Challenges

Geoalcali S.L. was looking for a partner that could meet three of their challenges:

• Potash-specific expertise
• Project execution capability in execution projects (FEL 4)
• Bilingual capability to support a Spanish-speaking client

Solutions

• We provided strong mineral-specific knowledge with process engineering professionals who were experienced in potash projects.
• A blended team was proposed that used Canadian, Chilean, and Colombian personnel to provide project leadership and local support that included senior Spanish-speaking professionals.
• The project team was well integrated with Geoalcali S.L. and the teams across the globe, aligned to project objectives and committed to delivery.
• We provided highly efficient project logistics and execution to overcome the challenges of working across the globe and against the time-zone differences between Europe and the Americas. 

Highlights

• We utilized global work-sharing with the offices in North and South America to achieve the desired cost and schedule goals.
• The global response model added significant value by providing potash expertise and a very competitive hourly rate.
• Of Muga's four major potash projects, this is its flagship project.
• During HAZOP and constructability workshops, a team of experts came together to optimize engineering.