Improved Capital Planning. Estimating the remaining life of a pipeline will provide significantly improved capital planning recommendations for future pipeline management and renewal projects. Obtaining a Comprehensive Assessment: Obtaining a comprehensive assessment, especially for high risk pipelines, is important. Other case studies have demonstrated that too much emphasis can be placed on pursuing an inexpensive condition assessment program while overlooking the level of actionable information that can be obtained. The least expensive technology may not provide the best value or most cost effective pipeline solution. If an inspection does not provide sufficient, defensible, and actionable data, it can lead to pipeline failures or incorrectly allocated capital funds replacing the wrong pipelines at the wrong time; easily eliminating the savings that were expected by deploying a less expensive condition assessment tool. Risk Based Condition Assessment: Pure Technologies is a firm believer that a risk based approach should be used to perform condition assessment and leak detection. There is no silver bullet technology that applies to all pipelines. In general, low resolution technologies are appropriate for low risk pipelines. However, for high risk pipelines, a higher degree of reliability is essential and higher resolution tools are prudent to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the pipeline. Project Background Based on discussions to date, the scope of services and associated fees presented herein will address a “comprehensive” condition assessment of the 24−inch BWP and DIP water pipeline using electromagnetic (EM) technology deployed on the PipeDiver platform. Review of the drawings provided by the County indicate that the inspection scope of the 24−inch pipeline is approximately 7,000−feet from the North Portal tunnel to the Pump House near the reservoir. To accommodate the deployment of the proposed electromagnetic inspection technology, pipe modifications may need to be made at the insertion and extraction points. This will be determined after the site visit and recommendations will be made as needed. San Diego, CA | 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | Xxx Xxxxx, XX, XXX 00000 | Tel: +0 (000) 000-0000 | xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx Project Scope of Services As presented earlier, the proposed overall approach to manage pressure pipes consists of a risk− based management approach that Pure Technologies calls Assess and Address™. The goal of this approach is to identify and rehabilita...
Improved Capital Planning. Understanding the condition of a pipeline will provide significantly improved capital planning recommendations for future pipeline management and renewal projects.
