What can we do for you in Project Services?

We don't necessarily want to manage your whole engineering & construction project - but we can get you through some of the tough spots.

Carmagen Engineering specializes in these areas of project management practice:

• Planning for overall project execution
• Validating cost estimates and control tools
• Ensuring constructability of the facility
• Providing contracting services
• Supporting project procurement
• Controlling the quality of design/engineering
• Making Independent Project Reviews
• Strengthening construction planning and safety
• Assisting in plant completion and start-up
• Staffing the Owner’s Project Team

Planning for Overall Project Execution:

• Evaluation of project execution strategies, assessment of risks, and development of approaches to minimize adverse risks
• Front end engineering, including testing of design bases
• Development of critical issues associated with the project
• Developing staffing plans for all project phases and work locations

Validating Cost Estimates and Control Tools:

• Objective and detailed appraisal of capital cost estimates for methodology and completeness
• Scoping and assessment of project cost control organization and systems for responsiveness

Ensuring Constructability of the Facility:

• Develop and apply a structure program to apply comprehensive construction knowledge and experience from design development through construction

Providing Contracting Services:

• Development of contracting strategies for the overall project and each major job, with appropriate commercial approaches for each anticipated contract
• Assistance for owner’s legal and project functions in preparing bid documents to get targeted results
• Assistance with screening of potential bidders, identification of qualified bidders, and determination of a bidding slate for each job
• Assistance with planning for and administration of the bidding process, review of proposals, and preparation of an award recommendation for each contract

Supporting Project Procurement:

• Definition and documentation of responsibility splits and interfaces between the Owner and contractor(s)
• Identification of procurement items critical to project schedule, quality, and/or cost
• Development of a comprehensive purchasing plan, including expediting, shop inspection, and related activities as well as cost-effective procurement of low-value items
• Development of a logistics plan appropriate to project size, complexity, and location, including packing and shipping, export/import considerations, receiving and temporary storage

Controlling and Quality of Engineering Design:

• As an extension of the Owner’s Project Team, conduct a program for selective, detailed review of engineering design for mechanical, machinery, fired equipment, instrumentation, safety, electrical, and civil engineering aspects of the facility

Making Independent Project Reviews:

• Conduct planned, in-depth, quick-response appraisals of project performance at key milestones to give Owner’s management an unbiased picture of strengths and weaknesses of the project

Optimizing the Construction Process:

• Implement comprehensive planning of the entire construction process to provide basis for safe and effective worksite activities
• Perform specialized Construction Safety Execution Planning to provide specific worksite safety programs in appropriate depth and breadth to meet Owner’s safety goals
• Provide specialized Mobile Crane/Lifting Safety Program including onsite training for crane operators, foremen, supervisors, and field engineers, as appropriate

Assisting in Plant Completion and Start-up:

• Plan for and assist implementation of required coordination among contractors and project team at interface between near-completion of construction and initial operation of facility, including such items as:
  • Detailed identification of systems for turnover
  • Documentation of pre-startup checkout requirements
  • Delineation of procedures for punch lists
  • Turnover statements
  • Records management
  • Close-out/acceptance

Staffing the Owner’s Project Team:

• Filling Project Manager and other PM Team leadership positions
• Filling PM Team gaps to meet functional or time requirements
• Fielding a completion PM Team