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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPolarconsult SOQ Polarconsult Alaska, Inc. STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENGINEER CONSULTANT SERVICES polarconsult alaska, inc. 1503 West 33rd Avenue, Suite 310 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Phone: (907) 258-2420 Fax (907) 258-2419 INTRODUCTION 1 olarconsult Alaska, Inc., is pleased to submit our qualifications for civil engineering consulting, permitting, environmental consulting, regulatory compliance, remediation, and data management services in Alaska. PPOOLLAARRCCOONNSSUULLTT is committed to providing our Alaska clients with services tailored to their specific needs, based upon our working knowledge of the unique conditions of life and business in Alaska. Whether you are involved in mining, oil & gas production, commercial development, fishing, the institutional management of federal or state properties, or other industry, we can honor this commitment to you by: ¾ Providing a local staff of highly qualified personnel who are experienced in Alaska projects and who are engaged in the economic, cultural, social, and business climate of the Last Frontier. ¾ Developing and maintaining our knowledge of project requirements encompassing Alaska’s diverse geographic and geomorphic regions, including remote project site requirements. ¾ Identifying your unique service needs and continually expanding our staffing with experienced personnel to meet those needs. ¾ Understanding and being involved in the issues, organizations, regulatory programs, and trade groups that affect our Alaskan clients. ¾ Developing working relationships and positions of trust with regulators within state and federal agencies. ¾ Working closely with Alaska Native Corporations and similar entities to maximize the amount of work performed in Alaska by Alaskans. PPOOLLAARRCCOONNSSUULLTT has been involved with Alaskan engineering projects for more than 25 years. Our work has included project scoping, design and management throughout the state, and our projects have ranged from involvement in multi- million dollar commercial facilities to residential properties. Through this experience, PPOOLLAARRCCOONNSSUULLTT has developed a strong understanding of both the regulatory and physical requirements and restrictions in Alaska related to engineering projects. PPOOLLAARRCCOONNSSUULLTT has built a reputation for quality consulting and excellent customer service. Since our establishment in 1979, we have developed solution-oriented, cost-effective approaches to engineering issues for federal agencies such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and U.S. Department of Commerce; for state and municipal agencies such as the Department of Natural Resources and Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority; and for local commercial clients such as ARCO, Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Williams Petroleum, and many of Alaska’s rural governments. By maximizing the hiring of qualified local personnel to manage, direct, and perform those projects, PPOOLLAARRCCOONNSSUULLTT has assured our clients of a product responsive to the local conditions and cultures of Alaska. The figure on the next page shows locations of our Alaska projects. PPOOLLAARRCCOONNSSUULLTT provides our clients with the resources of a full service engineering firm and the responsiveness of a local consulting company. We can assist in all phases of project development and performance from initial feasibility assessment through construction management and operations. P INTRODUCTION 2 POLARCONSULT ALASKA PROJECT SITES CORPORATE OVERVIEW 3 olarconsult Alaska, Inc., headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska, has provided a wide variety of engineering services throughout rural Alaska. Through our licensed professionals and specialty consultants, Polarconsult provides civil, electrical, mechanical, environmental, energy, and other engineering consulting services. PPOOLLAARRCCOONNSSUULLTT has demonstrated a commitment to deliver service excellence by providing quality, responsive engineering services as the keystone of our business culture. Polarconsult’s commitment to Alaska is demonstrated by our professional staff, all of whom are licensed Alaskan engineers. Many of our staff were born in Alaska, and all have experience managing projects in this state. Currently, Polarconsult employs or has active consulting agreements with 10 licensed engineering professionals. Since our