As part of a major overhead cable refurbishment project on the west coast of Scotland, Dalcour Maclaren were approached to advice on how to efficiently provide a record of condition prior to the start of the project.
The location of the project crossed remote undulating land and impacted multiple landowners. Each landowner required proof of a record of condition prior to the project starting. The client’s requirement was to complete the works urgently as contractors were ready to start on site.
Challenges faced
- Remote Land
- Inconsistent Mobile coverage
- Large scale route and high volume of apparatus and access roads to be recorded (80km)
- Time constraints requiring works to start urgently
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Collaborative approach
Through an initial collaborative workshop with the client, we were able to identify issues and establish the requirements, outputs, security of data and access controls.
We set up a collaborative action plan with clear ownership, requirements, and deliverable date to successfully ensure timely delivery. Progress calls with a clear agenda were scheduled, and as soon as issues and blockers were identified, they were taken offline to enable a separate focus on finding and delivering solutions.
Successful outcome
Our structured approach led to the following successful achievements:
- Fast deployment to complete the walkover in quick time utilising a new streamlined approach at a fixed cost
- Works completed in ‘one pass’ walkover – reducing the need for repeat visits and contributing to a reduced carbon emission
- Images collated into a single source of data, remotely accessible by the project team thus reducing the need to visit the site
- Live documents with live status client access and progress reporting created
Sector
Power
Location
Scotland
How we helped
Provision of a record of condition survey
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