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“We found that steam leak today. Exactly where you marked it. Great job! 14’ deep.”
Allen D.
Project Manager, A&A Mechanical
Highlights
THE BOTTOM LINE
By combining leak detection technology with utility locating practices, GPRS ensured the general contractor could safely excavate and repair the leak without striking nearby utilities or interfering with the medical center’s daily operations.
Industry
Service
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana
GPRS Project Manager Insight
Deliverables
Job Summary Report, Field Markings, SiteMap
PROJECT APPLICATION
ASK
Task
Locate the source of a steam leak
PROBLEM
- The University Medical Center New Orleans, a Level 1 Trauma Center, could not isolate the location of a steam pipe leak despite running multiple tests
- A&A Mechanical, hired to address the leak once its source was identified, needed to find it without interfering with operations
- If the leak could not be found through non-destructive methods, the medical center was at risk of shutting down temporarily to allow for excavation
Solution
- GPRS Project Managers utilized non-destructive leak detection and utility locating equipment to pinpoint the source of the leak
- The PMs worked closely with UMC to access the necessary areas without disrupting patients or staff
- The leak and nearby utilities that could be impacted by the leak repair were marked out on the surface with spray paint
- The use of complementary technologies and SIM, led to the possible cause of the leak: a caved-in storm line that may have breached the steam line
Benefits
- A&A Mechanical excavated and found the leak exactly where GPRS indicated
- GPRS shared the utility data with A&A through the Job Summary Report and via the SiteMap® GIS platform to ensure they could dig without striking nearby utilities and had a digital record of the utility locations.
CASE STUDY GALLERY
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