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The Field, Ahead of Problems

In-house engineering: critical lift plans, erection drawings, design-build. Licensed PE, engineering PMs, and detailers working with the field crews who'll execute the plan.

Preconstruction Engineering Support

A Dedicated Team. Zero Ambiguity Going to Field

GBI's team provides critical lift plans, crane location and radius studies, erection sequence drawings, and connection design.

On a turnkey scope, this means critical lift plans, erection sequences, and constructability reviews happen before the mobilization truck leaves the yard.

What Makes This Different

Engineering, Not Outsourced

Most contractors call an outside engineering firm when a critical lift plan or constructability review is needed. GBI does this work in-house, so the people drawing the plan know how the field crews actually execute it.

Licensed PEs, engineering project managers, and detailers — all part of the same team that mobilizes to your project.

Scope

What We Deliver

01

Critical Lift Plans

Rigging plans, load calcs, and signal protocols for every lift that matters.

02

Crane Location & Radius Studies

Setup geometry and reach validated against site conditions before the crane arrives.

03

Erection Sequence Drawings

Step-by-step build sequence so field crews work from a plan, not from intuition.

04

Connection Design

Detailed connection geometry for structural and equipment scope.

05

Constructability Reviews

Issues caught at the drawing board, not in the field where they cost ten times more to fix.

06

Design-Build Coordination

Engineering aligned with the construction sequence, not handed off cold.

Where This Capability Sits in GBI's Evolution

Built In, Not Bolted On

Tank Contractor → Multi-Craft → Integrated Industrial Partner → Preconstruction & Engineering In-House.

Preconstruction is the latest phase of GBI's evolution. The company brought engineering inside so that the standard developed in the hardest environment — tank erection — became the operating standard for every trade that followed, applied before the truck even leaves the yard.

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