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February 9, 2012 Page 1 McMillen Team
City and Borough of Sitka
Blue Lake Expansion Project CM Services
1.0. Introduction
This proposal was prepared in response to the Request for Proposals issued for the Blue Lake
Expansion Project Construction Management Services for the City of Sitka (City), Alaska. The
proposal describes our approach for providing construction management services for the Blue Lake
Expansion Project.
We have assembled a team which provides the City with
the construction management expertise, tools,
management procedures, and track record in delivering
efficient and timely management of major civil works
projects. In developing our team, we looked outside the
McMillen company staff profile to obtain the specialized
expertise of staff members at Jacobs Associates (tunnels
and geotechnical), and the EES Consultants
(powerhouse electrical and controls).
Our team is led by our Resident Engineer, Dick Linden,
who brings over 30 years of serving as the resident
engineer and chief inspector on dam and hydroelectric
projects around the world. We believe there is not
another Resident Engineer in the industry who has the
breadth and depth of experience specific to the
hydroelectric industry. Many of these individuals,
simply stated, have retired. McMillen and the City are
fortunate to have Dick Linden on the Blue Lake project.
Dick is supported in the field by senior inspectors with the specific expertise required for construction
of the dam raise, tunnels, and powerhouse aspects of the project. Steve Kruse will serve as the lead
concrete inspector bringing significant civil works experience to the project team. Our lead tunnel
inspector, Phillip Chandler, has served as the Jacob’s Associates resident tunnel engineer on projects
across the country. Phillip understands all aspects of tunnel design and construction having served in
nearly every role on a tunnel construction team. Omar Fulton rounds out our field inspection team
bringing significant tunnel and geotechnical
experience for civil works projects.
We intend to supplement our field construction team
with local Sitka talent. Working with City staff, we
have identified local staff that would be well suited
for concrete and civil, electrical, and mechanical
inspector roles. We understand the environmental
compliance and independent testing support services
will be provided by local independent consultants.
McMillen will work closely with the City to develop
the optimum staffing plan which maximizes the use
of local talent. We will also be flexible in the
contract mechanism utilized for bringing these local
Mr. Linden’s experience was gained in the era of
dam building working on challenging projects
such as the $1.6 billion Yacyreta Hydroelectric
Project, the Tavera-Bao dam, and the Cerron
Grande Hydroelectric projects. These and other
projects completed by Mr. Linden have many of
the same elements as the Blue Lake project
including concrete dams, reservoir intakes,
tunnels, gate structures, and powerhouses.
Steve Kruse was the lead concrete inspector for the
San Roque powerhouse structures in the Philippines
and understands the requirements for effective
construction of complicated concrete structures.
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individuals under the McMillen employment umbrella, operating as an independent contractors’ or as
City employees.
Our office engineering team is comprised of technical expertise from McMillen, Jacobs Associates
(Jacobs), and EES Consultants (EESC). McMillen provides the structural, civil, and mechanical
expertise specifically for hydroelectric projects. Jacobs Associates provides the heavy tunnel design
and construction experience necessary to address issues related to the power tunnel construction
support. Our team is rounded out with the hands on electrical engineering experience of EESC whose
staff have been providing design and construction management support on hydroelectric projects for
over 30 years. Our engineering team is led by Don Jarrett who provides the City with the hands on
design and construction management expertise specific to hydroelectric projects. Don is one of those
unique engineer’s who truly understands all aspects of hydroelectric project design and construction
which is essential for providing effective and timely support to the field construction management
team and the City during construction. In addition engineering support, our office team will provide
specialized inspection support to the field construction management team, particularly for the
mechanical and electrical components of the project. The hands on installation and startup expertise of
Jack Synder, Don Jarrett, and Seung Kim will prove invaluable in ensuring the complex and expensive
equipment is installed properly. These individuals will also provide vendor shop inspection support, as
required, prior to shipment. Their experience working with the equipment vendors provides them with
a unique checklist of critical items to confirm during the shop inspection resulting in efficient and
timely equipment field installation.
McMillen believes in a pro-active management and partnering approach to managing construction
activities. A partnership between the City, the Design Engineer, and the Contractor is required to
ensure efficient execution of construction activities, quality control and assurance, and startup and
commissioning of hydroelectric projects. This management philosophy is established and fostered by
our management team, Dick and Don, and mirrored throughout our construction and engineering team.
We believe in working closely with the project team to proactively identify potential construction and
design issues, develop solutions, and implement these solutions before the field work execution is
impacted.
1.1 Firm’s Qualifications
1.1.1. McMillen, LLC
McMillen, LLC, (McMillen) is a woman owned 8(a) firm based in Boise, Idaho providing a unique
business organization that maintains engineering, environmental and natural resources, and
construction services within one firm. Since our inception, McMillen has strived to build our design
capabilities in multiple market sectors. From our roots in the water resources and fisheries engineering
market, we have expanded to serve the hydropower, transportation, agriculture, environmental, and
water/wastewater markets. For PacifiCorp, for example, our projects have expanded from water
resource and fisheries engineering to include work at their powerhouse facilities (Lemolo, Prospect
Dam Powerhouse 1 & 2, Yale Dam, and Toketee). We are a full service consulting firm with project
experience extending from the planning phase through construction and project startup. Our staff
members have hands on experience in building the projects they designed bringing a unique
understanding of constructability issues to our design process. Our design packages are developed
with an eye on construction, resulting in lower construction bids and streamlined construction.
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We are currently providing engineering, construction management, or design-build services for the
City of Akutan, Portland General Electric, Avista, Seattle City Light, Eugene Water & Electric
Board's, Pend Oreille
PUD, Puget Sound Energy,
Idaho Power Company,
PacifiCorp, USACE
Portland District, USACE
Walla Walla District,
USACE Sacramento
District, USACE St. Louis
District, USACE Seattle
District, and US Fish and
Wildlife Service (TX, CA,
ID, WA, ID, CO, WY,
ND, and KS).
1.1.2 Jacobs Associates, Inc.
Jacobs Associates, Inc. provides practical, cost-effective, and innovative solutions for difficult
underground projects and excels in hydropower and other projects in rock ground conditions. With an
emphasis on tunnels and shafts, they offer a full range of design and construction management
capabilities. They also offer the broader heavy civil construction industry a robust package of claims
and dispute resolution services. Jacobs Associates is an award-winning firm with 12 offices and almost
190 employees worldwide. They provide construction management services for a wide range of
underground projects. These services vary from pre-bid constructability analyses, cost estimating, and
risk assessments to providing on-site staff consisting of construction managers, resident engineers, and
QA/QC inspectors. All of their personnel are technical experts who specialize in tunnel construction,
including excavation using drill-and-shoot, blasting, raise bores, tunnel boring machines, sequential
excavation, and a variety of ground improvement and excavation support techniques. Since 1954,
Jacobs Associates has combined the hands-on experience of their construction management staff with
the technical strengths of their design and disputes resolution experts to resolve job-site issues in a
timely manner. This combination gives us unique insight into the realities of underground construction
and helps their clients avoid and minimize project risks and impacts.
1.1.2. EES Consultants Inc.
EES Consulting is a multidisciplinary consulting firm with emphasis in engineering, environmental
and regulatory services to clients involved in energy and natural resource related businesses throughout
the Northwest, British Columbia, and Alaska. Formed in 1978, EESC has a staff of 26 engineers,
scientists, analysts and support staff. They are headquartered in Kirkland, Washington with offices in
Bellingham, Washington; Portland, Oregon; and Indio, California. EESC will be providing electrical
office engineering support with Seung Kim, PE and John Bakken, PE. Recently, Mr. Kim has been the
lead electrical engineer for the 90 MW Box Canyon turbine-generator renovation and upgrade project
now underway, six new hydroelectric projects in British Columbia, two hydro plant rehabilitation
projects for Truckee Meadows Water Authority in Reno, Nevada, and three military base switchgear
replacement and upgrade projects in Guam. Mr. Bakken is an electrical power engineer with 30 years
of domestic and international engineering experience with high voltage and extra high voltage
substations, as well as hydropower plants. He has been the technical lead for rehabilitation of
Engineering Services Construction Services
- Office Support During Construction
- Civil, Structural, Mechanical &
Fisheries
- Hydropower
- Water Treatment / Process
- Dam Safety
- Environmental Studies and Permits
- Hydrology and Reservoir Operation
- Energy Generation Projections
- Startup and Performance Testing
- Operation and Maintenance
- Spillways, Intakes, & Water Conveyance
- Permits & Regulatory Agencies
- Construction Management
- Design-Build
- Rehabilitation / Renovation
- Hydropower
- Expansion / Additions
- Remediation / Demolition
- Water Treatment / Wastewater
- Dam Construction
- Emergency Dam Repair
- Slurry Wall Construction
- Conventional Concrete
Construction
- Dike Construction and Repair
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substations and hydropower plants and performed condition assessments and independent engineering
reviews of electrical transmission and distribution systems, as well as hydropower plants, both
domestically and abroad.
1.2. Firm’s Experience
The McMillen Team has been assembled specifically to provide the City of Sitka with a team that has
a unique set of highly experienced staff that covers all aspects of construction management and
engineering services needed to make this project a success. We believe this highly focused project
team approach will be advantageous to the City of Sitka, as you will have direct access to our senior
management, and our most experienced senior engineers. This approach has been successful for our
team and Clients, as can be seen from the following list of recent experience shown in Table 1.
Table 1. Key Team Member’s Relevant Experience
Project Type Size Role Cost Schedule
HCHSA, Choloma Hydroelectric
Project Pelton 9.5 MW
Intake, Pipe, and tank design,
powerhouse foundations, mech,
elect, startup
$18M Start work 2008- On-line
planned Sept 2011
Snohomish Co. PUD, Youngs
Creek Hydroelectric Project Pelton 7.5 MW All design, Structural, Civil,
Mech, Elect, CM, Start-up $30M Start work 2008- On line
planned Oct. 2011
Pend Oreille Co. PUD
Box Canyon Hydroelectric Project Kaplan 4x22 MW,
88 total
Mechanical, CM complete
turbine generator
replacement/upgrade program
$86M
Specs completed 2006-
First unit on line Spring
2011
Hidroelectrica Candelaria SA,
Candelaria Hydroelectric-
Guatemala
Francis 4.5 MW Civil, structural, mechanical,
electrical, CM, start-up $5.8M On line July 2006
Anyox Hydro Electric Corp.,
Anyox Hydroelectric Project- BC
Canada
Francis
2x15 MW;
30 MW
total
All design, Structural, Civil,
Mech, Elect, $80M Contracts awarded,
construction on hold
Kitsault Hydro Electric Corp.,
Kitsault Hydroelectric- BC
Canada
Pelton 7.5 MW All design, Structural, Civil,
Mech, Elect, $22M Contracts awarded,
construction on hold
Kitsault Hydro Electric Corp.,
Homestake Creek Hydroelectric-
BC Canada
Francis 14 MW All design, Structural, Civil,
Mech, Elect, $32M Contracts awarded,
construction on hold
Koma Kulshan Hydroelectric
Project Pelton 12 MW Structure design, managed all
contracts, CM, commissioning $28M On line 1990
Secacao Hydroelectric Project-
Guatemala Pelton 16 MW Water to wire equipment
package, CM, commissioning $26M On line 1998
King Cove Hydroelectric Project,
King Cove Alaska Turgo 800 kW
Powerhouse, pipe, and intake
design, equipment specs, CM,
commissioning
$6M On Line 1993
Russell D. Smith Hydro Project,
Othello, WA, owned by Grand
Coulee Hydroelectric Authority
Kaplan 6 MW
All equipment specs,
mechanical, CM,
commissioning
$15M On Line 1982
Dry Falls Hydro Project, Coulee
City, WA, owned by Grand
Coulee Hydroelectric Authority
Bulb 24 MW All equipment specs,
mechanical $60M On line 1986
Summer Falls Hydro Project,
Coulee City, WA, owned by Kaplan 90 MW All equipment specs,
mechanical $190M On Line 1985
West Enfield Hydroelectric
Project, West Enfield, Maine Pit/Bulb 22 MW Overall PM, on site CM,
commissioning $46M On line 1987
Tieton Dam Hydroelectric
Anyox Hydroelectric Francis 30 MW Overall PM, Structural,
Mechanical $14M Construction 2010
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Client / Project Name Location Role
Pend Oreille PUD, Box Canyon
Hydroelectric Project
Pend Oreille County, WA Project Management, Engineering
Services, Construction Management
The Box Canyon Hydroelectric Project is owned by the Pend Oreille County Public
Utility District. The project has four 15 MW vertical Kaplan turbines directly
connected to synchronous generators. Each turbine had an original hydraulic
capacity of 7000 CFS when installed in 1955. The team was retained by the Owner
as prime consultant to provide assistance to the Owner for upgrade and
rehabilitation of the powerhouse turbine generator equipment. In 2005/2006 the
team worked with the District to review options for upgrade of the units and
developed detailed specifications, drawings and bid documents. Upgrades included a
fish friendly Kaplan turbine design and unit rewinds for increased generator output.
Rotor spider analysis and original shaft analysis have also been completed. Final
design flow was 8,100 cfs per unit, and each machine was capable of producing 22
MW. The team is provided ongoing engineering services for the upgrade and
rehabilitation through project completion in 2012. The first new unit was on line in
summer 2010, and followed by one unit per year until all 4 units are completed.
Project Name / Client Location Role
Puget Sound Energy, Lower Baker
Powerhouse
Skagit County, WA Project Management, Engineering,
Constructability Design
McMillen provided Lower Baker Powerhouse design and constructability
review. McMillen was responsible for reviewing previous design efforts and
developing a detailed construction sequencing plan and cost estimate for the
new 30 MW powerhouse. Powerhouse will be designed for a discharge of
1200 cfs at a rated head of 225 ft. PSE’s largest hydropower facility is the
Baker river Hydroelectric Project. Located on a tributary of the Skagit River
in northwest Washington, the project has two dams, each with its own
powerhouse. The dams’ reservoirs, Baker Lake and lake Shannon, are fed by
runoff from the flanks of Mount Baker and Mount Shuksan. Lower Baker
Dam, completed in 1925, is a 285-foot-high concrete structure with 85
megawatts of power-generating capacity.
