Accela®, a leading provider of civic engagement software for government agencies, has officially announced the acquisition of ePermitHub, which happens to be a a pioneering technology firm specializing in streamlined document management and planned review processes.
According to certain reports, the stated deal builds upon former’s suite of solutions to offer a more integrated approach for government agencies to manage civic responsibilities.
More on that would reveal how Accela will be able to leverage, moving forward, ePermitHub’s underlying Digital Plan Room and COMET Version Engine to automate and standardize document management all for the purpose of reducing turnaround times attached to plan approvals and revisions. The overarching idea here is to enhance the transparency and efficiency of government services.
“We are thrilled to welcome ePermitHub into the Accela family. This pivotal step forward enhances our ability to serve our communities more effectively, integrating cutting-edge technology that empowers governments to meet the evolving needs of their constituents,” said Noam Reininger, CEO of Accela.
Having referred to the initial bits and bobs, we now must take a deeper view of how this acquisition will benefit Accela’s customers.
For starters, they would be able to leverage streamlined plan submission and permitting process. This translates to how the clientele in question can enjoy automated validation of their plan submission, something which ensures that all documents are accurate and complete upon submission.
Such a setup also eliminates any need for multiple revisions, thus cutting back significantly on the time-related requirements.
Next up, there is the potential for enhanced collaboration. ePermitHub’s acquisition will basically bring forth an ability to create markups and comments for tracking changes and communicating within plan documents.
The stated feature, like you can guess, treads up a long distance to preach effective collaboration across government agencies, as well as with constituents, to instigate faster resolution times and improved service delivery.
Another detail worth a mention is rooted in the prospect of minimized delays and costs. You see, with ePermitHub’s technologies already integrated into the Accela Civic Platform, agencies across the board will have all the means to shorten permit process, save government staff substantial amount of time, and reduce costs for construction professionals.
Rounding up highlights is a facility dedicated towards AI-automated plan review. Here, Accela effectively plans on leveraging advanced AI technologies and ePermitHub’s extensive knowledge base of past electronic plan submissions to automate the plan review process, improve permit quality, and expedite approvals.
A possible use case for this could be automatically assisting users in interpreting construction codes to facilitate compliance, flag plan deficiencies to citizens before submission are accepted, and quickly analyze large plan sets to simplify plan reviewers’ manual tasks.
“We are excited to join forces with Accela. This acquisition will enable us to leverage Accela’s robust platform and resources to accelerate our growth and our AI product expansion, ultimately benefiting our customers and the communities they serve,” said Maykel Martin, CEO of ePermitHub.
Making the given acquisition even more significant is Accela’s own stature. We get to say so because, at present, the company is understood to be one of the leading providers in cloud-based software space. On a practical note, Accela delivers at your disposal a configurable platform and out-of-the-box civic applications for core processes, including permitting, licensing, code enforcement, and more.
The company’s excellence in providing these services can also be understood once you consider it is currently a trusted partner for over 600 agencies and jurisdictions worldwide.
