“The isometrics and the weld map came before the walk-down. Our quality group had what it needed the day the first spool landed.”
Kurt P.Maintenance manager, food plant
Process piping and pipefitting, Toledo, Ohio
Process piping, planned around your shutdown
Welders and pipefitters for plants in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. We build carbon steel, stainless, alloy and plastic lines in our shop and tie them in on your schedule, with union or open-shop crews.
Where are you in the plan?
Capabilities matrix
Pick the line. Read across to see how it is joined, tested and scheduled.
| How it fits your shutdown | How we join and test it | |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon steel, process and utility | How it fits your shutdownSpooled in our shop from your isometrics, so the window is for tie-ins. | How we join and test itButt-welded, socket-welded or flanged to your line class, by welders qualified on the weld procedure. |
| Stainless steel | How it fits your shutdownSpools arrive capped and tagged. Field welds are sequenced so the purge setup moves once. | How we join and test itManual and orbital gas tungsten arc welding, with purge, pickling and passivation as the spec requires. |
| Chrome-moly and alloy steel | How it fits your shutdownLongest material lead. We ask for the line list at the first walk-down. | How we join and test itPreheat and post-weld heat treatment to the procedure, with records kept by joint number. |
| Polyethylene and thermoplastic | How it fits your shutdownFused in the shop or beside the work, then set during the window. | How we join and test itButt and socket fusion by trained operators, with the fusion data logged for each joint. |
| Steam and condensate | How it fits your shutdownIsolation points and cool-down time are written into the schedule with your operations team. | How we join and test itWelded construction with supports, expansion and drip legs drawn before the first cut. |
| Hydrotest and flushing | How it fits your shutdownPlanned as the last step in the window, with time to drain and dry. | How we join and test itTested to the code and your spec, with witness points agreed in advance. |
| Codes | How it fits your shutdownSpec questions are answered in the bid, not after mobilization. | How we join and test itASME B31.3 process piping and B31.1 power piping, or your plant's own spec. We ask which governs at the walk-down. |
| Labor | How it fits your shutdownNamed in the bid, with the crew list and the foreman. | How we join and test itUnion and open-shop crews. Your site's labor agreement decides which one we send. |
| Safety record | How it fits your shutdownIn the bid packet, never rounded in a headline. | How we join and test itExperience modification rate, recordable incident rate and OSHA logs, current and prior years, on one page. |
Most of the pipe is built before the shutdown starts
Spools are cut, fit and welded in our Toledo shop from your isometrics, then tagged to the line number. When the window opens, the crew is making tie-ins, not fabricating.
Isometrics checked against a walk-down
A weld map and traveler for every spool
Hydrotest and dry-out sequenced into the window
Contracts
Four ways plants hire us, and what is written down first
Planned shutdown
A bid for a fixed scope and a fixed window.
Scope, exclusions and the tie-in sequence
Crew list and labor status
Form of contract, stated in the bid
Blanket service agreement
A standing agreement for the repairs and small projects a plant has all year.
Rates and rate sheet attached
Who calls whom, and when
Callout terms, including after hours
Capital project
New lines, expansions and equipment hookups, built to the drawings.
Schedule tied to the turnover date
Weld and test records handed over by system
Change orders in writing before work
Unplanned repair
A line is down. We start with a call and a site visit.
What we need: line number, fluid, pressure, isolations
Who answers outside office hours
Work under your agreement or a one-time order
The bid packet
What comes with every bid
- Licenses
- Plumbing Contractor · OH Lic. 000000 · Ohio Construction Industry Licensing BoardCan contract for plumbing work in Ohio
- Insurance
- General liability, umbrella and workers' compensationCertificates go in every bid packet
- In the packet
- Safety packet · Program, training records and the record on one pageWelder and procedure records · For the processes your spec calls forSchedule · Tie-in sequence and test steps, by lineCrew list · Names, roles and union or open-shop status
Safety record
Our safety record goes in the packet, not in a headline
Experience modification rate, recordable incident rate and OSHA logs for the current and prior years come with every bid, on one page you can hand to your EHS coordinator. We don't round them, and we don't print a number here that you can't check.
Service area
Plants we go to
Toledo and the counties around it in Ohio, plus Monroe and Lenawee counties in Michigan.
Lucas County
- Ottawa Hills
- Monclova
- Neapolis
- Berkey
Wood County
- Millbury
- Luckey
- Pemberville
Ottawa, Sandusky, Henry and Fulton counties
- Genoa
- Oak Harbor
- Fremont
- Gibsonburg
- Napoleon
- Delta
- Wauseon
Monroe and Lenawee counties
- Ida
- Dundee
- Blissfield
- Adrian
We do not do house plumbing or small repair calls. Projects farther out are by agreement, when the scope and schedule justify the mobilization: call with the scope.
Plant side
What a job looks like from the plant
“The bid said which tie-ins would wait on material, so we planned the window around them instead of finding out on day two.”
Emir M.Facilities engineer, parts manufacturer
“Their packet answered the questions on our contractor form, and the first-day orientation took the time we had set aside for it.”
Rosalie C.EHS coordinator, chemical plant
Sample reviews.
Questions
Before the walk-down
Do you work union or open shop?
Both. Which crew we send depends on your site's labor agreement, and the bid names it with the crew list.
Which codes do you build to?
The one your spec names: ASME B31.3 for process piping, B31.1 for power piping, or your plant's own standard. If the spec is silent, we ask before we price.
What do you need to give us a bid?
A scope sheet, the isometrics or P&IDs you have, the line list, the material spec, your window dates and your site rules. A walk-down fills in the rest.
How is the work priced?
In the bid, as a lump sum, unit rates, or time and materials, depending on how well the scope is defined. The form of contract is stated before any work starts.
What do we get at turnover?
Weld maps and records by joint, test records, mill test reports as received, and marked-up drawings, organized by system.
Who answers when a line goes down?
The main line is answered during office hours. Outside them it takes a message for the on-call coordinator, and callout terms are in your service agreement.
Plant managers and facilities engineers
Send us the scope
Tell us what is down or what is changing. An estimator calls to set the walk-down.
Phone(419) 555-0102
Hours
- Monday – FridayToday
- 6:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Saturday – SundayToday
- Closed