formation, we have completed approximately 700 projects. PPOOLLAARRCCOONNSSUULLTT provides comprehensive consulting engineering services with an emphasis on: ¾ Civil design and project management ¾ Structural analysis ¾ Permitting assistance ¾ Environmental characterization, monitoring, and remediation ¾ Regulatory compliance ¾ Energy analysis and evaluation ¾ Hydroelectric power plant design ¾ Waste heat analysis ¾ Land surveying, Global Information Systems (GIS), and terrain modeling ¾ Data management and analysis The firm has provided these services for clients along the rail belt and across the state including Southeastern, Western, and Interior Alaska. P SERVICES 4 OOLLAARRCCOONNSSUULLTT offers a wide range of comprehensive engineering and planning services to our clients. Although many firms can provide design services, few offer innovative solutions that are suitable for remote projects and reduce construction costs. Fewer still actually build their own projects. PPOOLLAARRCCOONNSSUULLTT’’SS design professionals constructed and operate a hydroelectric plant in south central Alaska. Our technical managers can work with your organization to select the precise mix of services that will best achieve your goals. We offer expertise in: ¾ Civil and Structural Engineering ¾ Building Design and Construction Management ¾ Environmental Engineering ¾ Coastal Zone Permitting ¾ Air Quality Permitting ¾ Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Permitting (FERC) ¾ Diesel-Electric Power Plant Design ¾ Hydroelectric Power Plant Design and Construction ¾ Cogeneration System Design ¾ Water and Sewer Utility Design ¾ Electrical Transmission Design ¾ Spill Prevention, Containment, and Contingency Plans (SPCC) ¾ API 653 Inspection for Above Ground Petroleum Storage Tanks. ¾ Underground and Above Ground Storage Tank Design and Inspection. ¾ Environmental Characterization of Soil and Groundwater. ¾ Water Resources, Hydrogeology and Geology Investigations ¾ Site-Specific Risk Assessment Evaluation P REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS - HYDROELECTRIC 1 RECENT POLARCONSULT PROJECTS & PROJECT REFERENCES Polarconsult has extensive experience working on all aspects of hydroelectric development. From reconnaissance, feasibility, permitting, design, construction, inspection, operation, maintenance, monitoring, and retrofitting, Polarconsult’s professional staff understands all aspects of hydroelectric projects. Engineering budgets for past and current projects range from under $10,000 to over $1,000,000. Polarconsult principals designed, built, own and operate the McRobert’s Creek Hydro, located near Palmer, Alaska, and the Southfork Hydro Project, located near Eagle River, Alaska. The many lessons learned from permitting, designing, building, owning and operating our own hydroelectric project translates into valuable experience and lessons learned that directly benefit our clients. One example is our experiences designing a cost effective and reliable unmanned intake system at the McRoberts Creek project. After several design iterations, this intake system handles bed load and in-stream debris, allowing the project to operate virtually maintenance free even when subjected to the onslaught of debris brought about by floods and seasonal changes. Another successful project, located in Pelican, Alaska, involved designing a steel support system for an aging timber crib dam. Limited by helicopter access and narrow construction windows, the location required a design that not only withstood the large forces of floods but needed to be light enough and simple enough to be airlifted and quickly put into permanent place. Accurate surveying, 3-D design, and close coordination with the project owner all resulted in a unique and successful solution without an extravagant budget. The experience and knowledge that Polarconsult’s professionals bring to a project are exemplified by our work on the Kasidaya Creek hydroelectric project near Skagway. Brought in by Alaska Power and Telephone, Inc. due to excessive cost estimates on a tunnel and intake for a project that was in the midst of construction, Polarconsult spent half a day in the field at the project site and provided valuable insight and advice that changed the course of the construction to reduce project costs and maintenance. Polarconsult’s recommendations to provide an access route up the creek to the intake site were ultimately adopted into the now completed project. All of Polarconsult’s core professionals have been involved in the numerous