WT Consulting


Engineering Companies and EPC Contractors in general have limited experience in management and execution of Water Treatment (WT) projects, so there is a spectrum of opportunities to help producing significant savings in capital expenditure and execution time. Water Treatment represents a small portion of the scope of supply of EPC projects in the Oil & Gas and Power sectors (0.5% to 15% of total project investment), however in some cases such a small scope could lead the project to be a complete success or a resounding failure due to multiple reasons.
During most of my years of experience in WT I have been performing technical sales aimed to Engineering Companies and EPC Contractors, but also I have had the opportunity to work as technical leader for several WT projects in recognized engineering firms. Indeed there are areas of improvement in relation to the water treatment systems to be considered during the execution of the projects in Conceptual, FEED or EPC phase. To mention the following:
  • Definition of Water Treatment Systems during Conceptual Engineering or FEED that leads to a budget underestimation. 
  • Definition of Water Treatment approaches during the FEED that exclude suitable and reliable WT suppliers and treatment techniques, consequently minimizing the possibility of generating savings during execution, and also leaving few valid suppliers causing the contractor to lose negotiation control. 
  • Not understanding the differences between a Water Treatment Plant versus a WT Package, and the impact on engineering and construction costs.