The success of Forship is due not only to its focus on the Operability of industrial plants, but also to its creative form of conducting business as a Commissioning company, based on the Management-Engineering-Execution tripod.
The company’s management technology is supported by a methodology that aims at guaranteeing safety, performance, reliability and traceability of the information throughout all the project phases, especially in the delicate handover of the unit to its operator.
This commissioning engineering minimizes the likelihood of problems which often arise precisely in the start-up phase of the project, adversely affecting the deadline and budget for the project.
Depending on the client’s needs, Forship can offer a complete commissioning solution for the project or execute independent activities, working in an integrated fashion with the organizational solution adopted.
Planning & Engineering
Overall Commissioning Plan
Review of the project documentation and provision of the commissioning and pre-operation perspective
Commissioning engineering and planning documentation (operational procedures, precedence network diagrams, schedules, man-power and material histograms, commissioning lists and plans)
Operation and maintenance manuals
As-built documentation
Implementation of the management, control and certification system for mechanical completion and commissioning
Management & Coordination
Coordination, execution and certification of factory acceptance tests, mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning, pre-operations, start-up and assisted operation
Preparation of work packages
Scheduling and control
Administration and operation of the commissioning management tools
Integration and coordination of interfaces with engineering design, procurement and construction & assembly.
Coordination of vendors’ technical support , classification society and regulatory entities.
Management of project hook-up and closeout
Coordination of punch list clearance
Coordination of system handover
Execution of Pre-commissioning, Commissioning and Pre-operation
Forship has a highly skilled and trained staff, as well as latest generation equipment, instruments and tools required for the execution of field activities. It also enjoys total corporate procurement and logistics support to ensure the deployment of its teams and materials in accordance with the project characteristics.
Inspections
Preservation
Electrical and telecommunications tests
Mechanical and piping tests
Instrumentation testing
Functional tests of equipment
Performance tests of systems and subsystems
Reliability tests
Calibration of instruments, valves and other components
Certification of compliance with Brazilian regulatory standards NR-10 and NR-13
Pre-operation and start-up
Initial operation and maintenance
Assistance for operations
Punch line clearance
As-built survey
Training of the clients’ operators
Handover of the system to enter commercial operation
Project closeout
Commissioning Consultancy
As well as providing management, engineering and execution of Commissioning activities, Forship is also vastly experienced in offering different kinds of technical consultancy to assist the client.
Based on its experience in commissioning, Forship’s Technical Consultancy supports the develoment and implementation of the client’s Corporate Commissioning System, establishing guidelines, methodology and practices to be adopted in its industrial projects.
Forship commissioning consultancy services and products include:
Development and implementation of the Corporate Commissioning System, involving guidelines, methods, practices and tools to be used in industrial projects
Development of responsibility matrixes for commissioning activities
Development of requirements and recommendations for contracting commissioning services
Development or review of Commissioning Engineering documentation
Support for the customization and implementation of Commissioning Management Systems