engineering challenges surrounding Alaska hydroelectric projects for many years. Any one of our professional engineers is more than capable of successfully identifying all the issues in a hydroelectric project and using our comprehensive background and knowledge to forge solutions that aren’t narrowly focused or short sighted. REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS - HYDROELECTRIC 2 SELECTED PROJECT PROFILES Project: Pelican Dam Reinforcement and Penstock Design Client: Pelican Seafoods Reference Contact: Tom Whitmarsh, Pelican Seafoods, 907-735-2204 Engineering Budget: $175,000 Description The Pelican Hydroelectric Power Plant was first constructed around 1946 to supply water and power to the Pelican Seafoods Cannery constructed around the same time. A Dam Safety Review determined that there was potential for failure of the existing timber crib dam during flood stages. A field investigation was conducted to prepare an as-built of the existing timber crib dam, intake structure, timber flume, wood stave penstock, and power plant. A unique design was arrived at to shore up the existing dam to be stable under flood stages, and upgrade the existing intake to cut down head losses. Additionally, Polarconsult recently completed a design for replacement of the original flume, surge tank, and elevated penstock. The design includes a new surge tank, new penstock, and modifications to the intake and dam wing walls. Project: Indian River Hydroelectric Project Design and Permitting Client: City of Tenakee Springs, Alaska Reference Contact: Art Bloom, City Councilman, 907-736-2222 Project Budget: $200,000 Description Performed final design and permitting for a 180 kW run-of-river hydroelectric project on Indian River near Tenakee Springs, Alaska. The project included securing all government permits for the project and completing final engineering plans for construction. The project intake is co- located with an existing fish pass built by the US Forest Service. Design and permitting includes close coordination with the Forest Service and other agencies to maintain function of the fish pass. Polarconsult previously completed feasibility studies for the project in 1993 and 2009. Project: Atka Hydro Client: Alaska Energy Authority and CRW Engineering Group, LLC. Reference Contact: Julie Dirks, City of Atka, 907-581-6226 Engineering Budget: $125,000 Description Performed engineering inspection services for the Chuniisax Creek Hydro Project in Atka, Alaska. The Chuniisax Creek project is a 270 kW storage project that will meet nearly all of the community’s electricity demand. The project, scheduled for completion in the fall of 2012, includes the following:  1,060 feet of 30-inch diameter High Density Polyethylene Pipe (HDPE) penstock  An underground 7.2/12.4 kV power cable connecting to the existing distribution system  Design of the powerhouse with a cross-flow turbine and synchronous generator  10-foot-high impoundment dam Polarconsult previously performed feasibility studies for the project, secured all permits for the project, and completed permitting and design of a major culvert replacement on Atka as part of a mitigation effort to improve fish passage and habitat in Dancing Creek near the village. REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS - HYDROELECTRIC 3 Project: Fishhook Hydroelectric Project Client: Fishhook Renewable Energy, LLC Engineering Budget: $125,000 Description Currently in the permitting phase, this project includes completion of a feasibility study, permitting, and design of 2 MW run-of-river hydroelectric plant located on Fishhook Creek in Hatcher Pass, Alaska. Performed surveying utilizing RTK GPS equipment and developed cost estimates and a feasibility study by the fall of 2006. Project: Kasidaya Creek Intake Client: Alaska Power & Telephone Company Reference Contact: Vern Neitzer, AP&T, 907-983-2202 Engineering Budget: $15,000 Description Site Inspection and project review. Provided a brief letter report to assist AP&T in seeking a lower cost alternative for the intake and penstock tunnel that were in the original design. Project was well into construction at the time. Made recommendations on an alternative for a dam, intake configurations, access routes, and permitting actions. AP&T ultimately reconfigured the original design based on our recommendations. Project: Lace Hydro Client: Lace River Hydro Reference Contact: Bob Grimm, AP&T, 360-531-0320 Engineering Budget: $800,000 Description Currently in the FERC licensing phase, this project involves feasibility