Project Name / Client Location Role
Hidroelectrica Choloma S.A.,
Choloma Hydroelectric Project
Finca Trece Aguas, Guatemala Project Management, Engineering,
Construction Administration,
Commissioning
Jack Snyder was the project manager providing engineering and
construction management services for this 9.5 MW high head
hydroelectric project is being developed by Hidroelectrica
Choloma, SA. Its located about 150 miles east of Guatemala
City, Guatemala and consists of a series of five new small dams
and diversions on five small streams, that are connected together
into a single low head HDPE pipeline about 4.3 kilometers in
length. The collector pipeline empties into a large steel tank 160
feet in diameter and 43 feet tall which serves as the headpond. A
second 40” diameter steel pipeline about 10,000 feet long carries
to water down about 460 meters in elevation to a new
powerhouse housing a 9.5 MW two jet horizontal pelton turbine and generator. Construction of the powerhouse, five
dams and about 2/3 of the penstock pipelines was complete by April, 2011.
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Project Name Location Role
Anyox Hydroelectric 30 MW
Hydroelectic Project
British Columbia Project Management, Civil, Mechanical,
Electrical, Construction Management, Permitting
The Anyox Hydroelectric Project, located about 60 kilometers southwest of
Stewart, British Columbia, on the shores of Observatory Inlet, is a 30 MW
hydroelectric project (2 Francis units, 15 MW each) that involves refurbishing
and reusing some of the existing facilities originally built to service the mine,
smelter and town of Anyox. Anyox Dam is a multiple-arch buttress dam, at one
time the tallest dam in Canada, at 42 meters. The team designed measures to
rehabilitate the dam structure to put it back into service. A new powerhouse
was designed to replace the original powerhouse. A new 3,000 meter unlined
tunnel and a steel 108-inch penstock were constructed to convey water to the
powerhouse from the dam. A new submarine transmission line connects the Anyox Project to BC Hydro’s existing
transmission system near Kitsault, B.C. The team provided all aspects of civil, mechanical and electrical design and
construction management as well as project permitting and environmental studies.
Project Name Location Role
Candelaria Hydroelectric Project Design Senahu, Guatemala Project Management, Engineering,
Construction Administration, Commissioning
The Candelaria Hydroelectric Project is a new 4.5 MW project located near
Senahu, Guatemala. The project diverts water into an 8-foot-diameter horseshoe-
shaped tunnel (1300 feet long) after it has passed through the existing 16 MW
Secacao Powerhouse. The water is then transitioned into a 48” diameter (ID) (1219
mm) penstock where it flows under pressure to the Candelaria Powerhouse located
on the bank of the Candelaria River. The project has approximately 137 meters of
gross head, and a maximum flow rate of 3.8 cubic meters per second. The length
of the penstock is approximately 731 meters. The owner of the project is
Hidroelectrica Candelaria, S.A. The team’s scope of work included project
management, engineering final design, final construction drawings, specifications
and contracting documents, services during construction to assist with getting the project built; review of drawings and
submittals prepared by others, and leading the commissioning team. During construction, they provided bidding
assistance, construction inspection, production of O&M manuals, and review of contractor submittals, as well as start-up
and testing assistance services. The team prepared contracts for: supply, supervision of installation, start-up and testing of
turbines, generators, auxiliary equipment, switchgear, controls and main transformer; supply of the penstock; design,
supply and installation of switchyard, transmission line and communications cables; and the general construction
contract. The project used a complete “water-to-wire” equipment package specified, including a 4.5 MW Francis
turbine, generator from Leroy Somer, controls by NAP and main step-up transformer from General Electric. Jack Snyder
assisted the owner during startup and commissioning and provided operator training. Commercial operation June 2006.
Project Name Location Role
PacifiCorp, Yale Hydroelectric Design-
Build Entrainment Net
Yale Dam (Cowlitz and Clark
County, WA)
PM, Structural, Mechanical,
Hydraulic, Permitting, Construction
Under the terms of the license for the PacifiCorp Yale Hydroelectric Project that was issued by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC), Phase 1 construction project was required to reduce entrainment of fish, especially bull
trout, at the Yale intake ports. This consisted of constructing a net across the fore bay to exclude the fish from the intake.
The ports were in a concrete intake structure located at the southeast end of the dam. The spillway is located on the
opposite end of the dam from the intake structure. The license, prescribed that modification to the spillway was to be
completed to improve survival of fish that may be entrained in flows over the spillway. An alternative means of reducing
the risk of fish injuries is to prevent fish from becoming entrained in spill flows. For both phases the team investigated
the site, evaluated factors influencing design details of a net system, designed a system that met the project intent,
provided construction documents and engineering support to obtain permits for the project and constructed the
entrainment reduction system.
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Project Name Location Role
PacifiCorp Energy
1-Slide Creek Plant Tailrace Barrier
2-Prospect Powerhouse 1&2 PRV
3-Lemolo No. 2 Powerhouse
North Umpqua Hydroelectric
Implementation Projects
Project Manager, Civil, Hydraulic,
Mechanical, Structural, Permitting,
Construction
McMillen has provided the construction management services on the following PacifiCorp Energy projects. The
projects were managed simultaneous with an overall project construction cost of approximately $15 Million.
McMillen provided not only the construction management for the owner but we provided the upfront design which
included constructability issues and resolution assisting the contractor in keep cost at a minimum as well as meeting the
schedule and program budgets allocated. McMillen provided all construction management and office engineering.
1 - Slide Creek Plant & Facility. Provided engineering and
construction management services for meeting two improvements at
the North Umpqua Hydro Project’s Slide Creek Plant. The FERC
hydro project utilized approximately 20 miles of the North Umpqua
River and immediate contributing rivers and creeks for hydroelectric
generation. The Slide Creek Project consisted of a low head concrete
diversion dam, a two mile long, open channel conveyance system
with a 1500 cfs carrying capacity that terminates at the plant’s intake
without utilizing a normal storage forebay. A 374 foot long
penstock, 12 feet in diameter, conveys flows to a single unit turbine
and generator. The team designed a fish exclusion barrier at Slide
Creek Plant. They also provided a modification at the Slide Creek
facility to lessen any adverse impacts to aquatic resources during
emergency shutdown.
2 - Hydroelectric Turbine Pressure Relief Valve Deflectors at
Prospect Powerhouses 1 and 2 During a rapid turbine shutdown,
such as what occurs during lightning storms, the wicket gates shut off
flow to the turbine. However, water already flowing in the penstock
will maintain momentum for some time building up pressure in the
unit. To relieve this pressure the flow is diverted into the Pressure
Relief Valve which discharges the water to atmosphere. The
Pressure Relief Valve then slowly closes, gradually slowing the flow
of water and keeping the pressures within operating range. This
pressure relief is quite vigorous, discharging a 4 ft diameter plume
across the river and onto the far bank. This plume could pose a
physical danger to boaters crossing in front of the powerhouse, direct
impact from the plume could create injury, and the violent discharge
could capsize a boater. The team was retained to provide the design
of a deflector vane device or similar energy dissipating structure that
would be attached to the outlet of the PRV on the face of the dam in
order to dissipate energy such that the effects will not be detrimental
to the safety of boaters in the proximity of the tailrace.
3 - Lemolo No. 2 Powerhouse. The Settlement Agreement for the
new license for the North Umpqua Hydroelectric Project established
provisions for rerouting peaking flows from the Lemolo No. 2
powerhouse to the Stinkhole area for the purpose reducing peaking
flow fluctuations in the Lemolo No. 2 full-flow reach of the North
Umpqua River. McMillen completed the design for a new concrete
outlet structure and riprap berm which was constructed across the tailrace to isolate the tailrace from the North Umpqua
River and to divert the powerhouse discharge into the pipeline. A 70-ft wide broad-crested, overflow weir was
incorporated into the existing tailrace at the pipeline inlet. The pipeline passes through the USFS park and discharge into
Toketee Lake. The outlet structure was designed to provide submerged discharge of the pipeline flow. Assisted in
preparing the permit application packages.
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Project Name Location Role
Idaho Transportation Department,
Construction Management, Inspection,
and Testing
Various Locations (Idaho) Construction Management, Testing,
Inspection
DISTRICT 1, US95 Setters to Bellgrove Stage 1 & 2. As part of the project team,
McMillen provided construction engineering and inspection (CE&I) for these $17
million and $35 million reconstruction/realignment projects of eight miles of
US95 in North Idaho. This project passes through an environmentally sensitive
area on the Coeur d’Alene Reservation with a major emphasis on water quality
and erosion control. This project includes over 1 million cubic meters of
excavation and embankment, four new prestressed concrete girder bridges, and
two new steel plate girder bridges.
DISTRICT 1, US 95, SH53 to Ohio Match Road, Project No. A010(110), Key No.
10914, August 2008 to October 2009. McMillen performed Inspection, Sampling
& Testing services on US 95 for the SH53 to Ohio Match Road project in northern
Idaho. This project is a portion of the US 95, beginning at SH53 and ends at Ohio
Match road, which includes widening of approximately 3 miles of sub-standard
roadway and intersection improvements on Idaho’s main north-south corridor.
McMillen provided administrative support, inspection, sampling & testing for
this multi-phased project located at the busy junction of SH53 and US95.
DISTRICT 1, US 95, Worley North, Project No. A010(914), Key No. 10914, November 2007 to 2008. McMillen
performed Inspection, Sampling & Testing services on US 95 for the Worley North project in northern Idaho. This
project is a portion of the US 95, Worley to Mica Improvements project, which includes realignment of approximately
twenty miles of sub-standard roadway on Idaho’s main north-south corridor. McMillen is providing inspection,
sampling & testing for the structural components of the project located at the Rock Creek segment of the project.
DISTRICT 3, I-84, Broadway IC to Eisenman IC, Project No. A009(814) & A010(557), Key No. 09814 & 10557,
October 2007 to 2009. McMillen performed Inspection Sampling & Testing services on this high profile and fast-paced
resurfacing project on I-84 in Boise. This project was the first major project on the I-84 corridor through the Treasure
Valley and completed 24.4 lane miles of plantmix overlay and in just over 7 weeks. The project required two shifts of
inspection and materials testing to accommodate the Contractor’s schedule.
Project Name Location Role
Gorge Dam 2nd Hydropower Tunnel Newhalem, WA Preliminary Design, Planning/Feasibility,
Geotechnical Investigation, FERC Support
Jacobs Associates is leading the final design effort of the Gorge 2nd hydropower tunnel through approximately 11,000
feet (3,353 m) of solid rock between Gorge Powerhouse and the intake at Gorge Dam on the Skagit River in Washington
State. The proposed Gorge 2nd Tunnel will be a largely unlined, 22-foot (6.7 m) diameter tunnel bored between the
Gorge Powerhouse and the intake at Gorge Dam. It will parallel the existing tunnel, increasing generating efficiency by
reducing head loss. This will allow Seattle City Light to better optimize the powerhouse without altering flows to the
Skagit River. This is important for maintaining Seattle’s longstanding stewardship of the Skagit River fishery. The
preliminary design phase included hard rock tunnel boring machine (TBM) boreability and tunnel lining studies, tunnel
diameter optimization and layout studies, hydraulic transient analysis, site layout evaluations, water quality studies, a
water management plan, and cost estimates of the recommended tunnel and connection configurations. In conjunction
with this work, Jacobs Associates led geotechnical investigations, producing a geotechnical data report and geotechnical
baseline report strategy memorandum. The firm also assisted with FERC relicensing documentation and tunnel condition
assessments. The findings from the preliminary design phase proved technically and economically favorable, allowing
the project to proceed into final design in 2010, with construction anticipated to begin in 2013.
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Project Name Location Role
Lower Baker Dam Unit 4
Powerhouse
Concrete, WA Planning/Feasibility, Preliminary Design, Geotechnical
Investigation and Characterization, FERC Support
To maximize the use of water resources for power
generation, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is building an
additional powerhouse at Lower Baker Dam. The project
consists of new construction of an approximately 1,000-
foot-long, 12-foot internal diameter power tunnel, an
underground connection to an existing power tunnel, and
a new 30 MW underground powerhouse. The
powerhouse is being constructed in a 72-foot-wide, 118-
foot-long, 50-foot-deep (15 m) tied-back secant pile
excavation, which integrates the tunnel portal. The
tailrace will be constructed within a cofferdam after powerhouse construction. They performed preliminary design of the
new tunnel and powerhouse excavation. Our services included geologic mapping and drilling explorations to characterize
the rock mass for tunnel and powerhouse design. We evaluated and optimized underground alignments and connections,
construction methods, tunnel lining, and site layout. PSE selected a Design/Build (D/B) form of contract for the project,
with a four-phase approach for design and construction to facilitate review and approval by FERC and permitting
agencies. These phases included powerhouse excavation and initial site development, power tunnel and connection to
existing, powerhouse construction, and tailrace channel construction. Jacobs Associates was responsible for preparation
of D/B plans and performance specifications, geotechnical baseline report, cost estimates, and evaluations of D/B
proposals. Our involvement included close interaction with FERC and PSE’s Board of Consultants throughout the
project. Jacobs Associates is currently providing engineering support services and construction management assistance,
including technical design review, quality assurance, and FERC coordination. This work included a unique underground
connection to the existing power tunnel, constructed inside the existing tunnel a year in advance of the new tunnel, using
access ways through the powerhouse and down the surge shaft. The connection was excavated and lined during a 25-day
outage.
Client / Project Name Location Role
Swan Lake North Pumped Storage
Hydroelectric Project
Klammath Falls, OR Planning/Feasibility, Geotechnical
Engineering Support
Jacobs Associates was contracted to provide geotechnical and engineering services to support development of the Swan
Lake North Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project. The Swan Lake Pumped Storage Project is a closed-loop pumped
storage generation facility being developed in Klamath County, Oregon. The facility is proposed to have a nameplate
capacity of approximately 1,144 MW and includes a power tunnel, 2,200 feet long and 11 feet in diameter, leading from
intake structure at the north abutment upstream of the dam to the powerhouse where it divides into two steel-lined
penstocks, 5.5 feet in diameter. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Order Issuing the Preliminary
Permit for the project was received on April 8, 2009, and will expire on or about April 1, 2012. Symbiotics has prepared
Pre-application Document (PAD) that includes a conceptual project layout. Jacobs Associates is on the design team
assisting in the license application and further development of the conceptual-level design for the project in the following
phases: Phase 1 – Perform a site reconnaissance, gather and summarize the minimum information needed for conceptual
design, and prepare a preliminary supporting design report in support of Symbiotics’ license application. Phase 2 –
Perform limited and strategically located field explorations to resolve the largest concerns affecting the project’s
feasibility, update the conceptual-level layout, and prepare a comprehensive technical feasibility study.
