XCEL has delivered technically outstanding and cost effective surveying solutions to the oil & gas sector on Australia’s largest most recent LNG & Oil projects.
XCEL has extensive experience and the technical capabilities working on onshore processing facilities. With a speciality in the surveying requirements for modular construction, vessel placement and equipment alignments.
Take advantage from XCEL’s major project experience with the following surveying services.
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Audit Surveying
Audit Surveying
XCEL provides auditing surveying services to EPCM contractors (engineering procurement Construction management) on major projects in WA & QLD
Some key task that are completed on behalf of our clients in the role of Audit Surveyor:
- Establish and maintain primary survey control network,
- Audit checks on contractor’s secondary control networks,
- Earthworks conformance,
- Earthworks volume calculation,
- Check on contractors monthly and final claims,
- Concrete and HD bolt conformances,
- Road construction conformances,
- Settlement and deformation monitoring,
- Piling monitoring,
- Structural and mechanical verticality and alignment checks,
- Offshore/marine control checks,
- Offshore stickbuilt fabrication checks,
- Underground service asbuilts,
- General survey support for clients miscellaneous requests.
XCEL has worked in the role of Auditing Surveyor on three key major projects.
- WICET Project (Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal), Gladstone QLD
- Fortescue Metal Group Anderson Point Port Facilities, Port Hedland WA
- Albemarle Kemerton Lithuim Plant – Kemerton WA
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Civil / Concrete Construction
Civil / Concrete Construction
Xcel Surveying can provide specialist civil surveyors for your construction project to ensure all civil structures are constructed to design specifications.
Survey Task involves:- Control Surveys
- Formwork set out
- In-situ & precast foundation set out
- Hold down bolt set out
- Drainage set out
- Building set out
- "Asbuilt" surveys
- Quality control reporting
- Road set out and "asbuilt"
- Construction camps
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Dimension Control
Dimension Control
Utilising the latest and most advanced surveying technology XCEL can efficiently collect accurate 3D data to verify, analysis and compare objects and structures.
This service is supplied to a number of different industries and applications including:
- Mining
- Marine
- Engineering
- Manufacturing
XCEL is experienced in providing dimension control on the following structures:
- Modules (pre-assembled)
- Vessels & tanks (Internal)
- Spools (marine application)
- Flange face and bolt hole alignment
- Rotating equipment alignments (car dumpers, ball mills, compressors & motors)
- Fabrication checks (ensure compliance to design specifications)
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Earthworks / Site Preparation
Earthworks / Site Preparation
Xcel Surveying has the capabilities and experience to efficiently service earthworks projects of all sizes.
Survey task includes:
- RTK GPS/GNSS surveys
- Stockpile pickups
- Volume calculations
- Drill and blast pattern surveys
- Machine control
- Formation surveys
- Clearing surveys
- Topographical surveys
- Road construction
Xcel Surveying has the latest Leica GNSS technology to increase productivity and reduce costs.
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Marine Construction
Marine Construction
XCEL has a team of experienced marine surveyors that have a large range of coastal engineering surveying experience on Wharf, Jetty, Quay and Canal Projects
- Survey Tasks Include:
- Pilling set out (racked and vertical)
- Positioning of rock armour and break water material
- Conformance surveys
- Intake / outfalls pipeline shore launching alignments
- Retaining wall set out
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Pipeline Construction
Pipeline Construction
XCEL can assist our clients with the initial definition of the Right Of Way (ROW) and also work closely with the environmental team, along with pegging of any culture heritage zones.
Xcel can provide a range of survey task that are required during the construction phase:
- Control Surveys
- Construction feature surveys
- Clearing set out and photographic reports
- Centreline set out
- Survey calculations for special crossing and large bends
- Pipeline feature set out
- Asbuilt & conformance surveys
- Rehabilitation surveys
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Road Construction
Road Construction
XCEL havea broad range of experience working on road construction projects in the resource industry and also urban and regional Main Road projects.
