The EPC Beacon
The EPC Beacon was created for a simple purpose - to mitigate downside risk before it has a chance to impact a project. Our fundamental checklist approach uses actionable questions designed to be asked at the right time in the life cycle of a project.
Housing over 11,214 checklists, 487 educational/training documents, 712 forms, 361 policies/procedures, and 1010 safety topics, The EPC Beacon is the most comprehensive and useful database of EPC knowledge anywhere. It was built over 35 years ago with the help of over 2,000 EPC professionals, owners, vendors, government agents, and trade people, averaging 20 years of experience each. That is 34,000+ years of experience at your fingertips.
Our system is organized into ten categories (listed below). Each category has four subcategories: Checklists, Education/Training, Forms, and Policies/Procedures. The 'Health, Safety and Environmental' category has a fifth subcategory: Safety Topics for Toolbox Talks.
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* Uses OSHA requirements
** Uses CSI and AIA coding structure
We have a quick and easy purchasing model for The EPC Beacon. There is one price for the entire Beacon system. The price is $299. The perpetual update program is available for an additional $50. You will receive update notifications every quarter. Beacon is not a user-based system. When you buy it for your company, all employees can use it for NO additional fees.
Now, let's take a deeper dive into each category!
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Administrative
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Business Development
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Construction
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Design, Constructability, and Value Engineering
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Health, Safety, and Environmental *
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Materials Management
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Project Controls, Change, and Claims
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Quality **
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Risk, Preconstruction, and Kickoff
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Startup, Commissioning, Turnover, and Closeout
Administrative and Document Control
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The Administrative Process objectives are to pay promptly based on documented receipts of goods and services, bill accurately with
contractually allowable charges, and maximize financial approaches for discounts and savings. This is inclusive of vendors, contractors,
clients, and the workforce. The Administrative Process ensures adherence and consistency of personnel administrative policies and
procedures.
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Business Development
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The Business Development Process objective identifies potential client opportunities through proper sales planning, service alignment,
and key account management, resulting in fairly negotiated and profitable contracts while maintaining and improving client relationships.
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Construction
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The Construction Process objective is to efficiently and safely mobilize the project, demonstrating the effect of early planning efficiencies
benefiting the safe construction of the project and ending the project with complete systems turnovers with no exceptions.
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Design, Constructability, and Value Engineering
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The Design Process objective is to produce, on schedule, the highest quality construction drawings and specifications while actively
supporting procurement, construction, and startup activities. The Constructability and Value Engineering processes integrate into the
design and construction processes to facilitate the inclusion and optimum use of construction knowledge and practical experience in the
planning, designing, procuring, and construction of the project, resulting in meeting or improving the overall project objectives.
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Health, Safety, and Environmental
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The HSE Process objective is a safe and secure project site, with NO Recordables, NO Accidents, NO Near Misses, and NO First Aid.
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Materials Management
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The Material Management process integrates the procurement and warehousing requirements to purchase, expedite, receive, inspect,
maintain, and issue all materials and equipment for the project. The Procurement Process objective is to execute the approved
procurement strategy, minimizing project costs while maximizing the quality of subcontracts and material with delivery on or ahead of
the scheduled dates required. Equipment and materials are stored, maintained, and distributed most efficiently, enabling the construction forces to install upon receipt.
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Project Controls, Change, and Claims
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The Project Controls set of processes includes estimating, planning, cost, change control, and project reviews. The Estimating objective is
to provide high-quality estimates of all grades, backed up by sufficient detail to ensure budget integrity and management confidence.
The Planning and Scheduling Process provides Management with regularly updated multiple-level approved schedules showing the real
progress of the project. The Cost Control and Trending / Forecasting Process objective gives the tools and methodologies to track and
forecast project costs promptly. The Change Management objective is to control potential change with a detailed and accurate analysis.
All of these processes blended provide project management with reliable information, allowing them to make informed decisions
should negative impacts become apparent.
The Project Review Process objective is to analyze and obtain a complete understanding of the conditions of a project. This
comprehensive understanding improves the probability of success through control and risk mitigation. The understanding allows the
correct level of experienced management intervention to ensure the project goals and objectives are met.
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Quality
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The Quality Assurance process ensures compliance with applicable codes, standards, contracts, specifications, and good engineering and
construction practices. Also, and specifically, it provides Management with the continued assurance that the proven processes are used
to their fullest, resulting in a completed project per quality expectation, minimizing or eliminating rework of any kind.
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Risk, PreConstruction, and Kickoff
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The primary objective of Risk Analysis is to assess and mitigate risks using a systematic process. Using Risk Analysis, significant issues are
addressed and documented, and formal mitigation plans are compiled, implemented, and regularly monitored to ensure the safety, quality, cost,
and schedule success of a project. The Kickoff Process established a complete understanding of the project's goals and expectations
before the execution began while at the same time establishing roles, responsibilities, and procedural knowledge.
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Startup, Commissioning, Turnover, and Closeout
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The Startup and Commissioning objective provides the Owner's operational team with a facility that is mechanically complete with no
exceptions, ready for product introduction, in a systematic approach, reducing the product to market time. The Turnover/Closeout
process objective is to properly begin and execute the project in a manner that has the end in mind, enabling the maintenance of project
lessons learned, historical data, and an auditable documentation record.
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