ATIVO - Mining Project Management and Mine Equipment Maintenance Services

ATIVO is a leading electrical and mechanical service provider of specialist project, shutdown and maintenance services to the mining and resources sector.

Due to our experience with iron ore, gold, alumina, diamond, copper, nickel, zinc, lead and coal, we hold preferred supplier status with many of our clients. Our recent works include the successful BHBP Kalgoorlie nickel smelter major furnace rebuild and the RTIO Tom Price high-grade major outage.

Mining project management services

ATIVO offers tailored project management, planning support and accredited supervised work crews complete with specialised tooling and logistical support.

We provide the following:

• Projects and capital works services
• Whole of life maintenance services, including installations, commissioning, operations, production, decommissioning and infrastructure maintenance
• Shutdowns, outages, relines and turnarounds

All ATIVO project managers, planners, supervisors and tradesmen undertake assessment of key competencies. This ensures our crews work safely and productively on their assigned work packs and leads to consistency, increased tool time and zero harm to people, plants and the environment.

Mining contract management services

ATIVO’s contracting options range from simply providing a highly skilled core project or maintenance team, to a fully managed solution where ATIVO undertakes all functions in the project or shutdown scope, planning or maintenance requirement.

Mine project estimating / costing, scheduling, resource management and equipment hire

AVITO’s value-added services of project estimating / costing, scheduling, resource management and equipment hire ensure our clients are confident in our capability to meet each project’s unique needs.

Risk-controlled contract management services

AVITO’s projects are delivered using an enterprise-wide contract management system (ECMS) based on the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK) project delivery standard. This ensures a consistent and deterministic delivery on all projects, Australia wide. Together with our comprehensive quality, safety and management systems, the ECMS manages risk and controls deliverables for our clients.

Mining technical, process and human resource management services

ATIVO has expertise in mining technical, process and human resource management, which in turn increases efficiency in plant performance, reliability and operating costs. Our tailored maintenance services are designed to meet our clients’ specific needs.

Plant maintenance management services

ATIVO offers maintenance management, planning support and accredited supervised work crews complete with specialised tooling and logistical support, delivered using contemporary maintenance practices. We provide the following maintenance services:

• Bore pump and valve repairs and maintenance
• Design and construction capability
• Mining shutdown services
• Welding capability
• Operations and maintenance assistance via staff with large-scale plant erection experience
• Structural fabrication
• Structural erection for vessels up to 70t
• Mechanical installation of pumps, compressors, heat exchangers, piping, ducts, insulation and scaffolding
• General maintenance and machine works
• Testing, including the management of hydrostatic testing
• Compressor station maintenance capability
• System emergency response know-how and security

Plant predictive and preventative maintenance systems

AVITO has a successful track record of improving performance for clients by implementing predictive and preventative maintenance techniques combined with a flexible, services-driven solution. We deliver plant operational improvement through:

• Eliminating plant downtime balanced by the cost to achieve it
• Comparisons between design and actual capacity for various plants and/or processes
• Extending the equipment lifecycle through identification / elimination of failure modes
• Obtaining and acting on critical knowledge of maintenance activities for improved long-term decision-making
• Developing effective work-focus teams between maintenance and production
• Developing and refining preventative maintenance procedures
• Introducing the latest or best-practice maintenance techniques
• Auditing maintenance history and identifying areas of improvement

Mining contract engineers and project professionals

ATIVO provides capable and accredited engineering, project management, planning, electrical, estimating, supervisory, safety professional and trades contractors. Our contractor service has the following benefits:

• Proven experts in providing complete project execution crews, for tasks from fabrication and installation to long term on-site maintenance
• Access to over 20,000 trades and technical candidates
• Weekly reporting and progress updates
• Highly experienced resource centre staff to select the right candidate
• Available 24/7
• Flexibility: from one contract up to fully managed solutions
• Dedicated mining safety professionals
• Safety certified: AS / NZS 4801
• Self-insured (NSW, SA)
• Quality certified: ISO 9001
• Ongoing training, accreditation and development of our team members

The ATIVO crew value add to our client's business by delivering superior, long-term solutions across all stages of the asset lifecycle and will quickly assist you with all your crew requirements.