New_Smyrna_RSQ_10-22_Continuing_Professional_Services.pdf

Professional Engineering Qualifications

For The City of New Smyrna Beach, Florida

EPS Engineering & Design

PROJECT CONTACT:

Dan Harder

EMAIL:

d.harder@eps-ed.com

PHONE:

(314) 740-4308

ADDRESS:

11960 Westline Industrial Drive Suite 330, Maryland Heights MO

Statement of Qualifications

EPS ENGINEERING & DESIGN

Contents Executive Summary:

Design Expertise:

EPS Engineering & Design Standards:

Project Approach:

Quality Assurance & Control:

Process Improvement Controls:

Organizational Structure & Locations:

Firm Workload

References & Qualifications:

Project Team Resumes:

Sub-Consulting:

Qualifications Summary:

Executive Summary:

EPS Engineering & Design, Inc. (EPS E&D) is the professional engineering arm of Electric Power Systems International, Inc. (EPSII). The parent company EPSII, established in 1977, is a NETA Certified, Independent Electrical Testing & Engineering Organization that has developed a select staff of over 500 engineers, technicians and support staff. EPSII has built a strong reputation in the utility services market, specializing in commissioning, start up, and maintenance testing. To best serve our customers, Electric Power Systems International has over 40 offices across North America with corporate headquarters located in St Louis, MO.

EPS Engineering & Design is a wholly owned subsidiary of EPSii formed in 2008 and specializes in electrical power design, serving the diverse power engineering needs of our most valuable resource, our customers. We have continuously performed substation engineering design ranging from 480V thru 345kV. The EPS E&D headquarters is located in St. Louis, MO, with regional satellite locations in San Diego, CA, Brunswick, ME, Springfield, MO, Raleigh, NC, Pittsburgh, PA and Dallas, TX.

Our engineering team, averaging over 15 years of applicable electrical design experience per individual, is proud to include a variety of power engineering backgrounds including utility, generation, transmission and consulting to provide a higher level and broader spectrum of expertise than typical. We have a documented history of supporting our customers, utility and non-utility, with design, engineering, construction management and commissioning of critical infrastructure projects. Each of our EPS E&D lead engineers are thoroughly experienced in all aspects of project management, including estimating, development, initiation, execution, construction support, commissioning and project closeout.

EPS Engineering & Design has years of experience with substation design and site expansions. Our engineers and technicians can put together detailed job packages that include site plan feasibility, cost estimates, bid documents, general contractor selection, construction drawings, equipment specifications, wiring diagrams, elevation drawings and bill of materials. EPS E&D can perform grounding system analysis & design.

Utilizing our in-house civil / structural resources and subcontracted partners, EPS E&D executes projects involving site improvements for utility and heavy industrial customers.

These projects typically involve utility substations, generation interconnection substations, power plants and industrial power system applications. Applications range from site improvements, foundation / structure design, transformer oil containment, site access, equipment seismic calculations, transmission & distribution structures and anchoring.

Power plant applications include heat recovery steam generators, piping support structures and concentrated solar power receiver assemblies.

Executive Summary (Continued):

EPS E&D can design and specify complete protection and control packages tailored to our client’s needs. We have expertise with substation SCADA, automation & integration applications and can configure all SCADA devices and develop points list based on utility standards and develop RTU & HMI configuration & setting files. EPS provides field installation, local and remote testing and commissioning to ensure the SCADA system works as specified and is properly integrated with the existing infrastructure, followed by support and training for the client operations team.

EPS E&D has the experience and software to perform the full range of power system engineering studies, including Arc Flash Studies, Coordination Studies, Short Circuit Studies, Load Flow Studies, Grounding Studies, Lightning Studies, Harmonics / Power Quality Studies, Transient Voltage Analysis and System Planning Studies.

Our support team includes a full-service drafting department to provide a full range of services to meet our client needs. Over 28 years of experience with civil, structural, and electrical projects, we are proud to deliver quality work on time and within budget. Our staff can convert, update and manage all aspects of your drawings including but not limited to images, pdfs, elevations, details, wiring diagrams and electrical layouts. Convert pdf drawings using AutoCAD Raster design and Bentley I/RAS B. We are able to redraw using your layers, styles and conventions with pinpoint accuracy and dimensioning using AutoCAD or MicroStation.

We have experience preparing specifications for equipment, installation, testing and commissioning services. This may include develop prequalified vendor list, assemble & distribute bid package, vendor correspondence during bid cycle, evaluate proposals & provide recommendations. We also have the capability of negotiating & issuing purchase orders and participating in factory witness testing.

As a testing company, our projects frequently involve sending our design engineers to the field for commissioning on the majority of our projects. We consider this essential to developing our engineering staff. We have professional engineers with acceptance and maintenance testing background (with EPSII) who are expert in developing maintenance and testing procedures and specifications; trouble shooting; and emergency outage assistance.

In conjunction with our parent company and subcontracted partners, we have a history of providing successful turn-key projects for our customers, upgrading existing installations.

We are ready to assist in the ever-evolving electrical power industry by managing projects from concept thru design, supporting each project through construction & commissioning.

We will continue to provide design, testing and customized turn-key solutions to all segments of the electric power industry.