investigation, FERC permitting, and design of a 5 MW hydroplant in southeast Alaska. The Project intake is located at an unnamed lake that would be used for storage. The lake has a surface area of approximately 384 acres. The dam intake is located at an elevation of 3,180 feet. From the intake, there would be 7,600 feet of 21-inch diameter steel pipe leading to the powerhouse. The net hydraulic head is 3,000 feet. The project flow is estimated to be approximately 27 cfs. The total estimated energy production of this project is 34,164,000 Kilowatt hours. Project: Chignik Relicense Client: Trident Seafoods Reference Contact: Clyde Pedersen, Trident Seafoods, 206-617-6612 Engineering Budget: $150,000 Description Included in a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) License are significant efforts and coordination relating to the development of the Environmental Assessment. Activities include:  National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) scoping meetings  Stream Gauging and Fish Surveys  Geomorphological surveys of Indian River including fish habitat analysis  Dissemination of all data and correspondence through the development of a Project web page and through traditional hard copy to over 50 particpants The entire relicensing process was completed under the “applicant prepared EA” process in less than 2 years (typically licensing time is 3 to 5 years). REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS - HYDROELECTRIC 4 Project: McRobert's Creek Hydroelectric Project Client: Earle Ausman, Enerdyne Engineering Budget: $60,000 Description McRobert's Creek Hydroelectric Plant is an excellent example of how cost effective a small hydroelectric plant in Alaska can be. McRobert's Creek is located three miles to the east of Palmer and is fed by the rock glaciers that lay below Matanuska Peak. The mountainous and rugged terrain required PCA to use non-conventional construction techniques to complete the project. Due to the terrain it was not feasible or environmentally desirable to build a road to the power plant. The project was completed in an environmentally sound and aesthetically pleasing manner. Hikers and horseback riders now use the trail for access to Matanuska Peak. The "run of the river" facility consists of a rock gabion diversion to funnel the water into a 4,200-foot, twelve-inch-diameter polyethylene pipeline. A 7,000-gallon storage tank is used to regulate the system so that a large dam and associated reservoir are not necessary. Other physical features include 8,800 feet of phone line, 4,600 feet of 7,200 kVA power cable, 8,600 feet of access trail, and a 12-foot by 12-foot concrete block powerhouse. The plant operates at 445 feet of gross head and runs year round delivering 100 kW to the Matanuska Electric Authority grid. The plant was designed and built by Polarconsult at a cost of $2,000 per kW. Polarconsult President Earle Ausman is the owner of the facility. Project: Southfork Hydro Plant Client: South Fork Construction Reference Contact: Phyllis Janke, South Fork Construction, 694-4351 Engineering Budget: $80,000 Description Currently under construction, this project involves feasibility, design, and permitting of a 1.2 MW hydroplant on the south fork of Eagle River. The South Fork Hydro project is a run-of-river plant with a capacity of 1,200 kW. Scheduled to be completed in fall 2012, the project will use water from the South Fork of Eagle River which drains a 26-square-mile area. The project will divert 53 cfs from the South Fork. The elevation of the intake pool is 1,180 feet and the elevation of the draft tube pool where the turbines discharge is 803 feet for a gross head of 377 feet. The pipe will be 30-inch high density polyethylene pipe transition to steel pipe near the powerhouse. The powerhouse will feature two single jet turgo turbines and two induction generations. REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS - HYDROELECTRIC 5 SELECTED PROJECT LIST In addition to the projects listed under Selected Project Profiles, Polarconsult has completed numerous reconnaissance studies, feasibility studies, project designs, and project permitting for hydro projects throughout Alaska. These past projects are listed below. Job Name Client Year Hunter Creek Hydro Reconnaissance Study Eklutna, Inc. 2011-12 Jack River Hydro Reconnaissance Study Native Tribe of Cantwell 2011-12 Knutson Creek Hydro Feasibility Study Pedro Bay Tribal Council 2010-12 Packer’s Creek Hydro Final Design and Permitting Chignik Lagoon Power Utility 2009-12 