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Awdge Pazhoohesh Sanaat owns in house library, with full documentation and a copy of the updated recognized standards and codes of practice. APS also owns a wide range of software programs to assist the employees in the technical and economical studies and design of various projects. During APS growth as a Consulting Engineering Company,APS has developed associations with internationally known overseas companies and now is capable to undertake the design and studies of projects of diverse nature in all over the world, both as the design consulting engineer or in the format of consortium on jointly and severally responsibility basis.
The services offered by APS include the feasibility study, basic design, detail design, preparation of tender documents, supervision, project management, and management contracting.
In special cases APS is willing to participate in the procurement and construction supervision, as well as overall management of a project.
A summary of the types of services offered by APS are given here below ;
APS can carry out the feasibility study related to maritime work and industrial implementations in Iran considering the local prices of goods and man power.
Engineering design and services including basic design, detail design and supervision to the execution can be performed by APS on the following fields. · Water Intakes · Ports and Harbors · Automotive Industries · Maritime Projects · Any kind of ships and offshore platforms · Mooring Systems · Onshore Oil Field Development · Load-Out systems · Analysis of Loadings · Transportation of off-shore structure, including sea-fastenings · Barge stability and Jacket Launching · Flotation and Up-ending · Jacket and Deck Installation · Fatigue and Corrosion · Jacket Piling · Comprehensive materials and construction specifications · Materials take-off list
Mechanical/Piping/Process Engineering APS's experience and capabilities in mechanical, piping and process design covers marine industry in general, ship building, offshore platforms, onshore facilities and onshore oil field, submarine pipelines, from feasibility studies to detail design, and fabrication as well as installation. All calculations and analysis, as in all other engineering disciplines within A.P.S. are carried out by experienced full time specialist engineers, using proven computer software’s, in conformity with the international applicable standards and codes of practice. Engineering Services offered are: · Development of equipment layouts · Piping and instrument diagrams · Piping design (including pipe anchor design and support positioning), stress analysis, surge analysis · Piping layout, including line diagrams and isometric drawings · Process and utility design flow sheets · Control philosophy and hazard classification and analysis · Process evaluation · Specification, evaluation, selection, procurement and commissioning of equipment, piping and fittings · Materials and construction specifications · HVAC and ventilation · Cold stores · Water treatment APS having gained the experience from the construction of IRAN ALBORZ SEMI SUBMERSIBLE DRILLING UNIT ( IASSDU ), now is in a position to perform all supervisory engineering services ( including M.C. services ) along with conceptual design of the like offshore structures.
Electrical/Instrumentation/Communication Engineering The experience gained by APS from the design and supervision of various ships, ports and marine terminals, tanker loading installations, pump houses, has resulted in the development of extensive expertise in electrical, instrumentation and communication engineering.
Within the field of electrical equipment, the engineering service offered includes : · Development of electrical power generation and distribution schemes. · Specification, evaluation, selection and commissioning of electrical generation and distribution equipment · Earthing and lightning protection · Cathodic protection · Layouts, diagrams and schedules · Microwave radio relay systems · MF/HF radio stations · VHF/UHF land and marine radio networks · Surface surveillance search Radar · Vessel berthing monitoring systems · Telephone systems, cable and telex networks · Fire alarm supervisory systems · Closed circuit and cable television systems · Meteorological data gathering systems · Staff location and entertainment systems
To expedite the design and analysis, comprehensive design software with about 200,000 Man Hour work has been developed in the office and by our experience is the most efficient and comprehensive design package available on this technology and the company might commercialize this software after completion of tests.
Submarine pipeline engineering Most submarine pipeline projects are divided into two parts. The first part covers the pipeline route largely based upon previous oceanographic studies, hydrographic charts and geophysical surveys. The second part involves the actual design of the pipeline taking into account all aspects such as stress analyses of the pipeline under operating conditions and during the laying operation. Further analyses include pipeline and riser stability, internal and external pressures, and thermal and bending stresses. All above engineering services can be offered by APS with in house expertise.
The company has developed a structured overall project management control system which consists of a number of specialized sub-systems forming an integrated control package to be applied to any project, irrespective of its size or scope. The comprehensive system used enables the coordination of design and engineering effort with materials and equipment supply, fabrication, transportation and construction supervision on projects of all sizes.
The progress of a project is monitored in a variety of ways, depending on the level of details required. Project schedules are developed using engineering, procurement and construction schedules as their basis. The format for planning charts covering both engineering and construction activities may include : · Broad category bar charts · Detailed and logic-linked bar charts · Computerized critical path network
Periodic progress measurements and reporting enable quick and effective evaluation of scheduling, either to highlight improvements or to minimize the adverse effects of any delays.
