Butane / Propane Transload Facility

Project Scope of Work Included:

• Installing 20-Spot, Double-Sided Rail Off-Loading Racks to Accommodate 40 Rail Cars
• Installing Two Dock-Loading Arms
• Installing a Knock-Out Drum and Flare Stack
• Installing 40,000 Feet of Pipe and Performing 15,000 Shop Welds and 3,000 Field Welds

Challenges and Results

To meet the project’s extremely tight schedule, we mobilized 70 field employees and 40 shop workers, increasing manpower to release the Issued-for-Construction drawings. With an incoming shipment scheduled for early May, about 6 months from the project’s commencement, the facility needed to be up and running to receive it, and it was critical that we complete all the necessary work in advance. To hit the deadline, our staff worked 10-hour days, 6 days per week, always staying in close coordination with the client to ensure the project progressed smoothly. We also added additional space and capabilities in our fabrication shop, allowing us to better accommodate the needs of fast-paced projects.

Our staff, commitment to working overtime, and expanded fabrication capabilities allowed us to complete all project work well in advance of the scheduled delivery. The expanded propane and butane caverns and new truck offloading stations have greatly increased capacity at the site, allowing more product to flow through the port.