Chuniisax Creek Hydro Construction Inspection City of Atka 2010-12 Chuniisax Creek Hydro Excess Energy System Design City of Atka 2011-12 Burro Creek Hydro Study Burro Creek Holdings, LLC 2009-11 Old Harbor FERC Licensing Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc. 2009-10 Indian River Hydro Feasibility Study, Conceptual Design, Final Design and Permitting City of Tenakee Springs 2009-12 Elfin Cove Reconnaissance and Feasibility Study Community of Elfin Cove 2009-11 Pedro Bay Reconnaissance Study Pedro Bay Tribal Council 2009 Pelican Hydroelectric Upgrade Design Alaska Energy & Engineering, Inc. 2008-10 Fourth of July Creek Reconnaissance Study Independence Power, LLC 2008 Glacier Fork Hydro Reconnaissance Study Glacier Fork Hydro, LLC 2008 Pelican Hydroelectric Retrofit Alaska Energy Authority 2007 Archangel Creek Hydro Jill Reese Investments & Brokerage 2007 O'Brien Creek Reconnaissance Survey Alaska Energy Authority 2007 Fishhook Hydroelectric Project Fishhook Renewable Energy, LLC 2007 Allison Lake Hydro Project Green Power Development, LLC 2007 Atka Hydro Cost Estimate Alaska Energy Authority 2007 Chignik FERC Compliance Trident Seafoods, Inc. 2006-12 Chitina Conceptual Design Alaska Energy Authority 2006 Kasidaya (Otter) Creek Intake Alaska Power & Telephone Company 2006 Larsen Bay Alaska Energy Authority 2006 Chuniisax Hydro Phase 3 Alaska Energy Authority 2006 Chignik Bay Scoping Field Trip Alaska Energy Authority 2005 Atka Hydro Design Changes and Inspection Alaska Energy Authority 2005 Larsen Bay Turbine Repair City of Larsen Bay 2005 Old Harbor Archiving Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc. 2005 Chignik Dam Inspection Norquest Seafoods Inc. 2004 Larsen Bay Hydroelectric Upgrade Alaska Energy Authority 2004 Chignik Stream Gauge Installation Alaska Energy Authority 2004 Atka Revisions Alaska Energy Authority 2004 Chignik Relicense Trident Seafoods 2003 Atka Hydro Design City of Atka 2003 Old Harbor Project Review Alaska Energy Authority 2002 Atka Hydro F&G City of Atka 2002 Scammon Stream Gauging Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc. 2002 Old Harbor - Alternate Powerhouse Location Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc. 2002 REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS - HYDROELECTRIC 6 Job Name Client Year Old Harbor Project Comparison Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc. 2001 Pelican Penstock Design Pelican Seafoods 2001 Old Harbor Hydro Project - Design Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc. 2000 Old Harbor Hydro Project - FERC Licensing Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc. 1999 Chignik Dam Survey Norquest Seafoods Inc 1999 Southfork Hydro Plant South Fork Construction, LLC 1998 Lace Hydro Lace River Hydro, LLC 1997 Atka Hydro Investigation City of Atka 1996 Chignik Lagoon Hydro Study Chignik Lagoon 1995 Old Harbor Hydropower Feasibility Study Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc. 1995 Terror Lake desander Tango Construction Co 1994 Tenakee Springs/Indian River Hydro City of Tenakee Springs 1993 Pelican Seafoods Hydroelectric Renovation Pelican Seafoods 1993 Angoon Hydroelectric Investigation Alaska Energy Authority 1992 Humpback Creek Hydroelectric Cordova Electric 1992 Snyder Falls Hydroelectric Study Earl Ellis & Associates 1990 McRobert’s Creek Hydroelectric Project Earle Ausman 1990 Larsen Bay Hydroelectric Plant City of Larsen Bay 1990 Snettisham Hydroelectric Project US Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District 1989 Chitina Micro Hydro Project Chitina Village Council 1989 Burnett Inlet Hydroelectric Plant Design Alaska Aquaculture 1988 Ouzinkie Hydroelectric Plant City of Ouzinkie 1986 In addition, Polarconsult’s project team has extensive experience with design and force account construction of many types of rural projects in addition to hydro. These include utility design and construction management of water, sewer, and electrical projects. Much of this work was performed for the City of St. Paul, and our experience extends to many other communities throughout Alaska as well. It is important to emphasize that most of the work is performed by force account using local labor and other resources. Polarconsult believes it is important when possible to have people build their own projects so they can understand, operate and repair them. It is also important to make these projects economical and sustainable, in order to keep the maximum amount of money in the community and ensure the project has a long useful life. KEY