Economic strategies for new construction and maintenance painting

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 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--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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