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Client / Project Name Location Role
Cobb County Water System,
Chattahoochee Tunnel
Cobb County, GA Construction Management
Named the “Outstanding Civil Engineering Project of the Year”
in 2005 by the Georgia Section of the American Society of Civil
Engineers, the Chattahoochee Tunnel was built to meet the
sewer needs of East Cobb County, Georgia. Designed to
accommodate the area’s projected population growth during the
next 40 years, the project consists of an 18 feet in diameter (5.5
m) rock tunnel 9.5 miles long (15.3 km) and more than 200 feet
(61 m) below the ground surface. The tunnel serves as a
conveyance system with flow equalization capacity. The size
and depth were chosen both to minimize environmental impact
and reduce the need to build larger, more costly treatment
facilities. Jacobs Associates provided construction management services, including resident engineering, safety
management, and construction inspection. Most of the tunnel was excavated by tunnel boring machine (TBM) drives
launched from two construction shafts constructed utilizing concrete diaphragm (slurry) walls socketed into rock. A short
section of tunnel was driven by drill-and-blast techniques. A one-foot-thick, cast-in-place concrete liner was installed in
various areas as required by geotechnical and hydrogeological conditions. The project included a pump station shaft—
110 feet (33.5 m) in diameter and 190 feet (58 m) deep—four intake structures, and associated pipelines. At each of the
four intake structures, drop and ventilation shafts ranging from 195 to 225 feet (59.4 to 68.6 m) deep were constructed
using drilled shaft and raise bore techniques. The Chattahoochee Tunnel concluded its four years of construction in 2004.
The project ended up costing $1.4 million less than its original bid price of $113.6 million.
Client / Project Name Location Role
Cobb County Water System , South Cobb
Sewer Tunnel
Austell, GA Construction Management
Seated in the northwest part of metro Atlanta, Georgia, Cobb County encompasses 340 square miles and more than
680,000 people. The county’s population has doubled since 1980 and with the Atlanta Regional Commission’s projected
growth for the area, additional infrastructure and conveyance capacity will be necessary. After careful study, and without
a mandate by the EPD, the Cobb County Water System (CCWS) has opted to build a long-term solution. At 27 feet in
excavated diameter and approximately 29,000 feet in length, the South Cobb Tunnel will handle the projected 2040
wastewater flows for this basin, and provide 80 million gallons of storage capacity for flow equalization. This deep rock
tunnel will carry sewer flows from major wastewater interceptors to a new 130 million-gallons-per-day (MGD) pump
station. This project also involves building multiple shafts and inlet structures, as well as small connector tunnels. At 100
to 400 feet (30 to 122 m) below the surface, the main tunnel passes through ground with fractured to solid medium grade
metamorphic rocks with granitic intrusions. It is being excavated by tunnel boring machine (TBM). The five connector
tunnels to the intakes are 100 to 3,200 feet long (30 to 975 m) and 6 to 10 feet in finished diameter (1.8 to 3 m) for a total
of about one mile (1.6 km). Most of the longest drive
will be driven with a 8.5’ diameter TBM, and finished
with drill–and-blast. The remaining connectors will
be excavated by drill-and-blast. About 75% of the
main tunnel and all the connector tunnels will require
a cast-in-place concrete lining or fiberglass pressure
pipe (Hobas). Jacobs Associates, in a team with
Parsons, is providing construction management (CM)
and support services for the South Cobb Tunnel. As
part of these services, Jacobs Associates is supporting
CCWS staff in dealing with sensitive community
issues such as noise associated with blasting and
ground vibration induced by the tunnel boring
machine.
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Client / Project Name Location Role
San Francisco Public Utilities
Commission, New Crystal Springs
Bypass Tunnel
San Mateo, CA Construction Management
The New Crystal Springs Bypass Tunnel is part of the San
Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC) $4.6 billion
capital improvement program to repair and seismically upgrade
its aging pipelines, tunnels, reservoirs, and dams. The existing
Crystal Springs pipeline consists of 96-inch prestressed concrete
cylinder pipe and steel pipe, installed in the 1960s below the
hillside along Polhemus Road in San Mateo County. It carries
Hetch Hetchy drinking water to the Peninsula and San Francisco.
The pipeline and soils in this area are subject to slope instability
and failure during high precipitation or major seismic events. If a
landslide or earthquake damaged the pipeline, Hetch Hetchy water supply to the Peninsula would be cut off. The SFPUC
determined that replacement of the pipeline with a deep underground tunnel and pipeline will most effectively ensure
continued delivery of drinking water after a major event. This new 4,200-foot tunnel lies at depths of up to 160 feet
underground. It was excavated by a 12-foot-diameter shielded disc-cutterhead tunnel boring machine, which encountered
highly variable rock conditions, typical of Franciscan Complex bedrock. Initial tunnel support consists of precast
concrete segments, which house the 8-foot-diameter welded steel pipe final lining. Jacobs Associates leads project
construction management for the SFPUC, which includes 11 subconsultants and 2 SFPUC staff members. Construction
management services consist of resident engineering, office engineering, scheduling, cost control, contract
administration, quality assurance inspection, and environmental monitoring.
Client / Project Name Location Role
City of Los Angeles, Hollywood Water
Quality Improvement Project
Los Angeles, CA Construction Management
The award-winning Hollywood Water Quality Improvement Project, completed in 2001 and located in the
environmentally sensitive Hollywood Hills in Southern California, bypasses the Upper and Lower Hollywood
Reservoirs, which could no longer meet federal and state water quality requirements. The new system provides a safer
more dependable water supply to over 500,000 residents. Community involvement in the project and support for the Los
Angeles Department of Water and Power were strong. This $92 million project consists of a 1-mile-long (1.6 km), 10.5-
foot-diameter (3.2 m), steel-lined water supply tunnel; a 1,200-foot-long (366 m) utility tunnel; and two buried 30-
million-gallon (114 million liter) prestressed concrete water storage tanks. Construction of the tanks required 1 million
cubic yards (764,555 cubic meters) of excavation and placement of the excavated material in adjacent fill sites. Initial
support in the tunnels consisted of either precast concrete segmental lining or steel ribs and lagging. Jacobs Associates
led a multiple-firm team that provided independent project
peer review (IPPR) and construction management (CM)
services. The IPPR encompassed the design of the entire
project: tunnels; water storage tanks; related structures; and
all mechanical, electrical, and control systems. CM services
consisted of overall construction management and resident
engineering for major components of the tunnels and water
storage tanks, office engineering, scheduling and cost
estimating, management of materials testing, and QA/QC
inspections. In 2002, the Hollywood project received the
“Outstanding Underground Project” award from the
American Underground Construction Association.
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Client / Project Name Location Role
City of Portland, Bureau of
Environmental Services, Willamette
River East & West Side CSO Project
Portland, OR Construction Management /
Excavation Support Designer
Part of a comprehensive program implemented by
the City of Portland to reduce sewer overflows, the
Willamette River Combined Sewer Outflow (CSO)
Project is divided into the West Side and East Side
CSOs. These two exceptionally large and
technically challenging wastewater projects pass
through central Portland. Both the West Side and
East Side CSOs are considered key components of
the City of Portland's facilities to reduce the
frequency and volume of combined sewerage
overflows into the Willamette River. Additionally,
the CSO projects will help to comply with an
agreement the city has with the Oregon Department
of Environmental Quality. Jacobs Associates provided construction management services on both the East and West
projects. Jacobs Associates staff were also designers of the project before joining Jacobs Associates. Jacobs Associates
provided supplementary construction management services to augment City staff, including providing the Construction
Manager, Resident Engineer for Tunnels, Resident Engineer for Shafts, Cost Control Manager, and Scheduler. The West
Side CSO Project has over 3 km (10,000 linear feet) of 1.8m (72 inch), 2.1m (84 inch), and 2.7m (108 inch) near-surface
storm sewer lines, a deep tunnel, and six deep shafts, including the Swan Island Pump Station. The shaft for the Swan
Island Pump Station, 41 m (135 feet) in diameter and 49 m (160 feet) deep, qualifies as one of the largest excavations to
be carried out in soft ground in the U.S. , and a 220 million gallons per day combined sewage pumping facility. The
tunnel, more than 5.5 km (18,000 feet) in length and 4.3 m (14 feet) in diameter, was excavated in sand and gravel at a
depth of 37 m (120 feet), with a water head exceeding 30 m (100 feet), and included a crossing under the Willamette
River. This tunnel involved one of the first large-diameter slurry shielded tunnel boring machines (TBMs) used in the
United States, and the lining consisted of a one-pass precast concrete segmental lining. The excavation was adjacent to
the Willamette River, and the groundwater cutoff included jet grouting to a depth of 320 feet. The three separate diameter
microtunnels were constructed using a single machine with three different external sleeve sizes. The East Willamette
CSO started construction in 2005. Its central feature is a tunnel that is 9,100 m (30,000 feet) in length and 6.7 m (22 feet)
in diameter at depths ranging from 30.5 to 36.6 m (100 to 120 feet), and includes the construction of seven deep shafts.
Along the tunnel route, a series of gravity conduits and drop structures will connect existing CSOs to the tunnel. One 2 m
(84 inch) microtunnel drive was 914 m (3,000 feet) long, notable as the single longest drive in the U.S. The East
Willamette CSO control system will intercept existing outfalls along the east side of the Willamette River and will
convey flow in a tunnel from SE 18th and SE McLoughlin through the east side industrial area to the existing Confluent
Structure on Swan Island. The construction contractor was procured through a modified qualifications-based selection
process at approximately sixty percent completion of final design of the facilities itemized above. This resulted in a two-
phase contract, a preconstruction consulting contract followed by a cost reimbursable plus a fixed fee construction
contract. During the pre-construction phase of this contract, an Estimated Reimbursable Cost (ERC) was negotiated with
the contractor for the construction phase. The West Side Willamette CSO project was named “Project of the Year: New
Installation” by Trenchless Technology Magazine for microtunnel efforts associated with the near-surface sewer lines.
The West Side Combined Sewer Overflow (WSCSO) also surfaced as one of the top eight projects, out of 180 submitted,
in the American Council of Engineering Consultants (ACEC) national Engineering Excellence competition. The WSCSO
wrapped up construction, well under budget, ahead of schedule, with a strong worker safety program, and with a local
business utilization that exceeded the client’s goals.
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1.3. Proposed Management Staff
We have assembled a team which provides the City with the construction management expertise, tools,
management procedures, and track record in delivering efficient and timely management of major civil
works projects. In developing our team, we looked outside the McMillen company staff profile to
obtain the specialized expertise of staff members at Jacobs Associates (tunnels and geotechnical), and
the EESC (powerhouse electrical and controls). The following table provides our key personnel their
role and percent available to support the City of Sitka and the project team.
Table 2. Key personnel Role / Availability
Key Personnel Role % Available
Technical Oversight
Jack Snyder, PE (MCM) Senior Technical Oversight 5%
Mort McMillen, PE (MCM) Senior Technical Oversight 10%
Richard Linden, PE (MCM) Resident Engineer 100%
Don Jarrett, PE (MCM) Senior Engineer 25%
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Table 2. Key personnel Role / Availability
Key Personnel Role % Available
Home Office Engineering
Chris Boyd, PE (MCM) Structural/Civil Engineer 25%
Murali Balan, PE (MCM) Structural Engineer 25%
Joe Carson, PE (MCM) Mechanical Engineer 50%
Mark Havekost, PE (JA) Geotechnical Engineer / Tunnels 25%
Gerry Millar, LEG (JA) Geotechnical Engineer / Geologist 25%
Seung Kim, PE (EESC) Senior Electrical Engineer 25%
John Bakken, PE (EESC) Electrical Engineer 25%
Jason Starner (MCM) Cost Estimator (Civil / Structural) 10%
Paul Dutton (JA) Cost Estimator (Underground) 10%
Field Office / Inspection Staff
Phillip Chandler, PE (JA) Lead Tunnel Engineer 100%
Omar Fulton, PE (MCM) Tunnel / Geotechnical Inspector 100%
Steve Kruse, PE (MCM) Lead Concrete Inspector 100%
Tucker Robb (MCM) Document Control 100%
Local Resources (Local / MCM) Concrete Inspector 100%
Local Resources (Local / MCM) Electrical Inspector 100%
Local Resources (Local / MCM) Civil Inspector 100%
Local Resources (Local / MCM) Environmental Compliance 100%
Local Resources (Local / MCM) Concrete Lab 100%
1.3.1. Resident Engineer & Senior Engineer Resume
Richard “Dick” Linden, PE | Resident Engineer
Richard “Dick” Linden has over 34 years of professional worldwide experience as
resident engineer during construction on many major projects including the world-
class Yacyreta Hydroelectric Project in Argentina Paraquay. These projects
include excavations and embankments required for earthfill dams, and spillways
and powerhouses for hydroelectric projects, along with foundation treatments
including cement bentonite slurry cutoff walls as well as drilling and grouting
with cement-water mixes. As resident engineer, Dick was responsible for
construction surveillance activities, including inspections, daily liaison with client
and contractor personnel, and supervision of field inspection.
Over a 25 year period Dick had progressive levels of responsibility managing large, complex projects similar to
the Domenigoni Valley Reservoir Project. As resident engineer he was responsible for construction surveillance
activities, including inspections, daily liaison with client and contractor personnel, and supervision of field staff
and client field inspectors.
Relevant Project Experience
Yacyreta Hydroelectric Project. As Chief Project Inspection Engineer during construction on the Yacyreta
Project in Argentina-Paraguay, Mr. Linden was responsible for overseeing all construction aspects of the $1.6-
billion hydroelectric project (civil works contract only) on the Parana River, which includes a 20-unit
powerhouse, two separate spillways (34 gates total), a navigation lock, and 34 miles of earthfill dams. Mr.
Linden also served as Chief Geotechnical Inspection Engineer, with principal responsibilities directed at
Education
B.S. Civil Engineering,
University of Washington
M.S. Civil Engineering,
University of Washington
Registration/Certification
Professional Engineer
Years of Experience: 34+
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excavation and embankments required for 34 miles of earthfill dams, including foundation treatments, drilling
and grouting, and a 29-mile cement-betonite slurry cutoff wall.
Tavera-Bao Project. Mr. Linden successfully served as Resident Engineer during construction of Bao Dam in
the Dominican Republic. Project work included construction of Bao Dam in the Dominican Republic. Project
work included construction of 361 foot high dam dike totaling 1 mile in length, a 1-mile-long connecting canal
diversion tunnel and future power intake, and a permanent bridge across the connecting canal.
Cerron Grande Hydroelectric Project. As Resident Engineer for the Cerron Grande Hydroelectric Project, El
Salvador, Mr. Linden was responsible for CM services during construction of a 295-foot-high fill dam, a 270-
MW powerhouse, and a gated chute spillway.
General James M. Gavin Power Station. Mr. Linden supervised the CM team as Deputy Resident Engineer
for construction of two earth-fill dams (one water supply, one fly-ash disposal) and the earthwork and structural
elements of a 15-mile-long coal conveyorway at the General James M. Gavin Power Station, OH.
Metropolitan Water District o/Southern California – Eastside Reservoir Project, California, U.S.A.
