Economic strategies for new construction and maintenance painting

Conference · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:6948895

Connors, P J ^[1]; Mallon, K; Rutherford, R ^[2]

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1. Mobay Corp., Baytown, TX (US)
2. KTA-Tator (US)

Much thought and discussion has centered around the economics of paint application in industrial facilities. To understand and control painting costs, the engineering, purchasing, construction, and maintenance departments of a corporation must work as a team. The engineering group must develop accurate plant surveys, good specifications, seek out competent contractors, and provide technical expertise when determining how plant components are to be painted. The construction department must coordinate the material flow of construction components from the fabrication stage through installation and plant start-up. The maintenance department must work together with engineering to maintain the item's corrosion protection system. Activities include monitoring paint life, scheduling future painting, and coordinating maintenance painting work with minimal interference to plant operations. The purchasing department must be actively involved in the bidding, pre-job meetings, contract award, and management of the coating work. The focus of this article describes the concepts and methods employed in a planned approach to painting. This paper endeavors to discuss the practice of full system application in the paint shop and provide comparisons of the contracting options available to the owner: lump sum, time and material, unit price, and unit manhour.

• OSTI ID: 6948895
• Report Number(s): CONF-890437-
• Resource Relation: Conference: Corrosion '89, New Orleans, LA (USA), 17-21 Apr 1989; Other Information: Technical Paper 89089
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
MACHINE PARTS
CORROSION PROTECTION
PAINTS
CORROSION RESISTANCE
PROTECTIVE COATINGS
MAINTENANCE
ECONOMICS
MATERIALS TESTING
PLANNING
SPECIFICATIONS
COATINGS
TESTING
360604* - Materials- Corrosion
Erosion
& Degradation
360105 - Metals & Alloys- Corrosion & Erosion
990100 - Management
290200 - Energy Planning & Policy- Economics & Sociology