Westlake Chemical – CA/VCM Major Turnaround

Plaquemine, Louisiana

project quick facts

• Duration: January 2022 – August 2022 
• Contract Type: Time and Materials
• Workhours: 251,352 
• Percentage of Labor Self-Performed: 98% 
• OSHA Recordables: ZERO 
• Contract Value: $25 MM 
• Subcontractors: 2 

turner self-performed

Mechanical and Piping: 

• Fabricated and installed 21,000 feet of pipe 
• 4 exchangers (open, clean, inspect) 
• 4 towers (opened, cleaned, inspect, removed trays and install new) 
• 15 tons of steel erected 
• 18,000 Ft piping demoed
  • 6,495 welds / 94,439 weld inches with less than 1.5% rejection rate

Scaffolding, Insulation, Painting, and Abatement

• 400+ Scaffolds Built 
• 3,500 Linear Ft. of Piping Insulation
  • 39,000 Sq. Ft. of Vessel Insulation
  • 2,500 Linear Ft. of Piping (Blast and Paint)
  • 650 Weld Touch-Up Paint In Unit

Civil

• 28 Pump Bases Demolished and Repoured
  • 6 Equipment Pads
  • 10,000 Sq. Ft. Area Paving
  • 450 Grout Pads
  • Approx. 150 yards of concrete poured, all brought in with Georgia buggies due to tight locations and no access for trucks 

Crane and Rigging: Over 24 total cranes to support the overall project  

• 600-ton and 500-ton for lifting fin fans over unit