Jukka Hellgren of Oy Culmentor Ltd gave a presentation on participating in nuclear construction projects in Finland. He discussed the roles of different actors like STUK, the plant provider, and suppliers. The plant provider's procurement process was outlined, including the request for quotation, tendering, and contract preparation stages. Hellgren emphasized understanding the plant provider's culture and contract conditions when pursuing these types of projects.

1. Visaginas nuclear power plant:
aspects of practical preparation -seminar
Participation of Finnish construction
companies in OL 3 project - plant provider's
views
11th of October 2012
Jukka Hellgren
Oy Culmentor Ltd.
© Oy Culmentor Ltd.

2. Oy Culmentor Ltd
• Established 1999
• Main focus for R&D funding services
• Main office location in Oulu, Finland and local office
in Skellefteå Sweden
• Clients; public and private development
organizations, private big and SME-companies,
universities etc.

3. Jukka Hellgren
• Managing Director of Oy Culmentor Ltd.
• Civil engineering background; several power
stations, dams constructions, bridges etc
• Nuclear experience: During the years 2004-2006
working to Areva for civil works procurament
department; special task to define Finnish
construction companies to involve to the OL 3
project

4. Nuclear project and actors in
Finland

5. Normal investment projects
Quality
Ideal
Investment
Costs Time

6. Diffenrent type of investment projects
Quality
Nucler-
project
Office and Industrial -
hause projects project
Costs Time

7. STUKK
• Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority
• 350 professionals
• Goal: minimize the harmful effects of radiation
• Formulates the safety requirements concerning the use of
nuclear energy in Finland.
• Issues detailed regulations - YVL guides - that apply to the
safe use of nuclear energy
• Licensing the use; Principle decision, Construction license
and Operation license
• Licensing, approving, verification and inspection

8. Partners in Finnish nuclear projects
Turbine and Nuclear island
Approval
OWNER
(like TVO, Fortum,
Fennovoima)
Plans & Reports Approval
STUK
Radiation and Nuclear Plant provider
Safety Authority,
(like, Areva, Toshiba, Hitatchi
Finland
etc)
Suppliers
(civil works, piping,
equipment etc)

9. Plant providers procurament
process

10. Process for Safety class 2 constructions based on YVL guide
Request for Contract
Plant contract quentation Tender
Time
Procurament
Execution
process of Main Offering Contract
plant Mobili- Preparation on site
Contract time negoata
provider tion sation
preparation
Desing
process Basic Design Detail Desing Concreting plan
Subcontractor Plan
Main contractor Plan/
Approval
Plant Plan Approval
Plan
provider
Owner Approval Approval
Approval
Stukk Approval
Approval Approval
1-2 w 1-2 w 1-2 w 1-2 w 2-3 w
1-6 m 6m
RfC

11. Process for Safety class 2 constructions based on YVL guide
Request for Contract
Plant contract quentation Tender
Time
Procurament
Execution
process of Main Offering Contract
plant Mobili- Preparation on site
Contract time negoata
provider tion sation
preparation
Desing
process Basic Design Detail Desing Concreting plan
Subcontractor Plan
Main contractor Plan/
Approval
Plant Plan Approval
Plan
provider
Owner Approval Approval
Approval
Stukk Approval
Approval Approval
1-2 w 1-2 w 1-2 w 1-2 w 2-3 w
1-6 m 6m
RfC

12. General conditions structure
Finnish project Nuclear project
Owner
Plant supply contract
KSE Owner
General
Conditions for
consulting Plant supplier
Contractor
Desingner
consult
Engineering Procurament
Construction
company Construction company
YSE
General conditions for Plant suppliers own contract
building contracts
conditions

13. What – if you want to take
part of the plant provider
procurement process

14. RFQ
• Based on Plant supplier’s own general conditions
• Big company contract conditions and made for
Global use
 Contract proposal is only a proposal
 You can always negotiate and effect to the final
contract
Worth Noticing: Both parties williness to make the
deal !!!!

15. RFQ
• Reason of time schedule and process always based
on mainly basic design drawings and documents
• Final working methods and quantities of work is
missing
 Based on unit prices
 Not all units even are defined in the RfQ
Worth Noticing: Difference of measurement methods of
quantities !!!!

16. RfQ
• Even English is project languages, all persons are
not native  problems in written documents on RfQ
• Structure of the RfQ is different than most of the
domestic RfQ’s
 Open mind for changes and for new working
methods
Worth Noticing: English languages' knowledge and
understanding of plant providers culture and working
methods

17. Preparation of the Tender
• Make it as a project
• Start on earlier enough
• Reserve the recourses, human and money
• Contact to Client, discussion and meeting with them
 Need of commitment for tendering by top
management of the company
Worth Noticing: Recourses for tendering; people, time,
knowledge and money

18. Preparation of the contract
• Conditions are central part of the contract and they are
made by the client
• Concentrate to the conditions and use best available
experts to comment the conditions as a part of your
tender
 Include your own proposal/comments to the conditions
Worth Noticing: Contract conditions must read and
comment as a part of your tender, not after your tender
delivery

19. Thank you
Jukka Hellgren
Mananging Director
jukka.hellgren@culmentor.com www.culmentor.com
Oy Culmentor Ltd. GSM +358 (0)40 760 1447
Rautionkatu 2 Tel. +358 (0)10 7340 600
FI-90400 Oulu, Finland
© Oy Culmentor Ltd.