Quick thinking keeps brewery extension project on schedule
Project facts
- ClientBrewery
- LocationSoutheast Asia
- ChallengeLack of vital input from equipment suppliers for a new brewery presented a potential cause for delay
- SolutionBy identifying the issue in advance and making informed assumptions, we kept the project on schedule
The challenge
It’s not long since our client’s brewery in Southeast Asia was opened, but already an extension is under way to extend annual brewing capacity to well over 10 million hectolitres.
Informed assumptions enable design process to continue
The engineering design for the project required detailed input from equipment suppliers in order to correctly size foundation piles and other structural features to carry projected loads. Early in the project, it became clear that this information would not be available in time.
The solution
To avoid delay, we itemised the equipment that had an impact on our scope and made assumptions about full load volume and load per leg of each machine. This enabled our design work to continue, keeping the schedule on track. Assumptions were later checked and any necessary adjustments incorporated once the equipment tender process was under way.