Design Expertise:

EPS Engineering & Design licensed professional engineers and technicians understand electrical, mechanical & civil / structural power system designs. Our history of developing detailed job packages that include site plan feasibility, cost estimates, bid documents, contractor selection, construction drawings, equipment specifications, wiring diagrams, elevation drawings and bill of materials make us the ideal choice to support your design needs. We are experts in the following critical design areas:

General Project Development:

EPS uses the latest IEEE 1490 standards for Project Initiation to develop the best solutions for our clients focusing on cost, quality, schedule, and risk management for our client’s needs.

1. Site plan

2. General arrangement

3. Single line diagrams

4. Interconnection design & support

5. Procurement and procurement support

6. Permitting and permitting support

7. Electrical, Mechanical, Civil / Structural Design Criteria

Physical Electrical Design:

EPS designs focus on our clients’ constructability and cost control and using the latest NESC, NEC, NEMA and IEEE standards.

1. Below Grade

a. Foundations Plan

b. Grounding Plan

c. Grading Plan

d. Conduit & Trench Plan

e. Conduit and Cable Schedule

f. Detailed Bill Of Materials

2. Above Grade

a. Major Equipment Specifications

b. Submittal Review and Approval

c. Steel & Bus Work Design

d. Control House Layout & Design

e. Lightning Protection Design

f. Fence Design

g. Detailed Bill Of Materials

Civil Design:

1. Site Layout

2. Grading Plans Including Earth Balance

3. Demolition Plans

4. Pavement / Parking Lot Layout and Design

5. Drainage Plans

6. Detention Basin Design and Layout

7. Transformer Containment

8. Pipe Hydraulics

9. Overland Flow and Hydrology

10. Storm Sewer & Sanitary Sewer Design and Layout

11. Utility / Municipality / Review Agency Coordination

12. Storm Water Pollution Prevention / Erosion Control Plans

Structural Design:

1. Structural Steel Design to the following codes & standards

a. AISC 360

b. High-Seismic Applications to AISC 341

2. Seismic Codes and Standards

3. Application of International, National, and State Building Codes and Standards (IBC, ASCE7, California Building Code, Florida Building Code)

4. Steel Exhaust Stack Design to ASME STS-1

5. Platform & Secondary Steel Design

6. Pipe Support Design

Transmission Design:

1. Centerline Identification

2. Line Survey: Conventional & Legal

Survey

3. Structure Staking

4. Transmission Design Criteria

5. Conductor Design

6. PLS-CADD* Line Modeling

7. Structure & Foundation Design

8. Detailed Bill Of Materials

9. Line Material Procurement

10. Overhead Protective Ground Wire

(OPGW) Design

11. Distribution Line Design

12. Design Book

a. Plan and Profile Drawings

b. Structure Drawings

c. Foundation Drawings

d. Supplemental Drawings

Protection & Control Design:

EPS delivers customized or client standards to minimize construction costs, shorten startup times, and optimize reliability.

1. Schematics

a. Three-Line Diagrams (AC Schematics)

b. Protective Relaying Diagrams (DC Schematics)

c. Breaker & Circuit Switcher Control Schematics

d. Alarm Schematics

e. AC Station Service

f. DC Station Service

g. SCADA & Communications

2. Wiring

3. Relay Panel Layout (Elevation & Front Views)

4. Relay Panel Wiring Diagrams

5. RTU Wiring

6. Outdoor Equipment Interconnection Diagrams

7. Detailed Bill Of Materials

8. Control Building Ancillary Circuits (Lighting, HVAC, etc)

Relay Settings

EPS E&D professional engineers are experts in developing protection and control schemes to address mitigation needs and other changes in our client’s electrical systems.

1. Studies using ASPEN, Mathcad, SKM, and ETAP

2. Complete Setting file (.rdb)

3. Event File Analysis

4. Outage Investigation

5. Instrument Calculations & Logic

6. Logic Diagrams

7. Arc Flash Mitigation

8. Relay Test Procedures

Power Quality:

EPS E&D provides field audits and computer model analysis and recommendations for mitigation.

1. Power Measurements

2. Harmonic Distortion

3. Voltage Transients

4. IEEE 519 Compliance and Mitigation

5. Capacitor and Filter Bank Analysis

6. Power Factor Correction

Engineering & Power System Studies:

EPS E&D utilizes the latest industry software tools (customer preference) to perform all critical studies. Our staff of professional engineers can provide customized or standard studies to meet any budget requirement for our client.

1. Short-Circuit and Fault Studies using ASPEN, PSS/E, EMTP-RV

2. Power Flow using ASPEN, PSS/E

3. Transient and Post-Transient System Stability using EMTP-RV, PSS/E, ETAP

4. Model Validation using PSS/E, PSLF

5. Reactive Power Studies for Renewable Generation using ETAP, SKM, EMTP-RV

6. Grounding, Induction Coordination, and Electromagnetic Fields Studies using

CDEGS (MALT, MALZ, HIFREQ)

7. Interconnection and System Planning Studies using PSS/E

8. Low and Medium Voltage Short Circuit, Coordination, Load Flow, Motor

Static/Dynamic Starting, and Arc Flash using SKM, ETAP, and EasyPower

Engineering Software:

EPS E&D can provide design services that utilize the following specialized engineering software packages to execute a full range of project deliverables.

