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With these goals in mind, how can you plan and execute a
successful project, and avoid potential reconstruction pitfalls?
Regardless of your experience with cooling tower reconstruction,
a review of industry best practices will help ensure your success.
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Be Selective
Choose the company which you feel knows most about your type
of cooling tower, and from whose efforts you will gain the greatest
benefit. Consider these questions when evaluating a bid:
What is their history and reputation in meeting outage
schedules and completing projects on-time?
Are they able to provide a temporary cooling solution
(if needed)?
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In Conclusion
Also note that some cooling tower reconstruction companies
can provide proactive maintenance services. Be sure to ask for
a proposal in your bid. Considering the heavy demands placed on
the cooling towers at your power plant, proactive maintenance
is essential in extending the length of time between repairs and
reconstruction. Recent collapses of aged cooling towers across
the industry highlight the extreme risks associated with lack of
maintenance, including lost revenue, extraordinary costs, and
injury to personnel while emphasizing the importance of proper
inspections, testing and repairs.
In conclusion, small repair work and component replacement are
sometimes not enough to address durability and structural integrity
issues. With detailed planning for ultimate objectives and safety,
experienced inspection, clear scope of work, careful selection
of suppliers, pre- and post-testing, and planning for future
maintenance, cooling towers can be successfully reconstructed
with returns in cooling capacity, structural integrity and longevity
of the cooling tower.
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