Stage 01 — Development
Feasibility studies
Early-stage assessment of whether a project can be built, connected and financed. Technology and site options are screened against common criteria so that the resulting comparison is defensible at approval.
- Technology and site screening
- Preliminary design and major equipment selection
- Capital cost ranges and economic evaluation
- Documented recommendation to proceed or stop
Grid interconnection studies
Connection is the most common cause of delay for generation and storage projects. VRV Associates manages the study sequence and the interface with transmission and distribution operators.
- Connection strategy and point-of-interconnection options
- Study management and application support
- Substation and transmission interface scope
- SCADA, protection and control coordination
Stage 02 — Planning & controls
Project planning & scheduling
Conversion of an approved concept into a plan that can be executed and measured, with a reporting structure that identifies drift early rather than at year end.
- Scope development and scopes of work
- Schedule development and milestone structure
- Progress reporting and change control
- Interface and stakeholder management
Cost estimating & capital budgeting
Capital estimates prepared to a stated class and basis, structured to match the client's approval and funding process.
- Capital cost estimates and basis of estimate
- Economic evaluation and sensitivity analysis
- Budget structure and cash flow profile
- Contingency basis and drawdown tracking
Risk management
Risk registers are developed with the parties who carry the exposure, quantified where material, and reviewed on a fixed cycle rather than at handover.
- Risk identification workshops
- Register development and ownership assignment
- Cost and schedule contingency basis
- Mitigation tracking through execution
Stage 03 — Execution
Procurement & contract support
Preparation and administration of the commercial package, undertaken on the owner's side of the table.
- Tender packages and technical specifications
- Bid evaluation and recommendation
- Contract administration and change orders
- Vendor and long-lead equipment tracking
Construction management & commissioning
Site-based oversight from mobilisation through commissioning and turnover, holding contractors to the scope that was procured.
- Construction oversight and field engineering
- Quality, inspection and site instruction records
- Commissioning planning and execution
- Turnover, documentation and close-out
Across all stages
Technical advisory
Independent engineering opinion for owners, lenders and boards, whether at investment decision or on a project already in motion.
- Design and drawing review
- Equipment selection and specification support
- Technical due diligence
- Independent review of cost and schedule
Appointments are made either as a defined study with fixed deliverables, or as ongoing owner-side representation for the duration of a project.