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Acufore Engineering

FEED Engineering Services

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FEED Engineering

Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) Consultancy & Services

Acufore eliminates downstream construction rework by closing unresolved design gaps during FEED. We deliver multi-discipline engineering packages that finalize safety actions, resolve spatial clashes, and lock down project scope.

FEED engineering 3D plot plan for industrial plant design
273,000+
Engineering hours delivered
1,400+
Projects completed
100%
Client retention
ASME/API/IEC
Code-compliant deliverables

Risks of Incomplete FEED Execution

Incomplete Front-End Engineering Design leads to compounding budget shifts and redesign cycles during physical execution.

Unclosed HAZOP Disasters

Bid before your Process Hazard Analysis closes, and a safety finding becomes a mid-project redesign, reopening a design everyone thought was already locked.

Early Vendor Rework

Unverified vendor dimensions create physical clashes in the 3D model. Skip spatial checks during FEED, and those geometry errors turn into expensive field modifications during fabrication.

Vague Scope Chaos

Undefined battery limits mean three contractors price three different jobs. You're the one who ends up re-scoping and re-bidding while the schedule slips.

Scope Control Mandate: Rigorous FEED execution eliminates ambiguity, ensuring every contractor prices a single, audit-ready baseline with defined battery limits.

Audit-Ready Scope

Engineering Deliverables

A closed-out package built so capital committees can sanction projects and contractors can bid with confidence.

Locked Basis of Design (BOD)

Your absolute technical foundation before detailed engineering contracts are signed.

Closed HAZOP Sheets

The safety gaps closed before the bid goes out, not discovered after.

30% Spatially Validated 3D Models

A layout every contractor can price against, not guess at.

AACE Class 3 Cost Estimates

The tight budget accuracy (+/- 10% to 30%) your capital sanction committee demands. Cross-referenced to AACE International standards.

Multi-Disciplinary Scope

Discipline Modules

Multi-disciplinary engineering synchronized across all key industrial plant sectors.

01 // PROCESS

Process Engineering & Safety Validation

Finalized PFDs, closed-out HAZOP, vendor-validated equipment datasheets.

Process Engineering Details
02 // PIPING

Piping & 3D Model Development

Issued-for-Design P&IDs, 30% 3D model, preliminary stress analysis on critical lines.

Piping Engineering Details
03 // CIVIL & STRUCTURAL

Civil, Structural & Foundation Basis

Foundation design criteria, structural steel basis, pipe rack span finalization.

Civil & Structural Details
04 // ELECTRICAL & INSTRUMENTATION

Electrical & Instrumentation

Finalized SLDs, load list, hazardous area classification, control system architecture.

E&I Details
05 // PROCUREMENT

Procurement Engineering & Technical Bid Evaluation

Long-lead equipment tracking, rigorous TBE execution, and global vendor documentation verified against ASME/API compliance standards.

Procurement Engineering Details
Vendor Data Integration

Technical Bid Evaluation & Vendor Data Integration

We run TBE against finalized datasheets, cross-checked against ASME Section VIII requirements where applicable, before anything is locked in.

ASME Section VIII Div. 1 & 2 API 650 // API 620 // API 610 Vendor Data Harmonization Zero-Clash 3D Model Interface
Technical bid evaluation of vendor equipment data during FEED engineering
Project Lifecycle

How It Works

A structured 4-phase execution framework designed to deliver a biddable, de-risked engineering package.

01

Send your data

Send your Pre-FEED BOD or existing process data. Haven't done Pre-FEED? Start there.

02

Scoping call

Study boundaries, applicable codes, and HAZOP scheduling.

03

Execution

PFD/P&ID finalization, 30% model, HAZOP, Class 3 estimate.

04

Delivery

Issued-for-design package, ITB documentation, bid evaluation support.

We take single-point responsibility from initial concept through to physical plant delivery, when required.

Proven Execution

Why EPCs and Owner-Operators Choose Acufore

Global multi-discipline engineering team providing seamless extension of client project teams.

Engineering Hours

273,000+ hours delivered across live capital projects.

Projects Completed

1,400+ engineering projects delivered company-wide.

Client Retention

100% client retention across our engineering practice.

Integrated Support

An extension of your engineering team, not a fixed-spec drafting house.

Technical FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Detailed engineering explanations on FEED boundary limits, estimates, and deliverables.

FEED closes out the design basis, HAZOP, and P&IDs to the point where an EPC can bid against a fixed scope, at a 30% model and a Class 3 estimate. Detailed engineering picks that basis up and produces IFC and AFC drawings with full multi-discipline coordination, the level of detail actually needed to build from.
It helps but isn't mandatory. If you already have a Basis of Design or validated process data, FEED can start from there. If you're starting from a bare concept, a Pre-FEED study first will give FEED a firmer foundation to build on.
A Class 3 estimate, typically in the plus or minus 10 to 30% accuracy range, the level a capital committee can sanction a project against.
Both models work. Acufore can facilitate the HAZOP directly, or support an independent facilitator with the process data, PFDs, and equipment information the session needs.
Yes. That's the point of closing it out properly: an issued-for-design package, a Class 3 estimate, and a defined ITB mean contractors are bidding against the same scope, not renegotiating it after award.
Request a FEED Proposal

Ready to Move from Concept to a Biddable Package?

Send your Basis of Design or current process data. We'll scope the FEED execution and return a fixed-fee proposal.

  • Strict confidential Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) executed prior to file review
  • Fixed-price milestone proposal with no hidden hourly leakage
  • Multi-discipline coverage: Process, Piping, Civil/Structural, and E&I
  • Defensible AACE Class 3 cost estimate ready for capital sanctioning

Submit Scope for FEED Proposal

Receive a technical audit and milestone proposal within 48 hours.

100% confidential. Non-Disclosure Agreement executed prior to file review.

You can also email us directly at info@acufore.com

Thank you! Your FEED scope has been received.

Our lead plant engineering team will review your requirements under strict confidentiality and contact you within 24 hours.

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