Infrastructure and Industrial Contractors
Power Generation Construction Estimating Services
Tribuild supports power and energy contractors with quantity takeoffs across civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical scope: foundations, structural steel, process piping, and electrical distribution, for the disciplines approved for delivery on each project.
Power and energy projects are large, multi-discipline, and specialized, so Tribuild quantifies only the disciplines approved for delivery on a given engagement, and states which are included on every deliverable. Commonly that means civil, structural, foundations, and electrical distribution: pads and foundations by volume, structural steel by weight, and distribution cable and conduit by size and length.
Process piping, mechanical, I&C, and balance-of-plant scope are carried where they're part of the approved scope, and every deliverable ships with documented assumptions (including the field risk that stays with the contractor) your team can price and defend.
What we estimate for power-generation contractors
Conventional power facilities
Gas, thermal, and combined-cycle facility quantities by discipline and area.
Renewable-energy facilities
Solar, wind, and storage civil/structural/electrical quantities by area.
Generator systems
Generator sets and appurtenances counted by unit.
Turbine-support systems
Turbine foundations, platforms, and support scope by unit and quantity.
Electrical distribution
Medium/low-voltage distribution, cable, and conduit by size and linear foot.
Switchyards
Switchyard structures, bus, and equipment counted by unit.
Substations
Substation foundations, structures, and equipment counted by unit.
Equipment foundations
Equipment pads and foundations by volume with reinforcing and anchors.
Structural steel
Structural and support steel by weight and member.
Process piping
Plant process and utility piping by size, spec, and linear foot.
Mechanical systems
Balance-of-plant mechanical scope by system.
Instrumentation and controls
Instruments and control points by loop/point.
Cable systems
Power and control cable, tray, and duct banks by linear foot.
Site utilities
Yard piping, grounding grid, and site utilities by linear foot and area.
Balance-of-plant quantities
Remaining BOP civil, structural, and mechanical quantities by area.
Services available for this trade
What you receive
- ✓Multi-discipline quantity takeoff by facility area
- ✓Foundation and structural-steel quantities
- ✓Electrical distribution and cable quantities
- ✓Process piping and mechanical quantities
- ✓Balance-of-plant quantities
- ✓Scope notes, assumptions, and qualification notes
Software and platforms
Project experience
How it works
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You submit drawings, specifications, addenda, and bid information.
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Tribuild reviews the scope and delivery requirements.
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The project is assigned to the appropriate estimator or team.
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Questions and clarifications are documented where necessary.
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The deliverable is reviewed under Tribuild's applicable quality-control process.
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The project is delivered through the Tribuild portal or an approved delivery method.
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Revisions and addenda are managed under the applicable service agreement.
Quality control
- Quantities reconciled against civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical drawings
- Foundations and steel tied to structural documents
- Electrical distribution measured by size and length
- Disciplines included stated explicitly on each deliverable
- Addendum tracking against facility revisions
Frequently asked questions
We quantify only the disciplines Tribuild has approved for delivery on a given engagement (commonly civil, structural, foundations, and electrical distribution) and state exactly which are included on each deliverable.
Civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical drawings, foundation and equipment schedules, one-lines, and specifications for the included scope.
Yes, for the approved disciplines, thermal/combined-cycle and solar/wind/storage civil, structural, and electrical quantities.
Means and methods, commissioning, final pricing, and licensed engineering remain with the contractor and design team.