What Fluor Buys
As one of the world's largest engineering, procurement, construction, and maintenance (EPCM) services organizations, Fluor procures a large volume of industrial goods and services. Key spend areas are listed below by category:
Construction Indirects
- Major Construction Equipment
- Durable Small Tools
- Expendable Small Tools
- Welding Wire & Rod
- Gases - Welding, Purge, etc.
- Safety Supplies
- Temporary Facilities
- Non-Destructive Examination and Testing Services
- Soils and Concrete Testing Services
- Surveying Services
- Fencing
- Janitorial Services
- Security Services
Civil
- Backfill (materials)
- Environmental (materials)
- Landscaping and Permanent Fencing (materials)
- Roads, Temporary and Permanent
- Railroads (materials)
- Pilings (materials)
- Concrete - Cast in Place
- Concrete - Precast
- Reinforcing (materials)
- Anchor Bolts
- Piling - Site wide
- Site Preparation
- Paving
- Civil, Concrete (services)
Structural
- Stock Steel - Rolled Shapes, Angles, etc. (materials)
- Towers, Antennas (pre-fab) - Self-Supporting, Guyed, and Monopole
- Fabricated Steel
- Steel Items, Special - Hoist Beams, Lifting Lugs/Eyes, etc.
Architectural
- Buildings, Whole and Pre-fabricated
- Building (services)
- Building Materials
- Facility Equipment
- HVAC Equipment
- Building Systems - Mechanical
- Building Systems - Electrical
- Building Systems - Plumbing
- Building Systems - Fire Protection
Logistics
- Less than Truckload (LTL)
- Full Truckload (FTL)
- Export Packing
- Freight Forwarding and Customs Clearance
- Air Freight
- Port Handling Services
- Ocean Freight
Process Equipment
- Process Vessels
- Storage Vessels
- Compressors - Centrifugal, Reciprocating, Screw, Rotary, etc.
- Power Generation - Diesel Generators, Steam /Gas Turbines, etc.
- Heat Exchangers
- Pumps - Centrifugal, Reciprocating, Metering, etc.
- Treatment Systems - Water, Effluent, etc.
- Drying Equipment
- Mixers and Blending Systems
- Bulk Solids Handling Equipment
- Filters and Strainers
- Equipment (fab and/or erect)
- Mechanical and Piping (services)
Piping/Valves/Fittings
- Valves and Valve Accessories
- Pipe/Fittings/Flanges
- Tubing / Fittings - Hygienic
- Piping Components - Gaskets, Bolts, Fasteners, etc.
- Piping Stress Items - Expansion Joints
- Piping Safety - Eye Wash, Misc. Safety and Firewater Items
- Shop Fabrication - Piping
Electrical Equipment and Bulks
- Transformers
- Switchgear
- Motor Control Centers (MCC's)
- Bus Duct
- UPS Systems (Emergency Power)
- Switchyards and Substations
- Conduit and Accessories
- Electrical Wiring and Accessories (materials)
- Power Cable
- Pole Lines
- Grounding and Cathodic Protection
- Electrical/Instrumentation (services)
Instrumentation
- Tagged Instrumentation
- Computerized Control Systems - DCS, Burner Mgmt Systems
- Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's)
- Cable, ISP/OSP Communication - copper/coaxial - RF (Radio Frequency)
- Cable, ISP/OSP Communication - FO (Fiber Optic)
Industrial Paint and Insulation
- Paint and Coatings
- Insulation
- Fireproofing
- Scaffolding (materials) - Rental
- Scaffolding (materials) - Purchase
Corporate Indirects - Administrative Procurement and Contracts
- Office equipment, furniture, supplies and related services
- Promotional goods
- Stationery and reprographics
- Courier services