Resident Engineer during construction of the West Dam contract for $384 million. The project consists of 66
million cubic yards of embankment in the West Dam, precision excavation by blasting for a 250 foot high rock
face for an inlet/outlet tower, a concrete lined forebay, and 2.7 million cubic yard saddle dam embankment
(1995-present).
Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County Wheeling Township Transfer Station, Chicago, Illinois,
U.S.A. Project manager during construction of the state of the art $17 million structure with all electric,
mechanical, air treatment and solid waste baling systems included (1992-94).
Experience | Various Clients
Assistant Department Head, Construction Management Department (1992).
Entidad Binacion de Yacyreta. Assigned as chief of inspection on the hydroelectric project described
in the following paragraph (1989-90).
Entidad Binacion de Yacyreta. Assigned as Chief Geotechnical Department during construction on
the Yacyreta Project, a bi-national hydroelectric project with 60 kilometers of zoned earthfill dams, six
major dams, 64 million cubic meters; two spillways. 24 gates total; a 20-unit powerhouse; and one
navigation lock sized for ocean going vessels (1989).
Client: Various. Assigned as construction technical specialist with various short-term assignments in
the continental U.S. and Latin America as required to trouble shoot specific problems or fill-in existing
field organizations during manpower shortages.
Corporacion Dominicana de Eletricidad. Assigned as Resident Engineer on the Tavera-Bao Project.
Responsible for the Engineer's field staff during construction of the 110 meter high Bao Dam, and
1000 meter long rim dike; a concrete-lined tunnel 7.5 meters in diameter by 356 meters long; and two
kilometers of open cut canal, 2.5 million cubic meters (1978-81).
Comison Ejecutiva del Rio Lempa. Resident Engineer during the fmal phase of construction of the
Cerron Grande Hydroelectric project, including installation and commissioning of the fmal generating
unit (1997).
Comison Ejecutiva del Rio Lempa. Assisted Resident Engineer during construction of the Cerron
Grande Hydroelectric project. Assisted in overall and detail tasks of monitoring and supervising
construction activities in all phases of the project construction. Project features included a 5.5 million
cubic meter rock and sandfill dam, 80 meters in height; a 4-bay gated concrete spillway; intake
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structure with three power runnels and two steel penstocks; a 4-unit powerhouse with two units
presently installed; and over 800 meters of underground drainage adits (1974-77).
Client: Various. Construction Management Division. Assisted in the preparation of cost estimates
and equipment cost studies (1973-74).
American Electric Power. Deputy Resident Engineer during construction of earthwork and structural
work for five miles of coal conveyor way, one earthfill water supply dam and pumphouse, and one
earthfill fly ash retention dam (1972-73).
City of Ann Arbor. Assistant Resident Engineer on the Huron River Dams project, City of Ann
Arbor. Involved extensive repairs and modifications to three sixty-year old dams and complete
replacement of a fourth dam, Work included installation of new radial spillway gates, sluiceway gates,
gate hoists, telemetering equipment, sheet piling, and concrete demolition and repair (1971-72).
Client: Various. Wrote a program which simulates the operation of five power plants and six
reservoirs on a river system and used it to determine the most economical sequence of construction,
dam heights, and rate of power production for ten years of known river flows. Initiated for use on CDC
and UCC computer systems a program which computes head losses and pressures in water distribution
system for a city of approximately 70.000 persons. Continued use of the AEC written program, which
uses the SMAC method to solve viscous, incompressible transient fluid flows, to study uplift under a
gate. Performed functions normally assigned Hydraulics Department personnel, but with emphasis on
backwater of natural streams as part of a flood and drainage study for a three-county area (1970-71).
Client: Various. Accomplished adaptation to the department's needs of a computer program which
handles three-dimensional seepage in a finite element grid system. Wrote a subroutine which plots
resulting pressures of the program into contours, and used the program for studies of uplift pressures
under foundations of low-level structures built on pervious foundations where lenses of clay create
locally high uplift. Performed functions normally assigned Hydraulics Department personnel such as
backwater, flood routing, spillway and stilling basin design. Wrote a program which simulates the
operation of a five-unit pumped-storage plant. Was instrumental in the adaption to the CDC system of
an AEC written program which uses the cell method for solving viscous, incompressible transient fluid
flow problems with free surfaces (1969-70).
Client: Various. Functions included review of construction drawings for adequacy of structural
strength and stability. Analyses required computations of hydraulic forces and uplift, earthquake and
soil loadings on low-head control and diversion structures built on pervious materials (1969).
Client: Various. Performed hydraulic computation on open channels, penstocks, underwater intake
and discharge manifold, and eductors. Utilized Corps of Engineers backwater program for 1130 IBM
computer and hydraulics department program for water hammer, gate closure and turbine speed rise
studies using Univac 1108 computer (1968-69).
City of Tacoma, Washington. Senior Construction Engineer, Department of Public Utilities. Senior
Inspector and Supervisor of inspection and testing of barrier dam construction, Mill Creek Hatchery.
Dam includes concrete spillway and fish ladder, and earthfill section (1967-68).
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Donald P. Jarrett, PE | Senior Engineer
Mr. Jarrett brings more than 30 years of experience in the licensing/permitting,
design, operation/maintenance and project management and construction
management of power generation facilities, with strong experience hydropower,
cogeneration, wind power and machinery design. Don offers a wide range of
experience in power generating projects, including feasibility studies and concept
development, water conveyance systems, power piping and valves, internal
combustion engines, hydraulic turbines, wind turbines, gas turbines, induction and
synchronous generators, controls design, fish passage facilities and plant
operations/maintenance planning and management. He has been responsible for
licensing and permitting, design, contract preparation and execution, construction
management, start-ups and plant operation/maintenance. He has personally
started up four generation projects.
Mr. Jarrett he has been responsible for team leadership on a number of power
projects (design and construction), due diligence acquisition efforts,
engineering/economic studies. He was previously a Vice President for an Independent Power Producer. As Vice
President he had profit and loss responsibility of 30+ hydroelectric projects in Pacific Northwest, the Northeast and
the Southeastern United States, including operations and maintenance, engineering and regulatory compliance. He
additionally had responsibility for 3 wind farms totaling 70 MW in New York and Minnesota. He was responsible
for a maintenance program initiative, which improved maintenance planning, scheduling, execution and
accountability and was involved in numerous project acquisition due diligence, both in the US and Latin America.
He has also been involved in transition planning and implementation for project operations & maintenance
following acquisitions in the United States and Latin America.
Mr. Jarrett was directly involved in developing and implementing planned maintenance management at 40
hydroelectric projects. He has prepared final design plans, specifications, cost estimates, and construction
management for a wide range of equipment required for generating plants. In all of these assignments he was
directly involved in sizing of major project features and equipment and in the development of operating plans and
control schemes. Specific experience includes: intake, emergency closure and outlet gates; gate operators;
butterfly, polyjet and fixed cone valves, slide gates, radial gates; steel penstocks and bifurcations; centrifugal and
mixed flow pumps; Francis, Pelton and Kaplan type hydraulic turbines; internal combustion engines, cogeneration
equipment, programmable logic controllers and associated control/instrumentation systems; induction motors;
synchronous and induction generators; automatic voltage regulation and excitation equipment for synchronous
generators; station service AC and DC systems; and pumping, compressed air, HVAC and related auxiliary
systems.
Relevant Project Experience
Carmen Smith Hydroelectric Project, Eugene Water and Electric Board, Washington. Project Manager for
facility assessment of the Carmen Smith Project. This development consists of the Carmen powerhouse (two 55
MW units) and the Trail Bridge powerhouse (single 10 MW unit for re-regulating Carmen powerhouse discharge).
Initial work involved a detailed facility assessment (including dams and associated works, substation, and
supporting facilities) with a team of engineers, including cost estimates for replacement and refurbishment work.
He is now involved with developing contract documents for the refurbishment of the Carmen turbine generators.
Truckee Meadows Water Authority, Reno, Nevada. Project Manager and lead mechanical engineer for
rehabilitation work at the Washoe, Verdi and Fleish Hydro Projects (these projects were built in ~1910).
Rehabilitation work at both projects included condition assessments. Based on condition assessments new control
panels, excitation, protective relay and neutral ground fault equipment was procured and installed. Engineering
support to TMWA included specifications, bidding assistance, submittals review and startup/commissioning
Education
B.S. Mechanical
Engineering, University of
California at Berkeley
Registration/Certification
Professional Engineer
- Washington
- Oregon
- California
- Alaska
- Nevada
- Massachusetts
Office: Seattle, Washington
Years of Experience: 30+
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support. At the Verdi project engineering support was also provided to replace the generator shaft and rewind the
generator.
Twin Falls Hydro Project, Twin Falls Hydro Associates, King County, Washington. Lead mechanical
engineer during preliminary design. Assisted with final licensing negotiations. Responsible for erection,
commissioning and operations management. He was responsible for erosion and soil control plan during final
phases of construction, including settling pond maintenance and monitoring. Managed IEC index tests. Performed
vibration baseline measurements. Resolved numerous problems following startup associated with control system,
bypass valve operation, bypass valve chamber concrete failure, draft tube gate failure, access tunnel rock support,
HVAC, etc. Resolved a total dissolved gas problem in the tailrace which was related to the draft tube air
admission system. Coordinated and implemented modifications to the control system (programmable logic
controller). Provided management of velocity measurements for a submerged inclined plane, wedge wire, fish
screen system. Managed the development of an innovative air burst fish screen cleaning system. Managed the
installation of a partial discharge monitoring system on both units. Operations Manager responsible for operations
and maintenance staff, planning, compliance and budgeting. Performed a complete vibration survey with non-
contact displacement probes (including key phases) and FFT analyzer.
Abitibi-Price Iroquois Falls Hydro Projects, Iroquois Falls, Ontario, Canada. Developed a business plan and
schedule and specifications for the rehabilitation of three powerhouses associated with this project in northern
Ontario, Canada. Issues addressed included: O&M staff levels and utilization; uprating of existing equipment,
automation and conversion of generating equipment from 25 to 60 Hz.
Rocky Reach Hydro Project, Washington. Evaluated fish bypass alternatives using life cycle analysis. Lead
mechanical engineer for design of mechanical systems for the juvenile fish bypass facility. Design included
complex hydraulic power units for the operation of 72 hydraulically operated fish screen cleaners and numerous
control gates. Supervised design team and interfaced with hydro project maintenance staff during design.
Pelton Round Butte Hydro Development, Oregon. Provided engineering support for an alternatives study for
fish passage systems at this 300 MW, 3 dam hydroelectric development as part of the relicensing efforts.
Performed preliminary design of various mechanical elements for the selective surface water withdrawal and fish
passage facility (SWW). Provided final design for mechanical system on the SWW project.
Box Canyon Hydro Project, Washington. Prepared an upgrade and modernization study for this 80 MW facility.
Provided engineering support during FERC relicense. Provided engineering support for replacement of generator
air coolers. Project manager for four unit upgrade and rehabilitation project. As project manager and lead
mechanical he developed turbine – generator upgrade and rehabilitation bid documents for this four unit
powerhouse built in 1955. Developed spillway crane modernization bid documents for 100 Ton gantry crane.
Developed powerhouse crane rehabilitation bid documents for 150 Ton gantry crane. Also involved with the TDG
abatement program which will involve modifications to the operations of the main spillway gates.
Cowlitz Falls Hydro Project, Washington. Performed a review of the operations and maintenance of this 77 MW
run-of-river project. Provided assistance with the repair/replacement of shaft seal, including weld procedures for
installation of new shaft sleeve, seal replacement vendor selection and filed assistance during replacement.
Swift #2 Hydro Project, Washington. Reviewed the loss claims of this 90 MW project after it was destroyed
when the headworks embankment failed and flooded the powerhouse and switchyard. Work included review of
Owners engineer’s procurement documents, review of reconstruction schedules, reviewed bids, and reviewed on-
site repairs (include.ing rewinds of the two 45 MW generators and rehabilitation of the Francis turbines). Provided
expert testimony for the case to determine the losses and costs of the project reconstruction.
Candelaria Hydro Project, Guatemala. As lead mechanical engineer developed turbine – generator equipment
procurement documents for 4.3 MW Francis turbine and synchronous generator, with auxiliary equipment.
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Boot Hydro Project, Massachusetts. Provided engineering services for the replacement of Kaplan hub
components which had failed with a new forging. Provided construction support during fabrication, machining and
installation.
Anyox – Kitsault Hydro Projects. Lead mechanical engineer responsible for development of equipment
procurement contract for this four hydroelectric project development in British Columbia, Canada. Lead
mechanical responsible for powerhouse mechanical systems, including HVAC, service water, cooling water, oil
water separators, equipment erection, commissioning and startup.
Publications & Conference Participation
- "Design of Hemispherical Shell Impact Limiters", Jones & Jarrett, 5th International Symposium of
Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials, 1976
- "Acoustic Resonance Phenomena in High Energy Variable Speed Pumps", Jarrett, University of
Virginia Rotating Machinery and Controls Symposium, 1981
- "An Adjustable Guide Vane Hydraulic Power Recovery Turbine", Jarrett, American Society of
Mechanical Engineers, Winter Annual Meeting, 1983
- "Development of the Owyhee Dam Hydroelectric Project", Jarrett, Pace & Stanaszek,
WaterPower 85 Symposium (also published in the ASE Magazine February 1986)
- "Hydraulic Evaluation of Traveling Belt Fish Screens at Weeks Falls", Jarrett & Winchell, Northwest
Hydro Association Symposium, 1989
- "Analysis of Unsteady Flows in Irrigation Canal Due to Load Rejection in Hydroelectric Project",
Jarrett & Swenson, WaterPower89
- "Air Burst Fish Screen Cleaning System for the Twin Falls Hydroelectric Project", Jarrett & Ott,
Northwest Hydroelectric Association Symposium
- "Development of an Eicher Screen Fish Diversion Screen at the Elwha Dam Hydroelectric Project",
Adam, Jarrett, Solonsky & Swenson, WaterPower91 (paper received Certificate of Honorable Mention).
