals

Maintain clear visibility of statuses and important dates with color-coded views and tasks lists.  

Risk Management

Proactively mitigate risk exposure with Kahua’s tool set to improve safety, quality assurance, quality control and high-risk work operations. 

Collect Required Documents

Ensure compliance by building and storing forms in a central location with controlled access. 

Checklists & Inspections

Implement standardized checklists and inspections across projects, categories and sectors.  

Risk Assessment

Evaluate major project decisions with prominent levels of associated risk with a straightforward framework. 

Snapshot

Create an archive of data, records, files and attachments within a project from anywhere in the Kahua platform at any time. 

Own your Project Data

Create and retain a folder with an organized file structure of project records at any point in the lifecycle. 

Create Trusted Archives

Archive the state of projects at a certain time for future legal purposes. 

Be Prepared for an Audit

Retain a complete and permanent backup of Kahua data stored in a secure location 

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions About Kahua for Federal Defense
How does Kahua help me efficiently deliver defense construction projects?

Inefficiencies are costly, and as a federal owner, you're tasked with the challenge of ensuring mission critical projects are managed efficiently. Trusted by over 15 federal agencies, including USACE, the U.S. Air Force, and other defense agencies, Kahua enables you to manage and track it all in one full-lifecycle construction project management platform. Kahua is designed as your single source of truth, eliminating the inefficiencies of managing project components in disconnected systems. Whether it is document management, design management, cost management, or another process, Kahua helps you manage everything seamlessly in one integrated platform.

How does Kahua secure defense project data?

Kahua is committed to protecting project data. The platform is designated as FedRAMP Moderate, DoD IL-2, and CMMC compliant, assuring it will exceed security standards so you can build with peace of mind. You can discover Kahua on the FedRAMP Marketplace. Learn more about our commitment to security and how we are helping your contractors in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) fast track their CMMC certification.

I rely on my contractor’s tool—why is using Kahua better for me?

Your data is one of the most valuable assets you have. Kahua ensures you fully own your project data, improving real-time visibility and risk management. Keep your data secure, accessible, and in your control with Kahua, contact the Federal defense team for more information. When you use a contractor’s system, you only see what they share and have zero control over what data is being captured, how and the quality of the data. Once the project ends or the contractor changes, you risk losing access to critical and historical information.

How can Kahua help me with better reports and insights to my defense projects?

Kahua Analytics, powered by Microsoft PowerBI, empowers you to unlock the full potential of your project data, keeping your team informed and agile in responding to challenges.

How can I procure Kahua, are there any contacting vehicles I can leverage?

Procuring a solution can be complex; however, we have dedicated resources and support to assist you with accelerated procurement. Kahua partners with GSA Schedule 70, SEWP, other government contracting vehicles, and authorized resellers to make procurement less painful. Connect with the defense team to determine the best procurement option for your agency.

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