Predictika · Lift-station pump package quotes: duty point, motor, controls, lead time and discount
An AI sales agent prepares a lift-station pump package quote for a fictional water utility, with the total price it expects. Before the quote goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika’s validator, which checks it against duty point, motor, application, power supply, controller, lead time and discount rules, compares the total the agent states with the one it computes, and returns a verdict with every reason. All prices are illustrative estimates in US dollars.
This validator checks and prices lift-station pump packages built from submersible pumps, starters, controllers, cable and a care agreement. It handles any package built from those parts, not just the scenarios shown below.
It does not cover other pump makers, real prices, specifications or contracts, or any real customer.
8 scenarios in 4 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch
Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.
Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)
Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run
What this means
Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ or Revenue Cloud) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.
| What the validator catches | Typical rules-based CPQ | Predictika |
|---|---|---|
| Duty point against the pump curve and motor | Only with workarounds The curve check and the shaft power calculation come from the flow and head the customer needs, not from a lookup, so every model needs its own formula. | The hydraulic check is computed from the choices on every quote, with every pump model in one catalog. |
| Application rules (raw sewage, hazardous area) | Only with care Solids passage, a standby pump and explosion-proof requirements depend on the application and the model, and each pairing is its own product rule. | All application limits are evaluated together and each failure is returned with its reason. |
| Power supply and starter limits | Only with care Single-phase and direct-on-line limits depend on the motor size of the chosen pump. | The limits are checked against the motor rating in the same pass. |
| Controller prerequisites | Only with care Drives and the care agreement both need the MultiSmart controller, so the rule has to be repeated for each. | Each prerequisite is its own finding, returned together. |
| Lead time against the need date | Only with care Adding the explosion-proof and drive adders to a pump lead time and comparing it with a date means one more rule per product line. | Lead time is computed from catalog attributes and checked against the need date. |
| Pricing, discount authority and a total that reconciles | Only with workarounds Discount authority that depends on the package total is easy to get out of step with the quote total, and approval steps must keep the release blocked. | The same computed figures feed the line items and the total, and approvals are returned with the verdict. |
| The total the agent states | Only with workarounds Comparing a stated figure with a computed one means a separate rule per quote layout, and price rules rarely run on stated figures. | The stated total is a field in the request and is checked against the computed total. |
| Every problem returned in one answer | Only with workarounds Rules tend to fire as the quote is saved, so a rep often fixes one error and meets the next. | All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in. |
Every rule is checked on every call, in whatever order the choices arrive, and one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.
| Rule | Effect | What it checks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | block | The duty point (flow and head) must lie under the pump curve, a straight line from shut-off head to run-out flow |
| 2 | approval | A duty flow outside 30 to 85 percent of the run-out flow needs an application engineer review |
| 3 | block | The shaft power at the duty point cannot exceed the motor rating |
| 4 | block | Raw sewage needs a pump that passes 75 mm solids |
| 5 | block | A raw sewage lift station needs a duplex or larger, with a standby pump |
| 6 | block | A classified wet well needs explosion-proof pumps, and not every pump comes in an explosion-proof version |
| 7 | block | Single-phase 230 V power is limited to 3 kW motors, and direct-on-line starting to 11 kW |
| 8 | block | Variable-speed drives and the 5 year care agreement both need the MultiSmart controller |
| 9 | block | Lead time is the pump plus the explosion-proof and drive add-ons, and cannot exceed the customer need date |
| 10 | block, approval | The discount ceiling depends on package size (6 percent, or 12 percent from USD 100,000); above the 4 percent a rep can give it needs approval |
| 11 | computed | Price is pumps, starters, controller and cable, less the discount, plus the care agreement |
| 12 | block | The total price the agent states must match the validator figure within USD 1 |
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. A single Flygt NP 3127 N-pump with a soft starter and FGC float controls for a raw sewage lift station, 30 L/s at 15 m on three-phase 460 V power, needed in 8 weeks. Total price USD 24,120.00. Ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Two Flygt NP 3127 N-pumps with soft starters and FGC float controls for a raw sewage lift station, 30 L/s at 15 m on three-phase 460 V power, needed in 8 weeks. Total price USD 46,440.00. Ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Two Flygt NP 3127 N-pumps with variable-speed drives, FGC float controls and the 5 year Flygt care agreement, 30 L/s at 15 m for stormwater on three-phase 460 V power, needed in 10 weeks. Total price USD 65,220.00. Ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Two Flygt NP 3127 N-pumps with variable-speed drives, the MultiSmart controller and the 5 year Flygt care agreement, 30 L/s at 15 m for stormwater on three-phase 460 V power, needed in 10 weeks. Total price USD 72,920.00. Ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Two Flygt NP 3202 N-pumps with soft starters and FGC float controls, 120 L/s at 25 m for stormwater on three-phase 460 V power, with a 15 percent discount, needed in 8 weeks. Total price USD 101,422.00. Ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Two Flygt NP 3202 N-pumps with soft starters and FGC float controls, 120 L/s at 25 m for stormwater on three-phase 460 V power, with a 7 percent discount, needed in 14 weeks. Total price USD 110,967.60. Ready to send.
Verdict: Needs approval.
The agent's request. Two Flygt CP 3127 C-pumps with direct-on-line starters and FGC float controls for a raw sewage lift station, 30 L/s at 12 m on three-phase 230 V power, needed in 8 weeks. Total price USD 33,354.00. Ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Two Flygt CP 3127 C-pumps with direct-on-line starters and FGC float controls for a raw sewage lift station, 30 L/s at 12 m on three-phase 230 V power, needed in 8 weeks. Total price USD 39,240.00. Ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.