- “Failure of Large Horizontal Kaplan Shaft”, Jarrett, Northwest Hydroelectric Association Technical
Workshop
- “Summersville Hydroelectric Project”, Harris & Jarrett, Hydro Review
1.3.2. Home Office Engineering Capabilities
Key Personnel Experience
Senior Technical Oversight
Jack Snyder, PE
Mechanical Engineer
B.S. Chemical Engineering
Cornell University
Mr. Snyder is a professional mechanical engineer and project manager with 35 years
of experience in the design and project management of hydropower projects from
feasibility analysis through construction and start up. His experience includes
commissioning all types of power plant equipment, including synchronous and
induction generators, Francis, Pelton and Turgo turbines. He has prepared
specifications and handled contracting for purchase of new hydropower generators
from 300 kW to 88 MW in size. He has acted as full-time on-site construction
manager on two hydropower projects and has personally started up six hydroelectric
projects, including commissioning and testing of generators. He also operated two
hydroelectric projects as plant superintendent for 1½ years. Jack gained considerable
experience with equipment design and specifications, troubleshooting and repairs,
particularly while involved in plant operations. Jack has performed in-factory
inspection and acceptance testing for turbines and generators manufactured in the
USA, Canada, Germany, Brazil, Finland and France. In the past 5 years he has
managed hydropower projects that included development of equipment bid packages
and powerhouse designs for seven hydropower projects.
- Youngs Creek Hydroelectric Project, Sultan, Washington. Jack served as
overall project manager and attended weekly construction meetings on site as
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well as assisting with the dry commissioning of the powerhouse equipment in
March, 2011.
- Choloma Hydroelectric Project- Finca Trece Aguas, Guatemala. Jack serves
as overall project manager, manages the turbine/generator supply contract and
will lead the plant startup and commissioning team, and overall CM services.
- Eldorado Reservoir Hydroelectric Project, Lake Country, BC, Canada. Jack
served as overall project manager and lead the startup team.
- Candelaria Hydroelectric Project, HCSA, Senahu, Guatemala. Managed
budget and schedule for this 16 month project including CM services. Lead
commissioning team and started up unit successfully in July, 2006.
- Anyox and Kitsault Hydroelectric Projects, Alice Arm, British Columbia,
Canada. Total 56 MW where Jack provided project management and
coordinated aerial survey and mapping, geotechnical explorations, fishery studies
and hydrology/stream gauging contractors. Developed cost estimates and
financial pro forma analysis models
- Songhees Creek Hydroelectric Project, near Port Hardy, Vancouver Island,
BC, Canada. Completed project hydrology review, annual energy output
projections, and unit size selection and optimization, and assisted with
preparation of equipment tender documents Equipment tenders went out for
formal bids, and plant is expected to begin construction once financing is
arranged
- Power Creek Hydroelectric Project, Cordova Electric Cooperative,
Cordova, Alaska. Owner’s Engineer and QA/QC Manager for construction
Performed on-site construction inspections to confirm compliance with FERC
License and other construction permits.
- Box Canyon Hydroelectric Project, Pend Oreille County PUD, Newport,
Washington. Currently assisting Client with implementation of terms of new
license, including preparation of bid documents for rehabilitation and upgrade of
all four vertical Kaplan turbines. $69 million contract for turbine upgrade was
awarded in June 2007 to VA Tech of Austria and the first new unit started up in
March, 2011.
- Tazimina Hydroelectric Project, Iliamna, Alaska Prepared water-to-wire
equipment supply contract, including detailed specifications for the turbine,
generator, controls, switchyard and auxiliary equipment.
- King Cove Hydroelectric Project, City of King Cove, Alaska. Managed
construction contracts and lead plant start-up and commissioning team.
- Koma Kulshan Hydroelectric Project, Pacific Energy, Concrete,
Washington. Performed extensive pre-construction license compliance work for
project on U.S. government land. Served 18 months at site as overall project
manager. Administered contracts, approved invoices, inspected construction,
and approved field changes. Headed commissioning team, hired and trained
plant operators and managed plant operations for 8 months.
- Puget Sound Energy, Lower Baker Dam Constructability Review
Mort McMillen, PE
Senior Civil Engineer
M.S. Environmental
Engineering and Science
Stanford University
B.S. Civil Engineering
University of Idaho
Mort McMillen, PE, brings more than 25 years of experience with a broad background
in hydraulics, water resources, fisheries engineering, hydroelectric facilities,
water/wastewater facilities and heavy civil engineering and construction. His project
experience includes large multi-discipline projects including: water and wastewater
treatment plants, sanitary sewer lines and force mains, water transmission pipelines,
pump stations, and reservoirs, fish screens and barriers, fish hatcheries, dams and
spillways, dikes, and transportation facilities, and have often included major
environmental analysis for ESA listed species. Mort has proven expertise in managing
multi-discipline design teams in the planning, design, and construction of complex
projects. Since starting his professional career in 1984, Mort has worked on over 50
multi-discipline projects at major hydroelectric facilities including Bonneville Dam,
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John Day Dam, The Dalles Dam, Cougar Dam, South Willamette, Lower Granite Dam,
Lower Monumental Dam, Dworshak Dam, Hells Canyon Dam, Swan Falls Dam, Bliss
Dam, Upper Salmon Falls Dam, and Lower Salmon Falls Dam. Mort brings a proven
history of managing complex projects requiring a multi-discipline team of professionals
to achieve success.
- Design-Build Manager, Projects USACE, Portland District, Elk Creek Dam
Removal and Ecosystem Restoration Design-Build Project
- Project Manager, USACE, Sacramento District, Napa Dry Bypass Plans and
Specifications for the Napa River Flood Protection Project:
- Project Manager, Seattle City Light (SCL) Mill Pond Dam Removal Project
- Project Manager, Rehabilitation of the Wallowa Lake Diversion Dam
- Design-Build Manager, Puget Sound Energy, Baker River Hatchery renovation
- Design-Build Manager, PSE Electron Flume Replacement and Fish Trapping
Facilities - including rock anchoring and construction of a new 60’ tall steel
flume support frame & forebay trapping facility.
- Design-Build Manager, PacifiCorp Energy Toketee Dam Intake Expansion
- Design-Build Manager, Yale Dam Spillway and Intake Net System
- Project Manager PSE Baker Hydroelectric Complex FERC Licensing Support
- Hydraulic Design Engineer for Spillway and Outlet Works Facilities at 110’
RCC Zintel Canyon Dam
- Design Manager for Sullivan Lake Dam Cold Water Pipeline.
- Design Manager for Multiple Projects at Little Goose, and Lower Monumental
Dams on the Lower Snake River
- Project Manager PSE White River Hydroelectric Project Diversion Dam
Reconstruction Design
- PSE White River Flowline 200 cfs Fish Screen and Flowline Outlet Structures
- Avista Long Lake Dam Spillway Modifications Design
Home Office Engineering
Joe Carson, PE
Mechanical Engineer
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
University of Notre Dame
Joe is a professional mechanical engineer who has performed final design calculations,
provided construction support, prepared technical specifications, drawing reviews,
contract documents, and technical memos, as well as economic analysis. He has
reviewed contractor submittals and evaluated proposed alternatives to design. In the
field, he has performed site supervision, construction inspection, tests, and field
measurements. Regarding mechanical equipment, Joe has performed turbine sizing,
setting, and hydraulic transient analyses. He has prepared design calculations and
procurement specifications for gates, valves, and cranes.
- City of Sitka, Blue Lake Hydroelectric Expansion, Provision of engineering
study and design services for the Blue Lake hydroelectric project expansion in
Alaska
- Cordova Electric Cooperative, Humpback Creek Intake Construction & Penstock
Inspection, Cordova, Alaska
- Newfoundland Labrador Hydro Gate Analysis, St. Johns, Newfoundland,
Canada
- TransAlta Fleet-wide Condition Assessment, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Whitman Lake Hydroelectric Project, Ketchikan, AK
Seung K. Kim, PE
Senior Electrical Engineer
BSEE/MSEE
University of Washington
BSEE
Mr. Kim has over 35 years of experience in electrical design and consultation. As
project manager and lead electrical engineer, Mr. Kim is experienced in all phases of
power, instrumentation and control, generation, transmission and distribution projects,
encompassing planning, conceptual design, feasibility studies, specification
development, bid evaluations, and shop drawing reviews in support of construction for
clients. His project experience includes hydro power plants, substations, SCADA
systems, energy and co-generation projects. Mr. Kim has prepared or participated in
creating contract documents, electrical one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, control
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Seoul National University diagrams, wiring diagrams, and equipment layout. In his early career he was a design
engineer for protective relay control panels and switchgear.
- Calligan Creek and Hancock Creek Hydroelectric Projects, Public Utility District
No. 1 of Snohomish County, Everett, Washington
- Youngs Creek Hydroelectric Project, Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish
County, Everett, Washington
- Carmen-Smith and Trail Bridge Hydro Projects, Eugene Water and Electric
Board, Eugene, Oregon
- Eldorado Reservoir Hydroelectric Project, District of Lake Country, British
Columbia, Canada
- Box Canyon Hydroelectric Project Turbine-Generator Upgrade, Public Utility
District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, Newport, Washington
John Bakken, PE
Electrical Engineer
MSEE Electrical Power
Engineering
University of Washington
M.S. Electrical Power
Engineering
Norwegian Institute of
Technology
Mr. Bakken is an electrical power engineer with 30 years of domestic and international
engineering experience with high voltage and extra high voltage substations, including
SF6 gas-insulated stations, as well as hydropower plants. He has been the technical
lead for rehabilitation of substations and hydropower plants and performed condition
assessments and independent engineering reviews of electrical transmission and
distribution systems, as well as hydropower plants, both domestically and abroad. He
has served as design engineer, lead electrical engineer and project manager for
numerous substation and hydropower projects. His engineering experience includes
planning studies, concept development, permitting support, equipment selection, detail
design development, grounding system analyses and design, insulation coordination,
protective relay applications, relay setting calculations, shop drawing reviews, factory
test witnessing, construction support, and preparation of testing and checkout
procedures. In addition to preparation of detailed design plans and specifications, he
has broad experience with preparation of engineer, procure, construct, (EPC) type
bidding documents for turnkey project delivery. Mr. Bakken carries out independent
engineering and due diligence reviews of electric utility systems, including condition
assessment and operation and maintenance practices, in support of financing or sale of
assets.
- Columbus (3 x 15 MW) and Monroe (3 x 2.5MW)Hydropower Plant
Rehabilitation, Loup Power District, Nebraska
- South Fork Tolt Hydropower Project (16MW), Detailed Design, Seattle City
Light, Washington
- Wanapum (1000MW) and Priest Rapids (900 MW)
- Hydropower Projects, Independent Engineering
- Review, Grant County PUD, Washington
- Big Eddy Hydropower Plant (32 MW), Protective Relay Settings, INCO Ltd.,
Canada
- Tiete Hydropower Projects (10 plants, 2,651 MW total), Independent
Engineering Review, AES Americas, Inc., Brazil
Chris Boyd, PE
Civil / Structural Engineer
M.S. Civil Engineering
University of Idaho
B.S. Civil Engineering
University of Idaho
Mr. Boyd brings a wide range of experience from heavy civil, hydraulic, fisheries and
hydropower projects. Mr. Boyd served as the Project Engineer for the design and is
currently assisting with the restoration of two South San Francisco Bay salt ponds into
bird habitat. This challenging project included the redesign of the pond operations to
provide habitat to sensitive and endangered species in the South Bay area. In addition,
Mr. Boyd has served as a Senior Engineer for a wide range of projects, including the
restoration of Paradise Creek, the partial removal of Elk Creek dam, the design of a
new bypass channel for the Napa River in Napa California, and numerous in-stream
fisheries and hydropower projects including major modifications to the Toketee
Reservoir Intake, design of a new tailrace barrier for the Slide Creek powerhouse,
seismic stability analysis for the spillway training wall at Yale Dam, as well as
numerous fish passage projects. Common species for fisheries related work include
salmon, steelhead, lamprey and trout. Mr. Boyd has performed work throughout the
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west, including projects in California, Oregon and Washington. He has experience
working on hydropower and restoration projects ranging from mountain streams to
estuaries and tidal ponds. See the project descriptions below for additional
information.
- USACE, Sacramento District, Napa Dry Bypass for the Napa River Flood
Protection Project, Napa, California.
- USACE, Portland District, Elk Creek Dam Removal Structural Concrete
Inspection and Construction Services
- USACE, Walla Walla District, Paradise Creek Design-Build, Moscow, Idaho.
(concrete traffic bridges and utility bridges) Structure construction management
services.
- Puget Sound Energy, Baker Hatchery Design-Build, Full time Construction
Management for entire project including key structural and underground piping
systems.
- PacifiCorp Energy, Slide Creek Plant & Facility Construction Management
Services
- PacifiCorp Energy, Hydroelectric Turbine Pressure Relief Valve Deflectors at
Prospect Powerhouses 1 and 2 Construction Management Services
- PacifiCorp Energy, Lemolo No. 2 Powerhouse Intake Structure and Pipeline
Project, Construction Management Services
- PacifiCorp, Yale Dam Design-Build Bull Trout Entrainment Net, Intake, and
Spillway construction management services
- Idaho Transportation Department US95 Setters to Bellgrove Stage 1 & 2. Full
time Construction Management Services for the $17 million and $35 million
reconstruction/realignment projects of eight miles including four new prestressed
concrete girder bridges, and two new steel plate girder bridges.
Murali Balan, PE
Structural Engineer
M.S. Civil Engineering
University of Missouri
B.S. Civil Engineering
Mumbai University (India)
Mr. Balan has significant groundwater and seismic stability experience as a structural
engineer within the framework of the California environmental and regulatory
environment. He has worked on seismic vulnerability studies for structures in ground
and in or near both static and running water. He has worked on numerous below
ground structural works which had to deal with static and dynamic loads from soil,
water and possible seismic activity.
- Southeast Alaska Power Authority, Swan Lake Dam Feasibility Study
- City of Akutan, Alaska Town Creek Hydroelectric East Diversion Dam
- City of Santa Monica, Charnock Well Field Restoration Project
Central Arizona Project, Pima Mine Road Recharge Basin
- Orange County Water District, Groundwater Replenishment System
- City of Pasadena Department of Water & Power Seismic Vulnerability Study
- PacifiCorp Energy, Oneida Hydroelectric Developments
Mark Havekost, PE
Geotechnical Engineer /
Tunnels
M.S. Geotechnical
Engineering
University of CA (Berkley)
B.S. Civil Engineering
California Poly
Mr. Havekost has worked on a broad range of geological, geotechnical, and civil
engineering projects. With 15 years of experience in the underground industry
concentrating on tunnel design and geotechnical engineering, he has participated in the
design, construction, or evaluation of numerous tunnel projects, including wastewater,
water supply, and highway tunnels. He has a strong background in the geotechnical
aspects of rock tunnels, geotechnical investigations, ground characterization, and
tunnel excavation and support methods and specifications. He has provided feasibility
studies, detailed design and design coordination and field construction support on
numerous rock tunnels, portals and shafts, and underground structures. He is currently
Jacobs Associates’ project manager for the Swan Lake Pumped Storage Project.
