Published July 1991 | Version v1
Report

Construction industry cost effectiveness: It does have an impact

Creators

  • 1. Northern States Power Co., Minneapolis, MN (USA)

Description

In 1983, the Business Roundtable published what is considered today a landmark report on the Construction Industry Cost Effectiveness (CICE) project. Later that same year NSP resumed construction of its 800 MW coal fired Sherburne County Unit 3 project in Becker, MN, which had begun construction back in 1977, but was halted due to revised load projections, with less than 1% of construction complete. Realizing the significant rise in power plant costs that had occurred over the delay period NSP decided to implement many suggestions proposed in the CICE report to improve labor productivity for the project. With the project successfully completed in 1987 on time and within budget, this paper will review the Construction Industry Cost Effectiveness strategies employed by Northern States Power and their impact on the project

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings: 1989 Fossil Power Plant construction conference
Imprint Pagination
719 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 7B.25-7B.32.
Report number
EPRI-GS--7255

Conference

Title
1989 Fossil Power Plant construction conference.
Dates
29-31 Aug 1989.
Place
Cincinnati, OH (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
23012718
Subject category
S20: FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CONSTRUCTION; COST ESTIMATION; FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS; MANAGEMENT; MINNESOTA; PRODUCTIVITY; SCHEDULES; WORK
Descriptors DEC
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; NORTH AMERICA; POWER PLANTS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; USA

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-890868--.