Grid control systems/SCADA - Project examples
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Burundi - Hydropower Plant Rusumo Falls - Transmission Line Component (Burundi part of the regional project Burundi - Ruanda - Tanzania)
The "Regional Hydropower Plant Rusumo Falls" project was jointly developed by Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania. It includes the construction of a hydropower plant as well as the construction of 387 km of high-voltage lines and associated substations in the three countries (the present project).
In Burundi, services include detailed design and works supervision for the following:
- a 220 kV double-circuit transmission line of 161 km length, from the hydropower plant to the existing Gitega substation (double circuit, with steel groundwire and an OPGW on lattice steel towers);
- a new 220/30 kV substation at Muyinga, a new 220/110 kV substation at Gitega and its connection to the existing 130/30 kV substation at Gitega.
intec's services
intec contributes to the following tasks:
- Review of transmission line routes, angle towers and substations
- Final design
- Elaboration of technical specifications and tender documents
- Design review
- Control and supervision of works
- Tower acceptance testing
- Equipment acceptance testing
- Commissioning of equipment
- Reporting.
Client
REGIDESO - Régie de Production et de Distribution d'Eau et d'ElectricitéFinancing
African Development Bank / European UnionPeriod of implementation
2016 - 2020 -
Guinea - Linsan - Fomi Transmission Line (CLSG / Rural Electrification Component Guinea) 1,214,110 Euro (1,303,590 US$) Financing: African Development Bank (AfDB)
The Linsan - Fomi transmission line project is one of the priority projects identified in the electrification masterplan of Guinea. The implementation of this line aims at ensuring a stable integration of the national electricity networks of the ECOWAS member countries. At the same time, it serves to evacuate the power produced by the Kaleta Power Plant, the projected Souapiti HPP and other power plants to come.
The project covers the construction of approx. 394 km of 225 kV double-circuit transmission line between Linsan, Dabola, Kouroussa and Fomi with four associated 225 kV substations. It covers the following tasks:
- Line routing and production of maps, plans and profile drawings,
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA),
- Elaboration of the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP),
- Elaboration of the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP),
- Feasibility study for the line,
- Preparation of functional prequalification and tender documents,
- Training.
intec's services
Line routing and production of maps, plans and profile drawings;
Feasibility study, including:
- Technical interconnection study,
- Economic, financial and sensitivity analyses and tariff proposal ,
- Risk analyses,
- Training for the representatives of the projectparticipating parties on design of line interconnection and of transformer substations, and on the implementation of technical, economic and financial analyses,
- Design and technical specifications for the line and the substations,
- Preparation of functional prequalification and tender documents, and bid packaging.
Client
Electricité de Guinée (EDG)Financing
African Development Bank (AfDB)Period of implementation
5.4.2017 - 4.2.2018 -
Albania - 400 kV Extension of Koman HPP Substation
The project is an additional component of the overall project "400 kV Transmission Line Albania - Kosovo" and includes all required services for the extension of the 220 kV Koman Hydropower Plant Substation by a 400 kV part.
intec's services
- Assessment of technical feasibility and report
- ESIA study and report
- Elaboration of technical specifications and tender documents
- Assistance to OST during the bidding period
- Bid evaluation
- Assistance to OST in contract negotiation and award of the EPC contract
- Review and approval of design
- Supervision of procurement, manufacturing and transportation
- Supervision of construction and installation works
- Testing, commissioning and taking-over
Client
Albanian Transmission System Operator (OST)Financing
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)Period of implementation
1.1.2016 - 31.1.2018
Burundi - Hydropower Plant Rusumo Falls - Transmission Line Component (Burundi part of the regional project Burundi - Ruanda - Tanzania)
The "Regional Hydropower Plant Rusumo Falls" project was jointly developed by Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania. It includes the construction of a hydropower plant as well as the construction of 387 km of high-voltage lines and associated substations in the three countries (the present project).
