JDI Results

Project Development and Management

The success of technical efforts and field erection activities is highly dependent on the planning and care taken during project development. The JDI project development and management approach clearly identifies desired project outcomes and delivers results though a concrete process of review, input, and organization. Our experience working with teams at all levels of plant operations and management creates a constructive, learning environment for your team to deliver high performance results.

Engineering and Technical

Effective leadership, clear communications, and well defined goals and objectives are keys to your technical team success. Our modeling approach, work definition procedures, and experienced support staff will help your team organize, analyze, and deliver.

Using new methods and technology, we can guide and strengthen your team.

An Integrated Example

In a series of studies commissioned by Emerson Process Management, the JDI Contracts approach was applied to a several power applications with promising results.

On a 600 MW Greenfield supercritical plant installation, it was estimated $20 million could be saved on a total project cost of over $800 million. Substantial control cable and associated infrastructure can be eliminated from the project scope. Many hard field terminations were eliminated while gaining access to additional data and control points. Savings were identified in every area evaluated, including system selection, engineering, construction, overheads, and startup. For DCS costs evaluated in the study, a 35% reduction was identified.

The project approach is key to delivering these savings. The environment for change, such as a bused plant, starts with development, is implemented by project management, and delivered by technical resources who build new technology into the plant and find improvements and results.

For a Greenfield or retrofit wet FGD scrubber project on a 660 MW unit, similar savings exist. A larger reduction in hard field terminations, cable and support infrastructure was found due to the highly discrete nature of scrubber control system projects. In addition to schedule savings, total savings were estimated at $3.9 million on total project budget of $82.5 million.

In every case, engineering time was reduced. Cable, conduit, tray, and labor required for installation were reduced. Implementation standards were rigidly followed to maintain plant security, reliability, and intrinsic safety at levels equivalent or higher than traditional standards. Instrument and overall control system checkout time was reduced by nearly half.

Less scope means a lower budget. A smaller budget and less scope means a shorter schedule. A shorter schedule means an earlier startup and operation, which means you are making money sooner. Contact us today to learn how our process can bring you results.