Under an EPC delivery model, an EPC contractor will generally be responsible for the Engineering design, Construction and Commissioning of a facility. An EPC contract will typically function as a 'turnkey' contract, meaning upon completion the owner will (ideally) only need to 'turn the key' ...
It seems to the authors that the meaning of EPCM (as opposed to EPC) is still relatively unknown amongst a large part of the construction fraternity. The key confusion which often arises is that whilst the "C" in "EPCM" stands for "Construction", this is in the context of "CM" i.e...
‘International Project Management’ has taken on whole new meaning in 2020, with global project coordination facing some extraordinary challenges. However, when managing projects around the world is already your bread and butter, as it is for us, we simply take advantage of all the tools and sk...
“The ‘resource’ will be viewed not only from ageological perspective, but from a human capital“For a long time, we have designed mines aroundthe resource, but that is going to take on a new meaning going forward. The ‘resource’ will be viewed not only from a geological perspective,...
Even though the ‘turnkey projects’ brand has many diverse uses and an unclear meaning, the approach is appreciated and used by employers in need of implementing a one-off or very specific EPC project. Turnkey projects are preferred where the employers lack the necessary experience or where ...
Pipeline pigging entails using a device called Pig to perform tasks such as cleaning, inspection, maintenance, batching, and dimension check on a new or existing pipeline. During pigging operation of an existing pipeline, pipeline operations are not stopped meaning the pigging tool is introduced into...
EPC: Engineering, Procurement and Construction Under an EPC delivery model, an EPC contractor will generally be responsible for the Engineering design, Construction and Commissioning of a facility. An EPC contract will typically function as a 'turnkey' contract, meaning upon completion the owner will...
It seems to the authors that the meaning of EPCM (as opposed to EPC) is still relatively unknown amongst a large part of the construction fraternity. The key confusion which often arises is that whilst the "C" in "EPCM" stands for "Construction", this is in the context of "CM" i.e...