In Burundi, services include detailed design and works supervision for the following:
- a 220 kV double-circuit transmission line of 161 km length, from the hydropower plant to the existing Gitega substation (double circuit, with steel groundwire and an OPGW on lattice steel towers);
- a new 220/30 kV substation at Muyinga, a new 220/110 kV substation at Gitega and its connection to the existing 130/30 kV substation at Gitega.
intec's services
intec contributes to the following tasks:
- Review of transmission line routes, angle towers and substations
- Final design
- Elaboration of technical specifications and tender documents
- Design review
- Control and supervision of works
- Tower acceptance testing
- Equipment acceptance testing
- Commissioning of equipment
- Reporting.
Client
REGIDESO - Régie de Production et de Distribution d'Eau et d'ElectricitéFinancing
African Development Bank / European UnionPeriod of implementation
2016 - 2020Guinea - Linsan - Fomi Transmission Line (CLSG / Rural Electrification Component Guinea) 1,214,110 Euro (1,303,590 US$) Financing: African Development Bank (AfDB)
The Linsan - Fomi transmission line project is one of the priority projects identified in the electrification masterplan of Guinea. The implementation of this line aims at ensuring a stable integration of the national electricity networks of the ECOWAS member countries. At the same time, it serves to evacuate the power produced by the Kaleta Power Plant, the projected Souapiti HPP and other power plants to come.
The project covers the construction of approx. 394 km of 225 kV double-circuit transmission line between Linsan, Dabola, Kouroussa and Fomi with four associated 225 kV substations. It covers the following tasks:
- Line routing and production of maps, plans and profile drawings,
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA),
- Elaboration of the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP),
- Elaboration of the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP),
- Feasibility study for the line,
- Preparation of functional prequalification and tender documents,
- Training.
intec's services
Line routing and production of maps, plans and profile drawings;
Feasibility study, including:
- Technical interconnection study,
- Economic, financial and sensitivity analyses and tariff proposal ,
- Risk analyses,
- Training for the representatives of the projectparticipating parties on design of line interconnection and of transformer substations, and on the implementation of technical, economic and financial analyses,
- Design and technical specifications for the line and the substations,
- Preparation of functional prequalification and tender documents, and bid packaging.
Client
Electricité de Guinée (EDG)Financing
African Development Bank (AfDB)Period of implementation
5.4.2017 - 4.2.2018Albania - 400 kV Extension of Koman HPP Substation
The project is an additional component of the overall project "400 kV Transmission Line Albania - Kosovo" and includes all required services for the extension of the 220 kV Koman Hydropower Plant Substation by a 400 kV part.
intec's services
- Assessment of technical feasibility and report
- ESIA study and report
- Elaboration of technical specifications and tender documents
- Assistance to OST during the bidding period
- Bid evaluation
- Assistance to OST in contract negotiation and award of the EPC contract
- Review and approval of design
- Supervision of procurement, manufacturing and transportation
- Supervision of construction and installation works
- Testing, commissioning and taking-over
Client
Albanian Transmission System Operator (OST)Financing
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)Period of implementation
1.1.2016 - 31.1.2018-
Bangladesh - Feasibility Study of the Transmission System Improvement, Western Zone
Bangladesh is facing chronic power shortage, with an estimated demand gap in the magnitude of 1900 MW and power outages in urban areas of between 5 to 10 hours a day. Taking into account the demand forecast, the current load shedding and the extreme power shortage and operational constraints, PGCB launched the "Power Transmission Improvement Programme" and approached the Government for external sector assistance.
The project covers the following technical measures:
- Construction of 132 kV double-circuit transmission lines and line in-/line outs to substations
- Stringing of a second circuit on an existing 132 kV line and installation of OPGW
- Construction of 230 kV double-circuit transmission lines and line-in/line-out to existing lines
- New construction of three 132/33 kV and one 230/132 kV substations
- Extension of a total of five 132/33 kV and one 230/132 kV substations (1 GIS substation)
intec's services
Feasibility study / technical and economic justification of the planned expansion measures, i.e.:
- network analysis and update of load flow calculations
- assessment of socio-economic benefits
- preliminary line route identification
- preliminary survey of substation areas
- layout and design on feasibility level for the 230 and 132 kV lines, substations and substation extensions
- identification of potential training needs in terms of O&M
- cost estimate, economic and financial analysis of planned measures
- Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) and mitigation measures
- detailed line route survey for 70 km of 230 d.c. line and a total of 85 km of 132 d.c. lines
- full ESIA for the selected technical measures to be implemented and Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP)
Tendering of resulting first-priority measures, i.e.:
- design and elaboration of technical specifications
- determination of the bills of quantities
- preparation of the tender dossiers (technical and commercial)
- assistance during tendering
- bid evaluation
- assistance during contract negotiations
for 6 different tender packages (3 substation packages and 3 transmission line packages).
