GoldQuest deploys O3 at Romero to tighten project execution

GoldQuest Mining has deployed O3 on the Romero Gold-Copper Project in the Dominican Republic during BFS/FEL3 engineering, aiming to centralize permits, contracts, scope, procurement and scheduling before construction starts. The move is meant to reduce execution risk on a complex project by linking regulatory readiness, work packaging and the master schedule in one system.

Why it matters: - GoldQuest is trying to lock in execution discipline before field work begins, which can reduce rework, delay risk and cost overruns on a capital-intensive mining project. - The Romero project’s permit-heavy regulatory path makes early coordination especially important because approvals, contracts and engineering decisions will shape the construction sequence. - O3’s use at this stage gives GoldQuest a single environment for Advanced Work Packaging, permit tracking and schedule integration, which is designed to improve readiness for construction and workface planning.

What happened: - O3 Solutions said GoldQuest Mining Corp. deployed the O3 platform on the Romero Gold-Copper Project in the Dominican Republic. - GoldQuest brought the platform into the project during BFS/FEL3 engineering, ahead of construction. - The project team is using O3 to centralize permits, contracts, engineering scope, procurement and the Path of Construction.

The details: - GoldQuest structured regulatory permits in O3 with dates, classifications and owners. - The project team consolidated contractual commitments across disciplines and contractors. - GoldQuest defined project scope against the Advanced Work Packaging hierarchy. - The team developed the Path of Construction and linked it to the Primavera P6 master schedule. - O3 and GoldQuest also created a plot plan association capability for user-defined entities. - That capability produces a Path of Permits view, which maps regulatory readiness across the plot plan. - Construction work areas, the work breakdown structure and project disciplines were loaded during the first month of implementation. - Construction, engineering and procurement work package definition will continue through detailed engineering. - When construction mobilizes, the same environment is expected to support workface planning and field execution.

Between the lines: - GoldQuest is treating permits as an active planning constraint, not just a compliance checklist. - The company is also using the early design phase to align contractors and bidders around one shared scope and sequence, which can cut confusion later. - O3 is positioning the Romero project as an example of early AWP adoption, where planning discipline starts before construction rather than after problems surface in the field.

What's next: - GoldQuest will continue defining construction, engineering and procurement work packages through detailed engineering. - The project is expected to move from planning into workface planning and execution as construction mobilizes. - GoldQuest will keep using the O3 environment to manage permits, sequencing and schedule coordination as the project advances.

The bottom line: - GoldQuest is using O3 to build the project’s execution framework early, with the goal of making Romero more predictable before construction starts.