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STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES

RSQ 10-22

Presented to:

City of New Smyrna Beach

Utilities Commission

200 Canal Street

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

Prepared by:

Lazen Power Engineering

11549 Lake Underhill Road

Orlando, FL 32825

CITY OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES

April 19, 2022

City of New Smyrna Beach Attn: Maureen Lynch, CPPB Utilities Commission 200 Canal Street New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

Dear Ms. Lynch, Lazen Power Engineering LLC (“Lazen”) (EIN# 46-4277796), in partnership with BIC Electric, LLC, is pleased to present this qualifications package to provide electric transmission, distribution, and substation design, engineering, and construction management for the City of New Smyrna Beach. This response is based on RSQ 10-22.

Lazen, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, is a qualified transmission and distribution Woman-Owned (WBE- pending status) engineering firm with diverse experience in planning, capital, maintenance, and resiliency projects. BIC Electric LLC (certified DBE) provides complementary services in substation and protection and control engineering. Together, we provide an experienced staff able to deliver the comprehensive services as outlined in the Solicitation.

This qualifications package letter of intent includes the following sections:

Company Introduction, Qualifications

Consultant’s Understanding

Staffing

Location

Financial Stability/Insurance/Occupational License

References

We are very excited about this opportunity and look forward to serving the City of New Smyrna Beach.

Sincerely, Stacey Copus Jeremy Ruaya, PE, MBA Managing Partner Director of Engineering Phone: 727-514-2521 Phone: 407-394-8712 copus@lazenpe.com ruaya@lazenpe.com

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Table of Contents

1. Company Introduction; Qualifications and Experience

2. Consultant’s Understanding

2.1. Capabilities Summary

2.2. Project Approach and Schedule

3. Staffing

4. Location

5. Financial Stability/Insurance/Occupational License

6. References

7. Past Project Performance

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9. Appendix

9.1. Lazen Resumes

9.2. Lazen Project Experience

9.3. Occupational License

9.4. BIC Electric LLC Information

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1. Company Introduction; Qualifications and Experience

In 2014, Lazen was established as a transmission and distribution engineering consulting firm. Lazen is committed to delivering high quality and economical solutions while maintaining the agility and accessibility of a small firm. Our local Florida team of ~15 T&D professionals is located less than over an hour away in Orlando and is ready to support the City of New Smyrna Beach’s projects. The City of New Smyrna Beach’s primary contact will be Jeremy Ruaya. Lazen’s other key personnel resumes are provided in the Staffing Section of this proposal.

Jeremy Ruaya, Project Manager/Director of Engineering- PE, MBA- He has over 15 years’ experience in transmission line engineering design, construction management, and project management. His career started at an electric utility in the Northeast and later transitioned to consulting where he serves diverse utilities throughout the country. In his previous role, he focused on a rapidly growing electric cooperative in the Pacific Northwest where he provided guidance on capital estimating, detailed design, and transmission line routing/planning. This unique blend of experiences allows him to provide insights to various types of projects from preliminary projects to large capital programs. Jeremy has directly supported the following utilities in Florida: Seminole Electric Cooperative, SECO Energy, Duke Energy Florida, Florida Power and Light, and Tampa Electric Company.

Lazen has direct experience working with the following utilities:

Orlando Utilities Commission Fort Pierce Utilities Authority Homestead Energy Services City of Tallahassee Electric Utility City of Mount Dora Mohave Electric Cooperative City of Safford Holy Cross Energy Duke Energy San Diego Gas and Electric Pacific Gas and Electric Southern California Edison (Confidential) company in the Pacific Northwest

A comprehensive list with descriptions of projects is found in the Appendix.

Since Lazen is a transmission and distribution-focused team, we have partnered with BIC Electric, LLC to supply the City of New Smyrna Beach substation and projection and controls engineering services. Due to their focus on substation related work, they offer complementary services for any projects Lazen will undertake. Their resumes and firm capabilities are included in the Appendix.

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Lazen proposes the following functional organizational chart to support the City of New Smyrna Beach. From a project execution standpoint, Jeremy will be the city’s singular point of contact. He will relay and engage the team as necessary to support specific project needs.

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2. Consultant’s Understanding

2.1. Capabilities Summary

From the provided RFP, the City of New Smyrna Beach is looking for engineering design firms capable of providing technical services for transmission, distribution, and substation facilities. Lazen meets most of these needs, by providing comprehensive transmission and distribution solutions. To support the City of New Smyrna Beach’s substation facilities, Lazen has partnered with BIC Electric for these services. Their information may be found in the Appendix. Lazen will obtain local supporting services as needed for each respective project. This may include survey, real estate acquisition, environmental delineation, and geotechnical engineering.

Lazen’s T&D Services are below:

Transmission o OH Project Types

Conceptual Greenfield Brownfield Rebuild Maintenance Reconductoring Solar Interconnections o Routing and Siting o Structure Design o Foundation Design o Permitting support

Local State Environmental o Right of Way Evaluation o As-Builts o Framing/Assembly Standards o Material and steel/concrete pole specifications o Bill of Materials o EMF Analysis o Construction Support o Inspections

Distribution o OH Project Types

Structural Analysis Solar Resiliency/Hardening Maintenance Reconductoring o Right of Way Evaluation o As-Builts o Standards/Specifications o Construction Support

Other Services o Project Management o Permitting o General Drafting o UAV Inspections

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2.2. Project Approach and Schedule

A specific project has not been provided for this scope of work. However, the design schedule is highly specific to the corresponding project scope, requirements, and materials.

