T&D Construction with Design-Build/EPC Advantages
Faster. Cost-effective. Less hassle.
If that is how you want your transmission and distribution project to proceed, design-build is the way to go. Turn to Burns & McDonnell for a shorter schedule, a cost-controlled project ... and to reduce the hassles that come from a traditional approach.
You. Burns & McDonnell. Design-Build. A perfect match.
Design-Build = Stability, Resources and Experience
Design-build, or engineer-procure-construct (EPC), project delivery reduces owner risk, shortens project schedules, provides a single point of contact, increases cooperation, reduces owner staffing, and establishes an environment where design and construction innovation can flourish.
As a leader in the T&D industry (No. 1 domestic design firm for 2011, according to Engineering News-Record), Burns & McDonnell has a full slate of services to make your project successful, just as we've been doing for more than 100 years.
A prime example of our comprehensive service is our work as EPC contractor for Xcel Energy's Southwest Minnesota Wind Transmission Upgrade. This project earned the honor of Burns & McDonnell 2007 Project of the Year in addition to accolades from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota.
Our projects include above-grade transmission lines, below-grade transmission lines, transmission substations, distribution substations, generating plant switchyards and upgrades/retrofits to existing substations. Our broad company resources allow us to tackle multiple projects simultaneously. Our extensive vendor and subcontractor network, coupled with our engineers and management personnel, ensures your project gets top-notch attention on all fronts.
As the first firm in the United States to successfully complete a more than $1 billion transmission and distribution engineering, procurement and construction project (click here to read more about the Middletown-Norwalk project), Burns & McDonnell has the expertise to manage transmission and distribution projects both large and small.
Innovative program management starts with our exclusive program management tool, OneTouchPM®, that enhances your cost savings and enables our team to make better decisions and reduce errors on the job site through a portable, 3D dashboard that integrates real-time design and construction data. Click here to watch a video about how OneTouchPM® works.
- Time-proven management approach
- State-of-the-art management information system
- Project scheduling software
- Accounting systems
- Procurement procedures
- Construction procedures
- Risk management team
- Safety and health program
- Field inspection program
- Overall project management
- Scope and budget definition
- Permitting, engineering and detailed design
- Equipment and material supply up to 765-kV
- Complete construction activities
- Field testing, commissioning and training
- As-built documentation