Scope Creep
Work expanding beyond contract without approval.
What is a scope creep?
Internal team HV coordinates instead of vendor.
Who is Procurement?
What is the power transformer?
Indicates latest drawing version.
What is the revision number?
Submitted when field conditions differ.
What is an RFI?
Document to review before accepting new requirements.
What is the contract (or scope of work)?
Consultant for revenue meter form clarification.
Who is the metering consultant?
Required vendor documents before fabrication.
What are approval drawings?
Conflicting info between drawings.
What is a discrepancy?
Drawings showing what was actually installed.
What are as-builts?
Risk when assumptions aren't documented.
What is an undocumented assumption?
Entity that clarifies interconnection requirements.
Who is the utility?
First person HV coordinates with when delivery shifts.
Who is the project manager?
Review ensuring discipline alignment.
What is a coordination review?
Design-phase review to prevent install issues.
What is a constructability review?
Formal action before redesign begins.
What is a change order?
Specialist for PRC compliance questions.
Who is the NERC consultant?
Review ensuring HV plans match other disciplines.
What is a cross-discipline coordination review?
Note clarifying approval doesn't transfer EOR responsibility.
What is 'Approved as Noted'?
Installed equipment lacks required working clearance violation?
What is a clearance violation?
What is scope ambiguity?
Only entity that can approve scope/cost deviations.
Who is the client?
Risk when long-lead items identified too late.
What is late long-lead identification?
Decisions discussed but never documented.
What is failure to document?
HVB design-phase filter between EOR and construction.
What is Engineering for Construction?