Cost per metre
Compare total installed cost and cost per metre using explicit material, labour, equipment and logistics inputs.
PACE Business Case Tool
Most pipeline cost is not the pipe
PACE - Pipeline Assessment for Cost & Execution - makes the full installation system visible: cubic metres, truck journeys, trench geometry, crew duration, logistics, cost and CO2. It asks where the money is really being spent.
Full-system comparison
Manage the system, not the component
Pipeline decisions are often made around pipe specification and pipe price. PACE widens the frame. It compares the conventional installation case with the HydroFoamer case and exposes the assumptions behind trench geometry, production rates, aggregate, foam, labour, access, spoil, schedule and CO2 factors. The result is a decision table, not a sales claim.
- Model the conventional case with bedding, embedment, haulage, spoil and backfill assumptions.
- Model the HydroFoamer case with engineered sprayed PU foam, native backfill and controlled installation assumptions.
- Compare cost per metre, total installed cost, duration, material movement and selected CO2 indicators.
- Use the output to decide whether the project deserves deeper technical review, partner dialogue or NDA-controlled evidence exchange.
What PACE calculates
PACE is not a savings claim. It is a disciplined way to make project assumptions visible before people argue about conclusions.
Imported material avoided
Estimate selected aggregate reduction, native backfill use, foam volume and avoided material movement.
Schedule comparison
Compare excavation, placement, foam application, backfill and production-rate assumptions.
CO2 comparison
Compare selected cradle-to-site and construction activity indicators within the stated calculation boundary.
Scenario assumptions
Expose pipe diameter, trench geometry, haul distances, disposal assumptions, productivity and local commercial inputs.
Exports and scenario history
Use saved scenarios and exportable outputs to support technical and commercial review.
Example outputs
Where value may be created
PACE separates the value drivers. A project may benefit because materials move less, access becomes simpler, duration falls, emissions fall, or execution risk becomes easier to manage.
Imported aggregate
Shows how much selected bedding and embedment material may be avoided under the HydroFoamer scenario.
Excavation and spoil
Shows how trench width, volume and spoil handling affect the full installation case.
Haulage and access
Shows how haul distance, site access, road burden and transport costs influence remote or constrained projects.
Crew duration
Shows how production assumptions change labour, plant and schedule exposure.
Programme risk
Shows where reduced construction activity may reduce sensitivity to weather, access limits or aggregate supply.
CO2 impact
Shows how material and logistics assumptions change selected CO2 indicators within the chosen boundary.
Before / after discipline
The model should answer practical questions
The strongest business case is not the largest percentage. It is the one where the project team can see exactly which activities change and which assumptions drive the result.
Before: imported material plan
Selected bedding, embedment, quarry source, haul distance, stockpiling, placement, compaction and spoil assumptions are made explicit.
After: controlled support plan
Foam volume, native backfill use, installation sequence, field checks and handover evidence are compared against the conventional baseline.
Before: schedule exposure
Open-trench time, crew duration, access constraints, weather sensitivity and plant movements are treated as project costs, not background noise.
After: decision gate
The output should tell the team whether to stop, refine the assumptions, request a technical briefing or move into project-specific qualification.
Enterprise value
The opportunity for pipe partners is not foam. It is market expansion.
HydroFoamer gives partners a route to move beyond product supply into pipeline delivery capability: installation method, measured field control, digital handover and PACE-supported project qualification.
The strategic question for a pipe manufacturer is simple: how many projects are lost because the installed system is too expensive, too slow or too difficult to execute? A controlled installation method can help partners make more projects feasible and compete on total delivered value: fewer logistics constraints, more installation evidence and a stronger reason to be involved before procurement is frozen.
Service proposition Increasing TAM Feasible constrained projects Digital differentiation Recurring services Partner enterprise value
Enterprise-value outcomes remain partner-specific and depend on market access, qualification, commercial execution, delivery capability and project pipeline.
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Project qualification process
PACE is normally the first disciplined step. It should create better questions before it creates decisions.
1. Screen the scenario
Use PACE to test whether HydroFoamer merits deeper review for a specific route, pipe and logistics context.
2. Review assumptions
Challenge trench geometry, access, production rates, cost inputs, haul distances and CO2 factors.
3. Hold technical briefing
Discuss pipe system, installation constraints, evidence requirements and qualification needs.
4. Move under NDA if required
Share controlled evidence, technical assumptions, partner materials or detailed project data where appropriate.
5. Project-specific assessment
Review engineering, geotechnical, contractual, procurement and regulatory implications before project decisions.
6. Partner dialogue
Assess whether HydroFoamer can be deployed through a credible delivery and partner pathway.
Limitations
PACE supports judgement; it does not replace it
PACE outputs depend on assumptions. They should structure a project-specific conversation, not bypass detailed design, geotechnical analysis, temporary works design, procurement, regulatory approval, method statements, contract pricing or final investment approval.
- Results depend on pipe specification, diameter, route, trench conditions and installation requirements.
- Commercial outputs depend on local material costs, haul distance, labour, equipment, productivity and access assumptions.
- CO2 outputs depend on the stated calculation boundary and selected factors.
- PACE is strongest when assumptions are explicit, traceable and reviewed by the project team.
Put three projects through PACE
Start with real project assumptions. The useful output is not a headline saving, but a clearer view of where cost, time, material movement and CO2 originate, and which decision should follow.