Engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC)
Engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contracts are the most common form of contract used to undertake construction works by the private sector on large-scale and complex infrastructure projects. Under an EPCC contract a contractor is obliged to deliver a complete facility to a developer who need only turn a key to start operating the facility, hence EPCC contracts are sometimes called turnkey construction contracts. In addition to delivering a complete facility, the contractor must deliver that facility for a guaranteed price by a guaranteed date and it must perform to the specified level. Failure to comply with any requirements will usually result in the contractor incurring monetary liabilities.
It is timely to examine EPCC contracts and their use on infrastructure projects given the bad publicity they have received, particularly in contracting circles. A number of contractors have suffered heavy losses and, as a result, a number of contractors now refuse to enter into EPCC contracts in certain jurisdictions. This problem has been exacerbated by a substantial tightening in the insurance market. Construction insurance has become more expensive due both to significant losses suffered on many projects and the impact of September 11 on the insurance market.EPCC Business unit is operated by a highly experienced team of professionals having long & rich experience in the Industry in various facets of discipline viz. Project management, Design & Engineering, Construction, Field operation as well as in survey, testing & commissioning.
The EPCC group has a very wide range of portfolio covering the entire gamut of the Life cycle of Industrial Plants as a Turnkey Project executing agency in following fields:
Engineering Functions
- Basic Engineering
- Planning
- Detail Engineering
- Estimating request for Quote
- Construction Engineering
Procurement Functions
- Customised manufacturing
- Procurement
- Purchasing
- Expediting
- Receiving
- Invoicing
- Logistics & Transport
Construction Functions
- Civil & structural construction
- Mechanical erection
- Electrical installation
Commissioning Functions
- Testing & Commissioning
- After-sales-service
- Modernisation of Plants
Advantage of EPCC
- Scope and the specifications of the plant
- Quality
- Project duration
- Cost is known at the start of the project
- Reduced stress for owner
- Easy work and growth of the company.
- Single point of contact for owner simplifies communications.
- Ready availability of post-commissioning services
- Ensures quality and reduces practical issues faced in other ways
- Owner protected against changing prices for materials, labor, etc.