Reece

REECE Solar PV (3.92MW): Client Project Manager and Quality Assurance

Solar Project Management

Rooftop solar PV project management and quality assurance on 131 stores, with a total capacity of 3.78MW.

Key Achievements:

  • Full client-side project management through planning, design and installation
  • Quality Assurance ensuring systems are designed and installed in accordance with project specifications, Australian standards, industry guidelines and best practice
  • Management of four separate EPC's and 131 separate store managers
  • Project Specification

Impact

  • Quality, optimised Solar PV installations on 131 Stores throughout Australia
  • 3.92MW solar PV sized to electrical load and to limit costly safe roof hardware and access additions
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Project Scope

Full client-side project management through planning, design and implementation, including:

  • Client stakeholder engagement of internal client team (site facility managers, project managers and staff)
  • EPC management of 4 separate contractors
  • Contract administration including invoicing approval, variation review
  • Review and approval of variation claims
  • Certificates of practical completion

Quality Assurance ensuring systems are designed in according with project specifications, Australian standards, industry guidelines and best practice, including:

  • Review and approval of design documentation and project documentation
  • Post installation auditing and defect rectification management
  • Review and approval of as-built drawings and O&M manuals

Project Specification comprising the project general specifications

Project Details

  • 131 Stores throughout Australia
  • 3.92MW of solar PV
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A man working on solar panels on a roof

Project Challenges

  • Managment of four separate EPC solar contractors
  • Co-ordination of Reece Stakeholders, individual site/store managers and EPC contractors
  • Unforeseen site-specific site constraints leading to project variations; mitigated by Enhars experienced Project Manager, Engineers and Electricians
  • Site safe roof hardware and safe access expenses and risks mitigated through robust project specifications of solar layout requirements to minimise safe access/hardware costs and variations
  • Quality of installation with 4 separate EPC contractors and multiple sub-contractors

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