ENGINEERING SERVICES

Phosphate Consulting LLC also provides engineering services, consisting primarily of conceptual engineering packages (CEP’s) and basic engineering packages (BEP’s). Our expertise and experience in developing CEP’s and BEP’s have been gained over many years of service to our clients. Although we do not provide detailed engineering, we can act as the owner’s representative during detailed design in order to ensure that the design basis and principles developed during basic engineering are carried forward.

Conceptual Engineering Package (CEP)

Conceptual engineering typically produces information required for a scoping study or a feasibility study. Engineering deliverables for a CEP typically include:

• Design basis document
• Process description
• Process flow diagrams (PFD’s) or block flow diagrams (BFD’s)
• Material balance for major process streams
• Utility requirements (electric power, water, fuel, etc.)
• Equipment list, typically with prices for major equipment
• Plot plan drawing
• Estimate of capital cost

Phosphate Consulting LLC can provide the above-listed deliverables as part of a conceptual design and development project; however, specific deliverables can be tailored to meet client-specific requirements.

Basic Engineering Package (BEP)

Basic engineering, sometimes referred to as a front-end design, consists of developing a well-defined engineering package to improve upon the feasibility study results and the cost estimates developed during conceptual engineering. In some cases, the basic engineering deliverables can be compiled and used as a tender package for a detailed engineering design and construction contract (EC, EPC, or EPCM). All components of basic engineering may not be required for a BFS, however. Engineering deliverables for a BEP typically include:

• Design basis document developed to a greater level of detail than for conceptual engineering
• Detailed process description
• Process flow diagrams (PFD’s)
• Material balance
• Utility requirements (electric power, water, fuel, compressed air, etc.)
• Piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID's)
• Equipment list (priced), line list, & instrument list
• Equipment data sheets (preliminary)
• Site plans, including plan and elevation cuts
• Plot plan drawing
• Estimates of capital and operating costs
• Project implementation schedule

A BEP may also include piping studies to identify tie points, define conceptual routing of main distribution headers, define space requirements for the main pipe racks, and thus reinforce the viability of the general layout of the plant.

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