Inspector Buddy Who can join? What you get? Pre-requisite

Be an Inspector Buddy

Who can join as an Inspector Buddy?

Procurement Buddy enlists the Third-party Inspection Agencies as Inspector Buddies.

What you get as an Inspector Buddy

Verified Company Page, Buddy Score & Buddy Rating

Inspector Buddy gets a dedicated PB-certified Public Page, which displays the Buddy Score and Buddy Rating along with the details of their inspection capabilities, such as:

  • Office address and associated geographic coverage area (regions/ countries from which inspections can be serviced), and the number of qualified inspectors available at that location.
  • Product categories covered such as valves, pipes, flanges, fittings, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, rotating equipment, structural steel, electrical equipment, instrumentation, and others.
  • Types of inspection services: stage inspection, final inspection, witness testing, expediting, pre-shipment inspection, material verification etc.
  • Familiarity with International Codes: ASME, API, ASTM, EN, IS, ISO, NACE, AWS, and other relevant international standards.
  • Non-destructive testing (NDT) capabilities along with valid NDT personnel certifications (e.g., ASNT Level II/ III, PCN, CSWIP).
  • Previous Track Record certified by ProcurementBuddy

PB's Procurement Engine � Post Order Module

Inspector Buddy gets access to the Post Order Module of PB's Procurement Engine to participate in inspection orders for the industrial product procured by Buyer Buddy. Upon receiving an Inspection Order through the Post Order Module, the Inspector Buddy shall assign qualified inspector(s), coordinate inspection scheduling with the Supplier Buddy, conduct inspections as per the approved Inspection & Test Plan (ITP), upload stage-wise inspection reports, non-conformance reports (NCRs) where applicable, final inspection release notes, and dispatch clearance certificates on the platform.

Impartiality and Independence

The Inspector Buddy shall conduct all inspections impartially and independently. The Inspector Buddy shall not have any financial interest, ownership stake, or commercial relationship with the Supplier Buddy being inspected that could compromise the objectivity of the inspection. Any potential conflict of interest must be disclosed to Buyer Buddy and PB prior to the acceptance of the Inspection Order.

The Inspector Buddy shall maintain a register of qualified inspection personnel on the platform, including each inspector's name, qualifications, certifications (e.g., AWS CWI, CSWIP 3.1/ 3.2, NACE CIP, BGAS-CSWIP), years of experience, and product specialization. Only personnel registered on the platform shall be assigned to inspection orders.
Pre-requisite for Inspector Buddy

ProcurementBuddy uses a dynamic scoring system, i.e., the Buddy Score, to manage Inspector Buddy enlistment, see documentation requirements.

The prerequisites for Inspector Buddy are as follows:

  • The applicant's business should have been incorporated at least six (6) months before the date of application for enlistment.
  • Enlistment Team User Roles shall be mapped with the suitable stakeholders in the Applicant's Company.

Also see the PB Admin Team (PBAT) rights and PB's Banning Policy.