FIWP Requirements

1) Determining Required EWP & CWP

Once the design areas have been developed:

Engineering (with the input of the contractor or construction management team) develop an Engineering Work Package (EWP) identification and release plan. Contractor (or construction management team with the input of engineering) develop a Construction Work Package (CWP) identification and release plan.

2) Contracting

WorkFace Planning can be used regardless of the contract type you choose: lump sum, cost reimbursable, unit rate, or some other type.

When WorkFace Planning will be used (especially in the case of lump sum payments), contract language needs to specify required FIWPs, who will develop them and who is responsible for their integration. This is critical information for parties preparing bids and failure to disclose could result in a claim!

3) Determining Required FIWP

The construction management team needs to determine which FIWP are required to construct the CWP.

The slide show below provides a simplified example of how a design area can be broken into a series of CWP that can be further broken into a series of discipline-specific FIWPs:

4) Sequencing

The owner organization needs to determine how it will determine the priority of the systems in the project and adhere to those guidelines. Examples of questions that will need to be considered:

• How will the facility be commissioned and started up?


• Which systems will go on-line first?


• Which systems need to follow?


• Will any systems that will be brought on-line concurrently?

5) Coding

Organizations already select coding structures for project control purposes and these generally reflect area until the project is 50% to 60% complete at which point the coding is amended to include systems. The only change suggested is that these systems be coded as early as possible to support construction-driven engineering.