How Outsourcing Tekla Steel Detailing Helped a Leading General Contractor in Nigeria?

One of the pioneer construction companies in the oil and gas sector of Nigeria approached Hitech, seeking steel detailing expertise for erecting a support structures at a refinery.

What Hitech received as an input from client?

• Architectural & Structure Drawings

What output was delivered by Hitech to the client?

• GA drawings, part and assembly drawings, detailing reports

Which Technology/Software was used in entire project?

• Tekla Structures

What were the problems and challenges Tekla team faced?

• Structural drawings received from the client with numerous missing connection details.

• Lengthy client approval process delayed the downstream process.

What were the solutions given by the steel detailing team?

• On receiving RFI details, steel detailer imported the drawings in Tekla Structures & prepared 3D models.

• Crucial changes in levels and details of the structural joints were examined and incorporated in Tekla models.

• Final fabrication shop drawings, GA drawings, part and assembly drawings were prepared for the client.

What was the business benefits client received?

• The structural reports, and timely RFIs raised by the project team enabled the client to modify their designs to strengthen the structure against potential hazards, well in time.

• The client could capitalize on the time saved, which is often the fundamental problem with following traditional construction methods, in turn, causing a substantial loss in revenues.

For more information visit: Tekla Steel Detailing of Oil & Gas Structures, Nigeria