1. AutoCAD

2. MicroStation

3. SKM

4. ETAP

5. Easypower

6. Aspen

7. ArcPro

8. CDEGS

9. EMTP-RV

10. PSS/E

11. PLS-CADD

12. SEL-5030

ACSELERATOR

QuickSet Software

13. SEL-5033

ACSELERATOR

RTAC Software

14. SEL-2241 (AXION)

15. GE-D20MX and

Previous

16. Novatech Orion lx

17. Cybectec SMP-16

18. Telvenet 3030

19. Wonderware /

Intouch

20. Cimplicity

21. Diagram Builder

22. STAAD.pro

23. Lpile

24. RISA Foundations

25. SAG10

Turn-Key Projects:

We offer, through our parent company Electric Power Systems International, Inc., all of the following services required to successfully execute EPCM - Engineering Procurement Construction Management projects:

1. Construction Management

2. Complete Construction Documentation

3. Procurement Services

4. Construction Inspection

5. Switchgear Breaker Retrofitting

6. Switchgear Retrofill Services

7. Transformer Procurement, Maintenance and Assembly

8. Complete NETA Testing and Commissioning Services

9. Pre-fabricated Electrical & Mechanical Skids / Modules

10. Wiring Installation Services

EPS Engineering & Design Standards:

EPS Engineering & Design will customize all deliverables to conform to individual customer standards. In all cases, customer standards take precedent, but if no customer standards exist, we develop design documentation per our company standards.

EPS E&D operates under a complete set of engineering procedures & standards dictating the entire project management, design and quality control process. These include the following document types:

1. Administrative Procedures

2. Construction Standards

3. Design Guides

4. Drafting Procedures

5. Drafting Standards

6. Document Control

7. Engineering Procedures

8. Engineer Standards

9. Information Requests

10. Procurement Procedures

11. Process Improvement Controls

12. Project Management Model & Milestones

13. Project Scheduling

14. Quality Assurance & Control

Process

15. Risk Assessment Matrix

16. Technical Datasheets

17. Technical Specifications

18. Technical Reports

19. Work Scope Documents

Project Management Model:

EPS E&D follows the Project Management Book of Knowledge guidelines to run our projects, ensuring our customer receives the best value in terms of cost, quality and schedule while managing the risks for our clients to avoid issues during construction and commissioning.

EPS E&D starts all projects with the end result in mind, focusing on commissioning and startup requirements, then the construction and manufacturing times, to finally back into the engineering required to emphasize both these tasks. We understand that a successful project begins with the upfront engineering schedule allowing time for the procurement team to establish contracts for the manufacturing, construction and commissioning of the project to avoid conflicts and clearly define the division of responsibilities between the different stakeholders.

Each of our EPS E&D lead engineers are thoroughly experienced in all aspects of project management, including estimating, development, initiation, execution, construction support, commissioning and project closeout.

Our designs include detailed construction & commissioning notes that provide our clients with a high quality product, second to none in facilitating the construction process. EPS E&D uses construction note layers on our drawings to provide additional guidance in our construction and manufacturing documentation, aiding our customers’ key stakeholders.

This construction layer can be easily turned off to save time for our clients during the as-built phase of the project after construction and startup is complete, leaving the final drawing set without the notes.

The construction layer also saves time for construction and manufacturing as these subcontractors are not forced to look in two different drawings or documents for information.

Since this information is on the drawings, this is essentially another risk avoidance method EPS E&D routinely employs. This helps our customers avoid information being missed and reduces the potential for additional RFIs, re-work and change orders.

We have proven that this focus and our refined approach will lead to positive results for both the customer, their subcontractors and an overall successful project for all stakeholders involved in the contract and execution phases of the project.

EPS Engineering & Design uses the following template to execute all design projects, regardless of size and scope. This provides a consistent level of project management, communication with key stakeholders and execution within schedule expectations.

Project Approach:

Project Award

Project Kickoff Meeting

Prerequisite Action – Fully Executed Purchase Order and Notice to Proceed

Upon awarding of the project, EPS E&D will coordinate, attend and document a project kickoff meeting between The City of New Smyrna Beach and EPS E&D.

At this kickoff meeting we will:

1. Review the scope in detail and gather all of the existing documentation and preferences.

2. Discuss alternatives and identify a preferred approach to the site layout.

3. Review the schedule and identify important milestones and place hard dates on those milestones

4. We will identify critical path items and discuss strategies for reducing or eliminating the risks associated with those critical path items.

5. Develop communication protocols so that the correct people receive the information they need in a timely manner without holding up the project.

6. Agree upon invoicing and reporting formats.

10% Project Initiation

Prerequisite Action – Kickoff meeting complete.

The primary objective for this phase is to develop any subsurface exploration or field-testing requirements needed for engineering study calculations.

Upon completion of the kickoff meeting, EPS E&D will send out meeting minutes for comment/approval and commence the following design activities:

1. We will prepare the general arrangement plan. It will depict the physical arrangement and configuration, with applicable line entries and exits, transformer, circuit breaker and switch locations, cable trench location, access roads, substation baselines and switchgear enclosure location. We will identify bus connections and phasing on the drawing.

