The engineering contractor

There are also challenges that may be presented by the project budget and schedule which affect every project task and make the difference between an easy project and a near-impossible one. 

The major differences between the challenges faced by contractors on different projects make it difficult to compare performance in absolute terms by reference only to the end technical quality, cost, and completion schedule of the plant. Couple this to the inherent problems of marketing something which does not yet exist, a plant which will 

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The revamp objectives, constraints, and requirements must be clearly stated in a statement of requirement document transmitted to the engineering contractor. The document should be sufficiently detailed and require minimum interpretation so as to avoid oversights and unnecessary site visits. 

Once the operation of the unit has lined out, it is time to conduct a series of test runs to compare performance and economic bend its of the unit with what was projected as part of the original project justification. The results can also be used to determine if the unit s performance meets or exceeds the engineering contractor s performance guarantee. 

Assign dedicated refinery personnel to be stationed in the engineering contractor s office to coordinate project activities and act as a liaison between the refinery and the contractor... 

Process simplification is executed in a formal workshop with a trained experienced facilitator. This VIP should always include key participants from each of the project owner s organizations, the engineering contractor organization, key third-party technology licensors, and equipment or systems vendors, where possible. One or more cold eyes reviewers or sul ect matter experts, who have extensive experience, should be included to provide an objective and unbiased perspective. 

The location of where a review is held should be determined by where the most amount of information and personnel knowledgeable in the facility design and operation are located. Typically new designs will be have the data at the engineering contractor s offices and the reviews will be held there. For existing facilities, the review is usually held at the facility itself. 

Ideally, the engineering contractor staff should be 2-5 times the anticipated peak. In this particular case, the bidder list should be restricted to small and medium sized firms with 80 to 160 employees. 

The engineering contractor must submit calculations to support, among others ... 

In the Engineering Contractor Office During Procurement During Construction... 

The Owner could also delegate construction management to either the engineering contractor or to a Construction Management (C.M.) firm. Although... 

Review and approve Phase 0/1 packages for completeness before transfer to the engineering contractor. 

Direct and supervise the work of the engineering contractor, monitoring its procedures, staffing, and performance to insure that the quality, cost, and schedule objectives are met without unnecessary expense and within timing constraints. 

All the engineering contractors followed essentially the same approach to the project. Engineering was done on a task force basis where personnel were assigned full time to the project on an as needed basis. Most engineering management and supervisory personnel were on the project throughout the duration of the engineering effort. 

There are some important differences in the approach needed by the project owners in the two situations, and therefore in the role of the engineering contractor. 

The engineering contractor who designed the slurry pumparound rate for 700,000 Ib/hr vapor flow was mistaken. He forgot that the superheated reaction vapors were cooled primarily by evaporating cycle oil and not through direct heat exchange with the relatively cool slurry oil pumparound. 

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