Project
JV Driver needed to expand a major oil sands operation in northern Alberta, Canada. But to complete this massive pipe-laying project on time, they needed innovative ways to address labor shortages in the area, such as an automated way to track and update the status and location of materials trucked in every day, as construction workflows rely on material availability. They also needed to store and stage materials off-site and minimize environmental impacts of the project.
Solution
To support this project, Bentley and Intelliwave integrated ConstructSim and Intelliwave’s SiteSense RFID tracking solution. As a result, SiteSense material location and availability data is automatically sent to ConstructSim and integrated into the virtual construction model. ConstructSim allows construction planners to view complete systems down to the component level in the virtual construction model, as well as to create and revise field installation work packages (FIWPs) directly from the model with ease, efficiency, and accuracy via the integration of the real-time material availability data from SiteSense.
Outcome
Using this innovative solution, JV Driver successfully installed over 200,000 linear feet of pipe and tagged equipment pieces on time and with fewer resources. ConstructSim reduced FIWP planning time by an estimated 90% on over 275 FIWP’s. Users completed the scope initial piping field installation work packages in about a week, as opposed to several months if they had used traditional scoping methods. ConstructSim also made FIWP revisions quick and easy, saving time.
Software
Bentley ConstructSim pulled together engineering data including the 3D design model, piping isometrics and structural steel data into a 3D construction. WorkFace Planners created field installation work packages on the 3D model, saving 750 man-hours on over 275 work packages. The 3D model also helped them take equipment needs into consideration during initial planning, resulting in more efficient equipment usage and less work package refactoring during later stages of construction. In addition to reducing the number of work package revisions, the solution cut the time required for revisions by five to ten times per revision.