Client
Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Ltd. (PGCB)Financing
KfW EntwicklungsbankPeriod of implementation
01.2014 - 07.2017 -
Rwanda, Burundi - Regional Interconnection Project (220 kV Transmission Line Kigoma - Butare - Ngozi - Gitega and 220/110 kV Substations)
The project was part of the NELSAP Regional Transmission Program that aimed at interconnecting five of the Nile Equatorial Lakes Countries, i.e. Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.
The project interconnected the electricity networks of Burundi and Rwanda through the construction of a new 220 kV single-circuit transmission line with a total length of 143 km. The line will initially be operated on the 110 kV level and might later be upgraded to 220 kV.
The project also included the construction of two new 220/110 kV substations, the extension of two existing 110 kV substations and the construction of 11.2 km of 30 kV line for rural electrification of Gisagara (Rwanda).
intec's services
- Review of existing feasibility studies
- Update of the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP)
- Detailed design
- Preparation of complete tender documents for EPC Contractors (2 lots)
- Technical assistance during the procurement process, i.e. tendering, bid evaluation and contract award
- Preparation of a detailed Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) and monitoring of its implementation
- Design approval and supervision of implementation works
- Witnessing of factory acceptance tests, supervision of testing and commissioning
- Certification of Contractor's invoices and payments
- Monitoring and supervision of the implementation of the ESMP
- Safeguarding of project's compliance with KfW's and the World Bank's sustainability guidelines
- Technology transfer and training of employers' and project executing agency's staff
- Representation in the respective project steering and technical committees
Client
REGIDESO (Burundi), Energy Development Corporation Ltd. (Rwanda)Financing
KfW EntwicklungsbankPeriod of implementation
03.2015 - 06.2017 -
Congo (RD) - Revision of the Studies on the 220 kV Line Kamanyola - Buhandahanda
The 220 kV Kamanyola - Buhandahanda line shall evacuate the electricity generated by the Ruzizi III Hydropower Plant which is part of the 220 kV interconnected network of the CEPGL (Communauté Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs - Economic Community of the Great Lake Countries). Studies for this line were finalised in September 2011 and shall be revised under the present project with the aim to take into consideration the new locations of the Kamanyola and Buhandahanda Substations and the new line concept.
intec's services
- Review of the project's technical feasibility, in particular through revision of the line's general concept (review of the line route and harmonisation of the design (double-circuit line with possibly only one single circuit operated in the first phase), study of the grid stability with the new line, set-up of a simulation model of the interconnected network, power distribution and load flow studies, review of the line protection system)
- Review of the project's economic and financial feasibility (cost estimates, economic and financial viability, proposals for project financing and implementation)
- Preparation of the detailed design for the revised line concept, elaboration of the longitudinal profile on the basis of satellite data, and tower spotting
- Preparation of an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) in conformity with international standards, and elaboration of a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP)
- Elaboration of the tender dossier
- Organisation of a validation seminar with EGL, SNEL (National Power Company of Congo), the Steering Committee and KfW
- Participation in the project appraisal mission.
Client
Energie des Grands Lacs - EGLFinancing
KfW EntwicklungsbankPeriod of implementation
07.2015 - 03.2017
Bangladesh - Feasibility Study of the Transmission System Improvement, Western Zone
Bangladesh is facing chronic power shortage, with an estimated demand gap in the magnitude of 1900 MW and power outages in urban areas of between 5 to 10 hours a day. Taking into account the demand forecast, the current load shedding and the extreme power shortage and operational constraints, PGCB launched the "Power Transmission Improvement Programme" and approached the Government for external sector assistance.