Depending on the size and scope of the project, engineering design may be completed in as little as a few days to several months. For example, a small, maintenance project can we completed within weeks while greenfield projects may even take years.

Lazen’s experienced team can effectively support the City of New Smyrna Beach’s range of projects. While a detailed project example was not provided in the RFP, Lazen has outlined a general approach and schedule based on a hypothetical greenfield transmission line project. Many of these tasks may be completed or accelerated based on the specific project needs.

Preliminary Phase

Our comprehensive approach to project execution begins at the RFP/proposal stage for the City of New Smyrna Beach’s proposed projects. We will thoroughly review and understand the scope of work and schedule prior to submitting our respective proposal. Our goal is to deliver a quality project on budget and on schedule. This is accomplished by developing a core project team that would communicate with the City of New Smyrna Beach throughout the project’s life cycle. This will always include at least one project manager and one technical lead. The corresponding supporting staff will be assembled based on the scope. The project manager and technical lead will develop the Work Breakdown Structure and internal project schedule that meets the City of New Smyrna Beach’s finance (and/or accounting) requirements and deadlines, respectively.

Once awarded the project, a project kickoff meeting will be held. This may be completed at the City of New Smyrna Beach’s office, in the field, or virtually. The purpose of the kickoff meeting is to introduce our project team, meet the City of New Smyrna Beach’s team, verify scope, and confirm schedule. Depending on the project, preliminary tasks such as ground, planimetric, environmental surveys may be performed. Field visits will be performed efficiently to manage the budget and City of New Smyrna Beach’s time. Any required sketches or drawings may be provided. If required, we will follow AACE cost estimate processes and provide the level appropriate at this stage.

For example, a greenfield transmission line project typically requires a routing and siting study to be completed. We will work with the City of New Smyrna Beach to establish the routing and siting criteria, leverage existing electronic databases (e.g. GIS), create preliminary segment maps, and if needed, attend public open houses.

Detailed Design Phase

During the “Detailed Design Phase” several items and tasks are customized to the size, scope, and schedule of the project.

Meetings will be held periodically as required by the City of New Smyrna Beach or the project. For example, for projects with tight schedules, weekly meetings may be required. Alternatively, for projects that are longer in duration or are progressing effectively, individual check-ins or specific communications may be performed in lieu of large project meetings.

For tasks that are currently not on staff such as real estate, geotechnical engineering, environmental studies, we will team up with a qualified approved vendor to provide these services. These firms will be provided in the project proposal for the City of New Smyrna Beach’s review and approval. Our goal when partnering with other firms is to provide seamless communication and project execution for. The City of New Smyrna Beach will continue to have the singular project manager and technical lead; the city will not be burdened with managing these other firms.

In addition to our engineers, we have designers and drafters that support the completion of required deliverables such as structure drawings, bill of materials, and construction packages. We take pride in understanding the City of New Smyrna Beach’s standards to ensure that deliverables meet expectations not only for appropriate designs, but also, the fine details such as font, font size, line weights, and paper sizes.

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We have experience working with material vendors and construction contractors and can support the city during these activities. This includes supporting specifications and developing corresponding sketches/drawings.

Construction Phase/As-Builts

Depending on the City of New Smyrna Beach’s requirements, we can support the activities required during the construction phase of the project. This may include simple engineering construction support where city’s representative or the contractor contacts our engineers with questions to full-fledged construction observation services. Any progress reports during construction will be developed as required. As-built documentation will be completed in a timely manner at the end of construction.

The sample schedule for this hypothetical project is below:

Task Duration Identify Project Need To be completed by City of New Smyrna

Beach Routing and Siting (incl. Open House and Approval) 3 to 12+ months Easement Acquisition and Real Estate Survey 6 to 12+ months Conceptual Design (~10% Design) 1 month Design Survey (LIDAR, topography, planimetric, etc,) 1 to 3 months Preliminary Design (30% Design) 1 to 3 months Geotechnical Engineering 1 to 3 months Detailed Design (60% Design) 3 months Long Lead Material Requisition (poles, conductors, insulators) 6 months Short Lead Material Requisition (hardware, clamps, etc) 3 months IFC Package (100% Design) 1 to 3 months Construction Bidding and Evaluation 3 months Construction 6 to 12 months Post Construction Survey 1 to 3 months Post Construction Deliverables and As-Builts 1 to 3 months

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3. Staffing

Lazen prides itself with effective project management and resource forecasting to not only properly support our clients and their projects, but also provide cost effective services. By leveraging efficient and strategy work breakdown structures, we are able to supply qualified team members while maintaining competitively priced services without sacrificing quality. Every project is developed with a resource loaded work breakdown structure. Resource forecasts are completed periodically with work projections that extend up to six months.

Our thorough planning allows us to immediately respond to your needs.

