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Seq. Description PP HDPE SoCAr and Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan to
1 concrete Foundations[m ] 23,350 9,400 share the main criteria to choose domestic supplier /
3
subcontractor and to identify the main objects of the
2 cast in situ rc & buildings (m ) 11,900 10,000
3
procurement strategy in Azerbaijan.
3 Steel structure (ton) 5,000 4,000 KTAZE qualified almost #200 domestic companies in
4 Equipment (n.) 500 400 all necessary fields to be used in the development of
the project at any possible steps. The qualification is for
5 Piping prefabrication (dia) 73,600 59,000
the entire Supply Chain since the Group – being a
6 Piping erection (dia) 149,000 66,000 global licensor and EPC contractor – is always
7 Electrical cables (m) 466,000 321,000 interested in having reliable and available suppliers for
its investments worldwide.
8 Instruments main cable laying (m) 363,500 355,000
9 Instruments installation (n.) 5,000 3,000 Maire Tecnimont Group adopted a
multicenter strategy to execute the
Table 1 – The most and managed by this location. In addition to that also activities related to both the PP and
significant key all activities related to Administration, Finance and HDPE plants, under the coordination
parameters of the Control, Human resources, Procurement, Local of the Project Director: an approach
polypropylene (PP) Engineering and interface with Local Design Institute aimed at optimizing all the operations
and high-density
polyethylene (HDPE) and Logistics were fully coordinated and implemented. and providing services which exceeded
plants client’s expectations”
Maire Tecnimont Group’s

commitment Complexity of the project
The project aims at producing PP and HDPE to be then
Through its hub KTAZE, the Group applied a strong packed and sold in-the-country and exported in the
effort to scout Azerbaijani market to find reliable and area. The most significant key parameters of the
sustainable domestic market suppliers / subcontractors projects are summarized in table 1.
which can become part of the Group’s global supply SoCAr Polymer carried out all the site preparation in
chain. 2015 and the site was handed over to the EPC
The localization of activities, the synergies with the Contractors in the same year.
national market and the implementation of long-lasting
relationship with national suppliers and subcontractors Challenges, but also opportunities
was part of an effective locally-focused procurement Since the beginning, the execution of these two plants
strategy sponsored by Maire Tecnimont’s top in Azerbaijan seemed to be challenging, due to several
management. different conditions which affected the normal scheme
In order to underline the interest of Maire Tecnimont of the implementation of a project of this kind. Naturally,
Warehouse for the Group in Azerbaijan national market, in 2016 Maire challenges always bring opportunities and MET has
HDPE unit Tecnimont participated in a workshop sponsored by been able to leverage them to strengthen its position in
the Country and in the relevant market.
The main challenges were the implementation of a
relatively big project in a Country where no
investments of this type were performed in the last
forty years, and ensuring on a fast track basis the
coordination with Azerbaijani authorities for
permitting matters and technical standards to be
utilized in the design phase of the project.
Furthermore, since activities were carried out in
several operating centers located in different areas
of the world and thus different time zones, the
development of a concrete and effective time
management strategy was required to have the
project team working in complete coordination,
leveraging I&CT tools and efficient integration of
the teams.
Moreover, notwithstanding the fact that initially
domestic vendors were not ready to satisfy the

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