The Ant Implementation Method

Every client has a unique vision. Every project is different.

The Issue

Its often difficult to define a detailed scope of work to put into a project proposal. Teams are large, the environment is complex and opinions are strong.

The project scope and vision shifts and changes as the team goes through the design process. Or worse, the scope defined at the start by the Projects Team does not fit the Operations Team's vision.

The end result is either a long, painful process with many iterations, or a result that makes at least one part of the management structure unhappy.

Our Solution

Our Ant Implementation Method (AIM) Framework which is designed around asking the right people the right questions early in the process.

We don't wait for issues to maybe "come out in the wash". We get all the players around a table and get down to the nuts and bolts of what you want by pulling apart our first draft design. There is no better way to focus on what the client's team wants and needs than finding out what the client definitely does not want.

What works?
What doesn't?
How can it better meet your needs?

The result? We sell a process guaranteed to find a best-fit solution, and do not try to find a way to make the solution fit a scope that isn't representative of requirements. Our process gives you:

Comfort of slotting into a proven structure
Project outcomes that meet your vision
Systems that have the full buy-in of your management team
Lifecycle cost optimised infrastructure

Ant Consult's AIM Framework delivers water systems and irrigation infrastructure that you and your management team actually want. Check out our blog for a deep dive, or have a look at the infographic below.

The Ant Implementation Method Infographic showing Ant Consult Project Implementation Process

Our Levels of Service

Service packages to suit all situations and all clients

Essential Package:

Our baseline service package, for the kind of farmer who says "point me in the right direction and I'll handle it".
This package includes:

Application rate determination
Lifecycle cost optimized Infield design from farthest emitter to pumpstation exit flange
Lifecycle cost optimised mainline design
Pumpstation design, including filtration, fertigation, pump selection, suction design and structural design
Outputs: Report, drawings, bills of quantities and specifications.
Interactions: 2 Site visits and weekly clarification meetings.

Our Essential Package gives you everything you need to construct a hydraulically excellent irrigation system on your own.

Professional Package:

Ant Consult's Professional Package is for self-sufficient operations who are installing complex systems.
This package includes all items that are included in the Essential Package, along with additional construction support:

Senior Engineer site visits during construction and commissioning (3 of), at construction kickoff, midway through and for commissioning
Priority response support: 1 day turnaround on all queries during the construction period.

Our Professional Package gives you the assurance that everything is on track during construction, while you handle the day to day construction management and quality control.

Enterprise Package:

Our Enterprise Package is for large corporate agricultural operations looking for plug and play systems constructed to high standards.
This package includes all items that are included in the Professional Package, along with:

Facilitation of the procurement process
Full time construction supervision, from construction kickoff through to commissioning.

Our Enterprise Package is a full Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) package. It is only suitable or financially feasible for big projects.

Aerial photo showing irrigation project development

Find out more about our situation-appropriate levels of service in our blog.

Service Packages

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