The team members outlined below are ready to support City of New Smyrna Beach’s projects and may be available for 50% to 100% depending on each project’s corresponding scope and schedule. As aforementioned, Jeremy will serve as the primary contact and project manager for the City of New Smyrna Beach. His key supporting personnel are as follows:

Mohammed Issa- Principal Engineer - PE- As the founder of Lazen, Mohammed started the company because of his desire to serve his clients directly. He has over 14 years of transmission line engineering experience including design and construction management.

Lorenz Rodriguez- Engineer III- Lorenz has over eight years’ experience supporting transmission and distribution projects.

Mosad Elsankary- Engineer II- Mosad has over three years’ experience in distribution design.

Loida Caraballo- Project Manager I- Loida has three years’ experience in project management

Their resumes are in the Appendix.

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City of New Smyra Beach

Mohammed Issa, PE

Principal Engineer

Jeremy Ruaya, PE

Director

TRANSMISSION

Lorenz Rodriguez, EIT

Engineer III

Stacey Copus

Engineer III

Michael Theed

Engineer II

Ana Gil

Engineer I

Mihir Patel

Engineer I

Frantz Bellus

Engineer II

DISTRIBUTION

Mosad Elsankary

Engineer II

Hung Truong

Engineer I

Ram Pajarillaga

Engineer I

Elizabeth Laskowski

Designer I

Justin Ramkissoon

Designer I

Loida Caraballo

PM I

Lazen’s primary Florida team is shown below:

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4. Location

Lazen’s execution team is located locally in Orlando, Florida. Our address is 11549 Lake Underhill Rd.

Orlando, FL 32825.

5. Financial Stability/Insurance/Occupational License

These details may be provided upon request. A copy of the occupational license is in the Appendix.

6. References

Reference #1

NAME: Gary Clark, P.E.

COMPANY: NV5

POSITION: Vice President of Distribution Engineering

PHONE: 909-544-2492

EMAIL: gary.clark@nv5.com PROJECT LOCATION: San Diego Gas & Electric’s Service Territory SERVICES PERFORMED: PLS-CADD overhead distribution line design on 200+ miles, over 80 models, and ongoing.

Reference #2

NAME: Corbin Shields COMPANY: Ampirical POSITION: Director, Northern California

PHONE: 925-815-1591

EMAIL: corbin.shields@ampirical.com PROJECT LOCATION: Pacific Gas & Electric Service Territory SERVICES PERFORMED: Reviewing asset condition and assessing validity of inspection notifications, analyzing, and reviewing structures and equipment, and modifying notifications as required.

Reference #3

NAME: Paul Couchman COMPANY: Anser Advisory POSITION: Director, Energy

PHONE: 714-276-1135

EMAIL: paul.couchman@anseradvisory.com PROJECT LOCATION: Southern California Edison’s Service Territory SERVICES PERFORMED: Revising and creating PC settings for new and existing substations, long term and short-term planning for DVVC performance, system analysis identification of areas of improvement within distribution engineering, and as-needed engineering assistance on existing and new distribution areas.

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7. Past Project Performance

A sample of Lazen’s recent projects are shown below. Additional projects may be found in the Appendix

Pershing to Stanton North Transmission Line 115 kV, Rebuild

From 2014 to 2015, Lazen Power Engineering worked with Orlando Utilities Commission on the Pershing to Stanton North Transmission Line 115 kV rebuild project. Lazen rebuilt 9.7 miles of double circuit 115kV transmission line. The line consisted of existing wood H-Frames which were replaced with tubular steel single poles that have V-String insulators. The scope of services consisted of preliminary design, estimating, scheduling, PLS- CADD Modeling, structure and foundations design, structure load calculations, material procurement, bid and construction packages, construction site support, and as-builts. The scope also included creating Request for Proposals (RFPs) and overseeing survey, geotechnical, maintenance of traffic, and environmental sub-consultants.

Coordination with substation engineers, substation outages and construction sequence, construction managers, and operations for construction sequencing and outages were essential to this project. This project also included underground communication cable design, and substation modifications on both ends of the lines to accommodate the new line’s capacities and the fiber optic installation. Construction Management was provided for this project and the project was completed according to schedule, budget, and planned outages.

Pine Hills to Turkey Lake Transmission Line 115 kV, Rebuild

From 2015 to 2016. Lazen Power Engineering worked with Orlando Utilities Commission on the Pine Hills to Turkey Lake Transmission Line of 115 kV rebuild. Lazen rebuilt 2 miles of single circuit 115kV transmission line. The scope of services consisted of quality review of construction packages and design, construction site support, and operation coordination for construction sequencing and outages. Substation modifications on both ends of the line were performed to accommodate the new line’s capacities and the fiber optic installation. Project Management was provided for this project and the project was completed according to schedule, budget, and planned outages.

Distribution Engineering Design

In 2021, Lazen Power Engineering began supporting Duke Energy on various overhead distribution design projects up to 25kV using Bentley Designer and Maximo. Tasks include the design and replacement of existing overhead line infrastructure such as installation and/or removal of poles/structures, transformer banks, reclosers, and new conductors.

