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Direct working hours spent on the project were ap- Commissioning and qualification was executed on
proximately 200,000 up to mechanical completion. a total of 93 systems with integrated team of Brac-
Construction companies were Italian based, while co, legacy Amec Foster Wheeler and Contractors.
the civil construction and the finishing trades were
from the Baden Württemberg area.
The 500 m of offices, meeting room, and en- Conclusions
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trance hall were realised, in the last period of the Designing and building a new facility plant integrat-
construction, to avoid possible damages of the fi- ed into an existing site is a complex venture requir-
nishing, with dedicate small civil contractors and ing specific skills and know-how. The disruption to
with direct material purchasing by us and Bracco. site operation has to be minimised.
Cooperation among the different entity was successful, The realisation of the “Hermes Project” was a suc-
with mentioning to the plant handover process that cessful example of planning and cooperation in a
was encompassing a total of 119 Turnover Systems. multicultural environment.

Alessandro Mencarelli

Alessandro is a graduated Chemical Engineer with Europe and in Asia including site assignments for
over 14 years’ experience in Engineering and Proj- construction and commissioning. Among the dif-
ect Management in the Pharma group of Amec ferent project types followed (infrastructure, bulk,
Foster Wheeler (now Wood). packaging and labs), the most significant experi-
Alessandro’s experience has matured through the ence was gained in medium to large biotech facili-
execution of all project phases (Conceptual, Ba- ties with the associated GMP aspects.
sic and EPC) for major and complex projects in

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