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Power Engineering Solutions
For decades, Kiewit has been an industry-leading provider of design and engineering services in the power market. By offering innovative conceptual and detailed engineering and management solutions for virtually any type of delivery method, Kiewit continues to capably deliver asset development, operations improvement and performance enhancement services.
The projects we support range from conceptual studies to detailed design for new facilities or retrofits. Because of Kiewit’s extensive construction experience and our key relationships with other integrated construction partners, we offer innovative safety and constructability solutions to clients in the earliest phases of projects. This allows us to routinely deliver outstanding results in the areas that matter most — namely plant performance, schedule and total installed cost.
Kiewit is the market leader in combustion turbine installations, with experience ranging from simple-cycle peaking facilities to large combined-cycle facilities in excess of 1,750 megawatts. According to Engineering News-Record’s 2017 rankings, Kiewit is No. 1 in Fossil Fuel and No. 4 in Power.
Solving Clients Challenges
Our wide-ranging power engineering capabilities focus on the needs of clients and partners — and addressing issues before they become challenges in any phase of a project. Our second-to-none research capabilities have led us to develop innovative new tools, technologies and processes to mitigate risks, deliver better designs and improve quality and cost. Our legacy as EPC engineers has helped us get faster and sharper from seeing the impacts of our design decisions on operations and construction. We consistently leverage our expansive historical data and apply the deep knowledge of our Kiewit engineering team in every detail. Not to mention, we have always prided ourselves on Kiewit’s design for safety program and self-performing all major construction activities.
Our Markets
Power Delivery
We are a trusted partner to execute work ranging from complete scope electric transmission and substation projects to single transformer and breaker replacements.
Coal Retrofit
Kiewit’s many experienced engineers solve the problems inherent to AQCS projects including the challenges in navigating complex environmental compliance and permitting issues and delivering required plant performance. We conduct the necessary studies to meet compliance dates, emissions requirements and choose cost-effective designs.
Gas-fired
Kiewit is the market leader in combustion turbine installations, with experience ranging from simple-cycle peaking facilities to large combined-cycle facilities in excess of 1,750 megawatts. According to Engineering News-Record’s 2017 rankings, Kiewit is No. 1 in Fossil Fuel and No. 4 in Power.
Renewables
Renewable energy projects have been a significant part of our history since our entry into the domestic and international power markets. As renewable energy continues to gain momentum, we are well positioned to serve wind, geothermal, solar, hydro and alternative fuels projects.
Our Services
Owner’s Engineering Services
As the owner’s engineer, we identify project risks and provide mitigation strategies before the start of the project. Our experienced EPC teams are construction-focused. They understand that mitigating risks before the project breaks ground results in cost and schedule savings. Our holistic project view provides owners with realistic insight during the early planning stages of their projects.
Key elements of Kiewit's owner's engineer services include:
- Delivering full-scope project development support with reliable cost estimates using up-to-date pricing information
- Reviewing EPC contractor specifications and designs
- Verifying schedule and progress claims
- Monitoring construction and commissioning to ensure project is approved and safely built
- Overseeing all testing and verifying results
- Managing change orders, claims and pricing validity reviews
- Advocating on behalf of owner during disputes
Project Development
Guiding your project from the beginning
- Evaluate, best-value technology selection, lifecycle cost, potential project sites and permitting requirements
- Support projects through the financing process
- Prepare initial EPC contract and RFP documents
- Develop a conceptual design, including schedule general arrangement, one-lines, P&IDs and thermal performance
Detailed Engineering and Design
Providing solutions for the full range of project scopes and sizes
- Self-perform all major engineering disciplines, including process, water, civil, structural, mechanical, thermal performance, electrical, geotechnical and building systems
- Consider impacts to operability, safety and constructability
- Use historical Lessons learned database to apply best practices
- Encourage client involvement and feedback
Construction Management
Applying our significant EPC experience
- Provide preconstruction design reviews and scheduling support
- Develop and manage the master schedule to meet clients’ commercial operation date or outage requirements
- Prequalify, review and manage subcontractors while ensuring they meet our safety and quality standards
- Track and communicate cost, quantities, safety and more
Plant Services/ Retrofits
Supporting our clients through their assets’ entire lifecycle
- Provide operations, efficiency and capacity improvements
- Troubleshoot equipment and performance problems onsite
- Execute a wide variety of engineering studies, including arc flash analysis, relay settings, thermal performance and pipe stress analysis
- Serve as “Engineer of Choice” for clients’ entire fleet
Energy Storage
Energy Storage is enabling important new additions to utility systems. We provide engineering, consulting and EPC for storage projects of all technologies for renewable energy firming, T&D deferral, ancillary services, and bulk energy shifting.
Electric Vehicles
Combining Kiewit’s industry-leading Power, Highway Infrastructure, and vertical building construction, we offer design and construction of electric vehicle charging infrastructure that integrates transportation energy supply into the utility electric grid.
Field Inspection Services
Kiewit’s Field Inspection Services employs a full spectrum of geospatial solutions including specialized 3D laser scanning systems, which are key in providing immediate and detailed information. Indoor and outdoor drone inspection techniques with unique software and engineering-driven data analysis, yields powerful, real-time insights for our clients. We provide confined space inspections to safely gather vital information that can traditionally take days or weeks to determine and strategically employ drones for detailed structure inspections, thermal analysis, aerial mapping and hazardous area investigations. These multi-source geospatial and direct visual solutions give us the freedom to reach out and turn complicated problems into simple answers. Learn more by watching our our video.
Confined Space Inspections
Inspecting confined spaces can be a time-consuming and risky operation. Using drone technology, Kiewit’s visual inspection team has reduced the safety risks, downtime and costs associated with confined space visual inspections. Learn more by watching our our video.
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