The project covers the following technical measures:
- Construction of 132 kV double-circuit transmission lines and line in-/line outs to substations
- Stringing of a second circuit on an existing 132 kV line and installation of OPGW
- Construction of 230 kV double-circuit transmission lines and line-in/line-out to existing lines
- New construction of three 132/33 kV and one 230/132 kV substations
- Extension of a total of five 132/33 kV and one 230/132 kV substations (1 GIS substation)
intec's services
Feasibility study / technical and economic justification of the planned expansion measures, i.e.:
- network analysis and update of load flow calculations
- assessment of socio-economic benefits
- preliminary line route identification
- preliminary survey of substation areas
- layout and design on feasibility level for the 230 and 132 kV lines, substations and substation extensions
- identification of potential training needs in terms of O&M
- cost estimate, economic and financial analysis of planned measures
- Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) and mitigation measures
- detailed line route survey for 70 km of 230 d.c. line and a total of 85 km of 132 d.c. lines
- full ESIA for the selected technical measures to be implemented and Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP)
Tendering of resulting first-priority measures, i.e.:
- design and elaboration of technical specifications
- determination of the bills of quantities
- preparation of the tender dossiers (technical and commercial)
- assistance during tendering
- bid evaluation
- assistance during contract negotiations
for 6 different tender packages (3 substation packages and 3 transmission line packages).
Client
Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Ltd. (PGCB)Financing
KfW EntwicklungsbankPeriod of implementation
01.2014 - 07.2017Rwanda, Burundi - Regional Interconnection Project (220 kV Transmission Line Kigoma - Butare - Ngozi - Gitega and 220/110 kV Substations)
The project was part of the NELSAP Regional Transmission Program that aimed at interconnecting five of the Nile Equatorial Lakes Countries, i.e. Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.
The project interconnected the electricity networks of Burundi and Rwanda through the construction of a new 220 kV single-circuit transmission line with a total length of 143 km. The line will initially be operated on the 110 kV level and might later be upgraded to 220 kV.
The project also included the construction of two new 220/110 kV substations, the extension of two existing 110 kV substations and the construction of 11.2 km of 30 kV line for rural electrification of Gisagara (Rwanda).
intec's services
- Review of existing feasibility studies
- Update of the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP)
- Detailed design
- Preparation of complete tender documents for EPC Contractors (2 lots)
- Technical assistance during the procurement process, i.e. tendering, bid evaluation and contract award
- Preparation of a detailed Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) and monitoring of its implementation
- Design approval and supervision of implementation works
- Witnessing of factory acceptance tests, supervision of testing and commissioning
- Certification of Contractor's invoices and payments
- Monitoring and supervision of the implementation of the ESMP
- Safeguarding of project's compliance with KfW's and the World Bank's sustainability guidelines
- Technology transfer and training of employers' and project executing agency's staff
- Representation in the respective project steering and technical committees
Client
REGIDESO (Burundi), Energy Development Corporation Ltd. (Rwanda)Financing
KfW EntwicklungsbankPeriod of implementation
03.2015 - 06.2017Congo (RD) - Revision of the Studies on the 220 kV Line Kamanyola - Buhandahanda
The 220 kV Kamanyola - Buhandahanda line shall evacuate the electricity generated by the Ruzizi III Hydropower Plant which is part of the 220 kV interconnected network of the CEPGL (Communauté Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs - Economic Community of the Great Lake Countries). Studies for this line were finalised in September 2011 and shall be revised under the present project with the aim to take into consideration the new locations of the Kamanyola and Buhandahanda Substations and the new line concept.
intec's services
- Review of the project's technical feasibility, in particular through revision of the line's general concept (review of the line route and harmonisation of the design (double-circuit line with possibly only one single circuit operated in the first phase), study of the grid stability with the new line, set-up of a simulation model of the interconnected network, power distribution and load flow studies, review of the line protection system)
- Review of the project's economic and financial feasibility (cost estimates, economic and financial viability, proposals for project financing and implementation)
- Preparation of the detailed design for the revised line concept, elaboration of the longitudinal profile on the basis of satellite data, and tower spotting
- Preparation of an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) in conformity with international standards, and elaboration of a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP)
- Elaboration of the tender dossier
- Organisation of a validation seminar with EGL, SNEL (National Power Company of Congo), the Steering Committee and KfW
- Participation in the project appraisal mission.
