Project premise:

Basic engineering must define a preliminary constructability strategy to minimize

the impact on production during construction.

Scope of constructability analysis:

The scope of this constructability analysis is to generate information with the

participation of the project team, in: planning, design, purchasing, construction
and start-up of the facilities; that can significantly improve the scope of project
objectives, directly related to safety, quality, operation, maintenance,
production, completion date or others, by identifying savings in time and costs in
a timely manner.

Constructibility seeks to identify optimizations and practical improvements from

the early stages of the Project with the tendency to provide engineering
solutions that take into account the Constructibility, Operability and
Maintenance of the infrastructure.

Objective of the constructability study:

With the implementation of Constructibility in a timely and structured manner,

positive impacts can be achieved in terms of savings in costs and execution times
of work, the importance of decision making is established and it can contribute
significantly to zero accident policies. .
- Present the construction strategy proposed by the company in order to
analyze and evaluate the execution sequences, obstacles and
simultaneity of work fronts, the main assembly and construction
operations, which will occur for the contractor during the execution of
the project.
- Validate the technical construction aspects that must be considered to
meet the established start-up goals in time, cost, programming, safety
and environment.
- Establish the minimum general requirements or provisions necessary for
the construction of works in all their specialties.
 - Define responsibilities and construction methods in order to guarantee
operability, safety, constructability and the expected quality, during and
after the execution of the work.
- Minimize risks to the contractor's contractors.
- Requirements to start construction (Licenses / Socialization / Materials /
Contracts).
- Analyze the availability of areas for access.
- Analyze and comment on the interferences detected and critical points in
the area to intervene.
- Review the Project's contracting/construction execution strategy.
- Verify the status of purchases of required materials that allow
compliance with the Project objectives and establish options and/or
alternatives for the arrival of critical materials (if any).
- Propose strategies that allow optimizing construction times.
- Identify and/or establish temporary storage locations for materials and
machinery equipment to be used in the Project.
- Generate ideas to identify specific project issues and discuss lessons
learned applicable to the project.

Considerations that will impact the project execution strategy

1. How is the project structured in the planning, design, purchasing,

transportation, construction and start-up of the facilities? (To identify
developmental problems and see what risk is assumed)
2. What times have been contemplated or evaluated in the planning,
design, purchasing, transportation, construction and start-up of the
facilities?
3. What mechanical care (material stresses it resists), dimensions and
weight does the compressor contemplate?
4. What transport route is contemplated?

Moments of constructability analysis:

- Uninstall compressors:
 Take the compressor out of service
 Disconnection and verification of instrumentation and piping.
 Clear area of each compressor for compressor lift activity
- Transfer from the compressors to the transport area:
 Crane location and crane safety logistics
  Tie down and secure the transfer of the equipment
 Evaluate weather conditions and safety assessment by the crane
 Raise equipment to safe height and stabilize it
 Unload equipment in the given area.
- Modifications in the connections of the facilities for commissioning.
 Assess instrumentation alignment
 Locate new equipment for installation
 Locate and assemble and test instrumentation and piping for
connection to the equipment
 Construction and start-up verification of plant and equipment
 Perform operation tests
- Load the compressors into the transport vehicle.
 Locate transportation and transportation logistics
 Raise the load and stabilize it at transport height
 Prepare the transport for unloading the equipment
 Equipment packaging to protect its integrity
 Unloading the equipment at the site determined for your trailer
- Transport the compressors
 Check road conditions before transportation
 Monitor the equipment along the track
 Assess the load and the vehicle during the transport route
- Unload the compressors from the transport vehicle.
- Transfer of the compressors to the installation area
- Modifications to the connections of the facilities for the operation of the
compressors.

Work teams

- Department of processes:
 crude oil production
 Industrial processes
- Design department
 2D
 3D
- Mechanical Department
 Rotating
 Heat transfer
 Pressure vessels
  Tanks
 Material handling
 Inspection Control Services
- Pipe Department
 Facility
 Material control
 Flexibility analysis
- Civil Department
 Topography
 Structural
 Transport and logistics
- Electrical Department
 Transmission and Distribution
 Electrical installations
- Instrumentation and Control Department
 Instrumentation
 Control systems
 Telecommunications
- Purchasing department
- Occupational health and safety department (Includes labor relations)
- Contract administration area

The needs for a constructability analysis will increase as well as the opportunities
as you progress through the project life cycle.
The following diagram highlights what is required in each of the phases:
Considerations in constructability analysis:

Area Considerations Comments

1. The integration and size of
LAYOUT the modules satisfy the area
(yards, capacities, in/outside)
1. What are the development
times for each activity?
2. What does each activity
depend on?
SCHEDULE 3. What are going to be the
problems that may arise that
PRECONDITIONS
cause delays?
4. What are the most critical
activities?
What climatic variants can occur
CLIMATIC AND when developing each activity,
ENVIRONMENTAL according to the sites of
CONDITIONS OF interest? (Wind speed,
THE AREA temperature, relative humidity
and precipitation)
1. Capacity requirements must
be clearly defined. Both for
vehicles, equipment, work
shops, storage and workers.
2. Define sizes by looking at the
competition. (Is local volume a
MODULARIZATION SITE CAPACITY
goal and can it be satisfied?).
3. Define the area considering
the update needs.
4. Is the recruitment strategy
agreed? (If the plan can limit the
options.)
LAYOUT EQUIPMENT 1. Are all items identified and
DELIVERY can they be installed?
2. Define the specific sequences
and what impact they can have
on the development of the
project.
 3. Identify critical deliveries and
prepare a manufacturing
schedule.
4. How late arrivals affect
manufacturing.
5. Are there equipment
packages (skids) identified and
optimized?
6. Are cranes and access
available for transportation,
access and lifting of packages?
(What capacity does the crane
have and how many cranes are
needed?)
MANUFACTURING 1. Does the design fit the
strategies?
2. Look for advisors to advise on
CONTRACT
constructability issues.
STRATEGY
3. Can delays in design or
materials invalidate the
contractor's obligations?
1. Schedule the delivery of
materials according to the
sequence.
2. Are alternatives available?
3. Is the sequence important?
SEQUENCE
Because?
4. Are there safeguards in the
plan?
5. Mobilization of personnel
necessary for execution?
SHCEDULE 1. Is the seller trustworthy? (Is
there traceability of your
deliveries on time?).
2. Transportation?
3. Transportation costs?
4. Transportation times (eg 6-8
weeks).
5. Is it possible to speed up the
 process? Costs?
1. Are late deliveries critical? In
that case, what?
2. Are new materials needed?
3. Are the procedures and
welders available?
MATERIALS
4. Is the “bulk material”
available locally?
5. What resources are needed
for the development of the
activities?
1. What is really required?
2. Has a rigorous review been
done for the specific purpose?
3. What format has been
QUALITY
proposed?
4. How is the interface with
other activities planned?
5. Payment method for activities
TRANSPORT SHIPMENT
STATUS OF ROADS 1. What are the different
AND ROUTES transportation routes?
2. How is the terrain of the
transportation routes located
and what width does it count?
3. How long does the
transportation take?
4. How many road bridges are
on the transportation route and
how stable are they?
5. If there are tunnels or
elevated bridges and how high
are they?
6. What permits are needed to
transport the cargo?
7. What type of escort is needed
for loading?
8. What type of signage is
needed?
 9. Road blocking is needed, for
how long?
1. Check the availability and
TRAILER STABILITY stability of the load and the
vehicle
OPERATING
CONDITIONS
FACILITY
STARTING
CONDITIONS
LOCAL
ADVANTAGES
COMMISSIONING
RESOURCE
AVAILABILITY
1. Are future modifications or
additions expected?
2. Where is the assigned space?
MODIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS
3. How will these changes be
executed?
4. How much flexibility is there?
1. What systems need to be
shut down?
2. For how long?
SHUTDOWNS /
NEEDS 3. Can these shutdowns be
START UP
avoided or minimized?
4. Cost of avoiding these
shutdowns?
OPERATION
SECURITY TIME
CONTINGENCIES
1. What is the initial cost
CONSISTENCY AND estimate?
COST ESTIMATION
INTEGRITY 2. Have alternatives been
evaluated?

METHODOLOGY TO CONDUCT A CONSTRUCTIBILITY ANALYSIS

1. DEFINE THE CONCEPT OF CONSTRUCTIBILITY

1.1. Aim
1.2. Work team
  Contractor
 Owners
1.2.1. Functions of the work team.
1.3. Premises
1.4. Areas of attention.
1.5. Inputs (Study reports, lessons learned, lessons and experiences
consultation, site visits, operation and maintenance team meetings, cost
estimation, profitability options, risks and project execution plan and
technological assurance)
1.6. Analysis methodology
1.7. Deliverables.
2. IDENTIFY AND SOCIALIZE THE PROJECT
3. DEFINE THE KEY TOPICS OF ATTENTION ACCORDING TO THE STAGE OF
THE PROJECT.
4. IDENTIFY THE DISCIPLINES OF THE PROJECT AND THE SCOPE OF WORK
FOR EACH DISCIPLINE.
5. DO CONSTRUCTIBILITY ANALYSIS BY SPECIALTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE RESPECTIVE CHECKLISTS. (REMEMBER THAT THESE CHECKLISTS ARE
INDICATIVE).
6. SOCIALIZE AND INTEGRATE FINDINGS IN PLENARY MEETING AND
ANALYZES BY DISCIPLINES).
7. PREPARE THE CONSTRUCTION MATRIX OF THE PROJECT. (BASED ON
ANALYZES BY DISCIPLINES).
8. PREPARE THE CONSTRUCTIBILITY REPORT.