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CE2 Engineers, Inc.
Statement of Qualifications
Engineering Design and Construction
Management Services
CE2 ENGINEERS, INC. STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1
General Experience, Qualifications and Business History ......................................... 1
Introduction of Proposed Project Team ...................................................................... 3
2.0 Specific Construction Management/Supervision Experience .................................... 5
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INTRODUCTION
G ENERAL E XPERIENCE, Q UALIFICATIONS AND B USINESS H ISTORY
CE2 Engineers (CE2) was founded in 1985 to provide rural Alaska communities with
planning, design engineering, and force account construction management services. In
2003 Brian Aklin assumed the leadership role as president of CE2. To date, we have
successfully planned, designed, and managed force account construction for over $350
million in bulk fuel improvements, power plant construction, and rural sanitation to over
50 Alaskan communities, statewide. CE2 has managed force account construction for
over $300 million in energy (bulk fuel and rural power system upgrades) and
infrastructure projects collectively for the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), Alaska Village
Electric Cooperative (AVEC), and State of Alaska, Village Safe Water Program. Our
success stems from our commitment to putting the local community to work, and our
philosophy that public works projects are best constructed by the ultimate end users.
CE2’s headquarters is a two-story 7,500 square foot secure heated combined office,
shop, and warehouse building with a fenced laydown yard, located just off Dimond
Boulevard in South Anchorage. From this central location, CE2 is able to provide a full
range of construction management services including: material procurement and freight
consolidation; warehouse and expediting services; and project management and
administrative support.
We are equipped with the latest electronic technology at 23 desktop computer
workstations, with laptops as well as digital cameras for our traveling staff. Our project
management team uses Microsoft Project scheduling software and Axium’s Portfolio
project management software for tracking and monitoring progress and costs. Project
support personnel utilize the latest version of the Microsoft Office Suite, and our site
superintendents are provided with electronic copies of CE2’s standard forms and
reporting documents. Whenever possible and economically feasible, CE2’s site
superintendents are able to communicate quickly not only by phone but also via the
Internet to email reports, digital photos, or other electronic files. This ensures that the
home team can keep abreast of progress as well as any issues at the project sites.
CE2 is a stable and mature business with a highly experienced staff. We can readily
commit the resources needed to ensure the success of each of our projects.
Over the last ten years CE2 Procurement and Logistics Officer Mike Tate has fine-tuned
our procurement and material tracking procedures to meet our Client’s procurement
requirements. He leads the procurement team, issuing and guiding project managers on
bid solicitations (including large sealed bid procurements), preparing purchase orders,
and managing the expediting and warehouse functions, including freight consolidation
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and tracking. The project administration group processes invoices for project
management approval and Client submission and maintains project purchase order
tracking logs.
At the field level, the site superintendent prepares and submits daily project reports,
performs quality assurance/quality control inspections and provides all required testing
documentation, maintains red lines, and works with contractors to ensure contract
compliance. The site superintendent also submits all field-generated invoice and receipt
documentation for small procurements to the project administration group for
reconciliation with vendor statements and/or invoices. All field-incurred charges are
verified prior to payment approval.
Safety is a key factor in CE2’s construction projects. CE2’s site superintendents receive
Red Cross CPR/First Aid training with required updates. They conduct weekly safety
meetings with the force account crews to ensure that all participants are aware of how
to perform their work in a safe manner. CE2 prepares and provides required site-
specific safety plans, and the site superintendents are responsible for review with the
crew and compliance.
Our highly experienced staff includes project managers, field superintendents, and a
top-caliber team of office-based project support personnel: an office manager,
procurement officer, warehouseman/expediter, and construction and project
administrators. As a seasonal employer, we also have qualified maintenance
mechanics, welders, journeyman plumbers, and a journeyman carpenter available, if
required to supplement the local workforce.
In addition to our full range of in-house resources, CE2 has developed long-term
working relationships with Alaskan subconsultants who are experts in their respective
fields, and would be available to work with us on projects, including (but not limited to):
electrical and mechanical engineers, qualified journeyman field electricians, and
structural engineers.
CE2 is a licensed Alaskan business, as is each of our project team subconsultants. CE2
can and will furnish evidence of satisfactory workmen’s compensation, public liability
and property damage, and automobile liability insurance on request.
