1800T FSLM EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLY, OPERATION (SUBCONTRACTING OF GIRDER ERECTION) AND MAINTENANCE

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1800T FSLM EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLY, OPERATION (SUBCONTRACTING OF GIRDER ERECTION) AND MAINTENANCE

SDI is supplying a range of equipment to Hyundai for the Kuwait Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway Project, including 16 Gantry Cranes for the pre-casting yard, a full set of FSLM Equipment (including the record breaking 1800Ton Launching Gantry) for the causeway construction, and a 1100ton Capacity Overhead Crane for segment unloading at a temporary jetty.

Besides the Equipment Supply, as specialist, SDI provided the following site services:

Site assembly, load testing and commissioning of all the Equipment.
Initial operation of the equipment during handover and training of Clients workers.
Relocation of the Launching Gantry to different sections of the project.
Modification of the Launching Gantry from 60m span to 45m span configuration.
Maintenance of the equipment for the full contract period exceeding 3 years.
Dismantling of the equipment at project completion.
Maintenance of the equipment for the full contract period exceeding 3 years.

SDI is providing teams of engineers, technicians and skilled workers for the onsite services, with numbers peaking at over 40 during the equipment assembly stage.

In view of the excellent performance and praised by main contractor, SDI were later awarded a separate contract for the FSLM Equipment operation and bridge deck erection of the project in earlier 2016.

SDI made a girder erection record of: 1 span (2 pc girders) / day.

While Design requirement: 1 span every 2 days