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Project & Commercial Consulting

Smith Chalmers was founded in 2014 to provide project and commercial management consultation

services to financiers, project managers, plant owners, operators, EPC Contractors and other

stakeholders within the energy infrastructure sector. Our senior partners are proven, experienced and

successful industry professionals who have been managing and executing the construction,

commissioning and maintenance of large scale industrial plants since 1991. Building on this success in

managing both projects and organisations, Smith Chalmers project and commercial consulting services

use a variety of effective tools to measure and improve client project performance.

Project Consulting: At project level we engage with the project management team as early as possible.

Timely identification of risks allows mitigating strategies to be developed and implemented before any

negative schedule or cost impact is realised. During project execution, we combine our commercial

experience with our process analysis and organisational design knowledge to monitor both the project

and the team performance against plan. With areas of concern highlighted, solutions can be designed

and implemented. Continuous engagement through the project life-cycle ensures that any new areas of

concern become apparent and also that solutions, once implemented, are maintained. For ongoing

projects encountering difficulties, Smith Chalmers Project Recovery Advisory Service (PRAS) employs a

variety of analytical techniques to identify and eliminate areas of concern.

Commercial Consulting: Our commercial services ensure that our clients’ financial position is robustly

protected. Again, early engagement is an advantage as involvement from the contract or subcontract

design stage lowers the probability of contractual disagreements and disputes. Where disputes cannot

be avoided, or when we are brought in to an already developed dispute situation, our services provide the

strongest negotiating position for our client, both during project execution and at final account

settlement. In situations where project or commercial teams become overburdened, we provide an

effective additional path to complex dispute resolution. In all cases, our effective guidance is based on

evaluation and verification of the facts, a contract analysis to establish liability, calculation of quantum

and an assessment of the merits of any claim.

Contact Smith Chalmers now to find out more:

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Smith Chalmers Ltd. (UK) Glasgow G12 9LX

T + 44 141 356 7007

Smith Chalmers Ltd. (Spain) Madrid 28003

+34 91 19822836

[email protected] www.smithchalmers.com

Project Consulting Schedule & Delay Analysis

EoT Entitlement &

Defense

Project Progress

Monitoring

Project Risk Analysis &

Risk Mitigation

Project Recovery

Advisory Service

Commercial Consulting

Contract Design

Claim Management

(Preparation & Defense)

Final Account

Settlement

Dispute Resolution

o Arbitration

o Adjudication

o Dispute Boards

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CCGT Project Services

The construction, maintenance, relocation or significant upgrade of a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine

(CCGT) power plant requires the planning and co-ordination of many engineering and construction

resources, with specialist knowledge and experience, to successfully achieve the numerous schedule

milestones.

The use of specialist site engineering resources from the OEM* is standard practice throughout the

industry in order to ensure capital equipment is correctly installed and commissioned. These OEM*

services are a high value offering from the OEM* and are typically a significant percentage of the

project budget (up to 10% of the capital equipment value).

Correct planning and management of these project resources is required in order that they are applied

to the project in an efficient manner when needed only and that maximum value is achieved for the

project when they are deployed.

Our expertise in this area includes:

Contract Negotiation OEM* Management Services Construction & Commissioning Planning & Risk Analysis Team Selection & Monitoring

Smith Chalmers CCGT service delivery includes evaluations both on and off the project site and relies on

the skills, knowledge and experience of our team of consultants, all of whom have extensive experience

in the planning and execution of CCGT plant construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance

activities.

*OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer such as Siemens, General Electric, Alstom, ABB, Doosan




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Contract Negotiation

Key Commercial Terms Division of Responsibility Deployment Planning Cash flow Analysis

OEM Management Services

Target Service Delivery

Minimise Service Cost

Maximise Service Output

Final Account Settlement

Construction & Commissioning

Schedule Analysis Milestone Identification

Resource Analysis Resource Allocation

Risk Analysis Contingency Planning

Organisational Performance

Role & Responsibility Assignment

Optimise Team Structure Escalation Processes Process Design

Process Implementation




Project Recovery Advisory Service

Despite best intentions, it is a fact of life in the engineering and construction sectors that projects

sometimes go awry. In fact, it has been estimated that up to a third of expected project profit is at risk*.

Research indicates that intervention is highly successful when undertaken early, with up to three

quarters of projects receiving early intervention managing to recover the value expected of them by

their clients*. Research has consistently identified the following as common factors in troubled projects:

Lack of clear priority and contradictory objectives Unrealistic programs / schedules Poor planning - often based on incomplete or insufficient data Lack of risk planning and management Resource problems and team conflicts

Smith Chalmers bring clarity to troubled projects with our in-house developed Project Recovery

Advisory Service offering (PRAS). This service is a combination of technical, commercial, human,

organisation and six sigma process analysis designed to examine your project issues quickly and develop

a relevant, actionable recovery plan. Our PRAS process is undertaken by our project consulting team, all

of whom benefit from industry experience on successful project execution worldwide.

Starting with the clients’ project vision, we will systematically put in place a defined schedule for the

assessment and carry out the assessment using our PRAS assessment toolkit. The results of the

assessment guide the development of the recovery roadmap, a list of critical actions that, once taken,

will improve results. Smith Chalmers consultants will continue to work with your project team through

the recovery phase and give guidance through ongoing monitoring, ensuring that any new issues are

managed and that old issues remain solved.

*Strategies for Project Recovery by PM Solutions (2011)




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Troubled Project Themes

Lack of Clear Direction Unrealistic Schedule

Poor Planning Lack of Risk

Management Resource Conflicts

Common Industry Failures

Remove Project Manager

Change Contractor Change Key Site

Personnel Add Resources Pay More for

Accelerated Program

PRAS by Smith Chalmers

Stakeholder Charter Definition

Develop Assessment Roadmap

Deploy Assessment Toolkit

Develop Recovery Roadmap

Implement Recovery Plan Monitor & Maintain




Site Services

The construction or maintenance of a power plant requires the planning and coordination of a large

number of engineering and construction resources with specialist knowledge and experience if it is to

successfully achieve the numerous milestones in its schedule and reach commercial operation within the

specified timeframe.

Smith Chalmers experience in this sector allows it to efficiently and effectively support clients through

all the different phases of the project by supplying experienced site personnel.

Smith Chalmers specialist personnel include:

Contract Managers

Project Schedulers

Project Controllers

Project & Site Managers

Construction & Commissioning Managers

Technical & Engineering Personnel

Our Site Services are available on projects worldwide. Smith Chalmers Ltd. adheres to a policy of strict

compliance with local immigration and employment law requirements




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Personnel

Worldwide Coverage

Local Compliance

Flexible Terms

Global Experience

Industries

Infrastructure

Utilities

Oil & Gas

Petrochemical

Mining

Cement




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