Scope Through Closeout:

Project Delivery

Astra Engineering offers project management and technical procurement as premium services alongside our engineering. Our leadership has managed capital projects from the plant side, so we know the questions to ask to define a project, the decisions an owner has to make, and how to keep design, vendors, and contractors moving together. We support new plants and expansions as well as projects inside existing facilities, from scope development through closeout.

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What We Provide:

  • Scope development and chartering

  • Estimates, schedules, and budgets

  • Technical procurement

  • Bid evaluation and vendor coordination

  • Contractor coordination and construction support

  • Closeout and turnover

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Scope Development and Chartering

Most cost overruns and schedule slips trace back to an unclear scope. We work with your team to define the problem, the deliverables, and the decisions that are and are not negotiable, and we document them in a project charter before design begins.

What you get

  • Project charters tied to business goals

  • Success and acceptance criteria

  • Decision authority and RACI assignments

  • Design basis and scope of work

  • Root cause analysis where the problem is not yet defined

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Estimates, Schedules, and Budgets

We prepare cost estimates, schedules, and cash flow forecasts that support funding decisions, then track the project against them. Budget and schedule are reported to you at regular intervals so decisions are made with current information.

What you get

  • AACE class cost estimates

  • Project schedules

  • Cash flow forecasts

  • Budget and schedule reporting

  • Change management

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Technical Procurement

We prepare the technical documents vendors quote from, so equipment and materials are bought to the design. Specifications and data sheets come directly from the engineering, which keeps procurement and design aligned.

What you get

  • Equipment specifications and data sheets

  • Bid packages for equipment and materials

  • Identification of long lead equipment

  • Vendor lists for each package

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Bid Evaluation and Vendor Coordination

We evaluate bids on technical compliance and value, not just price, and recommend the vendor that fits the project. After award, we review vendor drawings and data, bring vendor models into the plant model, and track deliverables so equipment arrives ready to install.

What you get

  • Technical bid evaluations and recommendations

  • Vendor drawing and data review

  • Vendor model coordination

  • Tracking of vendor deliverables and delivery dates

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Contractor Coordination and Construction Support

We manage the RFP and RFQ process for contractors, answer RFIs, review submittals, and visit the site during construction. We have relationships with contractors large and small across the Pacific Northwest and can recommend them where it helps.

What you get

  • Contractor RFPs and RFQs

  • Contractor bid evaluations

  • RFI responses and submittal review

  • Field visits and construction progress reporting

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Closeout and Turnover

At the end of a project, we deliver the documentation your team needs to operate and maintain what was built, and we support startup and handoff to operations.

What you get

  • Record drawings and as built models

  • Vendor manuals and spare parts lists

  • Startup support and SOP updates

  • Closeout documentation and lessons learned

What You Can Expect

We begin by meeting with you to set the high level scope and deliverables, then develop a detailed plan and keep you informed of schedule and budget throughout the project. Decisions are logged and every open item is closed. At completion, we deliver a full closeout package and hand the project off to your team.

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Projects We Help Deliver:

Plant expansions

Greenfield construction projects

Equipment installations

Food process installations in operating facilities

Process improvement and safety initiatives

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • We offer project management and procurement support as part of our engineering projects, so the same team that designs the work also manages it.

  • Yes. We help you set the scope, success criteria, and decision makers in a project charter before engineering begins.

  • Yes. We have relationships with many contractors, both large and small, in the Pacific Northwest.

  • We prepare the specifications, bid packages, and technical bid evaluations, and your team issues the purchase orders and contracts.

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