Fire Risk Mitigation (FiRM)

Since 2016, Lazen Power Engineering has been working with San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) on their Fire Risk Mitigation project (FiRM). The Fire Risk Mitigation (FiRM) is a hardening project for the area’s most at risk for wildfires and involves overhead 12kV distribution engineering and PLS-CADD design. The overhead distribution consists of around 3,000 poles and is ongoing. The team has performed design, PLS-CADD modeling, and quality assurance reviews of multiple 12kV circuits for the replacement of wood poles with steel poles, and the replacement of copper wire.

Distribution Engineering Support

Since 2019, Lazen Power Engineering has been working with Southern California Edison (SCE) on the implementation and improvement of DVVC. The scope of this project includes improving processes for implementing and maintaining DVVC and capital project scoping for Field Engineering and Distribution Automation Engineering groups. Some of the major tasks for this project include revising and creating PC settings for new and existing substations, long term, and short-term planning for DVVC performance, system analysis, and identification of areas of improvement within distribution engineering. Aside from these major tasks, we provide as-needed engineering assistance on existing and new distribution areas.

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Drone Inspection, Assessment, and Repair (DIAR) Distribution Hardening Program

Since 2020, Lazen Power Engineering supported San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) on their Drone Investigation, Assessment, and Repair (DIAR) program. This 12kV distribution hardening program addresses the result of inspections by replacing and/or repairing distribution poles in high fire risk areas. The major tasks completed for these projects include engineering scope assessment, PLS-CADD distribution design, and performing quality assurance/quality control checks. Over 200 poles have been completed.

8. Appendix

8.1. Lazen Resumes

Stacey Copus Engineer III

Ms. Copus is a dedicated engineer in the Power Delivery industry with excellent interpersonal and technical skills. She has 5 years of hands-on technical experience in overhead line design and has acquired this knowledge and experience through various projects. Specifically, Ms. Copus has gained hands-on experience in overhead powerline standards and codes, terminologies, design concepts, transmission line components, distribution equipment, PLS-CADD & PLS-POLE design, and structural analysis.

EDUCATION

University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 2016

- Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

SOFTWARE

- PLS-CADD™

- PLS-POLE™

- Auto-CADD

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) 2021 – Present

ES4

Engineer III - The scope of this project consists of PLS-CADD distribution modeling in an urban area. The major tasks completed for these projects are distribution PLS-CADD design, analyzing pole equipment and clearances, creating PRG reports, PIDS uploads, and running other analysis reports such as cross arm calculations and stringing charts.

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) 2016 - Present Fire Risk Mitigation (FiRM) Engineer III - PLS-CADD modeling was performed for all poles in high fire risk areas to ensure that clearance and structural analysis are safe and code compliant. The project consisted of PLS-CADD modeling and quality assurance reviews of multiple 12kV circuits for replacement of wood poles with steel poles and the replacement of copper wire.

- Received training and performed hands-on design in PLS-CADD & PLS-POLE for modeling of 12kV distribution circuits for replacement of wood poles with steel poles and the replacement of copper conductors

- PLS-POLE Modeling of poles including complex guy and equipment configurations

- PLS-CADD section Automatic Sagging and Graphical Sagging

- Survey points line clearance analysis, wire to wire clearance analysis, and structural analysis

- Overhead distribution structure by structure equipment and framing identification, field photo review against PLS-CADD models

- Review of overhead line design for land easement interpretations and compliance

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) 2019 Wildfire Safety Inspection Program Transmission Engineer - The scope of the WSIP program consists of transmission pole and hardware replacements, including poles with distribution underbuilt and joint pole attachments, in high fire risk areas. Major tasks for this project include developing a preliminary scope of work to resolve any existing issues, creating job estimates, modeling structure modifications and/or replacements in PLS-CADD according to G.O. 95 and client standards, creating construction sketch plan maps, and performing quality assurance/quality control checks.

Southern California Edison 2019 Distribution Engineering Distribution Engineer - The scope of this project includes improving processes for implementing and maintaining DVVC and capital project scoping for Field Engineering and Distribution Automation Engineering groups. Some of the major tasks for this project include revising and creating PC settings for new and existing substations, long term, and short-term planning for DVVC performance, system analysis, and identification of areas of improvement within distribution engineering.

Lorenz Rodriguez Engineer III

Mr. Rodriguez has over 8 years of consulting experience in the electric utility industry as a transmission and distribution line engineer. Throughout his career, Mr. Rodriguez has been involved in several challenging overhead line projects ranging from 12kV to 500kV for utilities throughout the United States. Some of these include rebuilds, ampacity upgrades, structure relocations, substation loops and bypasses, maintenance, and development of engineering standards. His expertise lies in technical knowledge and experience to solve complex problems, as well as proactive and effective communication with project stakeholders throughout the project life to meet client needs and goals. He has extensive knowledge in overhead line design utilizing PLS-CADDTM and PLS-POLETM, structure design and analysis, direct embed and drilled pier foundation design, NESC & GO95 code compliance analysis, structure assembly development, EMF analysis, permitting, and construction support.

