PROJECT MANAGEMENT


Project Management

Project Management expertise sets UTI apart from the competition. UTI Engineering personnel have years of practical and pragmatic experience.

UTI specializes in managing many multi-million dollar projects in the area of process and Industrial manufacturing for a number of Fortune 100 clients and larger.

From concept to completion, our project management phases include:

Phase I
  • Program Phase


    • Phase II
  • Preliminary Engineering


    • Phase III
  • Final Engineering & Design


    • Phase IV
  • Construction & Commissioning
  • Diligent Cost Control Strategy


    • Program Phase

    1. Define client design criteria and design parameters
    • Flows
    • Temperatures
    • Number of trucks, personnel, and floor space
    • Tonnage / Throughput
    2. Develop (block Flow) diagram
    • Show major process and facility components
    • Outline specific equipment components
    3. Develop ballpark cost and project hurtle rate

    4. Define project milestones and timing

    Preliminary Engineering Phase:

    1. Project definition & process specifications
    • Project screening
    • Problem definition & process identification
    • Team resource identification
    • Product/Process specifications and Bid Waiver requirements
    • Define project deliverables and expectations
    2. Project concept design/specifications
    • Determine best options
    • Develop project requirements: cost and time tables
    • Develop process flow diagram
    3. Funding
    • Cost estimates and justification
    • Formal project data package
    4. Project Schedule
    • Develop detailed timelines with key measures
    5. Process Safety
    • HAZOP (For Hazardous Processes)

     Final Engineering & Design Phase

    1. Detailed Design, Procure and Build
    • Completed detailed design
    • Finalize project construction bid documents
    • Procurement & Contracts
    • Owner reviews
    • Vendor visits, reviews and acceptance
    • Simulate process software and systems
    2. Process Safety Reviews
    • HAZOP (For Hazardous Processes)

     Construction and Commissioning Phase

    1. Construction and Installation
    • Review construction scope with contractor
    • Award construction contracts and Issue purchase orders
    • Construction and equipment installation
    • Diligent cost control with construction manager & owner
    2. Commissioning
    • Equipment checkout
    • Equipment start-up & qualification plan
    • Process validation
    • Project closing
    Diligent Cost Control Strategy

    1. Identify:
    • Clear project objectives
    • Roles and responsibilities
    • Identifying project deliverables
    • Outlining procurement procedures and commercialization plans upfront (Bid/Bid Waiver, Etc.)
    • Identify and measure project against key performance indicators
    • Issue "Cost to Complete" updates as needed






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    805.389.7420         		Decatur, IL
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    608.825.4959         		Sioux Falls, SD
    605.339.1250         		Woodbury, MN
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