Front End Planning

Planning for Optimal Project Outcomes

Whether your project requires a formal stage-gate approach or you need to determine the minimum information requirements for an EPC proposal, H+M Industrial EPC provides the necessary front-end planning service and support to help your company make the best investment decisions.

Our in-house engineering expertise, tools, and capital project resources help ensure successful, on-time, and in-budget project outcomes. Projects that meet your investment criteria will move forward with the confidence of budget and schedule certainty.

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Understanding the Importance of Front-End Planning

Benefits

Front-end planning is an essential stage in project development. It helps ensure success by defining project objectives, scope, and requirements at the outset.
Successful front-end planning applies robust scope definition procedures, constructability analysis, and budget and schedule reviews while identifying potential environmental and regulatory issues.
Working with an experienced and knowledgeable EPC contractor can help you achieve your project vision on time and within budget.
During the front-end planning phase, critical success factors are identified and a quality management plan is developed to ensure project deliverables adhere strictly to world-class safe industrial practices & quality control standards.
Comprehensive front-end planning increases the likelihood of project success by laying a strong foundation for subsequent project phases.

Best Practices

Develop and follow a well-defined front-end planning process.
Ensure adequate scope definition prior to moving forward with design and construction.
Use front-end planning tools and define existing conditions thoroughly.
Select the proper contracting strategy early in the process.
Align and build project teams, including the owner, stakeholders, and consultants.
Include involvement from both owners and contractors.
Staff critical project scoping and design areas with capable and experienced personnel.
Identify and understand risks of new project types, technologies, or locations.
Address labor force skills and availability during planning.
Provide leadership at all levels for the front-end planning process, including executive and project, owner, and contractor.

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H+M’S Front-End Planning Advantages

Front End Planning Services	Feasibility Studies
When partnering with H+M for front-end planning, we deliver process engineering, planning, screening,budget estimates, integrated project schedules, feasibility studies, concept development, detailed scope development, and constructability analysis.	Our feasibility studies objectively determine and assess the strengths and weaknesses of the proposed project plan to determine viability. We implement feasibility criteria, such as required costs and attainable value, to determine the necessary resources for project success.
Process Engineering	Concept Development
H+M offers a full range of process engineering services during front-end planning and throughout the life cycle of your project. Our team of experts can provide services such as process simulation, cost estimating, equipment sizing and specification, and safety studies.	We provide in-house technical advisory services for the overall front-end engineering design (FEED) package. Our experts oversee all design aspects, collecting and prioritizing project needs and challenges while developing and optimizing concepts to meet your needs.
Planning, Screening, and Budget Estimates	Detailed Scope Development
We develop detailed project plans that highlight the critical path for capital projects. Throughout the front-end planning process, we establish and refine budget estimates to ensure we meet your investment objectives and provide schedule and budget certainty.	A strong scope definition is critical for the success of a capital project. At H+M, we utilize proven procedures to ensure a robust scope definition that establishes all required deliverables, tasks, deadlines, and costs to complete your project on time and within budget successfully.
Integrated Project Schedules	Constructability Analysis
A strong scope definition is critical for the success of a capital project. At H+M, we utilize proven procedures to ensure a robust scope definition that establishes all required deliverables, tasks, deadlines, and costs to complete your project on time and within budget successfully.	We implement our strong construction expertise and knowledge into your project's early life cycle phases to improve safety, increase quality, reduce costs, and minimize schedule delays. Our constructability program incorporates construction considerations such as planning, layout, design, and procurement to optimize the success of project execution and field delivery.

Ready to work together?

“For more than 35 years, we have provided leading capital project execution services to the energy, chemical, and terminal and logistics industries. We would love to sit down with you and discuss your design-build, engineering, and construction needs.”

Megan Berryhill

Business Development

832-558-6212

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Planning for Optimal Project Outcomes

Understanding the Importance of Front-End Planning

H+M’S Front-End Planning Advantages