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I NTRODUCTION OF CE2’S P ROJECT T EAM
CE2’s project team is composed of qualified individuals with a broad range of
experience in management of rural Alaska force account construction projects.
Brian Aklin is the Program Manager for key clients, and continues to hone his project
management skills through active management of a handful of our larger energy
projects. With over 30 years of construction experience, Brian has been a field hand,
equipment operator, foreman, and field superintendent. He has provided both on- and
off-site management of force account construction for bulk fuel and sanitation projects
throughout rural Alaska. Brian performs all aspects of construction management:
constructability reviews, cost estimating, scheduling, procurement, and site supervision.
He has gained a keen understanding of the unique challenges of rural construction
including environmental, procurement and logistics, and personnel issues.
Brian’s leadership and thorough knowledge of construction techniques, personnel
supervision, and cost analysis enables CE2 to achieve timely results and cooperation
within rural communities. He has managed force account construction for nearly $55
million dollars of bulk fuel, power plant and power upgrade, sanitation, and road,
projects in Akiachak, Brevig Mission, Chefornak, Chignik Bay, Chignik Lagoon, Cold
Bay, Gambell, Hooper Bay, Hughes, Huslia, Kokhanok, Mountain Village, Nelson
Lagoon, Nikolski, Noatak, Nome, Pelican, Seldovia, Sleetmute, St. Mary’s, Tanana,
Tenakee Springs, and Tuluksak.
CE2’s other in-house team members include:
Senior Design Engineer: Paul Weisner, PE. Paul brings a wealth of knowledge and
experience to the project. Paul has 28 years of arctic facilities management, planning,
and design experience in rural Alaska. Paul combines a solid engineering education:
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering from the University of California, at Berkeley,
with hands-on field experience in the design and operation of renewable energy
systems. Paul also has extensive experience using waste heat from power generation
and wood heat as an alternate energy source. Paul has recently performed feasibility
studies and developed conceptual designs for several school districts in interior and
southeast Alaska.
Project Manager: David Harvey. David brings over 23 years of construction
experience to the CE2 team. He has been on site superintendent or project manager for
over 11 years, and has five years of Bush Alaska experience in project planning,
logistics, and construction. David is experienced in all aspects of construction and force
account management, and is able to effectively and efficiently manage simultaneous
projects. He combines his field and technical experience with proficiency in material
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take-offs and project controls, including cost estimating using Microsoft Excel, and
scheduling in Microsoft Project. David was project manager for both the Brevig Mission
Bulk Fuel Upgrade and the Kalskag Bulk Fuel Upgrade projects. Both were multi-year
force account construction projects that included bulk fuel storage and dispensing
facilities. David recently managed the procurement of materials for construction of a
wood-fired hydronic heating system building in Gulkana.
Project Manager: Walton Smith. Walton has over 20 years of rural Alaska planning
and on- and off-site force account construction management experience. Walton’s
background in management of utility services is a valuable resource for his project
management activities. Walton is responsible for preparation of Site Specific Safety
Plans for all CE2 projects. Walton currently is leading the Akiachak Water and Sewer
project, which includes overseeing up to three site superintendents on the force account
construction of water and sewer main lines, services, and in-house plumbing upgrades.
He also coordinated the effort to bring the Akiachak water treatment plant, which CE2
constructed in 1999, back on line. Walton was successful in getting the project started
again by assisting the community with Rural Utility Business Advisor (RUBA)
compliance. His strength is in achieving results in rural communities.
Site Superintendent: Mike West. Mike has 27 years of experience in the construction
field and has managed field crews on rural sanitation projects for CE2 for the last eight
years. His broad knowledge of all aspects of rural construction projects (logistics,
materials, construction methods, and supply management) has been applied to bulk
fuel, power upgrades, and water and sewer system construction. Mike has provided his
top level of site supervision on bulk fuel force account construction projects in
Unalakleet and Pelican; and water and sewer system construction in Akiachak, Brevig
Mission, Hooper Bay, Mountain Village, and, Sleetmute.
Site Superintendent: Jonnie Ross. Jon Ross has been with CE2 for 8 years, first as a
certified welder and then as a Site Superintendent. Jon has experience as a pipe fitter,
mechanic, and heavy equipment operator. Jon is thoroughly versed in CE2’s force
account construction management system and has provided exemplary site supervision
on bulk fuel force account projects in Atka, Igiugig, Kokhanok, Nikolski, Pedro Bay, and
Port Heiden. Additionally, he has supervised power plant projects in Chefornak,
Kokhanok, and Pedro Bay.
