As an integral part of EPC, procurement should work an important role to succeed the completion of project implementation within its objectives. Generally Procurement Objective is to procure the material/equipment and/or services from reliable Vendor at proper quantity complying with the specification, meet project schedule, terms and conditions of Contractor's.
The objectives of procurement are:
- Develop procurement procedures dedicated to the project.
- Comply with project Safety, Health and Environment policy.
- Develop purchasing schedule based on Project Master Schedule and highlighting critical equipment and material for early purchase activities.
- Compliance with applicable company and government requirement and Contractor's inquiry documents and material specifications shall conform to these requirements.
- Tight coordination with engineering to ensure correct selection of Vendor.
- Procure brand new products from selected reliable and experienced Vendors.
- Minimize overall project risk throughout.
- Verify Vendor's financial stability, shop capability, shop load capacity, etc.
- Expediting of technical data(s) and drawings and others clarifications of both technical and commercial nature. In particular procurement also performs the evaluation and manufacture progress to keep on time delivery.
- Coordinate the timing of Inspection between Vendor and QC inspectors group.
- Timely deliver and arrange the shipping for purchased equipment to the job-site and distribute to Construction.
- Maximize zero OSDN (overage, shortage, damage and non-conformance)
The materials/equipments will be categorized by commodities such of the following:
- package equipment
- rotating equipment
- static equipment
- electrical equipment/material
- control system equipment/material
- process equipment
- piping material
- plant services equipment/material
- civil material