Project budget development is provided to the precision determined by the client. Estimates range from single-parameter cost estimates to resource- based detailed cost estimates and include : · Comparative cost estimate and economic analysis of various solutions to the project in the early stages of development · Budget estimates · Definitive estimates
The budget estimate, once sanctioned by the Client, becomes the control by which development of project costs are monitored. This monitoring also involves : · Evaluation of contractor's bids and contract variations · Formulation of corrective measures to maintain budgets · Payment processing
Cost control aspect can be highlighted in the progress reports as : · Capital sanction and expenditure reports · Cash flow prediction tables · Cash flow prediction charts Procurement, Contract Engineering Services Many of the major projects carried out by A.P.S have included responsibility for comprehensive procurement services, ranging from the purchasing of long-lead items only, to complete procurement of all materials required. The services available comprise full purchasing and materials control to meet the budget constraints and timing requirements of a project, and to minimize materials surpluses. Responsibilities may include all or any of the following activities : · Tender pre-qualification and compilation of bidders lists for procurement items and /or construction works. This may include, if required, visits to vendors works or construction yards. · Preparation and issue of inquiries and construction tenders, including commercial and contract conditions. · Bid evaluation, summary and recommendations. · Contract negotiations and issue of final purchase orders or construction contracts. · Inspection, expediting and control · Preparation of periodic progress reports · Contract administration, handling of progress payments, billings, variation orders, etc. · Contract settlement
In providing these services, an efficient liaison is maintained with the Client's organization on all matters concerning buying and contracting for the project.
A.P.S. provides experienced supervisory teams for all sizes and types of construction operations. The service provided is tailored to suit the Client's requirements, and the personnel assigned are experienced in all the vital aspects of modern construction management. A.P.S. has no equipment, construction or fabrication interests and therefore offers impartial construction management and supervision services. As an example, APS has recently provided a construction management team, numbering approximately 40 for a major project in Caspian Sea. This team provided a complete on-site service to the Client in TENDER APPRAISAL, contract negotiation, fabrication supervision and inspection, installation and commissioning, supervision, planning, cost control, progress monitoring and engineering and design back-up.
Our key personnel in construction supervision are ; · Project Manager · Planning Engineers · Cost Control Engineers · Quantity Surveyors · Materials Controllers · Structural/Mechanical/Piping/Instrumentation Engineers · Mechanical/Piping/Instrumentation Inspectors · Welding/Painting Inspectors · Resident Engineers in all Engineering Trade
Their duties include : · Ensuring that all activities undertaken by the contractor conform to a previously agreed program and master plan of work.
· Ensuring that all materials used are in accordance with relevant specifications.
· Ensuring that the contractor has adequately planned manpower, equipment, storage and consumable supplies to meet the program of work.
· Ensuring that all operational procedures, which will include non-destructive testing, are carried out in accordance with the relevant specifications and approved procedures and codes of practice, by competent and suitably experienced employees of the contractor.
· Monitoring any variations to the contractor's scope of work and agreeing an appropriate rates of lump-sum prices for any such approved variations.
· Examining any claims by the contractor and recommending appropriate action by the Client. Assessing the quantity and value of materials delivered and work completed by the contractor for the purpose of certifying stage progress payments, etc.
· Certifying the installation of the works on completion to the extent that they have been installed in accordance with the design intent and the appropriate specifications.
· Monitoring and advising action on the delivery of Client's supplied material.
· Monitoring the fabrication and contractor's use of client-supplied material to avoid excessive wastage.
· Ensuring that fabrication and installation meet the requirements of the independent certifying authority.
The planning for any large project, commences with date of acquisition and analysis, and would include forecasts on cargo types, volumes and handling rates, shipping trends, marine traffic in the vicinity, and an evaluation of the effects on the site caused by meteorological, hydrographic and soils conditions. If insufficient information is available for determining the required capacity, a thorough conceptual planning study is usually carried out. Similarly, if insufficient physical data is available, a program of studies and site investigations would be established and executed.
After the project requirements and site characteristics have been comprehensively defined, a number of alternative configurations are developed for terminal and berth locations, tanker maneuvering areas, breakwater locations and if necessary cargo handling and storage systems.
The alternative layouts take into account downtime due to environment conditions, ship queuing and the various aspects of tanker maneuvering and anchoring in the terminal area. The constraints inherent in each alternative are evaluated and order-of-magnitude cost estimates are established for construction of the main terminal structures and for the consequential costs to cargo distribution resulting from port constraints.
By comparing these costs, an optimum configuration is established. This optimum solution is also based on considerations of flexibility of usage and of the possibilities and costs for future expansion.
If during the development of layouts it becomes apparent that unusual solutions for structural design are needed as a result of hydrographic, marine or soils conditions, then designs would adequately address the results of such investigations and types of structures will be modified accordingly.
Tank Farms and Storage Facilities Engineering APS with the aid of specialist institution has the capability to provide engineering and project management of oil and gas storage facilities. The firm's approach to the planning and design of the installation takes into account : · Proposed throughputs and uses · Physical properties of the site · Materials' properties · Environmental considerations · Fire prevention · Necessary control and communications systems · Construction costs
APS has the capability to design pump stations for the petroleum and gas industry. To obtain optimum technical and economically sound results, APS performs a detailed analysis of the operational requirements to determine the location and capacity of pumping stations relative to pipeline sizes and the location and capacity of storage facilities. Pump stations are designed with diesel, electric, turbine, gas and/or steam driven units ranging in power from 600 to 11,500 HP and are installed for the movement of crude oil. LNG, LPG, petroleum products, ballast water, fire water and other utilities.
APS has the capability to design ships of different sizes and purpose. APS performs market analysis, conceptual design, detailed design and construction supervision in conformity with the rules and regulations of classification societies as well as all other national and international engineering codes.
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