Construction Phase
After the financial close/financial investment decision is achieved, projects move ahead to construction preparation and execution. Key aspects of Technical Due Diligence at this stage are:
As per realisation phase
- Layout and Design Reviews
- Technology Review
- Resource / Energy Yield Assessments
- Land Lease and Cadastral Review
- Grid Connection Review
- Planning and Environmental Review
- Site Inspections
- Construction Contracts Review
- Asset Management Contracts Review
- Tariff and PPA Review
- Reporting
Note: For further details of above reviews please refer to our TDD-Realisation Service Page
Permit/License Condition Compliance
- Building Permit Condition Discharge Review
- Building Permit condition site controls review
- Environmental Permit Condition Discharge Review
- Review of license applications, e.g. grid
- Inclusion of EGS best practice in construction
- Remaining Aggregated Limitations assessment
- Detailed CAPEX/OPEX implications assessment
- Benchmarking versus international best practice
- Grid connection license application review
Forte Value: Our process combines detailed desk study and on-site review to ensure accuracy and completeness of the assessment.
Design Management Reviews
- Employers Design Management Strategy Review
- Design Review Contract Checks
- Review of 3rd party Design Checks
- Review of design certfications by 3rd party
- Benchmarking versus international best practice
- Extra service: Design review if no 3rd party checks
Forte Value: Forte carefully monitors project owners management of project designs to ensure designs are fit for purpose and that there are best in class procedures in place for managing design variations and remediation measures related to non-conformities.
Quality Management Reviews
- Quality Management Master Plans review
- Inspection and testing plan Review
- Quality control checklist templates Review
- Method Statements Spot Checks
- Quality Management resourcing review
- Quality management tools/data sharing review
- Benchmarking versus international best practice
Forte Value: Quality needs to be carefully managed through the pre-construction phase (quality assurance documents) through to construction (quality control). Forte carefully reviews project quality documents to benchmark them against best in class procedures.
HSE Management Reviews
- Health and Safety plans reviews
- Environmental plans review
- Archeology plans Review
- EPP checklist review
- Personal security review
- Habitat Management Plans (HMP)
- Peat Management Plans (PMP)
- Contaminated land surveys analysis and mitigation
Forte Value: Forte is dedicated to Zero Harm for People’s Safety, Health, Wellbeing, society and The Environment. Our team of HSE experts conduct gap analyses of HSE documents to ensure Risk Assessments in line with market and national standards are in place along with mitigation controls for any residual risks.
Construction Site Audit
- Site Establishment Spot-check
- Civil BOP Works Inspections
- Electrical BOP Works Inspections
- TSA Works Inspections
- Construction site compound spot-check
- Traffic Management Spot-check
- HSE Best practice Adherence Spot-checks
- Third party services and materials review
- Risks, opportunities, and mitigations Identification
Forte Value: Our expert engineering and construction professionals have the full-cycle knowledge of .wind and solar projects to undertake risk assessments of proposed plans in project documents versus actual site conditions.
Handover Planning Reviews
- BOP Punch List Reviews
- TSA Punch List review
- As built drawings Spot Checks
- Designers Quality Control reporting review
- Owners Engineer Quality Control reporting review
- Designers Statement of Compliance review
- Owners Engineer Statement of Compliance review
- Handover Certificates Review
- Schedule for clearance of final punch list items
Forte Value: Our expert team reviews all handover planning documents to ensure that construction quality management and asset management interfaces are adequately accounted for.
Project Costs & Financial Model
- BOP Punch List Reviews
- TSA Punch List review
- As built drawings Spot Checks
- Designers Quality Control reporting review
- Owners Engineer Quality Control reporting review
- Designers Statement of Compliance review
- Owners Engineer Statement of Compliance review
- Handover Certificates Review
- Schedule for clearance of final punch List items
Forte Value: Our local market knowledge, value engineering principles, and strong commercial experience are trusted to perform robust analysis on all CAPEX and OPEX reviews and formulation.
Track Record
Case Studies
Glogow WF (TDD-A) - Poland
| Location | Żukowice district, South-East Poland | |
| Developer | EDP Renewables | |
Technology | Supplier TBC – 5 WTG – 24 MW | |
EBOP/Grid | 110/30kV WF Sub – HV Line- DSO 110kV Substation | |
Status | Permit application in 2022 (to be confirmed) | |
Services
| Development Review | Zoning Plans, Land lease Agreements, Environmental Impact | |
| Technical Analysis and Feasibility |
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| Financial Feasibility | CAPEX cost estimates for proposed | |
Piotrków Kujawski WF (TDD-B) - Poland
| Location | Kujawy – Pomerania voivodship, Northern Poland | |
| Developer | ERG | |
| Technology | Nordex– 7*N117 (x3.5MW) H120 – 25 MW | |
EBOP/Grid | 110/30kV WF Sub – 150m HV line – DSO 110kV Sub | |
| Status | FID Achieved in November 2020, COD in May 2022 | |
Services
| Development Review | Building Permits Environment Decisions Zoning Cadastral Check | |
| Technical Analysis and Feasibility | Grid Connection Agreement Review | |
| Financial Feasibility | Capex Evaluation | |
Shantavny WF (TDD-C) - N. Ireland
| Location | Garvaghy, Co. Tyrone | |
| Developer | Brookfield Renewable | |
| WTG Details | 7 x Enercon E70 | |
| Capacity / COD | 14 MW | |
| Status | COD Achieved in 2017 | |
Services
| Design Review CAT III (FDN) | |
| Construction Checks | |
| Due Diligence Reporting | |
| Executed Construction QA |
BVDR WFs (TDD-D) - The Netherlands
| Location | Noord Holland, The Netherlands | |
| Developer | Eurus Energy Europe | |
| WTG Details | 13 x Vestas V90 2.0, 2 x Enercon E70 | |
| Capacity / COD | 33 MW | |
| Status | COD Achieved in 2017 | |
Services
Evaluation of foundation issues in operational Wind Turbines | ||
| As-built documentation/operational documents review | ||
| Determining severity of damages in order to make warranty claim | ||
| Asset management measures identification | ||