Client
Energie des Grands Lacs - EGLFinancing
KfW EntwicklungsbankPeriod of implementation
07.2015 - 03.2017-
Regional - Interconnexion Project CLSG (Phase 1)
The project included Owner's Engineer services for all pre-construction activities (tender documents, tendering, contract negotiations and award) for the construction of the following equipment:
- 1,303 km of 225 kV overhead line across the four countries, initially with one circuit on double circuit steel lattice towers, with OPGW,
- 12 new 225 kV substations, 1 in Côte d'Ivoire, 4 in Liberia, 5 in Sierra Leone and 2 in Guinea,
- installation of compensation equipment, static VAr compensators and shunt reactance in 5 substations,
- development of a control centre in Guinea including a regional SCADA system and frequency control systems, and extension of the NCC in Côte d'Ivoire,
- development of a frequency regulation study and procurement and installation of frequency control equipment.
Construction works are executed under 13 different EPC contracts.
intec's services
intec's experts contributed to the following tasks:
- Data collection and review of existing documentation,
- Review and finalisation of technical specifications and of prequalification and tender documents,
- Assistance during the tendering phase (invitations for prequalifications / tenders; evaluation of prequalifications and bid evaluation including respective reporting),
- Assistance in the finalisation of the EPC contracts (contract negotiations, preparation of contract documents),
- Review of project implementation schedules and preparation of the project implementation plan (PIP).
Client
WAPP Secretariat on behalf of TRANSCO CLSGFinancing
European Investment Bank (EIB) and World Bank (WB)Period of implementation
09.2014 - 12.2016 -
Guinea - Regional Dispatching Centre in Conakry
Construction of a regional dispatching centre (RDC) in Conakry in order to manage the MV systems, to optimize energy distribution in the different quarters of Conakry and to reduce losses. The RDC will complete the EMS functions of the national dispatching centre (NDC), and certain interfaces will be integrated to ensure the ex-change of information between the two dispatching centres.
intec's services
Phase I - Detailed Design
- Network study, including load distribution in the city's distribution network, definition of the telecontrol cri-teria and of the dispatching centre's special requirements
- Design study: definition of the SCADA/DMS system architecture and of communication protocols, inventory of equipment in the MV/LV distribution substations and adaptation works, recommendations for the structure of dispatching, assessment of costs, preparation of the project schedule and the draft design report.
Phase II - Tender Documents
- Elaboration of the technical specifications and definition of the scope of supply
- Preparation of the instructions to tenderers, the general and special contract conditions and of adminis-trative and technical tender forms.
Phase III - Tender Procedure and Award of Contract for Supply and Works
- Assistance to EDG in launching the tender
- Bid evaluation
- Contract negotiations.
Training: During all three phases of the project, the Consultant will integrate the project counterparts into his team in order to provide them with on-the-job training.
Client
Electricité de Guinée (EDG)Financing
Electricité de Guinée (EDG)Period of implementation
04.2015 02.2016 -
Slovakia - 400 kV Overhead Transmission Lines and 400 kV Substations (Stage 2: Project Implementation)
Project management and technical consultancy services to the PMU within SEPS for the planning, execution, management, coordination and monitoring of all aspects of implementing the measures in the transmission sector arising from the final shut-down of Bohunice VI NPP:
- Extension of the two 400 kV substations Bošáca and Lemešany
- Upgrading the 400/110 kV substation Medzibrod + 350 MVA transformer
- Replacement of the 2 x 220 kV overhead lines by two 400 kV lines (Medzibrod - Sucany and Medzibrod - Liptovska) of 70 km in total.
intec's services
- Overall project management
- Update of the PMU's organisational structure
- Overall project cost control: implementation of a cost control system, cost reports, verification and certification of contractors' invoices, disbursement procedure
- Periodic update of project interface plan
- Risk assessment and management: identification and review of potential project risks and their impacts
- Contract Implementation:
- Provision and update of project implementation tools (procedures, manuals, etc.),
- Monitoring of EPC contracts (engineering, manufacturing, construction and commissioning, deviations, claims, variation orders, defects and disputes)
- Supervision of installation, testing, commissioning and acceptance of works
- Safety and Licensing: establishment and periodic review of licensing process and plan
- Quality Assurance: Update of the PMU QA Plan and establishment of separate QA plans for the single projects.