Site Superintendent: Daryl Ramstad. Daryl’s welding experience spans 31 years,
with 13 of those in rural communities and remote jobsites. His work experience includes
generator installation, tank farm installation, tank decommissioning, pipe welding, and
quality control inspection. Daryl has been a Site Superintendent with CE2 since 2007,
and has worked in Seldovia, Gambell, Savoonga, and King Cove in bulk fuel and rural
power plant installations.
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S PECIFIC C ONSTRUCTION M ANAGEMENT/SUPERVISION E XPERIENCE
CE2 has extensive experience in energy projects. The table below details many, but not
all, of our projects. All projects detailed utilized force account construction management
and supervision.
Project Title/
Year/Client Project Description Team Members
Atka Bulk Fuel
Project
2004-05
Alaska Energy
Authority (AEA)
Installation of a dual product marine header and
buried fill pipelines, gravel fill foundation pad with
timber dike secondary containment, ten 20,000-
gallon single wall horizontal, above ground fuel
storage tanks with piping and appurtenances, a bulk
fuel transfer secondary containment area and retail
sales dispenser, a 5,000-gallon double wall storage
tank for the new power plant, and a 1,200 gallon
double wall storage tank at the School.
Brian Aklin, Program
Manager; Jon Ross,
Superintendent
Chefornak Power
System Upgrade
2006
AEA
Upgraded and relocated the power generation
facility. Constructed a new 35’ x 50’ thermopile-
supported power plant; installed one 27,000-gallon
fuel tank for the power plant, two 370kW generators
and one 180kW generator. The project includes
waste heat recovery to the community water
system.
Brian Aklin, Program
Manager; Jon Ross,
Superintendent
Chignik Bay
Power Plant
Ongoing
AEA
The project installed a skid mounted modular power
plant. The plant was fabricated in Anchorage,
shipped to Chignik, and set in place.
Brian Aklin, Program
Manager
Gambell Bulk
Fuel
2004-06
AVEC
This was a community-wide project that consisted of
a new School District/West fuel facility consisting of
installation of two 22,500-gallon horizontal tanks,
and a new 3” buried cargo line connection; a new 3”
buried cargo line installed from the barge landing
site to the Gambell Native Store; installation of three
26,300-gallon horizontal tanks and six 27,000-gallon
horizontal tanks in a new containment area,
expansion of the existing lot to accommodate the
new tanks, proper diking, liner, fencing, and lighting
at the AVEC East Tank Farm Facility; installation of
a 4” welded steel buried pipeline from the barge
landing site to the AVEC, K-12 School, and City
Brian Aklin, Program
Manager
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Project Title/
Year/Client Project Description Team Members
tank facilities; installation of a 3” buried pipeline
from the AVEC 4” pipeline to the existing three
15,000 gallon horizontal tanks at the water plant.
Kokhanok Bulk
Fuel & Power
Plant
2003
AEA
The project combined all power generation into a
single new power plant. This included installation of
new 3 ph overhead distribution line between the
new power plant, the school, and the existing power
plant; and upgrade and consolidation of the existing
fuel storage and handling facilities. The new tank
farm consists of four new 20,000-gallon horizontal
skid-mounted storage tanks, two 4,000-gallon
horizontal skid mounted dispensing tanks, a truck
loading area and dual product dispensing station.
The project had a waste heat recovery system
component.
Brian Aklin, Program
Manager; Jon Ross,
Superintendent
King Cove Bulk
Fuel and Power
Plant System
Upgrade
2007-2008
AEA
Upgrade the existing fuel storage and handling
facilities; the project provided bulk storage for City
diesel fuel. Installed five 29,500-gallon skit mounted
bulk fuel tanks and a truck load-out system. The
existing bulk storage tanks at the City tank farm
were disconnected from piping, drained of product,
blind flanged, and taken out of service. The Power
system upgrade constructed a new 40’ by 74’ slab
on grade metal building; installed a new 1050 kW
genset,a 600 kW genset, and two 475 kW gensets.
Installed a 12,000-gallon skid mounted fuel tank
and a waste heat recovery system to the School.
