Method - Project Process Overview
- Assessment of project needs & objectives
- If retrofit project, review inventory and condition of existing equipment
- Identification of possible technologies and solutions, and their applicability to the situation in the facility
- Review past energy use
SITE VISIT
- Inspect equipment
- Inspect electric & gas service
- Explore availability of space for additional equipment
Project scoping and preliminary data collection
INITIATION
Project scoping and preliminary data collection
Go/No Go analysis.
Project economics overview
Engineering and Design
PLANNING
Investment-grade
project study report
- Analysis and projections of energy savings and economic benefits (ROI, IRR)
- Detailed budget estimates of project costs
- Identification of rebates and incentives
- Overview of the technology options, with detailed equipment descriptions
- Preliminary schematics
- Determine location for the equipment, and interconnection to utility services
- Overview of long term ownership:
warranty, service, maintenance.
- Develop scope for design and engineering services.
Detailed project analysis and feasibility
Project Management
BIDDING
- Develop bid packages
- Invite approved, experienced contractors
- Organize and evaluate responses
- Follow up the evaluations with in-office sessions with each bidder, to validate that they have a complete grasp of the SoW
- Make recommendations to owner
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
- Hold kickoff meeting with all contractors and owner; set the stage for project procedures, building rules, etc.
- Supervise and coordinate activities and
progress through regularly scheduled and ad-hoc meetings, and progress reports
- Provide design documents as necessary for filings with government agencies
- Interface with the utilities, and manage the interconnection process
CONSTRUCTION
Construction underway
Progress reports
- Witness test of the electric interconnection with utility
- Coordination with the gas utility for new or upgraded gas system
- Supervise system start up and balance the operation of the system
- Assist the contractors; modify the sequence of operation to ensure smooth operation
- Provide onsite training to the facility staff
- Provide ongoing review and support throughout commissioning procedure, including coordination with relevant agencies for rebates and incentives
- Post Commissioning services:
operational performance reprts and financial performance reports; on-going monitoring and verification
Commissioning
COMMISSIONING
System handover