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Construction projets
management (EPCMV)

Engineering, procurement, construction, management and validation (EPCMV): a single point of contact, from contractor selection to as-built drawings.

Standards EMA-Annex 1 · EPCMV · ISO 50001 · ATEX · NFPA · SafeBridge

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Challenges we solve

Are you at one of these stages?

We manage engineering, validation and construction projects: supplier and contractor selection, scheduling, subcontractor coordination, construction monitoring, quality and cost control, all the way to the certificate of completion.

We also build in energy efficiency, with ISO 50001 compliance and help with Hydro-Québec and Technoclimat grants, along with health and safety on the construction site.

Industries served

A project’s life cycle

From the first design
to the pre-approval inspection.

The stages of a project led by the PBE Expert team, their typical duration and how accurate the cost estimate is at each stage: 50 to 60 weeks in total, with an integrated management approach and modular design.

  1. Conceptual engineeringEstimate: −15% to +40%

    2–3 wks

  2. Basic engineeringEstimate: −10% to +25%

  3. Detailed engineeringEstimate: −5% to +10%

    6–8 wks

  4. Tendering and procurement

    8–12 wks

  5. Construction and commissioning

    8–12 wks

  6. Qualification

    8–12 wks

  7. Operation and client handover

    2–4 wks
  1. URS
  2. VMP
  3. BOD
  4. DQ
  5. FAT
  6. SAT
  7. IQ/OQ
  8. PQ
  9. PAI

Resources deployed

  1. Process, EMA-Annex 1 compliance and quality assurance engineers

  2. Mechanical, electrical and automation engineers

  3. Architects

  4. Civil and structural engineers

  5. Construction, OHS, procurement, peer review, cost control

50 to 60 weeks from design to pre-approval inspection (PAI)

Project documents
ADD
Addenda
BCC
Benchmarking and change control
BOD
Basis of design
CAL
Construction authorizations and licenses
CQV
Commissioning, qualification and validation
CST
Commissioning and start-up, procedures, FormAction™
DQ and DR
Design qualification and design review
DS
Design specifications
EPM
Engineering, compliance and project management team
FAT
Factory acceptance testing
FRA
Functional risk assessment
HCP
Handover of equipment records to the client
HQP
Highly qualified personnel
NDA
Non-disclosure agreement
OA
Bid review and approval
PCD
Preliminary conceptual design
POC
Purchase orders and contracts
QAP
Quality assurance plan
RA
Risk assessment and analysis
SAT
Site acceptance testing
SMF
Site Master File
TSC
Technical specifications for construction
TST
Technical specifications for tendering
URS
User requirements specification
VMP
Validation Master Plan
WDA
Shop drawing approval

Site management

Twenty-six tasks,
one team in charge.

What the PBE Expert team handles on a construction site, from documentation to project closeout.

Hands annotating reports and charts

Before construction6

  • Quality system for managing project documents
  • Energy efficiency: ISO 50001 compliance and help with Hydro-Québec and Technoclimat grants
  • Management and review of shop drawings and equipment specifications
  • Ordering equipment from suppliers
  • Equipment receiving, handling follow-up and reports
  • FormAction™ for professionals and clients in safety and good construction site practices

On site8

  • Equipment installation monitoring and reports
  • Site access management and control
  • Site setup for the trades and their needs
  • Compliance with safety plans
  • Compliance with permit requirements
  • Discipline coordination
  • Work inspection
  • Allocation of responsibilities on site

Schedule, costs and changes8

  • Schedule management
  • Financial resources, cost approval and control
  • Detection of deviations from drawings and specifications
  • Documentation management (drawings and specifications)
  • Work compliance notices
  • Nonconformances, deviations and substitution requests
  • Change coordination and approval
  • Change directive management and review

Closeout4

  • Release of holdback payments at project completion
  • Management and review of as-built drawings
  • Compiling and filing the site and equipment records
  • Project closeout and lessons learned

Part of Groupe PBE

A residential or commercial project?

