Why Prime InspectionsExperience + Equipment + Productivity = fewer delays, lower risk, and a partner that scales with you.

1. Direct Owner/Operator Hire Recommended

Owner/Operator → hires & pays → NDT Provider — no $ ties — Contractor welds

• Accept/repair calls insulated from pressure by the company whose welds are being judged
• Digital weld records flow directly into the Owner/Operator’s integrity program and PHMSA traceability

• Owner/Operator carries contract administration and coordination
• Inspection appears as an owner line item rather than inside the contractor’s bid

2. EPC Hire

Owner/Operator → contracts → EPC — hires & pays — NDT Provider

• Single point of contracting; NDT integrated into the EPC schedule; less owner admin

• EPCs are measured on milestones and budget, so inspection findings that trigger rework work against both
• Findings reach the Owner/Operator through the EPC rather than directly
• Where production pressure sits with the party holding the inspection contract, acceptance decisions are harder to insulate

3. Contractor Hire — Owner/Op Level III Audits the Sub

Contractor → hires & pays → NDT Sub — sampled audits, after the fact — Owner/Op Lvl III

• Lowest apparent cost; NDT crew moves in lockstep with welding; audit adds a partial check

• The inspection contract sits with the party whose welds are being judged — a structural pressure the contract does not remove
• Audits sample after the fact — systemic issues surface after joints are coated, lowered in, and buried
• Audit findings trigger disputes and rework instead of preventing them