The customer needed to accelerate delivery of ten large-scale ozone destruct units but lacked the internal space, manpower, power infrastructure, and testing capacity required to execute the work without impacting other active projects.
Given the unprecedented size and complexity of the equipment, they needed a partner with the appropriate facilities, technical expertise, and flexibility to support parallel execution was required to maintain delivery commitments and reduce schedule risk.
Given the unprecedented size and complexity of the equipment, they needed a partner with the appropriate facilities, technical expertise, and flexibility to support parallel execution was required to maintain delivery commitments and reduce schedule risk.
What was at Risk?
- Further delays on a high-profile municipal infrastructure project
- Margin erosion from extended execution and site coordination impacts
- Reputational risk associated with delivery delays
- Limited ability to recover schedule through internal manufacturing alone
- Lost opportunity to move forecasted revenue forward
- Internal resource constraints affecting other active projects
- Quality inconsistencies between units built at different stages of the project
- Accommodate extremely large equipment footprints and extended floor occupancy
- Provide sufficient power infrastructure for demanding full-load testing
- Support mechanical, electrical, commissioning, and troubleshooting expertise
- Enable flexible staffing, overtime, off-shift, and weekend testing
- Maintain aggressive delivery schedules while internal teams continued other project work
- Apply rigorous safety protocols and high-energy testing controls
- Respond quickly to design changes, rework, and unexpected issues
The facility provided the floor space, crane capacity, power availability, and operational flexibility needed to support the project. Lakeside's team handled mechanical assembly, electrical integration, power supply calibration, commissioning support, thermal imaging, vibration pad setup, troubleshooting, and coordinated testing activities. The team also collaborated with technical specialists to resolve valve, power supply, and control-related issues while adapting to design changes identified during execution.
Testing involved high-energy systems operating at approximately 400°C and required strict safety controls. Lakeside's ability to flex manpower, support off-shift testing, and run multiple units in parallel created a significant schedule advantage compared with an internal execution model.
The customer required a partner with the facilities, technical expertise, and workforce flexibility to execute a highly specialized project outside of its constrained internal operations. Lakeside provided the space, power infrastructure, skilled trades, testing capabilities, and commissioning support necessary to accelerate delivery while maintaining quality and safety standards. By enabling parallel execution and adapting quickly to project challenges, Lakeside helped reduce schedule risk, preserve internal capacity, and support successful project delivery.