Survey Tasks include:
- Topographic surveys
- Clearing & Environmental Surveys
- Batter staking
- Drainage and Culvert set out
- Formation set out
- Machine Control support and setup
- Kerbing set-out
- Pavement & Line marking set out
- Conformance & Verification surveys
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Structural / Mechanical / Piping
Structural / Mechanical / Piping
XCEL prides itself in providing high precision surveying using the most advanced equipment to ensure that all mechanical and structural components are constructed to design tolerances. We have a team of certified engineering surveyors with vast surveying experience in installing: Rotating equipment Tanks, Bins and Vessels Skids (Motors, Compressors, Pumps) Pre – assembled modules and pipe racks Structural steel Conveyor Alignment Nozzle and flange alignment Pipe work above and below ground
You will have peace of mind knowing XCEL has experience working on Australia’s largest Oil & Gas Infrastructure projects.
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Woodside’s Pluto Project
XCEL was heavily involved in the construction of the onshore processing plant being from the initial stage of non-process infrastructure to the civil & concrete phase through to the Structural, Mechanical & Piping stage of the Project.
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Woodside’s Pluto Project
XCEL was heavily involved in the construction of the onshore processing plant being from the initial stage of non-process infrastructure to the civil & concrete phase through to the Structural, Mechanical & Piping stage of the Project. XCEL worked for clients such as Monadelphous and United Group Limited.
Contracts XCEL worked on during the construction phase of the Pluto Project.
- Pluto Temporary Facilities
- Pluto Onshore Civil Works
- Pluto Onshore Mechanical Offsite Utilities & AGRU
- Pluto LNG Trains SMP
Testimonial from United Group Limited Senior Project Engineer Howell Greenhouse
“XCEL were very professional and reliable, regular updates were provided from the surveyors on their work fronts. The team was very approachable and always managed problems with a positive frame of mind. XCEL were the 3rd surveying contract utilities by UGL on the Pluto project and the most professional. I would absolutely consider XCEL for future contacts and have no hesitation in recommending XCEL’s services.”
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Chevrons Gorgon LNG Project
The Chevron-operated Gorgon Project is one of the world’s largest natural gas projects and the largest single-resource development in Australia. XCEL has partnered with some of Australia’s largest construction companies...
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Chevrons Gorgon LNG Project
The Chevron-operated Gorgon Project is one of the world’s largest natural gas projects and the largest single-resource development in Australia. XCEL has partnered with some of Australia’s largest construction companies contracting on the Gorgon Project and is proud to be a key contributor to this mega project.
Contracts XCEL worked on during the construction phase of the Gorgon Project.
- Gorgon Temporary Facilities (contracted to Monadelphous)
- Gorgon Site Preparation (contracted to Thiess)
- Gorgon Permanent Buildings (contracted to John Holland Group)
- Gorgon Civils and Underground Services (contracted to Leighton Contractors)
- Gorgon Miscellaneous Civils Works (contracted to Thiess)
Testimonial from Monadelphous Construction Manger Leon Maher
“I have been requested by David Rogalasky of Xcel Surveying to provide a written reference on the services that they are providing to our company, Monadelphous on our Temporary Utilities Contract on the Gorgon Project Barrow Island LNG Plant.
Xcel Surveying is providing us with subcontract surveying personnel to assist Monadelphous EC in the construction of the Bridging RO plant, a Waste Water Treatment plant and other various facilities
I am pleased to write that the team from Xcel Surveying have shown professionalism and integrity in the way they conduct themselves and the quality of their work. Their team of surveyors have consistently shown to us that they are able to meet all our requirements and I value their contribution to our project.
I feel confident recommending Xcel Surveying services and I believe the will continue to provide a quality service on their future projects.”
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Chevron Wheatstone LNG Project
The Wheatstone Project is one of Australia’s largest resource projects, which includes an LNG facility with two processing units capable of producing a combined 8.9 million metric tons...
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Chevron Wheatstone LNG Project
The Wheatstone Project is one of Australia’s largest resource projects, which includes an LNG facility with two processing units capable of producing a combined 8.9 million metric tons of LNG per year.
