JH Kelly’s superb project management, construction manager, multi-craft capability, and comprehensive understanding of the project scope were pivotal in achieving significant schedule and budget gains. Their unique ability to prefabricate major portions of the project offsite has undeniably been the primary driver of our project's success. The quality of their craft, craft leadership, and project management is second to none.
Key Services
Project Description
JH Kelly was selected as the general contractor to perform a design-assist Sustainable Aviation Fuel Facility in Moses Lake, Washington. Rainier-1 E-Jet Pilot Plant produces E-Jet and Naphtha made from CO2 using electrolysis and Fischer-Tropsch processes. Nameplate capacity for the plant is five barrels per day. A follow-on phase is expected to produce 60-70 barrels per day. The project included the demolition of a 14.7 acre heavy brown-field site and 28,000 sf of site concrete as well as demolition of 21,842 sf and 17,243 sf of existing steel structures. New construction consists of new fire line loop, site domestic and process water, expansion of electrical services, new MCCs, roads, fencing, construction of a new 10,500 sf PEMB for process equipment, retrofit of an existing building for admin and maintenance spaces, and an extensive process scope. JH Kelly self-performed demolition, site preparation, concrete, above and below grade process/utility piping, above and below grade electrical, structural steel, equipment setting, process piping, tank and vessel erection, lighting, instrumentation & controls.
Process scope included:
- 250 tons of structural steel and pipe racking
- Fabrication of 21 ASME vessels
- Fab and install of 15,700 LF of pipe and tubing
- 160 pieces of equipment (electrolyzers, pumps, compressors, vessels, towers, tanks, exchangers, drums, reactors, cooling tower, flare, boiler, heaters, etc.)
- 1,340 instruments
- 76,000 LF of instrument cable
- 53,000 LF of power cable
- 5,500 LF of cable tray
- Electric SR/MIQ heat tracing
- Commissioning/startup support.
