HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- China Chengda Engineering Co. Ltd., the leading engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company in China, has renewed its Strategic Alliance Agreement with Intergraph^®, reaffirming its commitment to a long-term strategic relationship between the two industry leaders. The extension of the agreement allows Chengda access to Intergraph SmartPlant^® Enterprise solutions, as well as consulting and ongoing technical support.

The Intergraph SmartPlant Enterprise portfolio used by Chengda includes Intergraph Smart^™ 3D, PDS^®, SmartPlant Instrumentation, SmartPlant Electrical, SmartPlant Reference Data and SmartPlant Review. This portfolio not only ensures Chengda's position as the preferred EPC company in China, but also meets its growing business demands for increased global competitiveness.

"We have been using Intergraph technology for many years, and we are pleased to extend our long-term strategic relationship with Intergraph," said Chengda officials. "We have achieved great success through the implementation of SmartPlant Enterprise for our engineering projects, and we are confident that SmartPlant Enterprise will continue to deliver tremendous value to our company."

Gerhard Sallinger, Intergraph Process, Power & Marine president, said, "Chengda is an industry leader in China, and we are honored that Chengda continues to choose Intergraph as its trusted engineering technology partner. This strategic relationship further validates Intergraph's leading position in the Chinese petrochemical industry, and SmartPlant Enterprise will continue to power Chengda's engineering innovations for a competitive edge in the domestic and international market."

Welch Sun, Intergraph Process, Power & Marine Greater China Region general manager, said, "Chengda is a venerable and powerful EPC company in China, its social status is self-evident; while Intergraph is a technology pioneer in engineering solutions. There is no challenge too great or too difficult that it cannot be overcome by Chengda and Intergraph working together."

Intergraph's SmartPlant Enterprise offers a powerful portfolio of industry-leading, best-in-class design and data management solutions, enabling companies in the process, power, and marine industries to capture integrated engineering knowledge at the enterprise level for the competitive advantage needed in today's and tomorrow's market. SmartPlant Enterprise solutions enable proven productivity gains, improving engineering efficiency by up to 30 percent.

Intergraph Technical User Forum (TUF) LinkedIn groups provide an online discussion forum for year-round networking between users. To learn more about Intergraph solutions and network with other Intergraph users, visit www.intergraph.com/go/tuf.

The ARC Advisory Group, a leading industry analyst firm, ranked Intergraph as the No. 1 overall worldwide provider of engineering design tools for plant design according to its global market research study, "Engineering Design Tools for Plants and Infrastructure: Market Analysis and Forecast Through 2017."

About Chengda
China Chengda Engineering Co. Ltd. is located in Chengdu, the famous cultural city in southwest China. Chengda was formally known as No. 8 Design Institute of the Ministry of Chemical Industry and was established in 1950s. Over the decades, Chengda has grown into an international engineering corporation mainly engaged in engineering design activities. www.chengda.com‎.

About Intergraph
Intergraph helps the world work smarter. The company's software and solutions improve the lives of millions of people through better facilities, safer communities and more reliable operations.

Intergraph Process, Power & Marine (PP&M) is the world's leading provider of enterprise engineering software enabling smarter design and operation of plants, ships and offshore facilities. Intergraph Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I) is the leader in smart solutions for emergency response, utilities, transportation and other global challenges. For more information, visit www.intergraph.com.

Intergraph is part of Hexagon (Nordic exchange: HEXA B; www.hexagon.com), a leading global provider of design, measurement, and visualization technologies that enable customers to design, measure and position objects, and process and present data.

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