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Erection of steel towers with cranes at the Guararapes MDF 3 site, with the green building of the plant in the background and concrete foundations in the foreground

Service · Project management

Project management from initial study to start-up, in three engagement models

ProHolz manages industrial projects following PMI methodology, according to the investor's needs. Procurement and construction stay with the client.

FIG 01 Tower erection with cranes · Guararapes MDF 3, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Engagement models

Three engagement models, matched to the investor's needs

EPCM

Engineering, procurement management and construction management under a single contract, from initial study to start-up.

When it makes sense
When the investor wants a single party accountable for the design, procurement and construction, with the interfaces under control.
What ProHolz does
Engineers the plant and manages the client's procurement and construction: procurement strategy, technical evaluation of supplier bids, and construction monitoring and supervision. It manages procurement and construction without carrying them out.
What stays with the client
Purchasing the equipment and carrying out the construction.
Reference project
Full project management through start-up at Guararapes MDF 3 and Placas do Brasil MDF.

Owner's engineering

ProHolz works alongside the investor: technical validation of suppliers, contract management and tracking of physical and financial progress.

When it makes sense
When the investor runs the contracting and wants an independent technical judgment, with the investment protected.
What ProHolz does
Validates suppliers technically, carries out the technical evaluation of bids, manages the contracts and tracks physical and financial progress, without carrying out the construction.
What stays with the client
The decision to contract, purchasing the equipment and carrying out the construction.
Reference project
At Guararapes MDF 3, ProHolz supported the client's procurement with the technical evaluation of supplier bids.

Value engineering

Systematic review of scope, specifications and constructability, with technical bid evaluations and an in-house price database.

When it makes sense
When the investor wants a lower CAPEX without losing function, starting from a scope or specification that is already defined.
What ProHolz does
Systematically reviews the scope, specifications and constructability, carries out the technical evaluation of bids and uses the in-house price database, calibrated against recent projects, as a reference.
What stays with the client
The decision on the changes, purchasing the equipment and carrying out the construction.

In any model

In any model, the work runs from planning to start-up

From planning to design

  • Planning the project stages with the client: schedule, critical path, cash flow and communication.
  • Conceptual and basic design of the plant, plus contracting and management of the detailed engineering.
  • Support with permits from environmental agencies, municipalities and banks, and with import processes.
  • Management of the technical archive and the project documentation.

Procurement and contracts

  • Procurement strategy, expediting and technical evaluation of supplier bids.
  • Management of supplier contracts, from administration to close-out, with technical and financial control.
  • Technical, quality, cost and schedule control, with construction progress, budget and cash flow reports.

Construction and start-up

  • Construction monitoring and inspection for quality, schedule and cost, overseeing multidisciplinary teams.
  • Daily site logs, progress measurements and comparison between what was built and what was planned.
  • Identification of potential savings during execution.
  • Support for commissioning, start-up and training at the new facilities.

From the job site to start-up, construction projects managed by ProHolz

  • Panoramic view of the Guararapes MDF 3 site, with large-diameter piping in the foreground and silos and process towers in the background
    FIG 02 Panoramic view of the site · Guararapes MDF 3, Santa Catarina, Brazil
  • Aerial view of the Placas do Brasil plant at dusk, with the main building in front and the process towers in the background
    FIG 03 Aerial view of the completed plant · Placas do Brasil MDF, Espírito Santo, Brazil

Other services

The team that manages the project also designs and assesses

3D model of the press and foundations of an MDF plant

Engineering

Conceptual, basic and detailed engineering for every discipline in a single 3D model, with 2D deliverables and laser scanning in existing plants.

  • Conceptual study, basic engineering and detailed engineering
  • 2D deliverables
  • Laser scanning
Silos at an existing plant, with piping and valves at the base

Consulting

Investment planning, assessment of existing plants and equipment, and the search for alternative technologies.

  • Investment planning
  • Existing plant assessment
  • Alternative technologies

Contact

Need a single party accountable for the project? Tell us what the investment requires

A technical conversation defines the scope, the disciplines and the engagement model: EPCM, owner's engineering or value engineering.

contato@proholz.com.br
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