Cheniere, a leading LNG exporter, partnered with Alitek to modernize its transmittal review process using Documentum Asset Operations. By replacing manual, fragmented workflows with an automated enterprise solution, Cheniere improved review accuracy, reduced financial risk, and delivered measurable cost savings across major capital projects.
Background
Cheniere operates large-scale LNG capital projects that must meet strict contractual, regulatory, and documentation requirements. Accurate and timely review of vendor-submitted transmittals is critical to validating scope changes, maintaining schedule integrity, and protecting financial outcomes.
As capital project complexity and document volumes increased, Cheniere required a more controlled, scalable approach to managing transmittals while maintaining governance over critical asset information.
The review process relied on multiple repositories, spreadsheets, and manual validation, resulting in slow cycle times, missed deadlines, limited visibility, and growing operational risk.
The Solution
Alitek assessed Cheniere’s existing Documentum Asset Operations configuration and transmittal workflows to identify inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement using industry best practices.
A pre-validation framework was implemented to automatically identify errors and eliminate unnecessary manual checks. Document controllers were alerted only when exceptions required attention, enabling more efficient use of specialized resources.
The user experience was streamlined to simplify how transmittals were received, searched, and accessed. Automated naming conventions and filing standards ensured consistency while improving metadata accuracy and attribute management.
Alitek also implemented automated workflows for approvals, notifications, and document lifecycle updates. Real-time dashboards provided immediate visibility into transmittal status, review deadlines, and overall document control performance across capital projects.
Results and Outcomes
The automated transmittal solution delivered immediate and measurable financial impact by consistently meeting review deadlines and eliminating costly project change exposure.
Cheniere reduced capital project costs by more than $1 million annually while improving review accuracy and cycle times. Increased automation enabled document controllers to scale throughput without additional headcount and established a single, secure system of record for critical asset documentation.
Project Highlights
Improved review accuracy by minimizing manual validation and exception-based processing.
Reduced capital project costs by over $1 million per year by consistently meeting transmittal review deadlines.
Increased document controller efficiency without adding additional resources.
Conclusion
By modernizing its transmittal review process, Cheniere transformed a high-risk operational bottleneck into a controlled, automated capability.
Alitek’s solution strengthened governance, reduced financial exposure, and provided real-time insight into capital project documentation at enterprise scale.