2. We will prepare a site arrangement drawing to show the substation and neighboring infrastructure as documentation is available. This drawing will also contain a detailed accounting of the changes required to the distribution feeder conduits as they will be modified.

3. From items 1 and 2, EPS E&D will develop subsurface and field investigation specifications to support engineering design calculations.

4. We will update our proposal schedule to reflect the actual notice to proceed date and make any other changes agreed to in negotiations and issue the schedule.

30% Detail Design Submittal

Prerequisite Action – Approved 10% Design with Comments

The primary objective for this phase is to develop major equipment specifications and detailed bill of materials. This will allow initiation of purchasing long lead time items to meet The City of New Smyrna Beach schedule requirements.

We will prepare the one-line diagram for the substation. It will illustrate the general bus arrangement, interconnection of relaying, metering, relaying communications, transformers, circuit breakers, and other devices. We will determine metering and relaying locations and requirements and indicate such on the drawing by the location of the instrument transformers. We will identify major equipment ratings on the drawing.

EPS E&D will proceed on distinct parallel paths with the detailed design of the physical electrical, civil and protection and control packages to support major equipment purchases.

The physical electrical design will use the general arrangement to develop all of the associated drawings including but not limited to:

- Elevation and section drawings.

- Switchgear layout and elevations.

- Foundation layout.

- Structure layout and identification.

- Duct bank, conduit and trench layout.

- Site grading design.

The protection and control design will utilize the one-line drawings to develop all associated drawings, including, but not limited to:

- Three-line diagrams (phasing diagrams).

- DC schematics.

- Auxiliary AC station service one-line diagram(s).

- DC station service one-line diagram(s).

- Panel layout drawings.

Major Equipment Procurement Phase Prerequisite Action – 30% Detail Design Submitted

EPS E&D will support The City of New Smyrna Beach procurement and engineering departments for technical review and evaluation of vendor bids, including adherence to major equipment specifications and purchasing recommendations.

60% Detail Design Submittal

Prerequisite Action – Approved 30% Design with Comments and Purchase Orders Awarded to Major Equipment Vendors

Primary objective for this phase is to develop preliminary study calculations, minor equipment bill of materials and applicable contractor bid specifications. This will allow The City of New Smyrna Beach procurement department to purchase minor equipment or include this responsibility in the contractor bid package.

EPS E&D will work with the selected major equipment vendors to approve their “To Be Manufactured” drawings and incorporate them into the overall design for the construction bid packages. Additionally, EPS E&D will review all subsurface and field investigation reports and incorporate them into the engineering calculations.

The 60% design submittal will contain the following design documents:

- Physical electrical detail drawings

- Final switchgear layout and elevations

- Foundation details

- Structure performance drawings (Manufacturer to develop detailed structure design and assembly drawings)

- Conduit schedule

- Duct bank, conduit and trench details

- Grounding layout / Grounding details

- Above grade bill of materials / Below grade bill of materials

- Civil, structural and electrical preliminary studies

The 60% civil design package includes but is not limited to the following:

- Site development sections and elevations

- Finalized site development layout drawing(s)

The 60% protection & control design package includes, but is not limited to, the following:

- Panel wiring diagrams

- Switchgear wiring diagrams

- Outdoor equipment wiring diagrams

- SCADA & communications wiring diagrams

- Electrical bill of materials

- Cable schedule

- Panel bill of materials

Minor Equipment and Preliminary Contractor Procurement Phase Prerequisite Action – 60% Detail Design Submitted

EPS E&D will support The City of New Smyrna Beach procurement and engineering departments for technical review and evaluation of contractor bids, including adherence to minor equipment specifications and purchasing recommendations.

90% Design Submittal

Prerequisite Action – Approved 60% Design with Comments and The City of New Smyrna Beach Approved Contractor Exceptions & Cost Saving Options

Primary objective for this phase is to develop the “For Permit” set of drawings and calculations. This will allow The City of New Smyrna Beach and / or contractor to obtain the necessary construction permits for the project.

EPS E&D will work with the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) to resolve any design related permitting issues for the construction contractor’s permit.

The 90% design submittal will contain the following PE Stamped design documents:

- Physical electrical detail drawings

- Final switchgear layout and elevations

- Foundation details

- Structure performance drawings (Manufacturer to develop detailed structure design and assembly drawings)

- Conduit schedule

- Duct bank, conduit and trench details

- Grounding layout

- Grounding details

- Above grade bill of materials

- Below grade bill of materials

- Civil, structural and electrical finalized studies

The 90% civil design package includes but is not limited to the following:

- Site development sections and elevations

- Finalized site development layout drawing(s)

The 90% protection & control design package includes, but is not limited to, the following:

- Panel wiring diagrams

- Switchgear wiring diagrams

- Outdoor equipment wiring diagrams

- SCADA & communications wiring diagrams

- Electrical bill of materials

- Cable schedule

- Panel bill of materials

- Relay & meter programming

- Development of settings files

Finalize Contractor Procurement Phase Prerequisite Action – Construction Permit Issued

EPS E&D will support The City of New Smyrna Beach procurement and engineering departments for conformed specifications and drawings issued to the selected contractor.

