HB Rentals Delivers a Five Module ABS/USCG Package to Support Construction Project in the Gulf of Mexico

Dec. 13, 2018

BROUSSARD, La. — Temporary accommodations provider HB Rentals has completed the delivery of a five module ABS/USCG package for a barge that will work off the coast of Louisiana. In addition to the modules, HB supplied auxiliary equipment and an engineering package for ABS/USCG submittals. This equipment package will support a construction project in the Gulf of Mexico for the next six weeks.

Five Module ABS/USCG PackageThe client approached HB about needing accommodations modules for sleeping an additional thirty two people on their barge. To support the additional accommodations begin added to the barge the client also requested HB supply the necessary auxiliary equipment to supply water, sewer, communications, and power. This information along with a drawing of the barge were taken back to HB’s Broussard, LA facility where HB’s Business Development Manager collaborated with HB’s operations, engineering, and communications teams to work out a packaged solution that would meet all the requirements requested by the client.

After working closely with the client, HB would provide two ABS/USCG 12 Man Sleepers and one ABS/USCG 8 Man Sleeper/Office to add the sleeping quarters and office space needed by the client. One ABS/USCG Galley/Diner was used to give a place for food storage, cooking, and an area to eat. An ABS/USCG Rec Room and Laundry Pavilion Skid were provided to give a space for TV, washers, and dryers for cleaning clothes. Utilizing this mix of modules for the package allowed HB to supply a solution that met all the client’s accommodations needs. To help limit the amount of deck space the modules would use platforms and stairways were utilized. This would allowed the modules to be stacked, reducing the foot print on the deck of the barge by half.

Along with the accommodations modules the client requested auxiliary equipment to support water, sewer, and power. Skidded water tanks were supplied along with pressure sets, water manifolds, and hoses to keep the modules supplied with water. A USCG MSD unit, sewage lift pumps, and sewage hoses were used to handle the additional sewage created from the modules. A distribution transformer skid was also included so that the modules could run off the power supplied from the barge.

The client had also requested communications services for the project that would allow for internet and phone service as well as satellite TV. HB’s Network Operations Center, NOC, was consulted and worked with the client to provide a custom solution that would meet the specific needs of the project. Given the project would be placed on a barge working in the Gulf of Mexico the NOC supplied a stabilized VSAT system with upgraded speeds to ensure the client would have the bandwidth to keep the project on schedule and phone service to keep them in contact with other parts of their organization. For TV, a stabilized satellite TV system was used so that a constant connection to the satellite would be kept. This would greatly reduce the number of dropped connections working on a moving barge verses the standard fixed system.

The final request from the client was to provide drawings for ABS/USCG submittals so that the additional accommodations could be approved by the appropriate governing bodies. HB’s in house Engineering team provided single line electrical, fire and gas, plumbing, and fastening engineering drawings of the accommodations. With this final piece provided to the client, HB was able to move forward delivering and installing the equipment on the barge. The client was able to get the accommodations approved quickly with the engineering drawing package provided and the barge is now working a construction project in the Gulf of Mexico.

HB’s wide breadth of expertise, from the operations team to in-house engineering to the Network Operations Center, allows HB to provide our customers custom solutions that get their project up and running quickly,Jude Primeaux, Business Development Manager

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