A fixed-scope reliability assessment for your plant
Downtime you can see coming is downtime you can plan around. A written top-10 risk list, with cost ranges, and a summary leadership can use.
A fixed-scope reliability assessment is for plant and maintenance leaders who can see the downtime but do not yet have a ranked view of which risks deserve the next dollar. It is two to three days on-site, a written top-10 risk list with cost ranges, and a summary you can take into a leadership meeting. The scope and fee are agreed in writing before anyone travels.
What the days are for
The visit is spent on a walkdown of agreed critical assets, a review of failure and PM history, and structured conversations with the people who run and maintain the plant. Findings are ranked by estimated consequence and frequency — as ranges, with assumptions stated — not as a false-precision single number. Illustrative excerpts of the format are on the sample deliverables page; those figures are generic example data, not client results.
What you leave with
- A prioritized top-10 risk list with cost ranges
- A leadership-ready summary of what to do first and why
- Notes on where a deeper RCM, FMEA, RCA, or PdM design would be the logical next step
If you already know the system and need a finance-ready memo, see the reliability business case. If you want to test the math first, use the free calculator.
Scoped per job. No retainers, no mystery.
- A conversation, freeYou describe the asset, the pain, and what “fixed” looks like. You get an honest answer on whether the work is a fit and what it takes.
- A scoped proposalDeliverables, timeline, and price in writing before anything starts. You approve the scope, not a blank check.
- The work, with your teamSessions and analysis done alongside your people, so the method stays in the building when the engagement ends.
- Deliverables you can act onA task list, a business case, or an investigation report — in your format, ready to use.
Work can be purchased by purchase order or invoice. A W-9 is available on request. Use the PO / invoice form, or email inquiry@apexreng.com.
Everything you share stays yours. Plant data, failure history, drawings, and production numbers are never disclosed without your express written permission.
Questions that usually come up
What is the fee?
A Reliability Assessment starts from $6,000 plus travel at cost, for a fixed 2–3 day on-site scope agreed in writing. If the plant or the asset list needs more time, that is priced before the work expands.
What do you need before the visit?
A critical-asset list if you have one, recent downtime or work-order history, and access to the people who know the plant. We will tell you what is missing rather than invent a picture from a thin file.
Is this a full RCM analysis?
No. The assessment is a prioritized look at risk and a leadership-ready summary of where to start. A full RCM or FMEA on a selected system can follow, as a separate scoped engagement.