EDUCATION

Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 2013

- Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Minor in Physics

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

- Engineer in Training, State of Florida

SOFTWARE

- PLS-POLE™

- PLS-CADD™

- SAG 10

- LPILE

- CAISSON

- FAD Tools

- AutoCAD

- MS Projects

- Microsoft Office

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Duke Energy Hayfield Switching Station 230kV Loop, 2021-2022, Gilchrist County, FL Project Engineer – Project consisted of looping an existing 230kV single circuit line into the proposed Hayfield

Switching Station that will serve at the interconnection point for a new solar generation site. Major tasks included route analysis, criteria development, PLS-CADDTM modeling, structure design, direct embed foundation designs, bill of materials, long-lead material procurement, and multi-discipline coordination.

Duke Energy 230kV Bundled Conductor Glass Insulator Assembly Designs, 2021, Florida Project Engineer - This project consisted of developing four 230kV insulator assemblies for bundled ACSS/TW conductor utilizing hardened glass insulators. Additionally, a thermal study was performed to reduce jumper temperature from bundled ACSS/TW to the substation switch terminal. Based on the thermal calculations a substation terminal deadend assembly was designed. Major tasks included component fitment checks, assembly maximum load calculations, PLS-LITETM modeling, PLS-POLETM component file development, development of standard assembly drawings and bill of materials, and coordination with component manufacturers.

Duke Energy Lowe 44kV Rebuild to 100kV, 2021-2022, Charlotte, NC Project Engineer - This project consisted of rebuilding approximately 14 miles of single-circuit 44kV transmission line to 100kV standards utilizing light-duty steel poles and two-piece concrete poles. The existing corridor contained adjacent 230kV and 100kV circuits, as well as several 500kV, 230kV, 100kV and distribution crossings creating clearance and contractibility challenges throughout the alignment. Additionally, a temporary alignment was designed to avoid outages. Major tasks on this project consisted of PLS-CADDTM modeling of the permanent and temporary lines, bill of material development, and coordination with all project stakeholders.

Signal Energy Beverly Solar Interconnection, 2020, Beverly, MA Project Engineer - Greenfield overhead line design utilizing PLS-CADDTM and PLS-POLETM for the interconnection between Beverly Solar and National Grid. Project required the design of (7) seven distribution structures with a variety of pole mounted equipment on a retired landfill site. Major tasks on this project included NESC criteria setup, route analysis, MFAD analysis, tension selections, and material selection and procurement.

174 Power Global SunPort Solar Interconnection, 2019, Jacksonville, FL Project Engineer – This project entailed a greenfield overhead line design utilizing PLS-CADDTM and PLS-

POLETM for the interconnection between SunPort Solar and Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA). Project required the design of (5) five distribution structures with a variety of pole mounted equipment. Major tasks on this project included NESC criteria setup, route analysis and selection, MFAD analysis, tension selections, and material selection and procurement.

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) Fire Risk Mitigation Project (FiRM), 2016-2021 Project Lead Engineer - PLS-CADD modeling was performed for all poles in the high fire risk areas to ensure that clearance and structural analysis are safe and code compliant. The project consisted of PLS-CADDTM modeling and quality assurance reviews of multiple 12kV circuits for replacement of wood poles with steel poles and the replacement of copper wire.

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) 3 Pole Replacements & FAA Aerial Lighting & Marker Ball Designs, 2017-2018, San Diego, CA Project Engineer - These transmission pole projects consisted of replacing poles for 138kV and 69KV lines. After creating PLS-CADDTM models; complete pole configuration designs, structure load trees, construction packages, and material packages were created. These designs also included distribution and communication underbuild. Additionally, these projects included PLS-CADD modeling of existing and proposed conditions to include marker balls on overhead ground wires, structure analysis, tension selection, sag analysis, and ground line reaction analysis

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) 41 Projects of FAA Aerial Lighting & Marker Ball (ALM) Designs, 2017-2018, San Diego, CA

Project Engineer - 41 projects requiring PLS-CADDTM modeling of existing and proposed conditions of 500kV, 230kV, 138kV and 69kV lines to include aerial marker balls on overhead ground wires. Criteria setup, structure analysis, tension selection, sag analysis, ground-lines reaction analysis, material & procurement, and construction package creation were some of the major tasks performed for this project.

FirstEnergy Project Engineer on a variety of projects, 2016-2017, Ohio

Several 69kV and 138kV switch structure replacements, including SCADA controlled and manually operated switches

Engineering study on 40 miles of 115kV double circuit transmission line with steel lattice towers to remediate galloping, blowout, and lightning strikes that required outages during inclement weather conditions. Study included two preliminary designs to rebuild as a double circuit 230kV line and development of a cost/mile estimate for each option.

Florida Power & Light (FP&L) Project Engineer on a variety of projects, 2016-2017, Florida

Several 138kV ampacity upgrade projects

Several 138kV storm hardening projects

Transmission structure replacement projects

Storm hardening design for overhead and underground distribution feeders

Transformer capacity calculations and replacements

Chronic lateral rebuilds

Keys Energy Services 20-Year Transmission System Analysis, 2015-2016, Key West, FL

Associate Engineer - Served as a team member in a group effort to inspect structures, hardware, and equipment of all transmission lines within the system. Once the inspection was completed, field data was compiled and used to identify system wide issues and categorized by severity to develop a 20-year maintenance plan.

