Case Study: Wheat Project

Case study: Wheat Project
Location: North West
Project: Wheat Project
Contract Value: Around £5m
Construction Period: 56 weeks
Year Completed: 2006-07

Contract Scope:

A new plant was required for the separation of wheat into its constituent parts: gluten, starch and bran, which is then refined into glucose for use as a feedstock in the food and beverage industries and in the production of ethanol.

Approximate quantities of major equipment and materials
Cable containment: 12,000 metres
Power & instrument cable: 321,260 metres
HV Cable: 11,500 metres
Instrument pipework: 29km
Instrument loops: 2,792
Equipment installation: 21 transformers (1.6MVA–15MVA), 14 MCCs, 4 HV motor-drives
Fire detection system: manufacturer-installed
Luminaires: 1542 installed

Other information
Safety statistics: 0 RIFR, 3.33 AIFR
Labour agreement: JIB + Additional Payment
Documentation: Test and inspection sheets

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