Quality Assurance & Control:

Quality assurance and quality control measures are two distinct types of activities. The IPCC defines each as follows:

Quality Assurance (QA) A planned system of review procedures conducted by personnel not involved in the design process.

Quality Control (QC) A system of routine technical activities implemented by the design team to measure and control the quality of the design as it is prepared.

There are iterations to each of the steps, depending on the specific type of document, but the basic design quality process follows these

Overview:

Since our inception, the quality of engineering deliverables has been our highest priority.

EPS Engineering & Design has formulated a series of procedures for design, verification and documentation of engineering projects to ensure the required quality standards are met on every project. From project initiation to project closeout, all deliverables are independently confirmed to be correct and are properly documented. When used together, these procedures form the basis of our QA/QC process.

This Electrical Power Systems – Engineering and Design (EPS E&D) quality policy is based on the fundamental concept that the control of quality is a team obligation that recognizes that quality is built into every aspect of the project. Our directive is to provide quality deliverables and services that meet or exceed client standards and requirements. Quality is the responsibility of every individual performing the work. Quality is assured through appropriate planning and control of work operations. It is controlled by specific activities such as independent reviewing, checking and quality surveillance/audits.

Implementing and continuously refining this process allows us to forge strong and lasting relationships with our clients over time. This is intended to be a “living” document” and is updated as required to further define or to implement changes to meet and exceed our QA/QC expectations.

Quality Process:

Step 1 – Client kickoff meeting Upon award of a given project, the project manager and/or the lead design engineer will review the scope with the client. The project manager will discuss the files to be used for the project and which files will be used to start generating the detailed design. EPS E&D will also go into detail about any part of the project that is undefined or unclear and come to a consensus about how the design will be generated. Depending on the size of the project and the client needs, we will coordinate with the client on an agreed upon schedule to communicate progress and obtain any direction necessary. This coordination will occur after the internal weekly meeting.

Step 2 – Internal project kickoff meeting An internal kickoff meeting between the project manager, the lead project engineer, the project design engineer and/or designer, project drafting lead and project staff assistant shall be conducted. The project manager will lead this meeting. On smaller projects, this might be a lead project engineer acting as the project manager. The focus of this meeting will be to define the scope of the project including all details and areas of concern and develop a plan to efficiently produce the engineering deliverables within the established budget and schedule.

The group will identify and discuss all files to be modified and any new files to be generated.

Seed files for the new documents will be identified and agreed upon. A “turn-page” review of each document and the required modifications to each will be discussed and agreed upon.

Any missing or unclear information will be discussed and clarified between the project manager (or project lead) and the client.

The project coordinator will log all documents received, generated and submitted to the customer, tracking and controlling of all documentation and associated revisions.

We have found this step to be essential to developing and delivering a high quality design to our clients. This approach allows us to identify missing or unclear information and obtain clarification or direction from the client early in the design process. Ensuring the project documentation is filed and logged correctly and project time is used as efficiently as possible is key to our ability to deliver a high quality engineered package within the allocated budget and schedule.

Each project will have an associated design book (hardcopy or electronic) that contains all of the reference material for the project. The design book will be assembled at the beginning of each project and will be continuously updated throughout the design cycle of the project. The purpose of this book is to have a single repository of reference information and project documentation available at all stages of the project. Material in the design book will vary from project to project but at a minimum will contain all project relevant information from the following:

Scope of work - Project scope description and copies of any correspondence modifying the scope.

Unmodified documents – Copies of all design documents to be modified in their initial state. This will allow us to quickly understand changes that have been made to the original documents.

Client standard documents – Copies of the client standards used as a basis for the design or any other document specified by the client for the purpose of design.

Manufacturer’s equipment drawings and submittals – Complete sets of the manufacturer’s most recent drawings.

Catalog Cut Sheets – Highlighted equipment cut sheets with all pertinent design information included for the specific part number of each component included in this design. Catalog cut sheets need to have the appropriate level of design detail.

Marketing brochures and non-specific documentation is not considered appropriate.

Specific model option sheets will be included for each relay utilized in the design.

Completed Design Checklists – All design checklists used to generate the design will be completed and initialed by the design engineer/designer.

Step 3 – Design and Weekly Team Coordination

When performing Design work, a series of design checklists are used to focus the design engineer/designer on the subtleties and nuances of the design on the first pass through the documentation. This defined design process allows for the design team to get the design work complete and correct on the first attempt.

Each week the project team will convene and discuss the project status. The project team will discuss project scope, project schedule and project budget. All progress from the previous week will be reviewed and compared against the project schedule. Next steps in the process will be identified. Any outstanding information or files will be requested from the client through the project manager or the project lead.

By reviewing all aspects of the project status on a weekly basis, we are able to better understand how the work is progressing and immediately address any concerns. This design review procedure also keeps the project team aware of project status.

Step 4 – Preparation for Design Check It is the responsibility of the design engineer/designer to produce the deliverables and not rely on the design check to either complete the design or resolve design issues. This is the reason we are constantly reviewing progress and “in-process” design documents. The intent is to have a completely resolved design go into independent check. It is the responsibility of the design engineer/designer to seek out all required design information from the senior staff.