Duke Energy Citrus Combined Cycle Station Reroute, 2015-2016, Crystal River, FL Associate Engineer - Project consisted of relocating 500kV and 230kV lines to the new Citrus Combined Cycle

Station. Additionally, 50 miles of OPGW were installed on existing lines to create a fiber loop. Major tasks included assisting the project engineer with structure framing and load tree development, foundation designs, developing 500kV insulator assemblies, and PLS-CADDTM modeling 50 miles of new OPGW.

Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) Pershing to Stanton North 115 kV Transmission Line Upgrade, 2014-2016, Orlando, FL

Associate Engineer - Assisted the project engineer and project manager with the rebuild of 9 miles of the existing

115 kV transmission line between OUC’s Stanton North Substation and Pershing Substation. Tasks included tracking and updating the project schedule for both transmission and substation scope of work, structure hardware determination, conductor clearance checks, development of material package, structure loading, review of structure vendor drawings and calculations, EMF calculations, and conductor phasing design, construction support and supervising, and as-built PLS-CADDTM modeling and project closeout.

Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) Southwood to Metrowest 115 kV Transmission Line Upgrade, 2014-2016, Orlando, FL

Associate Engineer – Assisted with the rebuild of 2.0 miles of the existing 115kV transmission line within Orlando city limits, between OUC’s Southwood Substation and Metrowest Substation. Tasks included scope development, development and tracking of project schedule, construction sequencing, road crossing permits, structure design and load trees, structure hardware determination and development of bill of material list, and field supervision and inspection.

Jeremy Ruaya, PE, MBA Project Manager / Engineer IV

Mr. Ruaya has over 15 years’ experience in the electric utility industry. He began his career as a transmission design engineer at an investor-owned utility where he was involved in several unique and challenging transmission projects ranging from 69kV to 345kV. Some of these included line rebuilds, reconductoring, structure relocations, maintenance, and NERC Alert evaluations. Jeremy’s expertise lies in delivering comprehensive solutions throughout the project life cycle, from scoping, through routing, design, and construction to closeout. He has extensive knowledge in meeting complex line routing requirements and developing structure (wood, concrete, and steel pole) designs. He has led complete integrated teams, consisting of environmental, real estate, engineering, and construction personnel to establish the most cost effective solution with the least impact to project stakeholders. Jeremy has testified on behalf of projects before the New York State Public Service Commission.

EDUCATION

Marist College 2012

- Master of Business Administration

Binghamton University 2007

- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

15+ years of transmission, distribution, and project management experience

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

- Professional Engineer #095262, State of New York

- Professional Engineer #97276PE, State of Oregon

- Professional Engineer #21028990, State of Washington

SOFTWARE

- PLS-POLE™

- PLS-CADD™

- SAG 10

- L-Pile

- FAD

- Microsoft Office

- Auto-CADD

- Primavera

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)

ES4

Engineer IV - The scope of this project consists of PLS-CADD distribution modeling in an urban area. The major tasks completed for these projects are distribution PLS-CADD design, analyzing pole equipment and clearances, creating PRG reports, PIDS uploads, and running other analysis reports such as cross arm calculations and stringing charts.

*Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC)

Wanapa 115kV Transmission Line, 2021, Umatilla, OR

Project Manager/QA/QC Engineer – This project consisted of a 1.7-mile greenfield 115kV steel monopole transmission line with 12.5kV distribution underbuild. Tasks included creating the PLS-CADD model, bill of materials, steel pole load trees drawings, permitting, and construction package.

*Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC)

Confidential 230kV Transmission Line Technical Recommendation, 2021, Umatilla, OR Project Lead – The goal of this project was to analyze of various transmission line configurations to determine the recommended solution. Five different configurations were developed and analyzed for construction (labor and material) costs, real estate/easement impacts, and schedule.

*Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC)

Confidential 230kV Double Circuit Transmission Line Routing and Siting, 2021, Boardman, OR Project Lead – Jeremy led the routing and siting effort for this proposed greenfield double-circuit 230kV transmission line.

He worked with a multi-faceted team to develop the routing criteria, potential segments, potential routes, and report. This routing study focused on landowner impact, easement costs, construction costs, future maintenance, and environmental impact.

*Various

34.5kV, 69kV, and 230kV Transmission Line Interconnections for Solar Projects, 2020, Various Locations, US Project Lead – Jeremy developed 30%/conceptual designs for a several solar sites throughout the United States to support the end client’s EPC bid process. Tasks included pole spotting, cost estimating, bill of materials, and structure drawings.

*Duke Energy

69kV to 230kV Transmission Lines for Morgan Rd Substation, 2020, Tampa, FL Project Manager/QA/QC Engineer – This project consisted of five separate brownfield and greenfield transmission line projects to support the new Morgan Road Substation. The specific transmission line projects included double-circuit 69/230kV, single-circuit 69kV, and OPGW installations. Jeremy led the team in transmission line design (PLS-CADD modeling, pole spotting, bills of materials, pole spotting, geotechnical engineering, bid packages, construction packages, temporary designs for construction), easement acquisition coordination, and permitting (FDOT, local, environmental, railroad, and high-pressure gas lines).