- Lower Baker Powerhouse Project, Concrete, Washington
- Gorge 2nd Tunnel, Newhalem, Washington
- Upper Diamond Fork Design Build Water Conveyance Project, Spanish Fork,
- San Vicente Pipeline Project, San Diego, California
- Beatrix Reservoir Intake Tunnel, Caguas, Puerto Rico
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Gerry Millar, LEG
Geotechnical Engineer /
Geologist
M.S. Geological Engineering
University of Missouri-Rolla
B.A. Geology
Rutgers University
Gerry Millar is an engineering geologist with 40 years experience with hydro tunnels,
slope and landslide stabilization, and dam foundation design. He has performed the
duties of project manager/project engineering geologist for pre-feasibility, feasibility,
design, and bid stages for six large hydroelectric dams that included both tunnel boring
machine (TBM) and drill-and-blast tunnels, and four run-of-the-river TBM-driven
tunnels all over 5km in length. His duties included either coordinating or performing
the relevant geological mapping and reconnaissance, site borings, geophysical (seismic
refraction and downhole) surveys, and borrow area development. He wrote the
foundation and tunnel design reports and compiled the relevant contract documents
(drawings and specifications, summary of work) for these projects, and served as
resident geologist/tunnel engineer during the construction of three of them. His
experience includes hard rock tunnel projects throughout the Northwest, including
Alaska.
- Lower Baker Dam Powerhouse, Concrete, WA
- Terror Lake Power Tunnel/Shafts, Kodiak Island, AK
- Moncion Dam Design Build Power & Diversion Tunnel, Dominican Republic
- Moncion and Amina Dam Feasibility Study, Dominican Republic
- Sultan Power Tunnel & Site Geology, Cascade Mountains, WA
- Power Tunnel Emergency Repairs, Cordova AK and Packwood Tunnel WA
1.3.3. Anticipated Field Office and Inspection Staff
Key Personnel Experience
Field Office Inspection Staff
Phillip Chandler, PE
Lead Tunnel Engineer
B.S. Civil Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Mr. Chandler has more than 30 years of experience in construction and construction
management of underground and surface facilities. He has been involved in the
construction of three intelligent highway tunnels, water and sewer tunnels, commuter
rail facilities, dam foundations, and mining projects throughout the United States,
Puerto Rico, and Singapore. Mr. Chandler’s background is primarily in the
construction of underground projects, but many of these projects have included
ancillary work including electrical, mechanical, architectural, environmental, and
electronic installations, especially the highway tunnels.
- Bi-County Water Tunnel, Maryland
- Narragansett Bay CSO Tunnel, Providence, Rhode Island
- Deep Tunnel Sewerage System, Singapore
- Bunyard Tunnel, Winslow, Arkansas
- Glenwood Canyon Tunnels, Colorado
Omar Fulton, PE
Tunnel Engineer
B.S. Mining Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
Mr. Fulton has diverse experience in the construction and mining industries and has
developed expertise in Hydroelectric Facility Construction, Ground Support, Ground
Water Exploration & Source Development, Geotechnical Investigation, Mineral
Resource Estimation, Blast Design, Blasting Mitigation and Blast Vibration Analysis.
- Power Creek Hydroelectric Facility Diversion Dam Repairs, Cordova, AK
- Humpback Creek Hydroelectric Facility Reconstruction, Cordova, Alaska, Served
as Resident Engineer on all civil work which included further road construction for
right bank access, construction of two diversion tunnels, penstock installment,
slope stability, in-stream diversion work, and foundation preparations for intake
structure.
- Twin Falls Underground Hydroelectric Power Plant Twin Turbine, Snoqualmie
Pass, Washington – identified and designed remediation techniques for an
underground twin turbine hydroelectric facility. Provided project management and
inspection of all procedures and materials used for construction.
- West Elk Mine, Somerset, CO – Managed and provided filed engineering for two
700-ft deep shafts and 1500’of mine tunnel development for a longwall coal mine.
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This included implantation of quality control and assurance program for all
installed concrete, subcontractor inspections and performance review, production
and progress reporting, construction material inventories and purchasing, and
project contract negotiations. Other related work included ventilation header
design, survey control both on the surface and underground, the inter-connection of
development with shaft stations, and the coordination for development with
underground mining progress.
Steve Kruse, PE
Lead Concrete Inspector
B.S. Civil Engineering
Texas A&I University
Mr. Kruse has provided on-site construction management on large complex projects
throughout the world. He has assisted clients with resolution of problems and non-
compliance issues that result during the course of construction. He has provided
technical / engineering support for start-up and commissioning of several large heavy
civil projects. Relevant large concrete inspection and construction management
projects include:
- 650MW Power Plant, Duke Energy Grays Harbor (concrete, reinforcement,
structural steel, subcontract administration, UBC inspection coordination)
- $800M San Roque Multi-Purpose Dam, Philippines (earthworks (coordination and
backfill, along with inspection), concrete, concrete reinforcement, structural steel
installation, piping and mechanical works, start-up engineer coordinator, and
supervision of millwrights, ironworks, and sprinkler fitters at different times during
project)
- Combine Cycle and Simple Cycle Power Plant, Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic
Tucker Robb
Document Control
B.S. Construction
Management
Boise State University
Mr. Robb brings the organization and management skills to provide document control
expertise on multi-discipline technically changing projects. He received a degree in
Construction Management from Boise State University where he was honored with the
College of Engineering Outstanding Award, which is given to only one graduate a year.
His expertise includes working closely with vendors, suppliers, and client coordination.
Mr. Robb has handled all document correspondence, RFI, submittals, material
procurement, schedule tracking, purchase orders, invoice tracking, contracts, and
subcontracts. He has his Construction Quality Management Certificate from the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers and has experience in programs such as QCS (USACE), EA
Docs (BUREC), and Trueshare (FTP Site). Mr. Robb has worked on projects for private,
local, and federal stakeholders such as but not limited to PacifiCorp Energy, US Army
Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services. He is
currently providing document control for the following projects;
- Bureau of Reclamation Boise Diversion Dam Spillway Modifications and Gate
Replacement Project
- Bureau of Reclamation Winthrop NFH Full Renovation and Modifications to
Hatchery Complex and Ancillary Facilities
- USACE, Omaha District, Borie Well Fields TCRA Ground Water Treatment Plant
Design-Build Project (Fast Tracked)
- Mountain Home Air Force Base, SFS Warehouse and Security Design-Build
Project (Fast Tracked)
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1.3.4. Billing Rates & Per Diem Rates
Key Personnel Billing Rates
Key Personnel Role Billing Rate
Technical Oversight / Resident Engineer / Senior Engineer
Jack Snyder, PE (MCM) Senior Technical Oversight $197.00
Mort McMillen, PE (MCM) Senior Technical Oversight $160.00
Richard Linden, PE (MCM) Resident Engineer $125.00
Don Jarrett, PE (MCM) Senior Engineer $184.00
Home Office Engineering
Chris Boyd, PE (MCM) Structural/Civil Engineer $120.00
Murali Balan, PE (MCM) Structural Engineer $115.00
Joe Carson, PE (MCM) Mechanical Engineer $115.00
Mark Havekost, PE (JA) Geotechnical Engineer / Tunnels $225.00
Gerry Millar, LEG (JA) Geotechnical Engineer / Geologist $250.00
Seung Kim, PE (EESC) Senior Electrical Engineer $180.00
John Bakken, PE (EESC) Electrical Engineer $180.00
Jason Starner (MCM) Cost Estimator (Structural / Civil) $120.00
Paul Dutton (JA) Cost Estimator (Underground) $140.00
Field Office / Inspection Staff
Phillip Chandler, PE (JA) Lead Tunnel Engineer $114.00
Omar Fulton, PE (MCM) Tunnel / Geotechnical Inspector $100.00
Steve Kruse, PE (MCM) Lead Concrete Inspector $125.00
Tucker Robb (MCM) Document Control $85.00
Local Resources (Local / MCM) Concrete Inspector $80.00
Local Resources (Local / MCM) Electrical Inspector $80.00
Local Resources (Local / MCM) Civil Inspector $80.00
Local Resources (Local / MCM) Environmental Compliance $80.00
Local Resources (Local / MCM) Concrete Lab $80.00
Note: Please see cost detail for all Per Diem Rates and expenses associated with the
overall project cost presented.
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2.0 Project Approach
Our detailed work approach is described below. The primary goal of our approach is to recognize and
address construction risks as they arise. We also have structured our approach to facilitate
communication with the City and building relationships at all levels of the project by developing a
partnering atmosphere. In this way, technical and managerial conflicts are resolved before they impact
costs and schedule, thereby avoiding construction claims.
2.2 Approach to Construction Safety
The Blue Lake project has numerous work areas including the tunnels and intake which are congested
where ventilations, lighting, communication, and ground support must be implemented in challenging
environmental – safety can be the biggest risk on a hydroelectric and tunnel project. A safe project
hinges on the participation of all team members. The McMillen team will strive to develop and
maintain a safe work that complies with the City, State, and Federal guidelines.
One of the primary roles of the McMillen team will be to assist the Contractor’s Safety manager with
the development, review, and monitoring of the Contractor’s safety program to ensure compliance with
regulatory requirements. Our team will also stress that the Contractor’s overall responsibility for
safety cannot be compromised.
2.3 Review of Construction Bid Documents
As outlined in the RFP, the City does not expect any detailed engineering review of the construction
documents as part of our proposal effort or subsequent Construction Management (CM) work effort.
We understand the selected CM firm will complete a detailed review of the Agreement, Supplementary
Conditions, Bid Form, and Division I Specifications. The focus of our review will be to identify those
portions of the bid documents which could be modified to align more closely with our proposed CM
procedures, more clearly outline the contract requirements in terms of contract language. Our Resident
Engineer, Dick Linden, will lead this initial work task bringing over 30 years of experience in
implementing contracts for hydroelectric facilities to the City.
2.4 Construction Contract Pre-Bid Conference and Review of Bids
Our teams’ experience working with contractors on hydroelectric projects under similar environmental,
cost, and community impact constraints will be an asset to the City. As outlined in Article 19 of the
Instructions to Bidders, the City intends to evaluate based on a combination of factors including total
bid price, bidders qualifications and capabilities, preliminary work plan and schedule, and proposed
generation outage work plan and schedule. This evaluation approach ensures the Contractor’s ability
to deliver projects on time, at the least cost, and with the least impact to the community and
environment. Major considerations are the Contractor’s safety record, and history of claims and
qualifications.
We will work with the City to prepare an agenda for the pre-bid conference and will provide input and
prepare remarks for the conference as agreed with the City in advance. We will prepare minutes of the
pre-bid meeting to document the topics discussed.
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We will also work with the Design Engineer and the City to prepare responses to bidders’ requests for
clarification, and assist with their preparation of addenda as necessary. We will be present at bid
opening, and work with the City to evaluate bids and recommend award to the selected bidder.
2.5 Preparation for and Participation in the Pre-Construction Conference
The pre-construction conference will allow the City, Contractor, Construction Manager, Design
Engineer, and any other entities closely involved in the project to meet and define roles and
responsibilities. The Resident Engineer will handle logistics, such as setting the agenda, coordinating
the meeting location and schedule, and distributing meeting minutes to all parties. The purpose of the
pre-construction conference is to introduce the key team members to each other, familiarize all
concerned with the various administrative requirements of the project, and ensure that each participant
understands what is required to fulfill their contracts.
2.6 Approach to Construction Contract Management Services
2.6.1 Partnering – The First Step to Disputes Avoidance
We strongly support the use of partnering on a
construction project to avoid disputes. Our experience
with partnering on many hydroelectric related
construction projects has resulted in resolution of
problems at the lowest level possible, which prevents
small problems from developing into big problems.
When adopting a partnering approach, all of the project
delivery parties much agree from the beginning to a
formal structure that focuses on creative cooperation and
teamwork in order to avoid adversarial relationships.
Working relationships are carefully and deliberately
built based on mutual respect, trust, and integrity. The
partnering approach is based upon the idea that
partnering can provide the basis for participants to
reorient themselves towards a “win-win” approach to
problem solving and can foster synergistic teamwork.
Partnering does not replace or substitute the contract
plans and specifications. Instead, partnering is a
business plan developed by the project partners that
defines the cooperative approach to be used in
administering the contract plans and specifications.
Mutual goals are defined and all partners agree to work
cooperatively so that the project goals can be achieved.
One of the first steps in partnering is to identify appropriate contact personnel within each organization
to form an “Issue Resolution Ladder”. For the Contractor this is usually the President, Vice President,
“Working with McMillen has been a
very positive experience. They
demonstrated a clear understanding
of the project scope and a strong focus
on what key aspects are most
important to me as the Client. They
did a superb job of keeping the project
and the project team in alignment on
those key aspects.”
Rudolf W. Jacobs, Owner
Hidroelectrica Choloma, SA
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or Director of Regional Operations. For the City this
may be the Electric Department Manager. The next
level down is termed the sponsor level. For the
Contractor, this is usually the person reporting directly
to the executive manager. For the City it is the Project
Manager.
The last level is called the project level, and it is at this
level that most of the partnering must take place. It
would include the Contractor’s project manager, field
engineers, and superintendents. For the City this level
would include the Resident Engineer and all Inspectors.
This process helps establish the chain of command in
each organization. Each level of the organization is
expected to work cooperatively to resolve issues.
However, if issues cannot be resolved in a timely
manner or are beyond the authority granted at that level,
each level understands that the issue must be elevated.
Our experiences with true partnering have been positive.
Regular meetings at the executive and sponsor level are
highly encouraged, particularly on large and/or complex
projects. However, when disagreements cannot be resolved we will follow the Dispute Resolution
process as outlined in Article 16 of the contract specifications.
2.6.2 Quality Control and Quality Assurance
Our philosophy is that Quality Control (QC) is performed to provide evidence that contract
requirements for the finished product are met, and to identify deficiencies requiring evaluation and/or
correction. The Contractor’s QC activities include: (1) field verification of work in progress and
completed work; (2) verification of materials and equipment fabricated off site; (3) testing of materials
performed by on-site and off-site organizations; (4) documentation of verifications and testing; and (5)
evaluation of test or inspections; (6) identification of non-conforming conditions; and (7) tracking
resolution or correction of non-conformance issues.
We see our Quality Assurance (QA) role as the process to evaluate the effectiveness of the QC
activities to determine if they conform with the project Quality Control (QC) Plan. As appropriate, we
will enforce the approved construction QC plan where deficiencies are observed. QA activities include
review and evaluation of the QC Plan, procedures, qualifications, and documentation, as well as
independent inspections, audits and verification surveys.
Our Lead QA Inspectors, in conjunction with material testing organizations and our Inspectors, will
develop and implement a QA plan in accordance with City requirements. We will also perform
independent identification of non-conforming conditions, and take the lead in tracking resolution of
non- conformance issues.
