KGS, for many years, has provided troubled project “turnaround” services for energy generation plant projects suffering from over-budget conditions, equipment or design deficiencies, over burdened management, owner interference, schedule delays or other problems. We bring the necessary power industry expertise to the client’s team, assess the problems quickly and address the critical needs to regain control and move the project back on track. We have worked with contractors, engineers and equity owner to resolve the following energy generation plant conditions:
- Management re-staffing and schedule acceleration due to poor construction management
- Project management re-staffing due to poor owner representation
- Schedule logic re-sequencing due to major equipment delays
- Bad and inoperable designs
- New equipment technology related delays
- Owner interference disruption
- Hazardous site locations
- Inexperienced plant operations and maintenance staff
We are capable of (but not limited to) creating more efficient or work around schedules, changing manpower and supervision work streams, correcting inefficient designs. We have the field experience, contract(s) intelligence and strategic alliances to provide our clients with quality advice and cost effective solutions to mitigate or remedy their problems.
KGS is experienced in operations and maintenance practices. We have managed energy generation plant operations and maintenance, participated in development of plant staff training and permanent procedures. We recognize the importance of our clients having well trained and qualified power plant operations and maintenance staff and provide the following related services:
- Development of plant specific operations and maintenance procedures
- Development of plant specific training and qualifications
- Supplemental Operations and Maintenance personnel
- O&M contract and scheduling
- Equipment overhauling and rehabilitation
- Optimization of plant efficiency, performance and production
KGS acknowledges the disruption, dysfunction or inefficiency impact risks that can occur as the result of changes in key project personnel on a power project. We have worked in the power industry for 30+ years, have participated in numerous power plant projects and have an established network of experienced personnel and strategic alliances to provide qualified staff augmentation or replacement personnel to our clients.
KGS is experienced with recruiting, qualifying applicants or providing directly the following professionals:
- Startup commissioning managers
- Instrumentation and Controls commissioning engineers and technicians
- Mechanical commissioning engineers and technicians
- Craft superintendents and general foreman
- System turnover coordinators
- Punch list completion coordinators
- Warranty managers
- Optimization and performance engineers
- Procedure writers (i.e. commissioning, equipment line up checklists, system description, startup manual, operation and maintenance, etc)
We want our clients to have the most qualified and focused professionals contributing to a successful completion. If your project is suffering or lacking appropriate management, supervision or craft manpower resources, please contact us. We can probably help you.