Project 02 · $15M Brownfield Design-Build Expansion
Petrochemical Terminal Expansion
- Role
- Project Manager
- Company
- SCG
- Location
- Map Ta Phut, Rayong, Thailand
- Period
- 2016-2019
- Project Value
- ~$15M
- Cost Avoided
- ~$500K
- Budget Protected
- ~$300K
- Accidents
- Zero
01 · Scope
Project context and delivery environment.
Design-Build expansion delivered inside an operating petrochemical terminal without a total terminal shutdown.
- Client / Project Environment
- Dow joint-venture petrochemical operation / Rayong Terminal
- Project Value
- Approximately $15M
- Location
- Map Ta Phut, Rayong, Thailand
- Period
- 2016-2019
- Delivery Model
- Owner / Developer-side Design-Build
- Major Scope
- 2 marine loading arms, 2 transfer pumps, 2 storage tanks, new pipe rack, existing substation revamp, associated piping, and terminal infrastructure
02 · Personal Contribution
What NJ personally owned and contributed.
These statements describe NJ's direct role within the wider project organization.
- 01
Served as Owner-side Project Manager with end-to-end responsibility from technical assessment and scope definition through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operational handover.
- 02
Developed project scope, technical requirements, procurement packages, project budget, master schedule, milestones, risk register, and execution strategy.
- 03
Led RFQ/RFP development, technical and commercial bid evaluations, bid leveling, vendor negotiations, contract administration, and equipment procurement.
- 04
Managed the engineering consultant and Design-Build engineering team, including constructability reviews and interfaces between new facilities and the operating terminal.
- 05
Coordinated construction sequencing and system-by-system tie-ins so the expansion could be delivered without a total terminal shutdown.
- 06
Managed contractor interfaces, schedule recovery, change orders, claims, project risks, permitting, regulatory requirements, and marine-installation constraints.
- 07
Coordinated Mechanical Completion, punch-list closure, testing, commissioning, performance acceptance, documentation, and final operational handover.
- 08
Reported scope, schedule, cost, risk, HSE, and key project decisions to management and the project steering committee.
03 · Outcome
Results delivered.
- Delivered the approximately $15M project on schedule and on budget with zero accidents.
- Avoided approximately $500K in excess project cost through technical-commercial bid evaluation and removal of over-specified scope.
- Protected approximately $300K of project budget by evaluating and negotiating a $400K contractor claim down to approximately $100K.
- Delivered the brownfield expansion through system-by-system integration without requiring a total terminal shutdown.
- Protected a schedule-critical marine loading-arm installation window by coordinating permitting, engineering, contractors, Operations, port activities, vessel access, and tidal constraints.