PROCESS DESIGN BASIS

ISSUED FOR COMMENTS (IFC)

ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING

TENDER DOCUMENT INCLUDING PROCESS DETAILS

OVERALL PROCESS DESCRIPTION / DIAGRAM INCLUDING PLANT / UNIT CAPACITY
LICENSOR PROCESS DETAILS 4. CONCEPT OR PRE-FEED REPORT

AVAILABLE - START

NO IS STANDARD YES
FORMAT
AVAILABLE

ADOPT STANDARD FORMAT WITH GENERATE WORD DOCUMENT. PROCESS DESIGN BASIS MAY
FOLLOWING HEADINGS INCLUDE BASIS FOR BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
ABBREVIATIONS & DEFINITIONS DESIGN PRESSURE
INTRODUCTION DESIGN TEMPERATURE
PROCESS DESCRIPTION DESIGN OR MAXIMUM VELOCITIES FOR PIPING / PIPELINES
PROJECT SCOPE NPSHA (PUMP HYDRAULICS)
DESIGN FOULING FACTORS (HEAT EXCHANGERS)
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY NOZZLE MOMENTUM VALUES (VESSELS / SEPARATORS)
DESIGN CRITERIA PIPING ROUGHNESS VALUES
CODES & STANDARDS OPERATION, CONTROL & SAFEGUARDING PHILOSOPHY
REFERENCES ISOLATION PHILOSOPHY
LIST OF HOLDS DRAIN PHILOSOPHY
APPENDICES MATERIAL & CORROSION PHILOSOPHY
UTILITY REQUIREMENT & BATTERY LIMIT CONDITIONS FOR ISBL
CHEMICAL DOSING REQUIREMENT
FIRE, SMOKE & GAS DETECTION PHILOSOPHY
INSULATION REQUIREMENT

COMMENTS
BACK CHECK
SDC

REVISE TO NO COMMENTS
INCORPORATE
ISSUED FOR “IDC” IN FOLLOWING SEQUENCE
PIPING
C&A
MECHANICAL
ELECTRICAL
CIVIL
PIPELINE (IF APPLICABLE)
PROJECTS

YES
COMMENTS

REVISE TO INCORPORATE IF IN
AGREEMENT NO
DISCUSS TO REMOVE IF NOT IN
AGREEMENT

CHECK AGAINST DISICIPLINE CHECK LIST &

CORRECT IF NECESSARY

ISSUE TO CLIENT AS
“ISSUED FOR COMMENTS” (IFC)
 PROCESS DESIGN BASIS

APPROVED FOR DESIGN (AFD)

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COMMENTS
CLIENT
e.g. UTILITY MECHANICA
L
REQUIREMENT
PIPING / e.g. MOC, INSULATION,
PIPELINE ISOLATION, DRAIN
PHILOSOPHY
e.g. CHANGED SOW,
REVISE TO PROJECTS
e.g. CONTROL & INCORPORATE
SAFEGUARGING CODES & STANDARDS
C&A
FIRE, SMOKE & GAS
DETECTION

BACK CHECK
“SDC”

YES
COMMENTS

NO

REVISE TO ISSUED FOR “IDC” IN FOLLOWING

INCORPORATE SEQUENCE

PIPING
C&A
MECHANICAL
ELECTRICAL
CIVIL
PIPELINE (IF APPLICABLE)
PROJECTS

YES COMMENTS

INCORPORATED & REVISE IF IN

AGREEMENT
DISCUSS TO REMOVE IF NOT IN
AGREEMENT NO

PREPARE DISCIPLINE CHECKLIST

WITH “AFD” REVISION

ISSUE TO CLIENT AS “APPROVED

FOR DESIGN” (AFD)