XCEL has again partnered with Monadelphous on their General Services contract. The contract involves construction, operation support and other services associated with the early phase of the project, these include construction of a waste water treatment plant, desalination plant and power station.
Survey Task Include
- Management of underground services database
- Maintain control networks using TPS, GPS and DNA level.
- Set out and as-builts of civil works
- Set out and as-built of structural, mechanical and piping works
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BHP’s Macedon LNG Plant
XCEL was awarded by Monadelphous the contract for surveying services for the Structural, mechanical and piping works associated with the onshore gas plant for Macedon.
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BHP’s Macedon LNG Plant
XCEL was awarded by Monadelphous the contract for surveying services for the Structural, mechanical and piping works associated with the onshore gas plant for Macedon. Including umbilical termination station, construction of gas treatment and compression plant and associated infrastructure and Installation of condensate storage and loading facilities for the export by road of produced condensate.
XCEL worked closely with engineering teams to provide reports and assist in the fit-ups of pipework installed on site. XCEL applied its specialist surveying skills in the construction and installation of vessels, pipework, pumps, stick-built, modules pre-landing set out, verticality checks, dimension control and control network.
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XCEL has had more than $100 billion in major project experience
When you engage XCEL for your next major project, you can feel comfortable in the knowledge that we’ve been working for our clients over the last 10+ years on Australian infrastructure projects worth more than $100 Billion. This puts you in the perfect position to partner with one of the most experienced major project surveying companies.
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Enjoy more responsive services from a medium sized enterprise with an expert team of 10+ major project surveyors
XCEL is a medium sized enterprise providing world class surveying solutions on major infrastructure projects throughout Australia. We take pride in being recognised by our clients and the surveying industry as experts in providing solutions on major infrastructure projects.
We remain focused on strengthening our relationships with our clients to ensure we are a company of choice for surveying solutions on major projects and are guided by our company core values of professionalism, integrity and excellence.
You will benefit from our experienced management and administration team that is able to provide a dedicated and prompt service. With proven success mobilising multiple project surveyors and resources at short notice on Australia’s largest major projects.
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You can engage XCEL if your major project is in Australia
Head Office in Perth and supporting offices in Gladstone QLD and Darwin NT. Xcel has the capabilities and experience to service major projects Australia Wide and is currently sourcing opportunities globally.
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Benefit from XCEL’s latest most advanced surveying technology
You can trust that XCEL utilises the latest and most advanced surveying technology to provide surveying solutions of the highest degree of accuracy and efficiency.
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You can rest assured with XCEL’s focused commitment to Health, Safety and the Environment.
XCEL’s commitment to the health and safety of its personnel is paramount. Our objective is to provide an incident and injury free working environment for all personnel involved with our company. XCEL recognises that many of its activities and services can impact on the environment. To address this and in turn add value to our client’s projects, surveying operations shall be undertaken in a manner which minimise and where possible, avoid environmental impacts from surveying operations.
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Keeping you our customer satisfied with our service at all levels
Xcel Surveying is certified to ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems. ISO 9001 is the world's most popular standard for quality management. The principles upon which ISO 9001:2008 is based include:
- Customer Focus
- Leadership
- Involvement of People
- Process Approach
- System Approach to Management
- Continual Improvement
- Factual Approach to Decision Making and
- Mutually Beneficial Supplier Relationship.
The execution of this is through XCEL’s Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Management System, (HSEQ).
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Take advantage of XCEL’s competitive rates due to our mid-tier size and niche focus
Our clients benefit from our competitive rates which we are able to provide due to the size of our company requiring less overheads when compared to our larger competitors. In addition we are a specialist company focusing 100% of our resources on a target industry which enables us to provide more cost effective solution than are competitors that spread their resources between a broader range of services and industries.
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You will be partnering with a major project team that is "the best of the best"
XCEL’s spatial professionals have dedicated their careers to working on the most technical and challenging major projects worldwide. With our team on your project you can have the confidence that your surveying requirements will be delivered accurately, efficiently and within budget.
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Take advantage of a complementary consultation to discuss the requirements of your next major project
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You will be in good company next to our current clients
