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FrontEndEngineering&Design(FEED)

FrontEndEngineering&DesignFEED(FrontEndEngineeringDesign)meansBasicEngineeringwhichisconductedaftercompletionofConceptualDesignorFeasibilityStudy.Atthisstage,beforestartofE.P.C(Engineering,ProcurementandConstruction),variousstudies,robustplanninganddesignwithacceptedlevelofaccuracyarecarriedtofigureout:

Designbasisoftheproject.

Technicalissues:suchasprocessparameters,hydraulicandmultiphaseflowanalysisandoperability,utilityflow,pipingandinstrumentationdiagrams.

Economicimpactsuchasestimateroughinvestmentcost,incentives,projectfinancesources.totalcapitalcostsrequiredinaproject.

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HAZOPSTUDYandReviews.

Environmentalimpactassessments.

DefineMilestoneandScheduleoftheproject.

Valueengineering.

QAandHSEdefinition.

Resourcesrequiredtocompletetheprojectsuchasman,andmaterial.

Defineauthorityliaisonfortheprojectorganization.

Anyotherspecialrequirementsoftheprojectsuchasobtainingpermitsandawardingtenders.

ThisworkisnormallycontractedtoEPCContractororPMCConsultancy,asanoptionalcontractorthroughbidding.ThebudgetallocatedforthisstageiscalledFEEDmoney.TheproductoftheactivityiscalledFEEDPackagewhichamountsuptodozensoffilesandwillbethebasisofbiddingforEPCContract.Theneedtodefinetheamountofcapitalmoniesrequiredtocarryoutagivenprojectallowsthemanagementtomakeafinaldecisionusingeconomicincentivesorcosts.

ItisimportanttoreflectclientsintentionsandprojectspecificrequirementsintotheFEEDPackagewithoutfail,inordertoavoidsignificantchangeduringEPCPhase.TheFEEDWorktakesabout1yearincaseoflargesizedprojectsuchasLNGplant.Asitisessentialtomaintainclosecommunicationwithclient,itbecameacommonpracticethatclientstationsatContractorsofficeduringtheworkexecution.Ininternationalprojectfinancedprojects,thelendinginstitutions(Banks/Financiers)aretheoneswhosetthelevelofaccuracyrequiredtoevaluateaproposedloan.

Note:Levelofaccuracyofinformationproducedinthisphaseofprojectvaryfromoneprojecttoanotherproject,location,typeofproject.ManyEngineeringcompaniestakeariskbyusingtheFEEDtospecifyandpurchasemajorequipmentearlyinaprojectphaseinordertosavetimeanddetailengineeringonlytosubsequentlyrealizethattheeffortwasamajormistakebecauseofinherentprojectandscopechangeslater.Additionally,withoutdetailedengineeringdone,alotofprojectnecessitieswillbeleftunattendedandmajormistakesandomissionsaremade.Therefore,theremayexistotherinterpretationsorneedsforaFEEDthroughvariouspartsoftheworld.ThereisnoengineeringGodorCourtthatfixeshowallengineersshouldinterpretoremployengineeringtools.Everyoneislefttousehis/heringenuityandcommonsenseinapplyingthenaturallawsandresourcesfoundworldwide.

ActivitiesinvolvedinFrontEndEngineering&Design(FEED)

ActivitiesinvolvedinFrontEndEngineeringandDesignphasemaydifferfromprojecttopoject.Howeverforabriefunderstandingthiscanbebroadlydividedintothree1FrontEndEngineering&Design2ITPlanning3EngineeringAutomation

ActivitiesinvolvedinFrontEndEngineering&Design(FEED)are:

Familiarizewiththeconceptualdesign

Conceptualdesigntechnicalbaseline

Conceptualdesigncostestimate(includingassumptions,exclusions,andinclusions)

Draftofprojectexecutionplan

Reviewworkbreakdownstructure(WBS)

Lookfortheinterfacesbetweenyourdisciplineandtheotherdisciplines

Reviewnegotiationnotes

StudytheContract

UnderstandGBUroleD/B,E,E&P,E&C,EPC,PC&CM

Understandthescopeofworkforyourdiscipline

Reviewcontractualdeliverablesandexpectations,ifspecified

Reviewthecontractualschedulemilestones

Reviewcustomerimposedtechnicalrequirements,ifany

Becomefamiliarwiththeagreement,secrecy,andcopyrightrequirements

Understandwhoreviewsanorganisationwork(reviewprocess,includingownerapproval)

