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Case Study:
Semi-Planned Outage Finished On Time and 10% Under Budget
A major refinery executed a last-minute, semi-planned outage (14-day window, $4M budget). CMS uncovered unnecessary awarded scope, implemented daily cost tracking, and established contingency guidance.
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On-Time: 14 Days
Outage completed within the planned 14-day shutdown window.
10% Under Budget
Performance met the management-targeted LE, with consistent daily reporting and field actions based on report-outs.
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Late Engagement, Unnecessary Awards, and No Tracking
CMS Project Controls was brought in one week before shutdown. Upon reviewing the plan, CMS found $700K awarded to the MM that was not necessary as per the plan. There was no contractor daily cost tracking sheet, and the budget had no contingency.
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Corrected Award Overages
CMS reported the $700K unnecessary award to management, which then issued a DWR to the MM for the overage initially awarded.
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Built Daily Cost Tracking + EVM
CMS created a daily progress tracking sheet and trained each vendor on data input. Using the tracker vs. the P6 plan and earned, CMS reported EVM and performance and delivered an extensive lessons learned log with recommendations adopted across the site for future outages/turnarounds.
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Established Contingency Guidance
CMS proposed an expected contingency amount based on the estimate’s +/- and provided a rundown curve for its use.
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Outage Outcome
- 14 days (on plan)
- 10% under budget
- Achieved management-targeted LE
- Reporting was consistent and timely; field actions taken from report-outs; site resumed operations meeting standards
$700K
unnecessary award identified and addressed
14 days
on-time completion
10%
under budget