ILF Consulting Engineers (ILF) services

ILF provides advice and support for the development of new project ideas and their realisation.At the solution-finding stage it is essential for investors, clients and project developers to check project ideas for viability, and to identify the technical, operational and economic boundary conditions of a project in good time, with sufficient accuracy before making investment decisions. In addition, impacts on the environment and society have to be clarified and approval criteria assessed correctly.

ILF`s design and planning know-how is based on more than 35 years of experience.In its business areas ILF provides all design and planning services required for the implementation of a project. As the requirements are customer, business and country specific, a detailed understanding of the services to be provided is essential.A precondition for successful design and planning is a well prepared design and planning process. While carrying out different work packages it is very important to continuously coordinate all interdisciplinary interfaces. Top-quality design and planning is ensured by interdisciplinary reviews of important milestones of the project.

The award of projects requires detailed technical, economic, legal and contractual knowledge. Depending on the business area and client, ILF provides different services covering the entire procurement process.

A structured start-up facilitates the orderly transition of a project from the construction phase to the operating phase. The start-up activities encompass a structured and consequent review of the constructed facility plant with respect to the contractually stipulated scope of operation. This necessitates accurate planning of start-up procedures.

Professional supervision of construction works is a precondition for the successful implementation of a project in terms of time, quality and cost.

Professional project management is a basic prerequisite for reaching the project aims in terms of time, quality and cost.ILF has many years of experience in the preparation and execution of very complex, interdisciplinary large-scale projects. Based on this experience ILF also performs project management tasks as prime consultant. By reducing, coordinating and optimising the interfaces the efficiency and quality of project execution can be increased significantly. If desired by the client, ILF assumes full responsibility for projects.

The implementation of complex projects is increasingly influenced by decisive criteria such as financing and approval criteria. A project`s environmental compatibility is of special importance. Close cooperation between environmental specialists and engineers in the initial stage of a project ensures that the different aspects of environmental compatibility and sustainability are taken into account. From experience we know that this stage is also important for early coordination with the approval authorities and their designated experts to ensure a smooth approval process.

Due to large-scale and often tragic accidents the hazard potential of infrastructure and industrial projects has become the focus of public attention. In many cases this has resulted in more restrictive safety and risk standards for structures and facilities. That is why safety and risk specific tests and validations are required as early as at the permit application stage of a project. Hazard scenarios also have to be developed for the construction phase and suitable precautionary measures planned.

Automation & Control systems as well as remote control process monitoring systems are the basis for a safe and efficient operation of a modern industrial plant. Intensive coordination is required between all involved disciplines (process, mechanical, electrical, telecommunication engineers) - especially for complex projects - in order to abstract and define the control requirements from each of the disciplines and to implement within the control system the required interfaces in a smooth and sufficient manner. This approach is providing the solid foundation for the plant operators to monitor and control the process via a modern integrated control and safety system.

There is an ever increasing demand for economic and organisational tasks when implementing or rehabilitating projects. Investment or cost-benefit analyses are performed for assessing the economic viability of a planned investment and financing models are pre-selected. ILF supports its customers in planning and implementing institutional strengthening measures. Organisational structures are improved and the efficiency of the sequence of operations of the business are optimised. The aim of these measures is to ensure the lasting success of the business.To complete the scope of services, socioeconomic studies and public relations campaigns are planned, conducted and managed.