“...McMillen demonstrates a talent to
combine an exceptional ability to
propose efficient technical solutions,
bring a large diverse group to focus
on the task at hand, and obtain
agreement on a single technical
design that solves a complex
problem.”
Kim Lane, Puget Sound Energy
Program Manager
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Tunnel construction requires the implementation of expensive, complicated equipment operated by
specialized work forces. Any delays to these critical path operations often lead to expensive,
contentious contract disputes, claims, and litigation. The Resident Engineer must therefore have
accurate records documenting details of the Contractor’s work activities to rapidly evaluate and resolve
construction issues as they arise. The role of the Inspector in underground construction therefore
differs from that of the public works inspector in that the underground inspector must attend both
QA/QC and documentation of construction activities: quantity verification, progress, specialized
excavation equipment operation, dispute avoidance, etc.
The daily reports will be prepared by each Inspector electronically. A daily log will then be generated
automatically allowing the construction management team real-time access to inspection details,
material and labor quantities, and the complete daily ledger.
Our goal is to work closely with the City and Design Engineer to ensure the Plans and Specifications
requirements are met during construction. Our approach to changes caused by unforeseen conditions or
other circumstances will be reviewed with the City and Design Engineer to ensure that the integrity of
the design is maintained.
2.6.3 Contractor Submittals
A planned, coordinated and timely submittal process is essential for a successful project. A submittal
list is presented in the Blue Lake Specifications, Section 1300 outlining the required submittals and
submission general scheduled. We will work closely with the Contractor to refine the submittal
schedule and tie it to the overall Contractor’s work schedule. We will also coordinate with the City
and the Design Engineer to clearly designate those submittal’s which require review by the Design
Engineer and those that will be handled by the McMillen team. To increase efficiency and decrease re-
submittals, we will log the submittal and make an initial evaluation of each submittal for completeness
and clarity then transmit immediately to the Design Engineer or back to the contractor if incomplete.
Our team will track, log, and communicate the status of all submittals at the project meetings. When
necessary to shorten review cycles, we will arrange pre-submittal or submittal review meetings with
the relevant parties. Our team will also review submittal comments before they are returned to the
contractor to confirm they are clear and unambiguous.
2.6.4 Request for Information (RFI)
The RFI process is another essential element of the work to maintain progress. However, they are
often written in haste and can be poorly worded. Poorly worded RFIs lead to misunderstandings and
unexpected responses which can waste valuable time. Our team will review each RFI and make sure it
asks the proper question before is it transmitted to the responder. Where appropriate, we will provide
suggestions and additional information to facilitate the response or respond directly.
2.6.5 Potential Change Orders
Prompt and equitable evaluation of change orders, whether they are change orders originating from the
City or the Contractor, require an impartial evaluation of cost and schedule impacts. When evaluating
a large change order proposal, it is important to develop independent production-type cost estimates
that account for labor, equipment, and construction methods in the same way that the contractor bids
the work. This approach segregates the work into discrete tasks, which in turn requires the
development of crew and equipment spreads in conjunction with production rates for each task.
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McMillen’s and Jacobs Associates’ cost estimators, who are not outside consultants, have gained
significant experience working in the employment of underground construction contractors as well as
McMillen’s self executing construction division. These staff members will provide independent cost
estimates as required for evaluating change orders.
2.6.6 Non-Conformance Reports
Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) are issued when the work is not completed in accordance with the
specifications and drawings or any safety violations are observed in the field. The McMillen team logs
each notice and keeps it open until such time the non conformance issue is resolved to the satisfaction
of the project requirements.
2.6.7 Payment Requisitions
The progress payments must reflect the schedule progress and the schedule of values. At the end of
each pay period, the actual amount of work performed must be determined. Our daily inspection
records which contain accurate registers of work accomplished is the best method to evaluate progress.
Progress payments should not be made against unresolved change orders. The Resident Engineer will
meet with the Contractor and agree on the payment against the schedule of values. Records of the
progress payment meetings will be maintained. The payment will reflect all resolved change orders,
payments only for material on-hand, and mobilization.
2.6.8 Claims and Disputes Management
Claims typically occur either because a Request for Change is denied or unilateral Change Order is
issued. In the latter case, there usually is no dispute as to whether the Contractor is entitled to
compensation – the disagreement is over the amount. However, the denial of a Request for Change is
usually based on a lack of demonstrated entitlement contractually and/or factually.
We consider that it is the Resident Engineer’s role to respond in a timely manner to Requests for
Change, with input from the City and Design Engineer, as appropriate. Our extensive practical
experience in hydroelectric projects allows us to offer a frank appraisal of a Contractor’s Request for
Change while still serving the best interest of the City.
While the contract language will serve as the basis for justification of any action taken, our extensive
involvement in the settlement of disputes in the hydroelectric and underground construction industry
provides us with an understanding of the enforceability of certain clauses routinely included in
construction contracts. This, in conjunction with detailed factual information collected during the
prosecution of the work, will allow the Resident Engineer to provide a well founded, concise, and
timely response to any Request for Change Order. In addition, the Resident Engineer will provide a
demonstrated commitment to foster dialogue toward the resolution of dispute(s) with the goal to
eliminate and/or minimize the number of claims generated.
2.6.9 Construction Progress Meetings
The weekly construction progress and planning meeting will review what has been accomplished in the
previous period and the work planned for the next two to three weeks. There will be notification of
future needs and deadlines. The focus will be on managing the project with proactive assignments that
stay ahead of the work. The weekly meetings will be chaired by the Resident Engineer.
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There will be a monthly meeting open to all interested parties to review the construction to date and the
work planned for the next three months. The purpose of the meeting will be similar to the weekly
meetings, but focus on major issues.
A quarterly meeting with senior city management staff to bring them up-to-date on the progress, cost,
and schedule. Work planned for the next six months will be reviewed including the identified risk
areas. The areas of identified risk will also include the action plan to mitigate and contain the risk.
Special meetings will be convened as required to manage special activities, which could include
meetings to review work plans for new major activities, shutdowns and tie-ins to the existing plant, etc.
The Resident Engineer will invite attendees, prepare the agenda, and distribute minutes following these
meetings. Their focus will be to inform, identify risk, and develop programs and procedures to reduce
the risk.
2.7 Approach to Project Controls
2.7.1 Construction Schedules
We will review the Contractor’s initial baseline schedule to check its conformance with the
Specifications. Schedule conflicts will be identified and resolved. During the monthly schedule
updates, we will check that the contractor’s schedule complies with the Specification revision
requirements and verify that the written narrative describes the progress accurately. It is important to
identify all changes in logic, activity duration, and resources as well as any deletion or addition of
activities, and evaluate the acceptability of each.
We will also verify that the progress of activities and any other as-built information is accurate. It is
our job to point out any loss of float and alert the project team of all actual or potential delays and
disruptions to the schedule. We will also make recommendations to the City on how to regain any lost
time in the schedule. Finally, short-term look-a-head schedules will be reviewed and used as a tool for
planning.
2.7.2 Document Control
The key to successful construction management is to expedite processing and responses to construction
submittals, shop drawings, RFIs, change orders and any other items for which the City, Design
Engineer, and/or CM team are responsible.
The construction documents will be logged, indexed, and stored electronically in MicroSoft
Sharepoint, the City’s document control system. The use of Sharepoint will ensure that all
construction documents will be indexed with relevant metadata and retained on secure, backed up
servers as a permanent record of construction process. Maintaining a permanent, complete record of
all construction decisions will aid the City with future facility maintenance and upgrades.
All paper documents will be scanned and imported into Sharepoint. Electronic documents will be
directly imported in their original format (PDF, Word, Excel, AutoCAD, etc.). Scanned documents
will be processed using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) so that all scanned documents will be
text searchable for later identification and retrieval.
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A conventional hard-copy filing system will exist in parallel to be used as a system backup when, for
use where a paper original is required, or during computer system outages. The paper files and
electronic document systems will be cross-referenced, so that corresponding records can be quickly
located in either system.
2.7.3 Correspondence
The Resident Engineer will oversee all correspondence with the Contractor. Correspondence will be
generated for important issues involving the work that are not handled by normal transmittals.
Examples include notifications of potential claims, differing site conditions, and changes in personnel.
All the letters will be tracked, actions assigned, and response dates noted. The correspondence file will
be continuously updated and will be reviewed at the weekly progress meeting. The Resident Engineer
will be responsible for maintaining this file.
2.8 Approach to Environmental Compliance Monitoring
Based on discussions with the City, it is our understanding the City intends to use a local resource for
the environmental compliance monitoring aspects of the Blue Lake project. McMillen will work with
the City and the independent environmental consultant to ensure a comprehensive approach to the
environmental compliance monitoring program is developed to document compliance with all
regulated / specified parameters and project specifications. Test results, supplied by the contractor’s
testing firm, will be spot-checked by an independent test laboratory periodically, and especially if non-
compliance is suspected.
There are some notable environmental compliance issues for the Blue Lake project. Testing of tunnel
muck before disposal will be a critical function of the environmental monitoring. Because of the time
required for some of these tests, muck stockpiling and tracking will be crucial to ensuring that the
project does not become “muck bound”, which can impact the construction schedule. Discharge
requirements will center around the permits for tunnel dewatering and site surface water.
The Contractor’s treatment plant of tunnel inflows as well as the compliance with and monitoring of
the SWPPP, will be a major focus of the environmental inspector. McMillen will work with the City’s
environmental compliance inspector to ensure the contractor is in compliance with the project permit
conditions. McMillen also has professional staff available to assist the City and independent
compliance inspector as requested.
2.9 Provide Testing, Start-Up, Work Close-Out Services
Our team has the unique expertise of Jack Snyder, Don Jarrett, and Seung Kim who have conducted
field startup and commissioning of a wide range of hydroelectric plants over the past 30 years. Our
senior staff, through their direct field experience, understand the requirements of a successful startup
and commissioning plan. They will assist the Resident Engineer, City, and Design Engineer in
preparing a detailed plan which reflects the various operation scenarios required to test the new facility
for compliance with the contract specifications. The McMillen team will be available on site during
startup and commissioning to support the Resident Engineer’s startup work efforts.
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Project closeout is an important part of the construction management process that is often not
completed due to budget constraints at the end of construction. It is important in that closeout
documentation provides a defendable record of the project in the event the city is subject to litigation
by the Contractor or other third parties after construction. Because of our approach to continually
record project data into electronic forms and databases, we can generate a Project History and Lessons
Learned Report without a large level of effort, which ensures that this final and important part of the
project documentation is not overlooked.
2.10 Managing the CM Contract to Control Costs
Effective project management serves as the “road map” for completing a project on time and within
budget, and Project Controls and the tools used by project management to track schedule and budget.
We will provide Project Controls including scheduling, cost and budget control, estimating, and sub-
consultant contract administration as needed to support the CM Services. We will work with the City
to establish reasonable resource schedules, budgets, and standardized procedures so that the CM
services are planned and monitored during construction.
In response to this RFP, we have provided a labor and cost loaded schedule for our CM services. In
preparing our budget estimate, we have strived to utilize technical resources based in Sitka, Alaska as
much as possible. The proposed McMillen staff members provide the senior technical expertise and
leadership required to effectively manage a hydroelectric project of the scope and complexity of the
Blue Lake Expansion Project. Our senior team will guide and mentor the local resources to form an
integrated, seamless team. We believe this approach will provide the City with a high quality
technical construction management team while maximizing the use of the local talent. Our approach
will also provide a significant reduction in direct expenses such as housing, transportation, and per
diem.
McMillen will provide a Management Work Plan (MWP) which will form the foundation for
managing this project and will be developed prior to initiating any work within two weeks following
our Notice to Proceed. The MWP establishes the method and sequence for completing the work-
specific project procedures, and represents a key aspect of assuring close coordination, clear lines of
communication, and clear decision protocol. The detailed resource loaded CM schedule will be revised
to incorporate city input, which will be updated on a regular basis. The CM schedule will be tracked,
updated, and presented in the Monthly Progress Reports, which will also include the status of issues
and problems with methods of resolution.
Since we track our CM labor hours with Spectrum software, our project managers are able to monitor
costs at any time from their computer. Because electronic timesheets are submitted weekly, our project
managers have careful control over CM costs and can supply the city with up-to-date reporting at any
time.
2.11 FERC Oversight
As a new facility at an existing jurisdictional dam, FERC’s dam safety criteria and QA/QC oversight
requirements will be given the highest priority during construction. Our construction management and
technical approach will place a high priority on QA/QC monitoring and reporting, and anticipating and
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addressing FERC’s technical and operational concerns during construction. Our approach to successful
FERC coordination will include:
Monitoring FERC requirements related to construction quality control and inspection plan
(QCIP) requirements and technical concerns;
Providing QA/QC inspection and engineering support services to address dam safety and
powerhouse operation issues;
Preparing technical presentations and leading site construction in support or FERC and Board
of Consultants (BOC) oversight duties; and
Providing FERC with periodic construction progress reports and updates to critical construction
activities.
For the Puget Sound Energy’s Lower Baker Unit 4 Powerhouse, a project currently under construction,
Jacobs Associates is providing engineering support services, construction management inspection,
technical design review, quality assurance, and FERC coordination. Our involvement included
development of the QCIP and close interaction with FERC and PSE’s BOC to identify critical design
and construction requirements; concerns related to operation, maintenance, emergency operations; and
special requirements for additional engineering analyses. This coordination has been enhanced by the
close proximity of our Portland design office to FERC, which facilitated in-person meetings to discuss
technical concerns.
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3.0 Scope of Work
3.1 General
McMillen has closely reviewed the RFP and contract documents in preparing our scope of work for the
construction management services for the Blue Lake Expansion Project. Within these documents, we
have reviewed the proposed schedule, work sequence, responsibilities of the contract parties, and
overall contact requirements. Based on our understanding of the construction management
requirements, we have summarized our scope of work in basic work tasks:
Task 1.0 Bid Period Services
Task 2.0 Field Construction Services
Task 3.0 Office Engineering Support
We have summarized the anticipated work efforts associated with each of these work tasks in the
following paragraphs. A more detailed breakdown of each individual work task will be prepared as
part of our MWP discussed under paragraph 2.10 which will be prepared within two weeks of Notice
of Proceed.
3.2 Task 1.0 - Bid Period Services
As a first step, McMillen will assist the City during the bid period work phase of the project. Our
assistance will start with a full review of the Agreement, Supplementary Conditions, Bid Form, and
Division 1 Specifications. The primary focus of this review is to identify modifications which could
result in efficiency gains in the field construction management, reduce the City’s overall risk, or
improve the overall construction schedule. McMillen’s review will be completed by our Resident
Engineer and Senior Engineer bringing both the construction management and engineering expertise of
our team to the City. During the bid period, McMillen’s CM team will attend the pre-bid site visit,
prepare written responses to bidder questions, and issue bid addendum(s) as required to address the
Contractor’s questions. Table 3 summarizes the primary McMillen work activities anticipated during
the bid phase.
