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and verification functions between both parties to
facilitate MC as well as Plant Initial Start-Up.
(iv) Application on Major Split of Works
for MC Notification – General Guidelines
This table (Table 5.1.4) illustrates the major split
of works between the activities of the construction
disciplines. The construction activity definition
reveals the minimum construction completion
notification required to allow pre-commissioning
to commence. Once each discipline’s pre-
commis sioning activities are complete,
construction will continue with the reinstatement
process before SMC notification.
(v) Application of MC Guideline and
Procedure
The specific guideline and procedure for
verification of Mechanical Completion/Readiness
for Commissioning Work, demonstrates the
importance of understanding the Mechanical
Completion objective as follows:
• To a s sure c ommi s sioning pha s e
commences only after construction
activities have been completed, and
• To thoroughly review the exceptions or
punch list of mechanical completion items
to ensure they are not detrimental from a
safety, quality or schedule perspective.
(vi) Application of MC Technical
Professional Career Progression
The MC technical professional career progression
can use this system to determine the gap and
development area for improvement in personnel
knowledge and skills. The base, key and pacing
inventories of construction management reveal
that one of the key inventories is the systemisation,
cleanliness and tightness technology. The key
inventory of system tightness is actually part
of mechanical completion execution to assist
the enhancement of a better quality product by
systematic documentation, and it can also drive
MC staff to reach a professional level.
This process can also contribute to developing
the MC resources who can lead the overall MC
execution as part of essential requirements in
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the oil and gas industry. It is recognised that the
company’s expert level and competency in leading
the MC is critical as compared to the contractor.
For a while, contractors led the MC as client or
consultant, their scope is only for verification
without insights as to the root cause of the MC
execution.
CONCLUSION
(i) Next Course of Action
The oil and gas industry in Malaysia should be
aware that the MC system forms a comprehensive
and integrated plan of action. There is still a need
to review and improve existing MC procedures in
order to promote systematic MC. The MC survey
questionnaires sample should be the best next
course of action to be undertaken internally as well
as externally for national MC standardisation in the
oil and gas, petrochemical, power, nuclear, water,
building, facility management etc. industries.
Equal attention must be paid to the short-
term adjustment measures as well as the long-
term reform measures in establishing proper
MC processes. Adoption of high technology and
building up of national standards in the MC system
will bring more investor and business confidence
to oil and gas companies. The MC system will no
doubt be turned into an opportunity for growth in
future businesses. The highest standards with
regard to skills and competencies in the Malaysian
Construction Master Plan are addressed through
the MC execution system in which the quality
standard can be maintained and achieved.
(ii) Challenges and The Way Forward
• The MC Guidelines should be recognised
by the oil and gas industry as the basis
for initiating MC standardisation in the
company. Similarly the Permit To Work
(PTW) system standardisation toward
Facility Management Handover should also
be recognised.
• It is recognised that the key construction
management of the systemisation
technology is partly an MC system, and the