Page 49 - Altogether Magazine Issue 4 English

49 Managing the Project is Iain Dodds from Qatalum. Iain Ramps 1 and 5 have already been strengthened ready for heads a lean team of Qatalum employees and associated multi-wheeler traffic. Work on the passageway 2 and 4 contractors who work closely with EPC contractor Dutco with their corresponding passageways are on-going. McConnell Dowell Qatar (DMD). ‘Our relationship with DMD is very close. Their offices are situated across the car park of the project office which allows us a very hands- on working relationship allowing for immediate status reports, problem solving and time management.’ Processes facilitating the relining facility are a large undertaking in themselves, whereby the transportation links need to be heavily upgraded. All access routes leading to it, such as the potline passageways, ramps and asphalt road north of the potrooms, need to be reinforced. The reasons for this are made plainly evident by the size and weight of the vehicles required to transport the pot superstructures from the potline to the relining facility and back. Furthermore, the building of the land bridge leading over Strengthened ramp supports in grey concrete the current Qatalum fence into the relining facility comes with several special requirements. The primary concern is Foundations are being laid for the buildings that will that it spans over the Kahramaa cable passageway leading incorporate de-lining and re-lining facilities, in preparation from their Power Plant and should not compromise the for the steel work erection which will begin in early integrity of their critical function. The bridge, which is September 2013. essentially an earth embankment, will have a layer of concrete slabs built into the embankment so as to protect The facilities equipment is currently being designed and underlying cables. manufactured as per schedule. Project status Transporting the pot superstructures will be a job for two highly specialised vehicles which have been ordered by Qatalum. Each vehicle contains 64 wheels with the gross vehicle weight (GVW) on the concrete road of approximately 250 tonnes.