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Planned work

A shutdown, in the order it happens

  1. 01

    Step 1: Walk-down

    We walk the lines with your engineers, take field measurements and note what the drawings do not show.

    • Isolation points and access

    • Insulation, supports and clearances

  2. 02

    Step 2: Scope and bid

    The bid lists what is in, what is out, the form of contract and the crew.

    • Tie-in list by line number

    • Material we supply and material you supply

  3. 03

    Step 3: Prefabrication

    Spools are built and tagged in our shop while you plan the outage.

    • Weld map and traveler for every spool

    • Shop inspection before it ships

  4. 04

    Step 4: Mobilization

    Orientation, permits and lockout are done before the window opens, not during it.

    • Site orientation for every crew member

    • Hot-work and confined-space permits

  5. 05

    Step 5: Tie-ins in the window

    Crews work the hours of your window, including nights and weekends, to the sequence in the bid.

    • A daily progress sheet to your outage lead

    • Changes in writing with the reason

  6. 06

    Step 6: Test and turnover

    Tests are witnessed as agreed, then records are handed over by system.

    • Weld maps and test records

    • Marked-up drawings

A run of grey pipes with valves along a dark wall

Unplanned work

When a line goes down

Call the main number. Outside office hours it takes a message for the on-call coordinator, who calls back.

  1. Tell us the line

    Line number or description, the fluid, the pressure and temperature, and what is isolated.

  2. We send a fitter to look

    A foreman or fitter looks at the break and tells you what it takes: materials, crew and time.

  3. Repair under your agreement

    If you have a service agreement, its rates and terms apply. If not, a one-time order is written first.

  4. Then the paper

    Weld records and a repair report go to your maintenance file when the work is done.

Terms

What the bid says, in plain words

  • Form of contract

    Lump sum, unit rates, or time and materials. Which one fits depends on how well the scope is defined, and the bid says why.

  • Change orders

    Written before the work, with the reason and what it moves in the schedule.

  • Labor

    Union or open-shop crew, named with the foreman. The site's labor agreement decides.

  • Insurance and site rules

    Certificates come with the bid. We follow your site's contractor requirements and orientation.

Bring the outage plan, or what you have of it

A scope sheet, a line list and the window dates are enough to start.