Renovations, additions and building performance: PBE Rénov, the Groupe PBE company for buildings, handles them with the same rigor on site.

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What you get

Results you can show.

  1. A single point of contact, from engineering to validation (EPCMV)

  2. Supplier and contractor selection

  3. The schedule and subcontractor coordination

  4. Construction monitoring, with quality and cost control

  5. Energy efficiency (ISO 50001) and help with grants

  6. As-built drawings and the certificate of completion

What the service includes

The common core for every industry we serve.

Service sheet

Construction project management (EPCMV)

Page 1 of 1

  1. 01
    EMA-Annex 1 complianceRequirements tracked at every stage of the project, through to inspection
  2. 02
    Engineering, validation and construction project management
  3. 03
    Owner’s engineer services, supplier and contractor selection
  4. 04
    Project schedule, workforce planning, subcontractor coordination
  5. 05
    Cost management, control and optimization
  6. 06
    Technical follow-up and support, shop drawing review and approval
  7. 07
    Equipment accessibility, receiving, installation follow-up and commissioning
  8. 08
    Supervision and approval of on-site execution plans
  9. 09
    Engineering tests, troubleshooting and process PLC configuration
  10. 10
    Quality management and control of the work and of facility performance
  11. 11
    Construction progress reports, benchmarking and certificate of completion
  12. 12
    Production and approval of as-built drawings
  13. 13
    Certificate of conformity, release of payments, client acceptance of the facility
  14. 14
    Approval of monitoring, health and safety plans and procedures (ATEX, NFPA)

Approved by

The PBE Expert team

By industry

Every industry adds its own requirements. Here is what comes on top of the common core, industry by industry.

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Pharmaceutical1 items
  • Approval of monitoring, health and safety plans and procedures (ATEX, NFPA, SafeBridge)
View industry : Pharmaceutical
Hospitals and pharmacies1 items
  • Approval of monitoring, health and safety plans and procedures (ATEX, NFPA, SafeBridge)
View industry : Hospitals and pharmacies
Food1 items
  • Technical follow-up and support, instrument calibration, maintenance
View industry : Food

Construction management

Twenty-six steps, one accountable lead.

Our construction site management method, from the document system to the end-of-project review.

Start-up

  1. Setting up the quality system for project document management
  2. Energy efficiency: ISO 50001 compliance, help with Hydro-Québec and Technoclimat grants
  3. Management and review of shop drawings and specifications for the equipment to be installed
  4. Ordering equipment from suppliers

On site

  1. Equipment receiving, handling follow-up and reports
  2. Equipment installation follow-up and reports
  3. FormAction™ for contractors and clients on construction site safety and good practices
  4. Management and control of site access
  5. Management and review of the trades’ site facilities and their needs
  6. Checking compliance with safety plans
  7. Checking compliance with permit requirements
  8. Discipline coordination
  9. Inspection of the work on site

Control

  1. Schedule management
  2. Financial resource management, cost approval and control
  3. Detection of deviations from drawings and specifications
  4. Document management (drawings and specifications)
  5. Notices of compliance with work requirements
  6. Management of nonconformances, deviations and substitution requests
  7. Allocation of responsibilities on site
  8. Coordination and approval of changes
  9. Management and review of change directives

Closeout

  1. Release of holdback payments at the end of the work
  2. Management and review of as-built drawings
  3. Filing and compilation of the site and equipment records
  4. Project closeout and lessons learned

In practice

One project as an example.

All our projects

Frequently asked questions

What people ask us.

What does EPCMV stand for?

Engineering, procurement, construction, management and validation. A single party handles the whole project, from contractor selection to validation.

Do you help secure grants?

Yes, for energy efficiency: Hydro-Québec and Technoclimat programs.

Do you work outside Canada?

Yes. We have led projects in Canada, the United States, Europe and North Africa.

Our eight services

Next serviceQuality assurance and EMA-Annex 1 complianceQuality assurance, batch release, procedures, CAPA, Site Master File, establishment licenses and DIN and NPN registration.

See alsoExpertiseAnnex 1

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