In order to minimize the amount of time required for the checker to understand project scope and existing designs, the materials are assembled into a single check set containing all the information necessary to verify all details of the design. A typical check set will contain all project drawings, documents, calculations, spreadsheets and other materials that comprise the engineering deliverable.

Step 5 – Independent Design Review An independent review of the design work for completeness, accuracy and constructability by a qualified engineer is the basis of our QA/QC process. By having a standardized design process and qualified engineer that was not involved in the design independently check the design materials, we are able to quickly and efficiently verify the design. This is considered standard procedure in the consulting industry.

A design check will typically begin with an overall review of the design package to determine all relevant information is included. If any documents or design materials are not available, the checker will return the design package to the design engineer/designer for completion.

EPS E&D policy dictates the checker should not generate deliverables or complete designs.

After the design engineer/designer has generated any missing information, the checker will resume the design verification.

A qualified checker is an engineer with expertise and experience in the area of design that allows them to quickly and efficiently identify issues with a design and understand the tradeoffs associated with achieving acceptable results using different methods. Typically an engineer will have a minimum of 5 years of experience before they are competent at checking designs. However, there may be cases when a checker does not meet the criteria for experience but is still determined to be the proper resource for checking.

Step 6 – Design Check Results Meeting Upon completion of the independent design check, all project documentation and backup information will be returned to the appropriate project lead for review. The design lead will be responsible for coordinating a “page-turn” meeting between the project manager, project lead, designer(s) and independent design checker. Each comment will be discussed and a consensus will be obtained on the changes that will be made to the final deliverable. The outcome of this meeting will determine the details of the final deliverable. The project lead will be responsible for ensuring the comments are incorporated as agreed upon in the design check results meeting.

Once complete, the design documents are forwarded to the PE Engineer of Record. In all cases when a design is stamped for construction, the registered PE (Engineer of Record) has the opportunity & responsibility to perform a final review of the documents. The PE (Engineer of Record) will not stamp the drawings until satisfied with the entire design package. The PE may or may not be the checker.

Process Improvement Controls:

EPS E&D has established procedures for addressing process improvement for an individual project or task. The non-conformance phase is to identify the problem, lessons learned phase is to determine what action is necessary and the corrective action phase will resolve the root cause of the problem.

1. Non-Conformance Reporting Where areas of non-conformance are identified, the Project Manager shall complete the Process Improvement Controls form EPSE&D-AP-0037. A maximum of one form will be used for a single project. It may be updated to denote multiple non-conformance issues if necessary.

2. Lessons Learned Documentation Upon completion of every job, a project closeout meeting will be held with the customer to capture the positive and negative takeaways of the job as viewed from the client. The meeting minutes will be logged and distributed for improvements in Quoting, Engineering, Scheduling, Cost Control, and Quality. These inputs will be used to improve or implement on future projects.

3. Corrective Action Where the assigned individual does not resolve the root cause of the problem within the agreed timeframe, a second Non-Conformance report may be issued or the Project Manager may consider disciplinary action or reassigning the action to another.

Organizational Structure & Locations:

Main Office:

EPS E&D St. Louis, MO - Engineering & Design Headquarters 11960 Westline Industrial Drive, Suite 330, St. Louis, MO 63043

Branch Locations:

1. EPS E&D Design Altamonte Springs, FL - 3806 Caboose Place

Sanford, Fl., 32771

2. EPS E&D Design - San Diego CA 7925 Dunbrook Road, Suite G San Diego, CA 92126

3. EPS Design - Springfield, MO 1338 E. Kingsley, Suite B Springfield, MO 65804

4. EPS E&D Design Chippewa Falls, WI 2029 County Hwy I, Ste 1 Chippewa Falls, WI 54729

5. EPS E&D Pittsburgh, PA

1090 Montour West Industrial Blvd Coraopolis, PA 15108

6. EPS E&D Dallas, TX 1400 S Sherman Ste 208 Richardson, TX 75081

7. 7. EPS E&D Raleigh, NC 319 US Highway 70 East Suite E Garner, NC 27529

Professional Engineer Coverage Area:

The EPS Engineering & Design and EPS E&D, P.C. groups have a total of 22 full time registered Professional Engineers and a staff with the ability to perform engineering & design services in 47 of the 50 states across the United States as indicated in the chart below. We continue to expand registration to other states and upgrade our capabilities and number of markets we can serve.

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References & Qualifications:

EPS Engineering & Design has a strong history of power engineering design in the renewables industry. Below are sample references for EPS E&D projects from the past (5) years.

