Polyethylene Plant
Tindall Corporation

 
 

Location:
Confidential Client
Lake Charles, LA

Involved Companies

Precast Concrete Producer

Tindall
2222 W Malone Ave
San Antonio, TX 78225
https://tindallcorp.com/

Background

Cast-in-place concrete was specified in the original Tindall proposal for building this petrochemical facility. For the pipe racks and process buildings at the facility, Tindall was forced to come up with an inventive alternative layout utilizing precast concrete. The EPC approved the concept Tindall developed as the finest imitation of cast-in-place previously presented. The project had the added benefit of being in close proximity to two Tindall production facilities, one of which is just a couple of hundred miles away from the other. EPC was confident that Tindall would be able to achieve the strict timetable because of its extensive in-house technical experience with industrial projects.

Thanks to the new plant's development plan, Tindall arrived at the building site one month earlier than expected. Eight precast concrete pieces were supposed to be installed each day according to the original schedule. With Tindall's instruction both for the design and on-site, the erector could construct 20 pieces daily with a small workforce, which is an excellent rate. The whole project was completed on schedule and met the allotted four-month time frame thanks to the quick engineering, fabrication, and erection of the precast components.

Specifications

  • On location one month earlier than expected

  • Delivered the first precast pieces just four months after signing the contract

  • Produced all 900 precast columns and beams within nine months after contract signing 

  • Erected 20 precast pieces every day

Components

  • Columns

  • Beams