HYDROELECTRIC PERSONNEL 1 KEY POLARCONSULT PERSONNEL The proposed project staff is presented below. Each member of the project staff has the capability of working on all phases of the project including pre-design, design, and construction. In addition, each the project staff has hands-on construction experience that is valuable during the design and construction phases of a hydroelectric facility. All project staff are professionally licensed in Alaska and reside in Anchorage. Joel D. Groves, P.E., Civil Engineer, CE-10944. Mr. Groves will act as the project manager and primary point of contact for this project. The responsibilities for this position include having a broad understanding of all activities conducted under this contract; coordinating the project and reporting activities directly with the client; assigning team members to complete the work items; managing the project budget and accounting; and working directly on all phases required to complete the project. Mr. Groves will also manage any subcontractors associated with this contract. Mr. Groves has 13 years of experience in civil engineering, and has worked as a civil engineer for Polarconsult for over 10 years. Raised in Anchorage, Mr. Groves started with Polarconsult as an engineering technician in 1995. Mr. Groves has worked on a variety of civil projects in rural Alaska, including scoping, permitting, design and construction engineering for a variety of stormwater, wastewater, water supply, hydroelectric, and other civil infrastructure projects. He is familiar with the logistics and unique considerations of construction projects in rural Alaska. Mr. Groves has experience on the following hydroelectric projects in Alaska:  Indian River Hydro, Tenakee Springs: Feasibility Study, Conceptual Design, Final Design, and Permitting.  Roy’s Creek, Crooked Creek, and Jim’s Lake, Elfin Cove: Reconnaissance and Feasibility Studies.  Knutson Creek, Pedro Bay: Reconnaissance and Feasibility Studies.  Burro Creek, Skagway: Feasibility Study.  Indian Creek Hydro, Chignik: FERC licensing, inspections, and stream gauging.  Pelican Hydro, Pelican: Inspection, design.  McRoberts Creek Hydro, Palmer: Inspection, design, maintenance and operations.  O'Brien Creek Hydro, Chitina: Feasibility.  Allison Lake Hydro, Valdez: Scoping, reconnaissance, feasibility, FERC licensing, state and federal agency coordination.  Fishhook Creek Hydro, Palmer: Scoping, reconnaissance, feasibility, cost estimating, local and state permitting.  Lake 3160, Juneau: Scoping, FERC licensing. Mr. Groves also has experience in commercial and residential design and construction, including structural, mechanical systems, and energy efficiency analysis. Mr. Groves has a master's degree in engineering from Harvey Mudd College. KEY HYDROELECTRIC PERSONNEL 2 References: Jan Wrentmore, Owner, Burro Creek Holdings, LLC (907) 612-0707 Art Bloom, City Councilman, Former Mayor, City of Tenakee Springs (907) 736-2222 Linda Snow, City Manager, City of Saint Paul (907) 546-3113 Earle V. Ausman, P.E., R.L.S., Civil Engineer, CE-1393 & LS-3320. Mr. Ausman will act as a senior technical advisor and design engineer on this contract. The responsibilities of Mr. Ausman’s advisory position include the initial project scoping, pre-design planning, economic analysis, evaluation of the technical and regulatory approach, and recommendations regarding operational considerations. Mr. Ausman’s design responsibilities include assistance with a wide variety of technical design issues with which he is familiar. Mr. Ausman has studied, worked on and investigated more Alaskan hydroplants than any other engineer in Alaska. Mr. Ausman has worked on and designed large and small pipelines for water, oil and gas. He has also designed canals, tunnels, lake taps, dams and intakes, and large and small hydroplants. He has visited over 50 small hydroelectric plants and a number of very large ones, including the world’s largest. In addition to being a civil engineer, he has also worked as an electrical engineer both for interior, NEC, and transmission systems. This has included both AC and DC systems, and conductors that are elevated, buried and submarine. He will use this knowledge to determine the most favorable means and configurations for the those projects to be designed and constructed under this term contract. He also has operational experience and has acquired knowledge over the decades about unique Alaskan conditions and hydro operations. Mr. Ausman’s experience in visiting and talking to operators of many different