*Duke Energy Rio Pinar to FGT, 69/230kV 10mi Transmission Line Rebuild, 2019, Orlando, FL

Project Manager/QA/QC Engineer – This project comprised of double (69/230kV) and triple circuit (69/230/230kV) segments, located in metro Orlando. Design challenges included a significantly congested corridor with multiple existing circuits, design that accommodates live line construction due to outage limitations, coordination with a third-party utility for undercrossing six transmission circuits, routing through an abandoned munitions range, route relocation due to proposed high speed rail, and relocation around the substation due to site expansion efforts. Tasks included creating the PLS-

CADD model, bill of materials, steel pole load tree drawings, road and environmental permitting, construction package, construction support, and as-builts.

*Duke Energy 69/115kV Transmission Line Relocation for Plymouth South Substation, 2017, Orlando, FL

Project Manager/QA/QC Engineer – For this line relocation project due to the installation of the proposed Plymouth South

Substation, challenges included narrow easements, underground utilities, and horizontal clearance requirements. Tasks included creating the PLS-CADD model, bill of materials, steel pole load tree drawings, road and environmental permitting, construction package, construction support, and as-builts.

*Duke Energy Sutton Plant to Castle Hayne 115kV 8mi Transmission Line Rebuild, 2018, Wilmington, NC

Project Manager/QA/QC Engineer – This was a rebuild project of an 8-mile 115kV transmission line in Wilmington, NC. In general, the design utilized direct embedded, H-Frame steel structures. Design challenges included poor soils, significant wetland areas, and a significant river crossing.

*Duke Energy 2015 – 2019 40th St to 16th St 115/230kV 3.25mi Transmission Line Rebuild, 2019, St. Petersburg, FL

Project Manager/QA/QC Engineer – This was a 115kV transmission line rebuild project that included a section to be upgraded to double circuit (115/230kV) lines. Design challenges included significantly congested (residential/commercial) and historical areas, FDOT requirements, and narrow rights-of-way in St. Petersburg, FL. This project was designed to utilize flanged, monopole, steel structures in a vertical configuration.

*Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation A&C 115kV 11mi Transmission Line Rebuild, 2015, Poughkeepsie, NY

Project Engineer – Jeremy was responsible for the complete transmission line designs of these two 115kV adjoining transmission lines. From the project’s initiation, Jeremy worked collaboratively with various stakeholders including government regulators (NYS PSC, local towns, etc.), customers, and other agencies to minimize cost, visual, and environmental impacts of the new design. For example, Jeremy met with agricultural customers along the ROW to develop designs that reduced the line’s interference with their farming operations. Structures were designed to avoid or span critical wetlands. Jeremy supported the development of alternative routes/segments with corresponding detailed cost estimates.

He developed the transmission line models, structure drawings, bill of materials, permits, and all the necessary construction drawings. This was a NYS Article VII project.

*Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation WM Line 69kV 12mi Transmission Line Rebuild, 2013, Newburgh, NY

Project Engineer/Project Manager – Jeremy was responsible for both the engineering design and project management of the WM Line Rebuild Project. This 1930s era copper-conductor transmission line had met its thermal limit and required a larger conductor to support the future needs of the system. Jeremy coordinated the efforts of multiple internal and external stakeholders to meet the schedule and budget. He developed the engineering designs, cost estimates, bill of material, non-stock material requisitions, and associated construction drawings. Jeremy participated in meetings with the town planning boards, individual customers, and NYS regulators to address concerns of the stakeholders. As a requirement of the filing, several route alternatives were evaluated using critical factors such as impacts to ROW-adjacent landowners, town facilities, visibility, historical resources, environmental features, agricultural resources, presence of endangered/protected species, constructability, reliability, cost, and future maintenance activities. This resulted in rerouting approximately one-third of the line. The new section was built on an existing 115/345kV ROW as opposed to the existing construction along a railroad ROW through the center of town.

This reduced the line’s visibility, limited the number of railroad permits, and reduced cost to the utility (shorter circuit miles/simpler structures). A critical aspect of this project was the required underbuilt distribution and third-party facilities for over half of the line, while maintaining commitments to using low-profile, compact structures.

*Denotes projects completed with other firms

Loida Caraballo Project Manager I

Ms. Caraballo possesses excellent communication skills and is adept at fostering strong relationships with clients and team members. Ms. Caraballo manages and oversees all Lazen’s transmission and distribution projects. She is skilled in resource management, managing/creation of schedule and budget, proposal creation, and communicating effectively.

EDUCATION

University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 2018

- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Integrated Business

SOFTWARE

- Microsoft Project

- Smartsheet

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)

ES4

Project Manager I

- Ensures project objectives are attained on time and within budget

- Issue change orders

- Design internal schedule

- Monitor projects on an ongoing basis

- Maintain communication with the Client’s Project Manager

- Manage internal conflict resolution and take corrective action as necessary

- Resource Management

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) Drone Investigation, Assessment, and Repair (DIAR) & Drone Investigation, Assessment, and Repair Tier 2

(DIAR T2)

Project Manager I

- Ensures project objectives are attained on time and within budget

- Issue change orders

- Design internal schedule

- Monitor projects on an ongoing basis

- Maintain communication with the Client’s Project Manager

- Manage internal conflict resolution and take corrective action as necessary

- Resource Management

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) 2019 – Present Fire Risk Mitigation (FiRM)- Overhead Distribution Project Manager I

