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Sample of a few VE Workshops facilitated by Sid Anwar and his Associates

SAVE Approved Module - I Training Workshop - Several US and International Clients.

• Trained Managers and Senior Technical staff in VE fundamentals

• Client provided projects used during workshop training

• Class size varied from 8 to 30 individuals

• Includes a comprehensive workshop training manual

• SAVE approved Module-I certificate of completion for each participant

Hamaca Crude Upgrader Project – Petrolera Ameriven, Venezuela, South America.

• Process/Mechanical Systems
• Offsite Utilities
• Electrical Systems
• Instrumentation and Control Systems
• Developed a Contracting Strategies for the project
• Facility Buildings
• Developed and implemented a Value Improving Practices (VIP) program Ranked “Best-in-Class” by Independent Project Analysis, Inc.
• VE Savings = $11.5 million

CENEX - Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) Project.

• Preliminary design package for a grass-roots Hydrotreating Unit

• Produce ULSD (21,000 BPSD capacity)

• VE Savings = $3.0 million

LPG Project - Middle East.

• Process Systems (Feed Gas Compression / Acid Gas Removal / LPG Treating / Sulfur Recovery, etc.)

• Utilities and Offsites Systems

• Central Control Room modifications

• Flare System Optimization

• VIP implementation for IPA review

• VE Savings = $41.0 million

Master Plan Community Project - Middle East.

• Office complex

• Residential Housing

• Hospital Accommodation

• Schools

• Shopping Centers

• Sports Facilities

• Industrial Facilities

• Infrastructure Development

• VE Savings = $70.0 million

Team Building Session - Several US and International Clients.

• Team Building session for large projects with participation from several organizations with different internal cultures.

• Included Executive Managers and Senior Technical personnel

• Session size varied from 15 to 30 individuals

• Developed Project Mission Statement

• Developed Project Stretch Goals

• Developed Group Needs and Responsibilities

• Developed Group-to-Group Commitments

• Developed Implementation and Monitoring plans

• Monitor and Follow-up Sessions

Offshore Platform Crude Production Facilities - Middle East.

• 300 MBCD crude facility

• Included well-head platforms and trunk line

• Electrical cable to onshore facilities

• Control and communication systems

• VE Savings = $56.0 million

Billings - Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) Project.

• Grass-roots Hydrotreating Unit to produce ULSD

• Preliminary design package

• Process Simplification at 10% design

• Value Engineering at 30% design

• VE Savings = $TBD

NOVA Chemicals - Sarnia, Canada.

• Preliminary design package upgrades

• Tank Vapor Recovery Systems

• Oily Water Containment Sewer Systems

• Selection and implementation of VIP's on the project

• VE Savings = $2.5 million (Canadian)

Control Systems Upgrade Project - Middle East.

• Control Systems Upgrades

• Design and upgrade of existing control systems

• VE Savings = $4.0 million

U.S. Steel - No.5 Pickle Line Project, Fairfield Works, Alabama.

• Developed Functional Criteria using the FAST diagram for the selection and short-listing of bidders.
• Developed a list of key attributes essential to obtaining a world class facility.
• Ranked criteria to establish an objective scoring system.
• Selected Critical VIP’s (Value Improving Practices) for the project in order to achieve “Best-in-Class” performance based on IPA recommended guidelines.

NOVA Chemicals - Indian Orchard Plant.

• Preliminary design package

• Several Process Systems (NAS, XTAL & Product Handling Systems)

• Raw Material Handling and Utility Systems

• Utility Systems

• VE Savings = $288,000

Power Systems Upgrade Project - Middle East.

• Power Systems Upgrade for 33 KV System

• Location and size of generators

• HRSG system

• VE Savings = $25.0 million

San Diego County Water Authority - Lake Hodges Project.

• Pump house / Pipeline / Shaft & Tunnel

• Electrical Facilities / Operations & Maintenance Buildings

• VE Savings = $12.75 million

Crude / Gas Pipeline Project - Middle East.