Client Project Name Engineering Project Value

Project Timeline

Client Contact Contact Phone and Email

Revamp Engineering

Pulehu Solar Switchyard, Substation &

Overhead Line Design

$471K 2021 Andrés Acevedo-

Cross Vice President

808-348-1970 aacevedo-cross@revamp-eng.com

Public Service Company of New Mexico

Substation DIAC Relay Upgrades

$284K 2020-

Allejandra Vassallo 505-241-3436

Allejandra.Vassallo@ pnmresources.com

Tohono O'odham Utility

Authority

Santa Rosa Substation &

Quijitoa Substation

$350K 2020-present Mike Bethurem, General Manager 520-383-5817

Mike.Bethurem@hq.toua.net

Ameren Belle Rural Substation

$258K 2019-

Homer Clark - Manager, Electrical Project Engineering

314-243-0471 Hclark2@ameren.com

Ameren Linn Creek Substation

$47K 2019-

Homer Clark - Manager, Electrical Project Engineering

314-243-0471 Hclark2@ameren.com

EPS Engineering & Design - Substation Design References

Provided engineering services to replace and upgrade existing 69/25KV Substation. Added 25KV reclosers and recloser closer controls using SEL-751 relay. Added metering and SCADA system. Designed a control house enclosure and performed AC and DC calculations to determine the station service and Battery sizing.

Provided detailed electrical, civil & structural design for new 69kV switchyard with (4) breaker ring bus arrangement and associated 34.5 kV gen-tie substation to support new solar and BESS systems. Develop complete protection & control design, relay settings files and protection schemes. Work closely to coordinate with civil / structural team on distribution lines to interconnect switchyard to solar plants. Perform all associated power system studies including coordination, arc flash, grounding, insulation coordination, and harmonic resonance analysis. Provide new SCADA system design and configuration for RTAC, IED points list and digital fault recorders.

Provided detailed design for (7) substation sites to replace and upgrade the relaying for substation main, bus tie, feeders and transformer. Updated drawings to meet the client standards, including updating panel layouts, schematics and wiring diagrams to accommodate new SEL-787 relays for main, bus tie, transformer and SEL- 751 relays for upgraded feeder protection.

Designed new pre-fabricated skid mounted substation. Including specifying major materials, design of site layout, including integration and coordination with the District Line department. Created all One-lines, AC schematics, and DC schematics. Assisted with procurement and provided construction support as required.

Designed new full RTU cabinet to replace existing GE Ibox. Modified switchgear and motor operated disconnect for compliance with the latested standards. Created BOM and specified major parts.

Project Team Resumes:

1. Paul Kinton, P.E. Director of Engineering Design

Education & experience: BS in Electrical Engineering – Missouri University of Science & Technology-Rolla, Missouri, May 1996, NETA Level IV.

Paul brings a solid background of engineering and commissioning experience for projects involving substation, generation and transmission system interface as well as project controls. Paul has over sixteen years with EPS hiring on as a staff engineering with increasing responsibilities to his current role. As the director of design he is responsible for all aspects EPS E&D projects from concept to commissioning. He regularly performs conceptual design, physical and electrical detailed design, quality assurance and quality control, vendor support, construction support and project management duties. In addition to engineering, Paul has extensive background with field construction and commissioning activities.

Performed fault and coordination studies on electrical transmission systems. Performed electrical testing and commissioning on distribution and transmission power plants including SCADA, with emphasis in relay and control. Performed protective relay acceptance testing in power plants and substations including microprocessor and electromechanical relays. Performed end to end & dynamic testing on substations up to and including 500kV.

Project Experience:

Merck Sub 28 Relay Upgrade Project included upgrading existing electromechanical relays with new microprocessor-based multifunction relays replacement and control schematic updates on VAP2 and control schematic updates at B1B to provide Auto transfer for two dual bus 13.2kV substations. Project deliverables included one-line, three-line, DC schematics, AC schematics, wiring diagrams, bill of materials, cable schedules, etc.

VCU Lunsford Substation, Richmond, VA Provide engineering, design and drafting to support the upgrade of existing main 15KV breaker, one 15KV feeder and a spare 15KV breaker plus the addition of two 15KV breakers. Upgrade existing Siemens Siprotec relays to SEL-751s.

Vionix Shirley Substation, Shirley, MA Provide electrical interface engineering to develop a single functional BSS, including foundation & conduit / trench design to the PV array electrical equipment pad for the 15kV interface. Include grounding study & ground grid design and applicable electrical system modeling and all required electrical studies and protective relay settings.

Role - Engineer of Record

American Electric Power (AEP), Mobile Substations, Gahanna, OH Designed multiple mobile substation upgrades, including breakers, protective relaying, transformer controls and AC & DC system upgrades for American Electric Power. Added communication capabilities with new intelligent transformer monitoring and protective relaying. Design included new security features for motion detection, audible alarms and remote alarming through SCADA RTU. Role – Engineer of Record

Essex Substation Protection Upgrade, Rutland, VT Relay protection upgrade (transformer, bus and breaker failure, two transformers redundant systems) to accommodate new controls for an upgraded STATCOM.

Role - Engineer of Record

Newport Temporary Substation, Rutland, VT Economical design of a temporary bypass substation to allow for the upgrade of the existing Newport Substation. Project consisted of a 115kV line tap, two 46kV line exits and one 12.47kV line exit utilizing in house primary equipment, one mobile transformer and one mobile substation. Equipment modifications, interfacing with existing communication rack and development of existing and new station service to meet existing and construction power needs. Role - Engineer of Record

Big Turtle Wind Farm, Huron County, MI Design 120/34.5kV collector substation including one 120kV breaker, transformer, two 34.5kV breakers, protection schemes and communications. Design specifications, drawings, relay settings, coordination of associated civil work and commissioning were provided as part of the scope of work. Role - Engineer of Record

Detroit Edison, Meade Wind Park - Echo Substation, Huron County, MI Designed the addition of two 34.5kV wind turbine collection feeders and removal of the bus tie breaker for the Echo 115kV substation. Develop detailed protection & control design, including relay panel layouts, schematics and associated wiring diagrams.

