Upon receipt of a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Work Request, RPS assigns:

• a unique project number
• a project manager
  

The RPS Project Manager works with the client representative to define the Scope of Work, and Budget or bid response. The project set-up and budget preparation form is linked directly to our time writing system. The Budget breaks the project down into the key Phases and major Tasks.

The Project Manager will normally undertake a portion of the technical work personally, but will generally be supported by a lead specialist.

For the larger Integrated Projects, a lead geoscientist is assigned and lead specialists may be appointed to co-ordinate the Reservoir and Production/Well Engineering inputs, as well as the Cost and Economic consolidation.

The Project Manager is responsible to assign portions of the work to the appropriate technical staff and to manage the workflow and client communications.

All projects commence with an initial phase to define the Detailed Design Basis by Data Gathering and Review tasks. In many cases, it is not feasible to finalize the Scope and Budget until this phase of the work is complete. It is not unusual for the project scope to be reviewed with the client and revised by mutual agreement during this phase. RPS staff can assist the clients with data gathering and it is often more efficient for an RPS engineer to work in the client’s office during this phase.

RPS specialists, engineers and associates that are assigned to the project report their billable time and expenses to the project number on a daily basis through an electronic timesheet program.

Project reports are consolidated on a weekly basis for review by the Project Team and Manager.

RPS holds a weekly meeting to review progress on all active projects; prioritize effort and resources; and assess the company’s ability to take on new work.

Invoices are prepared on a monthly basis from these time reports and are reviewed by the Project Manager prior to being issued to the client.

RPS Energy's terms are for the settlement of all undisputed portions of these billings within 45 days.

If invoices remain unsettled after 90 days, work on the project will be suspended.