Offer
A written scope, then the work.
Fees are quoted in writing after a scoping conversation. Discovery notes are fixed-fee. Projects are fixed-fee or capped. Travel, when a visit is agreed, is billed at cost. There is no day-rate surprise after the proposal is accepted.
| Engagement |
Discovery note |
Stabilization project |
Advisory retainer |
| What it is |
A bounded review of one unit or a defined loop set, ending in priorities. |
Review plus the intervention: tuning, alarms, or a control narrative, as named. |
A monthly allowance of hours for questions, trend reviews, and shutdown support. |
| Elapsed time |
Usually ten to fifteen working days once data arrives. |
Often four to eight weeks, set by access to the unit rather than by a template. |
Three-month minimum. Hours do not roll into emergency call-out. |
| Included |
Data review, one workshop, and a written note with a ranked list. |
The discovery content, the agreed changes, verification, and the handover document. |
Scheduled calls and written comments on material you send. One named engineer on your side. |
| Not included |
Live tuning, coding, or a visit, unless the quote adds them. |
DCS replacement, safety-system design, or 24-hour cover. |
Unplanned site response. A retainer is not an emergency service. |
| Who it suits |
A team that needs an outside ranking before committing a project. |
A unit with a known problem and a person authorized to apply changes. |
A plant that wants a second pair of eyes between projects. |
What a proposal contains
The unit and battery limit, the service from the services list, the data you will provide, the document you will receive, the fee, and the assumptions. If an assumption fails — missing measurements, no permit to test — we pause and rewrite the scope rather than stretch the original fee in silence.
How to accept
Reply to the proposal from the organization that will be invoiced. Work starts when that acceptance and the first data are both in hand. Invoices follow the milestones written in the proposal, typically start and delivery for a project.
Request a scoping conversation