- Ensures project objectives are attained on time and within budget

- Issue change orders

- Design internal schedule

- Monitor projects on an ongoing basis

- Maintain communication with the Client’s Project Manager

- Manage internal conflict resolution and take corrective action as necessary

- Resource Management

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) Wildfire Safety Inspection Program Project Manager

- Ensures project objectives are attained on time and within budget

- Design internal schedule and update clients schedule regularly on Trello

- Monitor projects on an ongoing basis

- Communicate with team members to ensure deadlines are being met

- Maintain communication with the Client’s Project Manager

- Manage internal conflict resolution and take corrective action as necessary

- Resource Management

Mohammed Issa, PE Engineer IV

Mr. Issa has twelve years of transmission line industry experience involving civil and structural engineering from 12 kV to

500 kV. He has broad experience from several perspectives including utility, engineering–procurement-construction (EPC) contracts, and as an engineering consultant. He has performed design and led a variety of transmission line utility projects starting from project initiation to closing and as-built stages. These projects included new construction, relocation, uprating, rebuilding, re-conductor of existing lines, installing switches, distribution PLS-CADD Modeling, FAA Aerial Lighting & Marker

Ball (ALM) design, distribution danger pole assessment, and North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) compliance projects. He leads projects and supports overhead transmission line engineering designs according to code and applicable client standards.

Additionally, Mr. Issa’s background provides knowledge and hands-on experience of the current National Electrical Safety

Code (NESC), California General Order (G.O.95), construction management oversight, and conceptual design. Being exposed to several utilities and industry practices in the transmission line industry, he developed a profound understanding of the utility’s organizational structure and operations. Leading projects and coordinating with different departments, other utilities, surveyors, consultants, contractors, and subcontractors are some of Mr. Issa’s several strong and diverse skills. He has prepared estimates, specifications, scope documents for construction bids, construction packages, as well as managed and monitored project progress. Mr. Issa is also proficient in PLS CADD™, PLS-POLE™, and other software required for transmission line design.

EDUCATION

University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 2008

- Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

14+ years of transmission and/or distribution experience.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

- Professional Engineer #77081, State of Florida

- Professional Engineer #58898, State of Arizona

- Professional Engineer #116701, State of Texas

- Professional Engineer #100932, State of New York

SOFTWARE

- PLS-POLE™

- PLS-CADD™

- SAG 10

- L-Pile, CAISSON

- FAD

- Microsoft Office

- Auto-CAD

- Primavera

- RISA

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)

ES4

The scope of this project consists of PLS-CADD distribution modeling in an urban area. The major tasks completed for these projects are distribution PLS-CADD design, analyzing pole equipment and clearances, creating PRG reports, PIDS uploads, and running other analysis reports such as cross arm calculations and stringing charts.

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) Pole Loading Compliance Program (PLCP) The scope of this project consists of PLS-CADD distribution modeling to mitigate overhead line risks in SDG&E’s service territory. The major tasks completed for these projects are distribution PLS-CADD design, analyzing pole equipment and clearances, creating PRG reports, PIDS uploads, and running other analysis reports such as cross arm calculations and stringing charts.

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)

Drone Investigation, Assessment, and Repair (DIAR) DIAR is a hardening project and the scope of work includes single pole remediation or replacement of distribution poles in high fire risk areas. The major tasks provided for these projects include engineering scope assessment, PLS- CADD distribution design, and performing quality assurance/quality control checks.

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)

Wildfire Safety Inspection Program (WSIP) The scope of the WSIP program consists of transmission pole and hardware replacements, including poles with distribution underbuilt and joint pole attachments, in high fire risk areas. Major tasks for this project include developing a preliminary scope of work to resolve any existing issues, creating job estimates, modeling structure modifications and/or replacements in PLS-CADD according to G.O. 95 and client standards, creating construction sketch plan maps, and performing quality assurance/quality control checks.

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)

Fire Risk Mitigation (FiRM) PLS-CADD modeling was performed for all poles in the high fire risk areas to ensure that clearance and structural analysis are safe and code compliant. The project consisted of PLS-CADD modeling and quality assurance reviews of multiple 12kV circuits for replacement of wood poles with steel poles and the replacement of copper wire.

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)

QSI

LiDAR PLS-CADD modeling in method 1 on various models.

Sunport

Sunport Solar Project

Designed a 35kV interconnect overhead line that consisted of 6 poles. The interconnection was made between a Sunport solar farm and Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA).

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)

39 Projects of 500kV/230kV/138kV/69kV FAA Aerial Lighting & Marker Ball (ALM) Design Team Lead Engineer/Project Manager - 39 projects requiring PLS-CADD modeling of existing and proposed conditions to include marker balls on shieldwires. Structure analysis, tension selection, sag analysis, ground lines reaction analysis, material & procurement, and construction package creation are some of the major tasks performed for this project.

Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC)

Pershing to Stanton North Transmission Line 115 kV, rebuild

Orlando, Florida Team Lead Engineer/ Construction Manager - Rebuilding 9.7 miles of double circuit 115kV transmission line.