Project Design & Procurement
Project design and procurement services from specialist engineers to select appropriate technologies, produce civil, structural and electrical designs and put in place all necessary contracts.
Our project design and procurement services are key to realising our clients’ goals and producing a finished project that delivers the expected outcomes.
Cameron Dickson, Engineering Project Manager
Project Design
Our project design and procurement team consists of specialist engineers to design the whole project. This includes:
• Detailed technology selection
• Civil and structural design
• Electrical design
• Grid engineering studies
Throughout the design phase, Locogen carries out the role of the Principle Designer under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 to manage the safe design and development of the project.
Procurement
The procurement phase aims to put in place all the contracts necessary to construct your project. The type and number of contracts varies depending on the procurement strategy:
• Build only, where Locogen procures the initial design and contractors are procured to carry out the contracting works in accordance with the design;
• Design and build, where various contractors are procured to design and build their works and Locogen manage each of the contractors; or
• Turnkey engineer, procure and construct, where a single contractor designs, procures, constructs, commissions and hands over the whole project to the client.
The preferred procurement strategy depends on the client’s (and their funder’s) view of risk and the available budget. We are happy to advise you on the most suitable procurement strategy for your project.
Project Design and Procurement Case Studies
Kirk Hill wind farm – 8 turbine wind farm site
At the early stages of the project Locogen helped procure survey works which were inclusive of the following:
- Topographical surveys
- GS6 overhead line surveys
- Ground investigation
- Gathering utilities information
Locogen then led the compilation of tender separate tender documents for the Balance of Plant contracts, one for the civils and one for the electrical works. This involved liaising with the funder’s legal team to clarify the contract conditions and preparing the Scope and Site Information documents for the NEC 4 ECSC.
Due to Locogen’s experience, we were also able to assist in the procurement of the wind turbines for site including detailed reviews of TSA’s to advise the client.
Arbikie Distillery – single wind turbine powering an electrolyser
At the early stages of the project Locogen helped Arbikie procure survey works which were inclusive of the following:
- Topographical surveys
- GS6 overhead line surveys
- Ground investigation
- Gathering utilities information
Locogen then led the compilation of tender separate tender documents for the Balance of Plant contracts, one for the civils and one for the electrical works. This involved liaising with the funder’s legal team to clarify the contract conditions and preparing the Scope and Site Information documents for the NEC 4 ECSC.
Project design and procurement: Easter Drumclair wind farm – 2 turbine wind farm
At the early stages of the project design and procurement Locogen helped procure survey works which were inclusive of the following:
- Topographical surveys
- GS6 overhead line surveys
- Ground investigation
- Gathering utilities information
Locogen then led the compilation of tender separate tender documents for the Balance of Plant contracts, one for the civils and one for the electrical works. The client also decided to use an Independent Connections Provider (ICP) for their grid connection. Locogen created the contract documents for this work.
To achieve this, Locogen worked with the funder’s legal team to clarify the contract conditions and preparing the Scope and Site Information documents for the NEC 4 ECSC.