Brian Aklin, Program
Manager
Nanwalek Bulk
Fuel Project
2004
AEA
The project provided the village of Nanwalek with a
code-compliant fuel storage and handling facility,
and consolidated fuel storage. The new facility
includes a diesel bulk storage tank, a gasoline-
dispensing tank, a bulk transfer (truck loading) area,
and a gasoline dispenser.
Brian Aklin, Program
Manager; Bob
Zeitler, Site
Superintendent
Nelson Lagoon
Bulk Fuel Project
2004
AEA
Replaced the existing Nelson Lagoon facility with a
code compliant fuel storage facility containing
storage for all unleaded gasoline, aviation gasoline,
#1 diesel fuel oil and #2 diesel fuel oil required for
retail sales and generation of electrical power.
Installed nine 27,000-gallon storage tanks within a
Brian Aklin, Program
Manager
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Project Title/
Year/Client Project Description Team Members
diked area with drainage trenches and drain pipes;
three 4,000-gallon dispensing tanks, one 4,000-
gallon intermediate tank, single and double product
dispensing units, a truck-loading dispensing unit
with a concrete containment area and an oil/water
separator and spill catchment, marine headers,
associated piping and pumps, and electrical
systems, including monitoring and control features.
Pedro Bay Bulk
Fuel and Rural
Power System
Upgrade Project
2004
AEA
The project provided the village of Pedro Bay with a
code-compliant fuel storage and handling facility,
and included work at the school site. The new
facility includes three diesel bulk storage tanks, a
gasoline dispensing tank, a bulk transfer (Truck
Loading) area, and a gasoline dispenser. The
school facility includes two bulk storage tanks and a
new surface flow containment slab/dike. The power
plant upgrade consisted of an addition to the
existing power plant and a waste heat recovery
system to the School.
Brian Aklin, Program
Manager; Jon Ross,
Site Superintendent
Pelican Bulk Fuel
and Rural Power
System Upgrade
2007
AEA
Upgraded bulk storage for all diesel fuel and
gasoline imported into the community for power
generation, public and residential heating, and
marine transfers. The project included preparation
of a pad area and setting three 20,000-gallon and
one 12,000-gallon bulk fuel storage tanks, and a
marine fueling station. The project provided a new
power generation facility consisting of a 16’ x 42’
modular power generation building, two 370kW
generators and one 180kW generator. The modular
power building was assembled on-site at CE2’s
Anchorage facility and shipped to Pelican.
Brian Aklin, Program
Manager; Judd
Sterling, Site
Superintendent
Pilot Point Bulk
Fuel Project
2008 - Ongoing
AEA
This project upgrades the existing fuel storage and
handling facilities at a tank farm and dispensing
facility. The tank farm facility will provide bulk
storage for the majority of the diesel fuel, gasoline,
and avgas in the community. Fuel will be loaded
into a tanker truck or portable tanks at this facility
and hauled to the dispensing site or the consumer’s
tanks.
Brian Aklin, Program
Manager; Daryl
Ramstad, Site
Superintendent
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Project Title/
Year/Client Project Description Team Members
Seldovia Bulk
Fuel Project
2007
AEA
The project upgraded the existing Seldovia fuel
storage and handling facilities at three sites: the
existing tank farm, Seldovia Lube and Fuel resale
and truck loading area, and the City dock. The tank
farm bulk storage tanks are vertical single wall
construction. The three-product (gasoline, #1
Diesel, and #2 Diesel) dispensing tank is of double-
wall two-hour fire rated construction with overfill
protection. The existing bulk storage tanks were
disconnected from piping, drained of product,
cleaned, cut into small sections and removed from
the existing containment in accordance with current
AEA policy and applicable state and federal
regulations.
Brian Aklin, Program
Manager; Bob
Zeitler, Site
Superintendent
Tenakee Springs
Bulk Fuel and
Rural Power
System Upgrade
2007
AEA
The project included a two-acre gravel pad for the
co-joined bulk fuel storage facility and power plant
modules; completion of a 3,127 LF road, 220 LF of
stairs at a 30% slope, and a french drain for site
dewatering. The new modular power generation
equipment consists of two 88kW diesel-electric
gensets and one 64kW diesel-electric genset with
automated transfer switchgear. The existing bulk
storage tanks were disconnected from piping,
drained of product, blind flanged, and
decommissioned in accordance with current AEA
policy and applicable state and federal regulations.
Brian Aklin, Program
Manager