3.3 Task 2.0 - Field Construction Services
McMillen’s construction team was developed to provide the senior construction management expertise
required to oversee the various technical work elements associated with the Blue Lake Hydroelectric
Project. Our team is led by Dick Linden who has spent his entire career constructing hydropower and
dam facilities all over the world. Dick will be supported by our lead concrete inspector, Steve Kruse,
and lead tunnel inspector, Phillip Chandler. Omar Fulton will provide geotechnical support on both
the tunnel work and powerhouse foundation. Our remaining team members will be comprised of local
talent as indicated on our proposed organization chart. These local team members will be guided by
our senior staff in the day-to-day execution of the work effort. Our office engineering team will be
under the direction of Mr. Linden to support RFI’s, design changes, shop drawing review, specialized
inspection, and related engineering support activities as outlined in the next section. The typical
construction activities which will be performed by our field CM team are summarized in Table 4.
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3.4 Task 3.0 - Office Engineering Support
The McMillen team has the depth and breadth of engineering talent to support the construction of the
Blue Lake Expansion project. Our in-house staff of mechanical, structural, civil, and hydraulic
engineer’s will be supplemented with the geotechnical and tunnel expertise of Jacobs Associates and
the electrical/instrumentation support of EESC. Don Jarrett will serve as the senior engineer
responsible for coordinating the office engineering support services. In this role, Mr. Jarrett will be
responsible for document management within the office, work assignments to the appropriate staff, and
ensuring the engineering support efforts are completed in a timely and efficient manger. The
anticipated work tasks associated with the office engineering support are presented in Table 3 provided
on the following page.
Table 3. Bid Period Services
Task # Description Approach
1.1 Review the Bid
Documents
As a first task, McMillen will review the Contract Agreement,
Supplementary Conditions, Bid Form, and Division 1 specifications
to identify potential modifications which would result in a more
efficient contract execution, reduce risk to the City, and ensure an
efficient field execution and management.
1.2 Attend a Pre-
Bid Site Visit
McMillen’s Resident Engineer will attend the pre-bid site visit to
provide assistance to the City in addressing questions raised by the
prospective bidders and identify potential issues raised by the bidders
which should be addressed within a bid addendum.
1.3 Respond to
Bidder
Questions
McMillen will coordinate the efforts required to respond to bidder
questions between the City, the Design Engineer, and McMillen CM
staff. McMillen will distribute and respond to the bidder’s questions
as required to ensure a timely response, issue the responses, and
track bidders questions along with responses.
1.4 Prepare Bid
Addenda
McMillen will assemble bid addenda(s) which clearly outline
modifications required to the contract documents required to resolve
bidder’s questions and address potential issues with the design
documents. We anticipate a minimum of two bid addendums will be
required for the Blue Lake project.
1.5 Evaluate Bid
Packages
McMillen will assist the City in reviewing the bid packages
including review of the bid forms, schedule, and qualifications.
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Table 4. Field Construction Services
Task # Description Approach
2.1 File Organization
and Management
As a first step, McMillen will provide the City with a recommended
file management system which clearly outlines the individual
directories required for the various forms of communication
required to execute the project. The management system will
include the recommended communication protocol, distribution, and
approval process. FERC reporting requirements will be clearly
indicated. The file directory will then be incorporated into the City’s
Sharepoint system.
2.2 Shop Drawing
and Submittal
Distribution and
Review
McMillen will review the initial submittal register and provide the
City with the suggested reviewer’s required for each submittal
including the Design Engineer, McMillen staff, and City. Upon
approval from the City, McMillen will work the Contractor to
schedule the submittal’s schedule and outline the reviewer’s
requirements.
2.3 Review Pay
Requests
In a monthly basis, McMillen will review and approve the monthly
pay request which includes verifying materials on site, work
activities completed, and checking against the cost loaded
Contractor’s schedule.
2.4 Review Change
Order Requests
McMillen will review Contractor’s change order requests to
determine justification and backup. If determined justified and
complete with backup, McMillen will review the change order with
the City and provide a recommended course of action.
2.5 Management of
Design Firm
Maintain communication and coordination of the construction work
activities with the design firm to ensure effective and timely review
of shop drawings, RFI’s, and related design issues raised in the
field.
2.6 Management and
Interface with 3rd
Party Inspection
and Site Testing
Services
Manage the scheduling and interface of the 3rd party inspection and
site testing services to ensure the inspection and testing
requirements are fully scheduled in advance, executed in accordance
with the contract documents and standards, and documented.
2.7 Site Inspection The McMillen site inspection team comprised of McMillen team
members and local resources will be managed by the McMillen
team to ensure daily inspection requirements are met,
documentation is fully developed and submitted, and corrective
actions are identified and implemented.
2.8 Management and
provision for
vendor shop
inspection
services
McMillen will identify and coordinate the required shop inspections
with the City, office engineering team, the Design Team, and
vendors to schedule and execute shop inspections including initial
scheduling, selection of appropriate inspection personnel, setting up
travel arrangements, and coordinating specific inspection elements
to be reviewed, tested, and documented.
2.9 Respond to
Request for
McMillen will coordinate the receipt and distribution of RFI’s from
the contractor to the appropriate personnel at the City, McMillen
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Table 4. Field Construction Services
Task # Description Approach
Information
(RFI’s)
office engineering support, or the Design Team. The CM team will
ensure all RFI’s are addressed in a timely manner to maintain the
overall project schedule.
2.10 Assistance with
City-performed
work and
coordination with
construction
contractor(s)
We understand that the City will be self-performing some of the
electrical work. McMillen will assist the City with scheduling their
self-performed work with the general construction contract ensuring
effective execution is achieved without impacting the Contractor’s
work efforts.
2.11 Coordination of
Startup and
Commissioning
Activities
McMillen will coordinate the startup and commissioning activities
between the Contractor, City, the Design Team, and McMillen
support staff. The coordination will start with preparation of a
detailed startup and commissioning plan prepared by the Contractor
with support by McMillen staff. The plan will be closely
coordinated with the City and the design engineer.
Table 5. Office Engineering Support Services
Task # Description Approach
3.1 Shop Drawing
and Submittal
Review
On an as needed basis, review and respond to shop drawings and
submittals. Coordinate with the Design Team to resolve any issues
with contractors submittals to ensure conformance with the contract
documents and timely return of submittals.
3.2 Respond to
RFI’s
Respond to RFI’s as required. Coordinate with the Design Team to
resolve design issues and respond in a timely manner to maintain the
overall project schedule.
3.3 Engineering
Design Support
On an as needed basis, McMillen’s engineering team will provide
design support to the CM team and City. In general, we anticipate the
engineering support will consist of assistance in resolving design issues
associated with the changing site conditions, such as foundation
conditions, resolution of design issues raised by the Contractor, or
development of design details in a short time period to maintain the
construction schedule. McMillen’s office engineers will also work
with the CM team to close
3.4 Vendor Shop
Inspections
Attend shop inspections as requested for specialized equipment
including gates, turbines, generators, etc.
3.5 Specialized Site
Inspections
Travel to the site and conduct specialized inspections of the completed
work effort to support the City and CM team as required.
3.6 Operation and
Maintenance
Manuals
Review and provide comments on the O&M manuals as required to
ensure the completed manuals provide full documentation of the wide
range of operation scenarios.
3.7 Startup and
Commissioning
Key individuals including Jack Synder, Don Jarrett and Seung Kim will
assist the City, Design Team, and CM team as required during the
startup and commissioning of the new facility. This work effort will
start with review of the proposed startup and commissioning plan
followed by onsite assistance in executing the approved plan.
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4.0 Estimated Cost
As requested in the RFP, McMillen has prepared a budget estimate summarizing the cost associated
with;
Task 1.0. Bid Period Services
Task 2.0 Field Construction Services
Task 3.0 Office Engineering Support
In preparing our estimate, we have planned on an integrated McMillen Team utilizing local resources
as much as possible we have also used the Milestone Schedule dates to determine the total hours
required on site during the January 2013 through 2015 construction window. Considering this is our
first cut at a budget estimate, we would suggest the following steps with the City to refine the CM
budget.
1. Clearly define the roles of the Design Team, City, and Independent Consultants (environmental
compliance and materials testing) during each of the work phases. The McMillen scope and
budget can then be refined to optimize the staff utilization with the expected schedule and work
activities.
2. Coordinate the level of effort required by McMillen for office engineering support versus
support by the Design Team. It is unlikely we are assuming a higher level of effort than would
necessarily be required for the office engineering work elements.
3. In our budget estimate, we have assumed the local resources are integrated with the McMillen
Team as McMillen employee’s. Consideration of the contract mechanism for these employee’s
such as independent Contractor’s or City’s employee’s could have an impact on the overall
budget.
4. Upon review and award of the Construction contract, the Contractor’s schedule should be
closely reviewed and the field office construction management efforts by McMillen matched to
the Contractor’s schedule.
5. We have made assumptions related to housing and per diem cost. With the award of the
contract, McMillen would look in rentals in advance to minimize these cost.
6. We have assumed limited specialized inspection services will be required for such work
elements as penstock welding, coatings, and other activities would be closely reviewed and
scheduled with the City to optimize the inspection efficiency.
McMillen is willing to work closely with the City to optimize the construction management scope and
budget integrating the City, McMillen, Independent Contractors, and the Design Team to maximize the
contract value. It should be noted our assumptions regarding the base estimate preparation are listed
on the cost spreadsheet and we welcome the opportunity to provide additional details on our
assumptions at the City’s request.
City and Borough of SitkaBlue Lake Expansion Construction Management Services BudgetJack SnyderMort McMillenDick LindenDon Jarrett Boyd (civil)Balan (struct)Carson (mech)Havekost (tunnel)Millar (tunnel) Kim (elect)Bakken (elec)Dutton (cost est)Starner (cost est)Office AdminChandler (tunnel)Fulton (geotech)197$ 160$ 125$ 184$ 120$ 115$ 115$ 225$ 250$ 180$ 180$ 140$ 120$ 65$ 114$ 100$ Task 1.0 Bid Period Services- - 144.00 16.00 - - - - - - - - - 32.00 - - Review Bid Documents40.00 16.00 Attend Pre-Bid Site Visit20.00 Respond to Bidders Questions60.00 16.00 Prepare Bid Addenda8.00 16.00 Evaluate Bid Packages16.00 Task 2.0 Field Construction Services- - 5,280.00 - - - - - - - - 80.00 80.00 120.00 5,460.00 5,460.00 On-Site Field Construction (Reference SOW)5,280.00 80.00 80.00 120.00 5,460.00 5,460.00 Task 3.0 Office Engineering120.00 40.00 - 636.00 100.00 100.00 220.00 308.00 180.00 484.00 - - - - - - Shop Drawing and Submittal Review52.00 20.00 20.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 Respond to RFIs120.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 Engineering Design Support 40.00 40.00 120.00 40.00 40.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 40.00 Vendor Shop Inspections96.00 96.00 Specialized Site Inspections128.00 128.00 128.00 O&M Manuals40.00 40.00 40.00 Startup and Commissioning 80.00 80.00 80.00 Total Hours 120.00 40.00 5,424.00 652.00 100.00 100.00 220.00 308.00 180.00 484.00 - 80.00 80.00 152.00 5,460.00 5,460.00 Total Budget 23,640 6,400 678,000 119,968 12,000 11,500 25,300 69,300 45,000 87,120 - 11,200 9,600 9,880 622,440 546,000 1) 1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)150 general / construction shop drwgs and 80 specialized eqpt at average of 1-2 hrs / submittal500 RFIs at an average of 1 hr / RFIDesign support assumed based on each discipline. Basis for support hasn't been fully established at this point.Vendor shop inspections 4 per mechanical equipment and 2 for electrical. Each visit assumed to require 24 hours.Specialized site inspections assumed at 4 for mechanical, 4 electrical, and 4 for tunnel. Each inspection 32 hours each.Hours to review the O&M Manuals were assumed at 40 hours for each discipline.Startup / Commissioning assumed 80 hours for Jack and Don and Seung. The hours reflect support only and not executing. McMillen staff can provide additional effort if requested.Technical Oversight / RE / Sr. Eng Home Office Engineeringindependent testing contractor.Assumes Dick full time 24 monthsAssumed specialized inspection for coatings, welding, blasting, and similar items would be provided throughFebruary 9, 2012McMillen, LLC
City and Borough of SitkaBlue Lake Expansion Construction Management Services BudgetKruse (concrete)Local (concrete)Local (electr) Local (civil) CITY (env) CITY (Lab)Robb (doc control)125$ 80$ 80$ 80$ 80$ 80$ 85$ HoursTrucks (4) Gator (4) Per Diem (5) Phone Office Exp Travel- - - - - - - 192.00 23,024.00$ 0 0 0 0 0 5000$5,000 28,024.00$ 50005,460.00 3,649.00 2,080.00 3,649.00 - - 4,160.00 35,478.00 3,643,380.00$ 124,800.00 40,000.00 300,000.00 36,000.00 25,000.00 20,000.00 $545,800 4,189,180.00$ 5,460.00 3,649.00 2,080.00 3,649.00 4,160.00 124800 40000 300000 36000 25000 20000- - - - - - - - 397,284.00$ - - - - 25,000.00 45,000.00 $70,000 467,284.00$ 25000500020000200005,460.00 3,649.00 2,080.00 3,649.00 - - 4,160.00 37,858.00 4,063,688.00$ 124,800.00$ 40,000.00$ 300,000.00$ 36,000.00$ 50,000.00$ 70,000.00$ 620,800.00$ 4,684,488.00$ 682,500 291,920 166,400 291,920 - - 353,600 1)2)1)3)1)2)3)4)5)1)2)3)Bid Services:10 Trips Per Year (5 people - 20 total trips)Vendor Shop Inspections (4 trips at 24 hours trip for mechanical / electrical)Specialized Inspections (16 trips at 32 hours trip for mechanical / electrical)Startup (1 trip for 4 people - rental car, airfare, lodging, meals)Home Office:Dick Linden and Don Jarrett TravelPer Diem - $2500 mth per person (24 months)Office Phone / Cell Phone $300 mth per person (24 months)Truck (4) $1300 mth (24 months)Gator (4) $10,000 eachField Office:Total LaborExpensesTotal Expenses TOTALField Office / Inspection StaffAssumes concrete inspection 21 monthsAssumes civil 21 monthsAssumes electrical / mechanical 12 monthsFebruary 9, 2012McMillen, LLC