2016 ANNUAL REPORT
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El Alto
Two Plus 91 Gasoline storage tanks,
each with a capacity of 6,360 m
3
(40,000
barrels), were installed in the El Alto
Terminals. These 2 tanks replaced 2
lower capacity storage tanks that had
reached the end of their service life.
Cost of the Project: The total cost of the
project was $8,350,000; this included
the installation of the fire suppression
system (FSS), the FSS piping system,
the new circulator pump, and the
cathodic protection thereof. The project
was overseen by ISIVEN C.A. and was
completed on August 25
th
, 2016.
Given that the 2 old storage tanks that
were replaced had a capacity of 25
thousand barrels, the installation of
these two new storage tanks increased
the Terminals total Plus 91 storage
capacity by 31,234 barrels.
Performance tests had to be completed,
personnel had to be trained (in relation to
operating and maintenance procedures),
and QA processes had to be created
to fully implement this project. Like
all other projects and subprojects,
full implementation required creating
and enforcing an environmental
management, occupational health
and industrial safety plan, during the
project’s planning, development and
final stages.
Maintenance and Other Minor Works
$1.4
million
budget executed for the
purchase of equipment
Multi-purpose Pipeline and
Terminals
The modified budget for the purchase
of equipment amounted to $1.7 million,
$1.4 million of which were executed,
representing a budget execution of
82.9%; the modified budget for minor
works amounted to $1.3 million,
$1 million of which were executed,
representing a budget execution
of 78.1%. The Office of Sales and
Distribution
Management,
which
controls most of this annual budget, had
executed, as at December 31
st
, 2016,
$818 thousand of the $1-million-budget
(77.7%).
Some of the most notable projects are
listed below, to wit:
Construction of a gabion wall
along the banks of the Norberta
Creek in Quircot
A gabion wall was constructed along the
banks of the Norberta Creek in Quircot,
Cartago, in the interest of preventing
floods caused by heavy rain, and to
protect the multi-purpose pipeline and
the surrounding settlements, particularly
during the rainy season.
The gabion wall constructed along
the right bank is 80 meters long and 4
meters high, while the wall constructed
along the left bank is 46 meters long
and 4 to 6 meters high. The right bank’s
gabion wall is significantly longer in
order to properly channel the water, to
prevent flooding, and to avoid or reduce
the damage these floods could cause to
the surrounding dwellings.
Likewise, a galvanized wire mesh
mattress was placed on the streambed
to avoid erosion, and to protect the
300-mm-diameter (12’’) multi-purpose
pipeline passing under the creek’s
streambed.
The total cost of the project amounted to
$266 thousand.
Construction of protection
structures for the multi-purpose
pipeline near the Lajas River
In 2015, the Lajas River (located in
the District of Santa Teresita, Canton
of Turrialba) got flooded and damaged
the bridge that supports the multi-
purpose pipeline. For this reason, since
late 2015, multiple projects have been
green-lit to avoid future clashes with
nature; these were completed in 2016.
Geological studies, surveillance flights
and technology were used to study the
terrain before determining the type of
projects that would be carried out in
the region. The region is known to be
very vulnerable, given its propensity for
landslides and floods during the rainy
season.
Two pipelines were installed under
the streambed for $500,000 USD. The
trench dug for the pipelines was 260
meters long, 20 meters wide, and 9
