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Piping Materials Take-Off & Processing: An Overview
Piping Materials Take-Off & Processing: An Overview
Piping Materials Take-Off & Processing: An Overview
Material Take-Off (MTO) of piping items is a detailed listing of piping components required for a
given project. It includes:
Commodity Code,
Size,
Quantity and
Purchase description for all the items.
Making Proposal,
Material Estimation &
Preparation of Purchase Requisitions.
Initial MTO (also called First MTO) is generated manually at the beginning of the project. Very
often, 3-D model is not available or complete at that stage. Hence, we generate the MTO on the
basis of P&ID and Project Specifications.
This is required as the complete modelling takes time and we need the MTO at the earliest to
initiate procurement activities.
Following input documents are required for working out the initial (First) MTO.
Make a folder of all P&ID as a master copy for 1st Bulk MTO.
All pick able items are entered in MTO format excel File, refer next sheet.
All entries must be taken against specific line number. In case a line number is not marked
on P&ID, it has to be assumed by adding suffix A, B etc. with main header line.
Queries shall be raised for components which are not available in PMS. All such queries
shall be documented & MTO shall be updated as & when queries are resolved.
All assumptions made are documented & such items shall be marked as Hold. All assumed
data is maintained in separate file & tracked. MTO shall be updated whenever confirmed
data is received.
Basis of MTO is properly issued version of P & ID or documented communication.
SPECIAL ITEMS:
Combine pick able bulk items and non-pick able items (except piping special items)
Combined data is processed and validated against piping material specification (PMS) in
GPIMS.
Check & Rectify errors.
Final BOM is received from successful run file.
Piping specials are processed separately
Bill of materials having commodity codes, sizes, material specification and quantity
Additional technical requirements, inspection & test guidelines, documentation
requirements and guidelines for bid submission
Receipt of quotations from prospective bidders and Technical Bid Evaluation
Vendor offers are invited for the material requisition
Received offers are evaluated to ensure technical compliance to material and project
specifications
TBE report is sent to procurement department
Purchase order is placed on technically acceptable vendor after commercial negotiations
After the purchase order is placed on a particular vendor, the vendor submits all the
documents required per material requisition.
These documents are reviewed and commented to ensure compliance to all the
specifications
After the approval of the documents, actual manufacturing of material begins.
Inspection and testing of materials are carried out at vendor shop according to approved
ITP/QAP
Material is dispatched to site after successful inspection and quality checks.
Normally every organization has their own standard format for each of the below mentioned MTO
categories:
Piping and Piping Component MTO
Special Item MTO
Insulation MTO
Paint MTO
Total MTO