As owner’s engineer, Fichtner will initially be responsible for providing technical support for pre-construction development with services for the development of the main plant including technology review; permitting support; provision of operating and maintenance cost data for the financial model.
Additionally, Fichtner will prepare specification and tender invitation documents for the construction of the facility and support for negotiations with prospective contractors.
It will also provide a range of engineering services for the commissioning of the heat supply infrastructure scheme that include drafting outline engineering design and detailed tender documentation for the infrastructure to enable the supply of heat to a nearby potential customer.
Fichtner has provided owner’s engineer and lender’s engineer services to many projects across the globe including the UK biomass projects such as Wilton 10, Steven’s Croft and the 16.5MW Western Wood project.
