Delivering a successful project
Belterra’s involvement in the K3-K1 overland conveyor project began back in summer 2019 with a preliminary meeting to discuss Belterra’s potential involvement.
2020 has been a year unlike any other. In a year where COVID-19 wreaked havoc on the overall economy, we were fortunate at Belterra to be involved in some special projects in the potash industry. None more impressive than the K3-K1 overland conveyor project.
Despite the challenges of this project in conjunction with the COVID-19 pandemic, the project was completed in five months; two weeks ahead of schedule and on budget.
ect. Members of our service and support team were assigned to the project based on their areas of expertise and the project plan was broken into the key phases based over a 10-month schedule (including in-shop planning, on-site work, and project closing). The project team worked closely with the client to make sure no detail was
Belterra’s involvement in the overland project began back
overlooked. This allowed the customer to coordinate all
in summer 2019 with a preliminary meeting to discuss Bel-
work and make key decisions such as:
terra’s potential involvement. As Belterra had the experience from the previous overland conveyor, we knew what to expect, and we were prepared for any obstacles that could present themselves. Once Belterra was selected as the preferred vendor, the real work began. Lead by Steve Hornsby and our worldclass Belterra steel cable division, we went to work plan-
•S ize of belt reels. •L ocation and timing of work to be completed by all other contractors. • Coordination of safety, quality, and construction documentation.
ning the project over the next six months. The client’s
The scope of work was to install 74,200 feet of 54-inch-
expectation was that the successful bidder remains rela-
wide ST2500 steel cord conveyor belt, requiring 30 splic-
tively self-sufficient and also facilitate subcontractors,
es be executed in the field. Suffice it to say, a project like
rental equipment, and coordinate execution of their work
this doesn’t come around often and would be a major un-
around other contractors while adhering to all on-site
dertaking since K3-K1 would be one of the longest con-
safety and other project requirements.
tinual conveyors in North America.
Hornsby and his team created a plan that oversaw the
Belterra mobilized to site, staged all the equipment,
planning, mobilization, execution, and closing of the proj-
pulled on 30 rolls of ST2500 x 2,500-foot belt, and com-
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