MEC&F Expert Engineers : PIPELINE SERVICES

Thursday, November 20, 2014

PIPELINE SERVICES



Pipeline services - OIL AND GAS



METROPOLITAN provides a full range of services from project conception to completion in the following disciplines:
•      Program/Project management & controls
•      Project planning
•      Engineering & design
•      Hydraulic modeling
•      Surveying
•      Mapping, drafting & GIS
•      Environmental
•      Right-of-way
•      Procurement
•      Construction management/inspection
•      Information/document/data management
•      Asset management/work management solutions
•      Full Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) services



Program/Project Management & Controls
•      Program management
•      Project planning
•      Project scope development & definition
•      Cost estimating
•      Cost control, budgeting & forecasting
•      Project execution & administration
•      Contract administration
•      Project organization & staffing
•      Schedule planning & control
•      Scope change management
•      Quality assurance/quality control
•      Feasibility studies
•      Strategic planning
•      Bid document preparation
•      Project performance & progress reporting
•      Project database computer systems
•      Risk assessment

Engineering & Design
•      Pipeline design
•      Compression design
•      Metering & regulation design
•      Piping & valving design
•      Instrumentation & controls engineering
•      Equipment specifications & bill of materials
•      Mainline valve assemblies
•      Pig launcher & receiver assemblies
•      Pipeline integrity & rehabilitation projects
•      Operation & maintenance projects
•      Horizontal directional drilling
•      Road & highway crossings
•      Wetland & waterbody crossings
•      System integration/SCADA
•      Field engineering & routing
•      Construction work space/access selection



•      Surveying
•      Preliminary survey/alignment
•      Aerial photography/photo-imagery
•      Construction staking & survey
•      Property & boundary surveys
•      Facility site surveys
•      Record surveys (“as-builts”)
•      Topographic surveys & profiles
•      Global positioning system (GPS) Surveys
•      Pipeline location surveys


Mapping & Drafting
•      Population density index maps
•      Alignment sheets
•      Piping & detail drawings
•      Plans & profiles
•      Topographic maps
•      Facility drawings
•      Site plans
•      Aerial imagery
•      Permit application drawings
•      Land & condemnation plats
•      Graphics & presentation drawings
•      Construction drawings (Issue for Bid/Construction)
•      Record drawings (“as-builts”)



Environmental/Permitting
•      Agency consultation & coordination
•      Field investigations & surveys
•      Wetland delineation & assessment
•      Threatened & endangered species surveys
•      Coordination of cultural resources services
•      Erosion & sediment control plans
•      Revegetation & maintenance plans
•      Wetland/waterbody construction procedures
•      Stormwater management plans
•      Spill prevention, containment & control
•      (SPCC) & mitigation plans
•      Environmental compliance inspections
•      Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) environmental reports, applications & coordination
•      National Energy Board (NEB) environmental permitting submittals
•      Environmental impact statements/assessments
•      Environmental risk assessments


Right-of-Way
•      Right-of-way services management
•      Research
•      Title procurement
•      Survey permission
•      Appraisal coordination
•      Right-of-way acquisition & damages
•      Condemnation support



Material Procurement
•      Vendor & supplier evaluation
•      Inquiry preparation, quotation solicitation & bid analysis
•      Purchase requisitions
•      Purchase order preparation, issuance & control
•      Material expediting
•      Material schedule & cost control
•      Material status tracking & reporting
•      Vendor quality control & shop inspection


Construction Management & Inspection
•      Construction management
•      Contract preparation/management
•      Construction planning/scheduling/cost control
•      Construction inspection
•      Operations coordination
•      Logistics, productivity & scheduling analyses
•      Vendor/fabrication inspections & coordination
•      Constructability/feasibility reviews
•      Pipeline testing & evaluation
•      Project completion reports/packages
•      Project completion reports & turnover packages



Geographic Information Systems (GIS) & Document Management
•      Construction information integration
•      GIS platform evaluations
•      Geo-referenced drawings, mapping & databases
•      Project life cycle database/document management
•      Field engineering & survey activity tracking/management
•      Right-of-way services management
•      Environmental services management
•      Procurement services management
•      Construction/inspection services management
•      Asset management

Safety, environmental compliance and quality are core focus areas for every employee at METROPOLITAN.  We are adamant about adhering to approved drug and alcohol testing, project/site-specific health and safety programs and maintaining membership in multiple operator qualification organizations.  You can rely on METROPOLITAN to deliver quality products safely and with respect for our employees and yours.




Metropolitan Engineering, Consulting & Forensics (MECF)
Providing Competent, Expert and Objective Investigative Engineering and Consulting Services
P.O. Box 520
Tenafly, NJ 07670-0520
Tel.: (973) 897-8162
Fax: (973) 810-0440
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