A quality client contracted ReRem Equipment to perform a series of sparge & vent tests at an industrial facility; easy. One of the stakeholders insisted that we (nearly) quadruple our coverage; not so easy. The policy was quoted and pre-pay was required; not so easy.
Modifying the proposal to reflect the cost was not accepted, pre-pay for the binder was not possible.
Our safety record is impeccable, our training is current
and our insurance is strong; we declined the work.
Posts Tagged ‘feasibility study’
The insurance thing..
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010Travel, far & wide
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010We are (increasingly) fielding requests for pilot-test services across the eastern US, with this conversation comes the request for discounted mob and/or on-site time. While we appreciate the work from diverse clients my response is the same; three (3) consecutive days will earn you a discount mob/demob, site-time is fixed.
ReRem has entered service agreements with several large environmental engineering firms to reduce the on-site unit costs for a fixed quantity of annual work. We welcome these opportunities.
It’s only a decimal point..
Sunday, March 28th, 2010A new client called inquiring about scaling the capacity of a NEEP Systems air stripper. During the discussion I discovered the issue: the designer had ASSUMED a flow-rate of 100 GPM at the loading rates from the hottest monitor well! Now, one year and $200k later the actual flow and loading are known; 15 GPM and 30% of the anticipated VOC’s. A unit with 1/8 the size will do.
ReRem recommended downgrading the air stripper to meet the site conditions. We swapped for an appropriate-sized NEEP, assisted with the mob / demob, saved the RP 90% in power and saved-face for the consultant.
Feasibility tests are inexpensive, especially compared to the electricity and efforts to backtrack and resize a system. Knowing the ACTUAL flow and loading range is the only way to size a stripper.