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Framework electrical maintenance contract at World Courier de Colombia

A framework contract covering electrical maintenance, installations, structured cabling, lighting design and installation and the construction of a new warehouse, for a logistics operator with strict continuity requirements.

Industrial · World Courier de Colombia

What was needed

World Courier runs specialised logistics, where an unplanned stoppage costs more than the shift: it compromises the chain. They had been calling different contractors for each need — the maintenance, the network, the lighting, the new build — and nobody had a complete view of the installation.

Contract type
Framework contract
Fronts covered
4
Scope
Maintenance, installations, network, construction
Relationship
Ongoing
Scope

What we did

  • Framework contract for electrical maintenance, with schedules and reporting.
  • Electrical installations in the plant and warehouse.
  • Structured cabling for voice and data.
  • Design and installation of lighting.
  • Construction of a new warehouse.
Technical background

The difference between reacting and planning

Contracting electrical maintenance job by job carries a cost that appears on no quote: nobody knows the whole installation. Each contractor sees only the part they were given, there is no history, and decisions are made on partial information. When something fails, the diagnosis starts from zero.

A framework contract changes that dynamic. The same team surveys the installation once, keeps the record of what has been worked on and schedules ahead. That makes it possible to move from emergency repair — always more expensive and always at a bad moment — to planned maintenance, carried out when it suits the operation.

FAQ

Answers to common questions

What does a framework maintenance contract include?
An annual schedule of preventive work, response to corrective jobs, periodic recorded measurements, and reports on the condition of the installation. The scope is defined to suit the plant.
Does it work for logistics operations with demanding schedules?
Yes. The value lies precisely in scheduling the work into the windows the operation allows, rather than suffering unplanned stoppages at the worst moment.
Can we start with a small scope?
Yes. It is common to start with a diagnostic assessment and maintenance of the critical items, and widen the scope as the installation becomes better known.
Result

The outcome

One team now knows the entire installation and is accountable for it, which made it possible to move from reacting to faults to planning maintenance in advance.

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