Client
SEPS - Slovenska Electrizacna Prenosova Sustava a.s.Financing
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)Period of implementation
12.2009 - 12.2015
Regional - Interconnexion Project CLSG (Phase 1)
The project included Owner's Engineer services for all pre-construction activities (tender documents, tendering, contract negotiations and award) for the construction of the following equipment:
- 1,303 km of 225 kV overhead line across the four countries, initially with one circuit on double circuit steel lattice towers, with OPGW,
- 12 new 225 kV substations, 1 in Côte d'Ivoire, 4 in Liberia, 5 in Sierra Leone and 2 in Guinea,
- installation of compensation equipment, static VAr compensators and shunt reactance in 5 substations,
- development of a control centre in Guinea including a regional SCADA system and frequency control systems, and extension of the NCC in Côte d'Ivoire,
- development of a frequency regulation study and procurement and installation of frequency control equipment.
Construction works are executed under 13 different EPC contracts.
intec's services
intec's experts contributed to the following tasks:
- Data collection and review of existing documentation,
- Review and finalisation of technical specifications and of prequalification and tender documents,
- Assistance during the tendering phase (invitations for prequalifications / tenders; evaluation of prequalifications and bid evaluation including respective reporting),
- Assistance in the finalisation of the EPC contracts (contract negotiations, preparation of contract documents),
- Review of project implementation schedules and preparation of the project implementation plan (PIP).
Client
WAPP Secretariat on behalf of TRANSCO CLSGFinancing
European Investment Bank (EIB) and World Bank (WB)Period of implementation
09.2014 - 12.2016Guinea - Regional Dispatching Centre in Conakry
Construction of a regional dispatching centre (RDC) in Conakry in order to manage the MV systems, to optimize energy distribution in the different quarters of Conakry and to reduce losses. The RDC will complete the EMS functions of the national dispatching centre (NDC), and certain interfaces will be integrated to ensure the ex-change of information between the two dispatching centres.
intec's services
Phase I - Detailed Design
- Network study, including load distribution in the city's distribution network, definition of the telecontrol cri-teria and of the dispatching centre's special requirements
- Design study: definition of the SCADA/DMS system architecture and of communication protocols, inventory of equipment in the MV/LV distribution substations and adaptation works, recommendations for the structure of dispatching, assessment of costs, preparation of the project schedule and the draft design report.
Phase II - Tender Documents
- Elaboration of the technical specifications and definition of the scope of supply
- Preparation of the instructions to tenderers, the general and special contract conditions and of adminis-trative and technical tender forms.
Phase III - Tender Procedure and Award of Contract for Supply and Works
- Assistance to EDG in launching the tender
- Bid evaluation
- Contract negotiations.
Training: During all three phases of the project, the Consultant will integrate the project counterparts into his team in order to provide them with on-the-job training.
Client
Electricité de Guinée (EDG)Financing
Electricité de Guinée (EDG)Period of implementation
04.2015 02.2016Slovakia - 400 kV Overhead Transmission Lines and 400 kV Substations (Stage 2: Project Implementation)
Project management and technical consultancy services to the PMU within SEPS for the planning, execution, management, coordination and monitoring of all aspects of implementing the measures in the transmission sector arising from the final shut-down of Bohunice VI NPP:
- Extension of the two 400 kV substations Bošáca and Lemešany
- Upgrading the 400/110 kV substation Medzibrod + 350 MVA transformer
- Replacement of the 2 x 220 kV overhead lines by two 400 kV lines (Medzibrod - Sucany and Medzibrod - Liptovska) of 70 km in total.
intec's services
- Overall project management
- Update of the PMU's organisational structure
- Overall project cost control: implementation of a cost control system, cost reports, verification and certification of contractors' invoices, disbursement procedure
- Periodic update of project interface plan
- Risk assessment and management: identification and review of potential project risks and their impacts
- Contract Implementation:
- Provision and update of project implementation tools (procedures, manuals, etc.),
- Monitoring of EPC contracts (engineering, manufacturing, construction and commissioning, deviations, claims, variation orders, defects and disputes)
- Supervision of installation, testing, commissioning and acceptance of works
- Safety and Licensing: establishment and periodic review of licensing process and plan
- Quality Assurance: Update of the PMU QA Plan and establishment of separate QA plans for the single projects.