hydroelectric plants has provided him a great insight into what is possible and practical. This is especially important for plants of the size that AEA will be interested in. Mr. Ausman has observed that large hydro thinking and experience applied to small hydro results in overly costly systems. He has observed closely the reasons why BC Hydro and the Corps of Engineers no longer design and build small plants as the result of the large project methods being far too costly. Mr. Ausman keeps his skill current by regularly attending international hydroelectric conferences and reading trade publications. References: Lenny Landis, Ex Project Manager Alaska Energy Authority, 269-4684 Bob Grimm, Alaska Power and Telephone, 800-982-0136 Brent Petrie, Alaska Village Electrical Cooperative, 561-1818 Michael Dahl, P.E., Civil Engineer, CE-8480. Mr. Dahl will act as the senior construction specialist and design engineer. The responsibilities of Mr. Dahl’s position include construction cost evaluation; construction methodology; for preliminary phases and civil and structural design during construction phase work. Mr. Dahl has over 20 years of design and construction experience on a wide variety of projects in Alaska and has been licensed in the State of Alaska as a professional engineer for the past 14 years. He has a diverse and comprehensive engineering background with technical and KEY HYDROELECTRIC PERSONNEL 3 practical experience in hydroelectric power plant design, civil site design, subdivision development, water and sewer utility design, building and foundation design, surveying, electric distribution and building construction, facility operations, and project management. His recent relevant experience includes design of the Pelican Hydroelectric Facility upgrade that included a new intake, penstock, surge tank, access road and dam upgrade; Inspection and review of Kasidaya Creek Hydro intake for AP&T with recommendations for revisions to design and location for better operation and constructability; Design engineer for expansion of the 39 acre National Cemetery at Fort Richardson Alaska including 1 mile of new roads, facility irrigation system and water well, new distribution and services and new committal shelter; Design and project management for ocean outfalls and pumping systems for new fish processing plants in False Pass and Nelson Lagoon; and Design of Pelican Hydroelectric timber crib dam structural upgrade to meet State Office of Dam Safety factor-of-safety requirements. Mr. Dahl was the project manager and engineer in charge of the above noted projects, which were all successfully completed. He provided cost estimating, construction methodology and design on these projects. Mr. Dahl has worked at Polarconsult Alaska, Inc. since 1986 and has been a resident of Alaska since 1960. References: Linda Snow, City Manager, City of Saint Paul, 907-546-3113. Darlene Dorough, President, Yellowknife Construction, 677-7944 Everette Anderson, APICDA, (206) 369-5952 David Ausman, P.E., Civil Engineer, CE-8843. Mr. Ausman has been working with Polarconsult for 20 years and has a broad range of experience in the construction, environmental, and project management fields of engineering. For the past several years, Mr. Ausman has managed energy projects associated with the AIDEA /AEA term contracts with CRW and LCMF. His relevant hydroelectric experience includes scoping of numerous projects throughout Alaska, design of structures and control systems, construction management, environmental permitting, agency coordination, power plant operation, and regulatory compliance. For over 20 years, Mr. Ausman has operated and maintained the McRoberts Creek Hydroelectric Plant. As a result, he is familiar with the design considerations required for successful long-term operation of these facilities. Mr. Ausman performed as construction manager on this project. Other projects that Mr. Ausman has been involved with include O’Brien Creek, Snyder Falls, Allison Creek, Lake 3160, Archangel Creek, Fishhook Creek, Old Harbor, Larson Bay, Chuniisax Creek, Ouzinkie, Pelican, Kasidaya Creek, and Akutan. Mr. Ausman also holds an API 653 Certification for inspection of large fuel systems. References: Bret Coburn, CEO, R&M Consultants, 907- 522-1707 Kendall Gee, PE, Project Manager, DOWL Engineers, 907- 522-3403 James Smith, PE, Project Manager, Clarus Technologies, 907- 529-6703 KEY HYDROELECTRIC PERSONNEL 4 Proposed Subcontractors and subcontractor’s staff Polarconsult has established long-term relationships with the following