Pueblo Colorado WWTP Relay Replacement, City of Pueblo, CO Emergency design and equipment procurement for a failed medium voltage main breaker protective relay. Design drawings, relay specification with accrual, protective settings, installation and commissioning were completed in less than four weeks from initial customer contact.

Marlow Substation Upgrade, City of Marlow, OK Redesign/upgrade an existing 138kV to two 12.47kV feeder substation two a double ended substation with one new and one existing 138kV circuit switchers, one new and one existing transformer, four 13.8kV feeders and one tie breaker with underground feeder ties to allow for breaker bypass. Two spans of transmission line were designed along with all aspects of drawings, design and specifications to construct the substation.

Middlesex Substation, Rutland, VT Protection and control design for a 115kV line tap through a single SF6 breaker step down transformer to 46kv, single low side breaker with station service and line differential protection. Existing 115kV line protection was interfaced for breaker failure conditions utilizing RFL digital mux.

Newfane & Coolidge 345kV Protection System Isolation, Rutland, VT Project consisted of isolating primary and backup protection systems to comply with NPCC directive at BPS substations. Additionally, breaker failure shunt trip devices were added to each breaker for system isolation. Four substations were impacted. Detailed drawings were developed and packages created for line outage schedules. Vernon substation consisted of six line exits and eleven breakers. Vermont Yankee substation consisted of four line exits and five breakers. Newfane substation consisted of three line exits and four breakers. Coolidge substation consisted of four line exits and eight breakers.

345kV Vermont Yankee Bus Differential, Rutland, VT The existing Vermont Yankee power plant was decommissioned, during decommissioning the primary system line differential was decommissioned that was located at the power plant. Design consisted of revising existing local differential and adding in a new bus differential to provide two systems of protection.

Sigel, Minden & McKinley Collector Substations, Huron County, MI Design 120kV to 34.5kV and 46kV to 34.5kV collector substations with 34.5kV feeder breakers. Design specifications, drawings and relay settings were provided as part of the scope of work for these (3) wind farm projects.

2. Dil Kebede, System Protection and Integration, Department Director

Education & experience: B.S., Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Missouri Kansas City, May 2007. Executive MBA, Washington University, Saint Louis April 2021

Dil has (14) years of project experience, having designed, tested, and installed SCADA and Telecommunications systems for utilities. This includes high voltage protection (Positron), substation area networking, and smart grid applications. He has performed protective relay acceptance and maintenance testing in power plants & substations including electromechanical, solid state and microprocessor relaying for distribution and transmission sites.

Project Experience Ameren Illinois Rivers Transmission Project Developed point lists, GE D20MX RTU configurations and HMI screens for five 345kV substations and two 138kV substations. Additionally, programming and commissioning of the systems was performed. Complexity to the scope was added due to the required schedule to complete the development and commissioning simultaneously at a number of the sites.

St Clare’s Hospital, Alton, IL Provided turnkey solution including design, procurement, installation and commission of annunciator system (SEL- 2533) and RTU (SEL-3530/RTAC) to monitor hospital Generator and ATS.

Big Turtle Wind Farm, Huron County, MI Developed a point list per schematic and RTAC & Diagram builder / RTAC HMI setting files. Assisted with start-up testing & commissioning remotely via VPN communication.

Greenwich Wind Farm, Ontario - System Integration, Communication, Commissioning:

Design, implement and commission SEL-3354 for local HMI and remote reporting, two SEL-2533 annunciator panel and SEL-3530 for local data collection. Verify all communication equipment power circuits are set up to enable status, communication wiring (serial, Ethernet and fiber) is correct, set up SEL 3354 subnet solutions data concentration and relay IRIG B time synchronization, license & launch the substation SEREVER.NET software in the SEL 3354Verify proper operation of all logics programmed in the substation SEREVER.NET setting file and RTAC (3530) setting file.

Training Ongoing responsibility to develop and execute specialized automation focused training programs for in-house engineers and technicians. Courses cover developing configurations, including the steps needed to commission each of the following:

Substation Alarm Manager Annunciator HMI, GE D20 RTU, GE IBox RTU, Cooper Cybectec Substation Gateway, Orion NovaTech RTU, Schweitzer SEL-3530 RTAC and the Schweitzer SEL-3354 Embedded Automation Computing Platform, including SSNET.

Curriculum evolves as new technology is introduced to the market.

3. Samuel Erter P.E., PMP - Manager of Engineering Design Education & experience: BS in Electrical Engineering – Missouri University of Science & Technology-Rolla, Missouri, May 1997

Sam brings a wealth of knowledge in project management, engineering, and commissioning experience for projects involving substations, balance of plant, generation, transmission and distribution.