Dow LA2 Lifetime Extension, WERs 1 & 2

Mechanical, Electrical & Instrumentation, Turnarounds and Fabrication

Location

Plaquemine, LA

Contract Value

$24,325,599

Duration

2.5 Years

Project Scope

A mechanical, civil, and electrical and instrumentation split between two turnarounds. The planning, preparatory, fabrication, and turnaround project evolved into a 2.5 year effort. The Lifetime Extension project ultimately included a variety of upgrades, equipment, and systems replacements.

Markets

Chemical / Petrochemical

Project Status

Complete

Project Description

The Dow Lifetime extension in Plaquemine, Louisiana, was a two-and-a-half-year effort with excel involving various equipment enhancements and systems replacements to equip the facility with lhc2 upgrades. The planning, fabrication, and turnaround project was divided into work element releases 1 & 2 to navigate the covid pandemic and to minimize the impacts of facility production.
During both phases of the project, excel team worked in tightly compacted spaces. The site team developed creative ways to maneuver equipment, set up cranes, and more. The excel safety team developed training programs for bull-rigging methods to navigate these tight spaces. Excel completed both phases with zero safety incidents.

Significant quantities achieved throughout the 143,000 work hours include over 4,500 linear feet of air pipe, 3,200 linear feet of cable tray, 169,500 linear feet of cable, nearly 31,000 pieces of conduit, and 7,270 field welds.
Excel was able to surpass scheduling expectations, saving Dow nearly $1 million in production halts.

Quantity Installation Summary

4,558 LF	Air Pipe
3,160 LF	Cable Tray
169,453 LF	Cable
30,950 EA	Conduit
3,550 EA	Flex
1,220 EA	Tubing
2,430 EA	Tubing Tray
8,457 LF	Mechanical Pipe Installed
4,204 EA	Bolt Ups
7,270 LI	Field Welds
111 CY	Concrete
12 EA	Equipment Sets
12 TNS	Steel Erected
2,516 LF	Mechanical Pipe Demolished
7 TNS	Steel Demolished

Awards

ABC Pelican Merit Award
ABC New Orleans Bayou Excellence in Construction

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