Background
A British gas distribution company’s facility in Kent was reducing the pressure of natural gas received at high pressure from the transmission network to levels suitable for onward distribution to consumers. The objective of the company’s new facility was to harness the potential energy that would normally be lost through the pressure-reducing process to generate electricity via a new turboexpander and combined heat and power (CHP) plant installation. This new facility would then be used to power the client’s offices and other infrastructure.
Services Provided
Rimkus reported directly to the client’s Senior Project Manager and provided the following services:
- Pre-contract services supporting the procurement team with the production of invitation to tender documents
- Tender analysis
- Post-contract services supporting the project management team with contract planning and cost forecasting
- Post-contract award and cost administration, including assessment and validation of contractors interim applications
- Final account agreement
- Settlement of contractor accounts
Given the varied nature of the key project elements, multiple forms of contract were deployed to execute the works. These included bespoke procurement arrangements for the new turboexpander and CHP plant and the new equipment, as well as the use of the client’s standard terms and existing frameworks generally based upon NEC3 Professional Services Contract (PSC) Options A and E for design works and NEC3 ECC Options A and C for site works.