Predictika · Gas turbine power island and service agreement quotes
An AI sales agent prepares a gas turbine power island and long-term service agreement quote for a fictional customer of Aurelis Power Systems: turbine model and units, cycle, site conditions, fuel and emissions, black start, service agreement, payment terms, delivery date, discount and a total price it tells the customer. The company, its TX-series turbines and every figure are fictional. Before the quote goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks the whole plant against the example rules and returns a verdict, every reason and the price it computed.
This validator models quotes for the fictional Aurelis TX-series gas turbine power island, not just the scenarios shown below.
Any quote for a plant built from these turbines that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: turbines outside the four modeled, real prices or service rates, balance-of-plant equipment, financing and tax. Aurelis Power Systems is fictional; its products, ratings, prices and policies are examples.
8 scenarios in 4 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch
Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)
Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run
What this means
Our assessment of what typical CPQ products (product rules, price rules and validation rules) do with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.
| What the validator caught | Typical rules-based CPQ | Predictika |
|---|---|---|
| Output at site conditions that depends on units, redundancy, heat and altitude | Only with workarounds Heat and altitude derate, units in service and N+1 redundancy combine into one computed output, which usually becomes a formula plus a validation rule per turbine; adding a unit to fix it also moves the price and the discount band. | The output is computed from the turbine data and compared with the requirement on every call, and the price and the discount authority are recomputed from the same request. |
| Fuel, emissions and black-start options that interact with start time and delivery | Only with care Each option rule is simple, but hydrogen share, dual fuel, the NOx guarantee and black start are turbine-specific, and combined cycle adds start time and lead time, so the rules must be kept in step as models are added. | Limits are read from the turbine data and every option is a field of the same request, so a fix that moves one check is seen by the others. |
| Service agreement hours that depend on running hours, starts, term and turbine | Only with workarounds Hours depend on running hours, starts and term together and must be compared with a turbine-specific inspection interval, with a separate rule for cyclic duty. | The equivalent operating hours are computed and compared with the inspection interval on every call. |
| Payment terms, buyer credit and discount authority that depends on order size | Only with care A down-payment floor, an approval band, a credit condition and discount tiers that change with the equipment value mean a rule per band, recomputed whenever units or options change. | All thresholds are evaluated together and returned with the reason; the approvable maximum is computed from the equipment value. |
| A total the agent states that must match, and every problem in one answer | Only with workarounds Comparing a stated total with a computed one needs its own rule, and rules tend to fire as a step is completed, so a rep fixes one error and meets the next. | The stated total is a field of the request, and all findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in. |
Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.
| 1 | 67.0 MW available is less than 6 percent above the 65.0 MW required; performance guarantees need engineering sign-off. |
| 2 | 12 percent down payment is below the 18 percent standard milestone; finance must approve. |
| 3 | 10 percent discount is above the 4 percent a sales manager can give; approvable up to 14 percent. |
| 4 | 350 starts per year is cyclic duty; LTSA pricing needs service-risk approval. |
| 5 | 5 percent discount is above the 4 percent a sales manager can give; approvable up to 8 percent. |
| 6 | 112.96 MW available (56.48 MW per unit at 35 C and 100 m, N redundancy) is below the 118.0 MW required. |
| 7 | 29.41 MW available (29.41 MW per unit at 25 C and 0 m, N_Plus_1 redundancy) is below the 40.0 MW required. |
| 8 | 30 percent hydrogen exceeds the 18 percent the TX-A30 aeroderivative gas turbine combustion system is rated for. |
| 9 | Permit limit 20 ppm NOx is below the 30 ppm DLE guarantee; add SCR. |
| 10 | Black start on the TX-880 industrial gas turbine needs the black-start diesel package. |
| 11 | Start to full load takes about 49 min; the customer requires 30 min. |
| 12 | LTSA term 4 years is outside 5 to 20 years. |
| 13 | 30,400 EOH over the LTSA term does not reach the first major inspection at 44,000 EOH. |
| 14 | 5 percent down payment is below the 12 percent minimum. |
| 15 | A sub-investment-grade buyer needs at least 25 percent down or a letter of credit. |
| 16 | Delivery takes about 26 months; the customer needs commercial operation in 20. |
| 17 | 15 percent discount exceeds the 14 percent that can be approved on $118,000,000 of equipment. |
| 18 | Dual fuel is not offered on the DLE TX-A30 aeroderivative gas turbine. |
| 19 | The total price the agent states ($122,079,560) differs from the total the validator computes ($128,504,800). |
The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.
The agent's request. Please quote 2 Aurelis TX-720 gas turbines in combined cycle, a hydrogen blend (40 percent hydrogen), 90 MW required at 40 C and 600 m, a 15 ppm NOx permit, black start and full load within 30 minutes, a 5-year service agreement (3,000 hours and 100 starts a year), 8 percent down from a sub-investment-grade buyer, commercial operation within 18 months, and a 12 percent discount. The quote total is $71,058,240. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote 4 Aurelis TX-720 gas turbines in combined cycle, a hydrogen blend (30 percent hydrogen), 90 MW required at 40 C and 600 m, a 15 ppm NOx permit with SCR, black start with the diesel package and full load within 50 minutes, an 8-year service agreement (6,000 hours and 100 starts a year), 25 percent down from a sub-investment-grade buyer, commercial operation within 26 months, and a 4 percent discount. The quote total is $197,452,800. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Please quote 3 Aurelis TX-A30 gas turbines in simple cycle with N+1 redundancy, natural gas, 56 MW required at 25 C and 0 m, a 30 ppm NOx permit, black start and full load within 10 minutes, a 10-year service agreement (3,000 hours and 350 starts a year), 15 percent down from an investment-grade buyer, commercial operation within 14 months, and a 6 percent discount. The quote total is $66,288,000. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Needs approval.
The agent's request. Please quote 3 Aurelis TX-A30 gas turbines in simple cycle with N+1 redundancy, natural gas, 54 MW required at 25 C and 0 m, a 30 ppm NOx permit, black start and full load within 10 minutes, a 10-year service agreement (3,000 hours and 250 starts a year), 20 percent down from an investment-grade buyer, commercial operation within 14 months, and a 4 percent discount. The quote total is $67,572,000. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Please quote 1 Aurelis TX-A30 gas turbine in simple cycle, a hydrogen blend (30 percent hydrogen), 29 MW required at 18 C and 0 m, a 20 ppm NOx permit, 20 percent down from an investment-grade buyer, commercial operation within 14 months, and no discount. The quote total is $22,300,000. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote 1 Aurelis TX-A30 gas turbine in simple cycle, a hydrogen blend (15 percent hydrogen), 29 MW required at 18 C and 0 m, a 20 ppm NOx permit with SCR, 20 percent down from an investment-grade buyer, commercial operation within 14 months, and no discount. The quote total is $25,100,000. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Please quote 2 Aurelis TX-880 gas turbines in combined cycle, natural gas, 100 MW required at 35 C and 100 m, a 30 ppm NOx permit, a 12-year service agreement (7,000 hours and 50 starts a year), 20 percent down from an investment-grade buyer, commercial operation within 30 months, and a 3 percent discount. The quote total is $122,079,560. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote 2 Aurelis TX-880 gas turbines in combined cycle, natural gas, 100 MW required at 35 C and 100 m, a 30 ppm NOx permit, a 12-year service agreement (7,000 hours and 50 starts a year), 20 percent down from an investment-grade buyer, commercial operation within 30 months, and a 3 percent discount. The quote total is $128,504,800. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
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