Site Investigations Management
- Site Surveys Tender preparation
- Site Surveys Tender and Negotiations Management
- Site Investigations Project Management
- Interpretation Reports Review
- Seismic Assessments
- Topographical Survey
- Land Use Survey
- Hydrogeological Assessments
- Site Risk Assessments & Trouble-Shooting
- Hydrological Assessments
Forte Value: The scope and quality of the initial investigations regime have significant impact on the accuracy (therefore efficiency) of project pricing and planning. Forte has significant experience of managing the contracting and quality of investigations to ensure best quality data is obtained for input to project designs.
Employer Tender Designs (IFT)
Forte can provide design documentation as follows :
- Foundation Designs and Reports
- Road designs plans, sections and reports
- Electrical designs plans, sections and reports
- All supporting design documentation to support tender
Forte Value: Forte provides clients with high quality engineering design inputs to their Employers tender design package. Designs are sufficiently detailed to allow comprehensive pricing by contractors which assists greatly in Employers shortlisting of contractors.
Contractor Tender Designs (IFT)
Forte can provide designs as follows at this stage:
1) as part of Employers tender package
2) as part of contractors tender submission (if Employer’s tender lacks a sufficiently detailed specimen design)
- Site Layout Plans & 3D Modelling
- Indicative Road & Hardstand Profiles
- Foundation Dimensions & Volumes
- Cabling and Trench Design and Routing
- Substation layouts and specifications
- Cut – Fill Analysis
- Bill of Quantities & Cost Schedules
- Draft Technical Specifications
Forte Value: Contractor’s often face difficulty determining suitable quantity and construction complexity variables for their commercial calculations to form their tender submission. Forte alleviates this difficulty by providing high-accuracy tender designs and models, methodology advice, BoQ formulation, and, if required by the client, full cost estimations based on our extensive market experience.
Tender Design Review
- Foundation Designs and Reports
- Road designs plans, sections and reports
- Electrical designs plans, sections and reports
- Cut – Fill Analysis
- Bill of Quantities & Cost Schedules
- Draft Technical Specifications
- All supporting design documentation to support tender
Track Record
Case Studies
Ventelys WFs (DES-A) - France
| Location | Various locations, France |
| Developer | Ventelys |
| Technology | Vestas V126, V150, Siemens Gamesa SG114, SG170 |
| Capacity / COD | 234 MW, 2022 |
| Role | Preliminary Road Design |
Services
| Preliminary design of roads and platforms |
| WTG logistics feasibility study |
| Technical assistance for the organization of the project |
| Platform, layout and land lease optimizations |
| Review of Roads and Platforms conditions and identify improvements |
Challenges
Different costs and solutions for roads and hardstands required
Vallée de l’Aa Wind Farm
| Location | Pas de Calais, France | |
| Developer | ERG Renew | |
| Technology | 4 x Vestas V112 | |
| Rated Power | 14 MW | |
| Role | Project Management/ Engineering / Supervision | |
Services
| Geotechnical Site Investigations (SI) Execution |
| Civil/Structural IFT and IFC Design Packages |
| Electrical IFT Design Package |
Theparak 1,4 WFs (OE-C) – Thailand
| Location | Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand |
| Developer | Wind Energy Holdings |
| WTG Details | 60 x Vestas V136 WTGs, 157m HH |
| Capacity / COD | 180 MW |
| Role | Foundation Designer |
Services
| Foundation Design |
| Foundation Construction Supervision |
| Method Statement and Quality Documentation implementation |
| Drafting & obtaining Employer’s approval of Quality Management Plan |
BVDR WFs (OE-D) – NL (36-41)
| Location | Noord Holland, The Netherlands | |
| Developer | Eurus Energy Europe (EEE) | |
| WTG Details | 13 x Vestas V90 2.0 / 2 * Enercon E70 | |
| Capacity / COD | 33 MW | |
| Role | Technical Due Diligence | |
Services
| Evaluation of cracks and gaps in concrete in operational Wind Turbines |
| Gaps in Quality Control Documents provided by Contractor |
| Determining level of severity of damages in order to make warranty claim |
| Dealing with issues related to Contractor’s Quality Management System |
