Mechanical project recovery: P6 schedules, ASME test packages, and project controls
When life science, data center, and industrial mechanical jobs go off the rails, we repair the schedule, clear stalled test packages, and put project controls in place so the job stays on track.
The 72-Hour Project Rescue Assessment
A fixed-scope look at your job that tells you exactly where you stand, before you commit to anything bigger. Here is what you walk away with.
What you get
- Critical path check. We open your P6 file and find the broken logic hiding the real critical path.
- Who-caused-the-delay breakdown. Every day of delay sorted into yours, the owner’s, and shared, so you know where you stand.
- Your exposure in dollars. LDs, frozen retainage, and unpaid extra labor, in one number.
- Test package gap list. Every hydro or pneumatic package blocking turnover, and what each one is missing.
- Change order backup gap list. Which disputed change orders can be backed with MCAA labor data, and what it takes.
- 30-day recovery plan. What to do first, by name and date.
- 60-minute readout with your PM and executive, recorded so the team can replay it.
Bonuses
- The LD Defense Kit: four field checklists for your team.
- One licensed PRC template of your choice, such as the TIA FragNet memo or the test package register.
- A mutual NDA, signed before any file changes hands.
If the assessment doesn’t show you at least one recoverable item worth more than its fee, we refund the fee in full.
Timmy leads every engagement personally, so PRC takes on 6 recovery projects at a time.
- Tell us what’s happening (3-minute form) and pick a time for a free 30-minute call with Timmy.
- If it’s a fit, send your files under NDA. Your assessment comes back in 72 hours.
- Fix it with us, or hand the plan to your own team. Either way, you know your numbers.
Pricing is set on the call, after we understand your job.
Liquidated damages don't happen overnight.
They build up from broken schedule logic, unclear hydrostatic test boundaries, and delay logs that can't be backed up.
The stalled project
- Broken P6 logic: negative float, missing predecessor ties, and unverified progress hide the real critical path.
- ASME inspection deadlock: the GC or Cx agent rejects test packages over line list gaps, missing valve tags, and undefined blinds.
- No weekly controls: margin, labor, and punch list aren’t tracked until the damage is done.
- Retainage locked up: incomplete turnover packages keep 5–10% of the mechanical contract withheld.
The PRC turnaround
- Forensic P6 scrub & TIA: Time Impact Analyses that prove excusable delay, isolate owner changes, and reset realistic milestones.
- ASME B31.3 / B31.9 turnover: field walkdowns, P&ID reconciliation, test boundary mapping, and inspector-ready hydro binders.
- Project controls set-up: live financial controls and execution dashboards, so the job stays visible after recovery. See the Project Controls Program.
- Faster final sign-off: commissioning gates cleared so retainage is released and LD exposure stops.
Forensic schedule recovery & TIA
Primavera P6 repair, critical path analysis, and delay analysis built to hold up to owner audits.
- Time Impact Analysis (TIA) documentation
- P6 logic clean-up and negative float elimination
- Excusable vs. non-excusable delay segregation
- Recovery schedule baseline resets
QA/QC & hydrostatic test recovery
Rescue for stalled piping turnovers. We build, walk down, and audit ASME B31.3 and B31.9 test packages.
- P&ID line-by-line walkdown and boundary scoping
- Test manifold, blind, and relief valve records
- Weld log, NDE reconciliation, and spool mapping
- Commissioning agent and owner rep clearance
Project controls set-up
Once the job is stable, we install project controls so it stays that way: two live dashboards built from your own data, and workshops that teach your team to run them.
- Project Financial Controls dashboard
- Project Execution dashboard
- Estimate, job set-up, and P6 manpower loaded
- Twice-a-week team workshops
Where is your project failing?
Pick your project's current point of failure to see the protocol PRC runs in the first 48–72 hours.
Built on the standards your owner's auditors use.
Talk through your project with a 37-year mechanical veteran.
Tell us what's going on. After you submit, you'll pick a time for a free 30-minute call.
- Schedule slipping or negative float
- Liquidated damages exposure
- Rejected change orders or labor overruns
- Stalled test packages or commissioning
- Retainage stuck at closeout
What happens next
- Fill in the form (about 3 minutes).
- Pick a time for a free 30-minute call with Timmy.
- Get a follow-up email with what we found, your options, and pricing if you want help.
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Free: the LD Defense Kit
4 checklists that stop the most common causes of late mechanical turnover.