• Conversion of Pipeline to Gas

• Conversion of the Pump Stations

• Crude Batching in Pipeline

• NGL Boiler Conversion

• VE Savings = $61.0 million

Syncrude – Upgrader Expansion (UE-1) Project.  Alliance 21/CoSyn Technologies, Edmonton, Canada.

• Process/Mechanical Systems
• Offsite Utilities
• Electrical Systems
• Instrumentation and Control Systems
• Site Layout
• Facility Buildings
• VE Savings = $32.0 million (Canadian)

Maintain Gas Compression Capacity Project - Middle East.

• 100 MMSCFD Gas Compression Train
• Heat Recovery Steam Generators
• Upgrade of the Flare System
• VE Savings = $8.1 million

TransAlta Energy Corporation: Suncor Millennium Project (360 MW Cogeneration), Calgary, Canada.

• Process/Mechanical Systems
• Electrical Systems
• Instrumentation and Control Systems
• Facility Buildings
• VE Savings = $2.4 million (Canadian)

Dearborn Industrial Generation Project (525 MW Cogeneration), Dearborn, Michigan.

• Process/Mechanical Systems
• Instrumentation and Control Systems
• VE Savings = $416,000

Ironside Energy Corporation – LTV Steel Indiana Harbor Works Energy Facility (50 MW Cogeneration), Indiana.

• Process/Mechanical Systems
• Instrumentation and Control Systems
• VE Savings = $300,000

Muskeg River Oil Sands Project, Calgary, Canada.

• Operability and Maintainability of Systems
• Constructability
• Ore Preparation/Extraction/Froth Treatment Systems
• Process/Mechanical Systems
• Piping Systems
• Structural/Architectural Systems
• Developed and implemented a Value Improving Practices (VIPs) program

ARCO – Cakerwala Gas Field Development Project, Malaysia.

• Review Front End Loading (FEL) for the project
• Recommend alternative design approaches within schedule constraints

Sasol – Sky High Project, Secunda, South Africa.

• Reforming Systems.  VE Savings = 70 million Rands
• CO₂ Removal Systems.  VE Savings = 243 million Rands
• Synthol Reactor and Cooling Train.  VE Savings = Not Estimated
• Electrical Systems.  VE Savings = Not Estimated

Irving Oil Limited Project, Saint John, Canada.

• Residue Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit (RFCCU) System
• VE Savings = $7.8 million

ARCO Villano Petrochemical Project, Ecuador, South America.

• Production wells, pipeline and central processing facilities
• VE Savings = $4.1 million

Molten Metal Technologies – M4 Combo Project, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

• Hazardous Low Level Mixed Waste Systems
• VE Savings = $2.2 million

Escondida Oxide Leach Project, Chile, South America.

• High quality copper cathode processing facility
• VE Savings = $7.5 million

Monitored Retrievable Storage Facility, Department of Energy (DOE).

• Spent Nuclear Fuel remote handling systems
• Facility Layout Optimization
• VE Savings = $7.4 million

Hanford Waste Vitrification Project, DOE, Hanford, Washington.

• Nuclear HVAC systems
• Facility Layout Optimization
• High Efficiency Metal Filters
• Standby Generator Systems
• VE Savings = $7.0 million

United Creosoting Superfund Project, EPA, Conroe, Texas.

• Remediation of creosote contaminated soils
• VE Savings = $1.5 million

North Cavalcade Superfund Project, EPA, Houston, Texas.

• Remediation process optimization
• VE Savings = $600,000

Texarkana Superfund Project, EPA,  Texarkana, Texas.

• Remediation process optimization
• VE Savings = $2.0 million

Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) Project, Irvine, California.

• Optimize conceptual design of IGCC process
• Process optimization for Asian market

Los Angeles Metro Rail Project, Pasadena, California.

• Developed guidelines for an effective Construction Management Services Contract for Metro Rail Transit Authority

U.S. Steel, Caster EMC Replacement Project, Gary Works, Indiana.

• Hardware Design
• Process Controls
• System Optimization
• VE Savings = $150,000

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