subcontractors and has worked with them many times in the past. Each of the subcontractors holds licenses in Alaska and resides in Anchorage. Mark Davis, Registered Land Surveyor, S-7338, Slana Surveyors. Mr. Davis will act as the registered project land surveyor. Mr. Davis’s responsibilities include cadastral land surveys; specialized cadastral survey techniques and technology; construction surveying and stakeout; site control; and other survey activities. Mr. Davis has over 20 years of experience surveying in rural Alaska. Mr. Davis has extensive experience with cadastral land surveys and specialized cadastral survey techniques and technology. He also has extensive experience with construction surveying, including subdivisions, building and utility stakeout, site control, and other survey activities. Jim Munter, Certified Ground-Water Professional 252, JA Munter Consulting, Inc. Mr. Munter will act as the project hydrologist and advisor. Mr. Munter’s responsibilities include review of the hydrological findings of the team; assistance with the regulatory entities; and coordination with the environmental permitting processes related to hydrology. Mr. Munter has over 25 years of experience with hydrogeological investigations and reconnaissance throughout the state of Alaska. Mr. Munter has worked on reconnaissance studies and field evaluations for water supply systems, wastewater and stormwater disposal systems, environmental remediation projects, construction groundwater investigations and dewatering systems, and other activities relating to groundwater management issues associated with utility, residential, commercial, and industrial developments. Mr. Munter has extensive experience with regulatory entities and project environmental permitting processes. Stan Hintze, PE, Electrical Engineer, EE-5269, Independent Consultant. Mr. Hintze will act as the senior electrical engineer. Mr. Hintze’s responsibilities will include primary distribution, building electrical, and power plant electrical design. Mr. Hintze has over 40 years experience in the electrical design of primary distribution, building electrical, and power plant electrical design throughout Alaska, Washington and Idaho. He has become an expert in remote electrical building and distribution systems. Robert Jernstrom, PE, Mechanical Engineer, ME-6731, Jernstrom Engineering. Mr. Jernstrom will act as the senior mechanical engineer. Mr. Jernstrom has over twenty-one years of consulting experience, ranging from large commercial / industrial / institutional projects to specialized laboratory applications. He is skilled in state-of-the-art design practices, producing bid documents, writing specifications, contracts, and is an experienced construction manager. Kyle Brennan, PE, Geologist , CE-11122, Shannon & Wilson Inc. Mr. Brennan will act as the project geological engineer. Mr. Brennan holds a masters in geological engineering and has had eight years experience KEY HYDROELECTRIC PERSONNEL 5 performing geological and geotechnical engineering related work. Mr. Brennan joined Shannon & Wilson Inc. in May 2000 as a Geotechnical Engineer. Since joining Shannon & Wilson, his responsibilities have included technical writing, and engineering support and project management for geotechnical jobs including shallow and deep foundation design applied to a variety of both on and off-shore facilities and roadway/railway construction and rehabilitation. David Brailey, Principal Hydrologist. Brailey Hydrologic Consultants. Mr. Brailey will act as the project hydrologist. His responsibilities will include designing and managing stream gauging and hydrology data collection campaigns, field work including installing, calibrating, and maintaining stream gauging stations, collecting stream flow data, performing data analysis, and reporting. Mr. Brailey has over 25 years of hydrology experience in Alaska ranging from study of small mountain streams to the Susitna River. William Thompson, PE, Control Design Expert. Thomson Turbine Governors Ltd. Mr. Thompson will act as the control engineer. Mr. Thompson has designed Controls and Governors at hundreds of sites all over the world. Many of these projects are in Alaska and Canada. He understands all aspects of control design and construction. Mr. Thompson designed the schematics for a multi-role process controller, supervised the physical implementation, and printed circuit board development. He also provided the utility engineering required for a 170 kilovolt, 80 megawatt transmission and sub- transmission system.