PrepareInputtotheEngineeringExecutionPlan(EEP)

ThePEwillbeinchargeofdevelopingtheEngineeringexecutionplan

However,he/shewillneedyourinputforyourdiscipline

Describethedesignprocessandrequirements

PrepareadraftofyourdisciplineorganizationchartandreviewwithyourchiefengineerandthePE

CompleteandImplementDisciplineAutomationPlans

Participateinselectionofhardware

Participateinselectionofsoftware

DevelopCADandcomputeraidedengineering(CAE)standards,includingtemplates

Developproceduresandstandards

Preparetrainingplans

FamiliarizewiththeProposal

Studytheprojecttofindout,isitajointventureorasubcontract?

Statement/scopeofwork

Proposalorganization

Rolesandresponsibilities

Whoarethepreselectedengineeringconsultants?

Reviewthetechnicalproposal

Reviewthecostproposal

Understandthecostestimatebaselineconceptualestimateorproposal?

Reviewtheconceptualcostestimateforyourdiscipline

UnderstandwhatkeycostsorquantitiesaretobetrackedbetweenconceptualdesignandcompletionofFEDdeliverable

Reviewjobhours,budget,andschedules

Comparetheproposalengineeringjobhourestimatevs.thebudgetandhistoricaldata

Revieworals/presentations/negotiations

Familiarizewiththeconceptualdesign

Conceptualdesigntechnicalbaseline

Conceptualdesigncostestimate(includingassumptions,exclusions,andinclusions)

Draftofprojectexecutionplan

Reviewworkbreakdownstructure(WBS)

Lookfortheinterfacesbetweenyourdisciplineandtheotherdisciplines

Reviewnegotiationnotes

StudytheContract

UnderstandGBUroleD/B,E,E&P,E&C,EPC,PC&CM

Understandthescopeofworkforyourdiscipline

Reviewcontractualdeliverablesandexpectations,ifspecified

Reviewthecontractualschedulemilestones

Reviewcustomerimposedtechnicalrequirements,ifany

Becomefamiliarwiththeagreement,secrecy,andcopyrightrequirements

Understandwhoreviewsanorganisationwork(reviewprocess,includingownerapproval)

PrepareInputtotheEngineeringExecutionPlan(EEP)

ThePEwillbeinchargeofdevelopingtheEngineeringexecutionplan

Describethedesignprocessandrequirements

PrepareadraftofyourdisciplineorganizationchartandreviewwithyourchiefengineerandthePE

CompleteandImplementDisciplineAutomationPlans

Participateinselectionofhardware

Participateinselectionofsoftware

DevelopCADandcomputeraidedengineering(CAE)standards,includingtemplates

Developproceduresandstandards

Preparetrainingplans

DefineFEDDeliverables

Define:

Whattheyare,e.g.,PFDs,P&IDs,permitpackage,siteplan

Levelofcompletionofeachtype

Requiredcontent

Purposeanduse

Howmanyissuesorreleases

Permitting

Procurement

Construction

Customer

DevelopaDivisionofResponsibilities(DOR)CrossDisciplineandCrossFunctional

Divisionofresponsibilitiesforthefollowing:

Designexecution

Designreviewandcoordination

Permitting

Checking

Crossfunctionalinput

Internalreviewandcoordination

Externalreview

Participateindevelopingmaterialassignmentschedule(MAS)

Adapt/PrepareDisciplineProceduresandDesignGuides

ThePEwillselectEngineeringDesignProceduresapplicabletotheproject

Adapt/developdiscipline/projectspecificproceduresanddesignguides

TailorCADstandards/manual

Familiarizeyourteamwiththe:

Projectautomationplan

Applicableprojectdesignprocedures

Applicableinstructionsanddesignguides

Projectdocumentcontrol,coordination,andapprovalprocedures

DevelopSchedule

UnderstandthelevelofdetailrequiredbythePE

Startwiththedeadlinesforyourmajordeliverablesandworkbackwards

Developstandardlogicfragnets

Developapreliminaryscheduleforyourdisciplinefortheentiredurationoftheproject

Reviewcycle:internalandexternal

DevelopDisciplineStaffingPlansandDetailedDisciplinePersonnelForecasts

Prepareastaffingplanandpersonnelforecast(DDPF).

Adjustthestaffingplantosmoothoutthepeaks

Requisitionsneedtobesubmittedbeforethereisanexpectationoffillingaposition

DDPFsmustcoverthedurationoftheproject

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