TRANSMISSION LINE - M. J. Electric · Hanson and Rick Turner, QA/QC Tony Newberry, Safety Alan Bolton and Wade Cross, and Assistant Project Manager/Office Manager Jason Washburn

TRANSMISSION LINEAN M. J. ELECTRIC PUBLICATION

Fall 2016

I N T E G R I T Y ● I N S P I R E D ● I N V E S T E D

WHAT’S INSIDE

GEORGE M. SULLIVANEXPANSION

PHILLIPS 66 REFINERY

GARDEN PRAIRIE

NORTH APPLETONSUBSTATION

LORDSTOWNCLEAN ENERGY

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Dickinson-Iron County Relay for LifeM. J. Electric, LLC (MJE) participated in the American Cancer Society’s 21st Annual Dickinson-Iron County Relay for Life. This event gives people in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember lost loved ones, and fight back against the disease. The MJE All-Star team raised nearly $20,000 and received a Team Excellence Award for the sixth consecutive year. To get involved in your community or to read more about Relay for Life, visit them online at: www.relayforlife.org.

Quanta Commitment CoinDEAN DENNOCENZOIBEW Local Union 876 member and MJE Foreman, Dean Dennocenzo, has been awarded a Quanta Commitment Coin for his dedication to safety. Dean was traveling on M-69 near Felch, Michigan, when he came upon someone who had collapsed alongside the road. He and another motorist stopped, called 911, and flagged down the driver of a passing vehicle who Dean recognized as an EMT. The EMT stopped, completed an evaluation, and determined the person was in cardiac arrest. The EMT began CPR while Dean grabbed the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) out of his MJE work vehicle to assist. The AED recommended administering six shocks after which the person regained sinus rhythm. When the ambulance arrived, the person was transported to a nearby hospital and is doing well today. Dean’s quick response and resourcefulness is a testament to him and his commitment to safety.

LEE MARIETTAIBEW Local Union 876 member and MJE Journeyman Lineman, Lee Marietta, has been awarded a Quanta Commitment Coin for his commitment to safety. While performing a Zonar inspection on a transmission line right-of-way, Lee was interrupted by an elderly man stating his wife was drowning in a nearby pond. Lee assessed the situation, called 911, and handed the phone to the gentlemen instructing him to stay on the line. He then entered the water and pulled the woman to safety. Fortunately CPR was not necessary and Lee remained with the couple as calming figure until EMS arrived. Lee’s immediate response and assistance is a testament to him and his commitment to safety.


Community Food DriveM. J. Electric, LLC (MJE) was awarded the first annual traveling trophy for collecting 1,781 food items for a community-based food drive located near the corporate office in Iron Mountain, Michigan. All of the collected food was donated to a local church.

Photo Left: MJE Drilling, a division of M. J. Electric, LLC, raised the most food for the Community Food Drive.

Operations Talent On-Boarding ProgramMJE has developed a comprehensive on-boarding program. This program targets newly hired personnel and directs them through a clearly outlined career and developmental plan. The program is designed to rotate the employees through various positions in the company including project controls, estimating, purchasing, field engineering, and safety. In doing this, it supplies the employees with the necessary training, skills, on-the-job knowledge, experience, and professional growth. At the end of the rotation schedule the participants will have a diverse background of experience and a well-rounded view of our industry. MJE currently has four employees involved in the on-boarding program. Tony Gartland, one of the participants, feels the program has been a great experience. He has found value in meeting a variety of people across the company; he has learned a great deal from each one of them. Josh McCole, another participant, had similar thoughts in that the program has connected him to the company’s office support systems while being hands on in the field. Josh is thankful to have made exceptionally supportive employee connections throughout his learning process. Both Tony and Josh are looking forward to what the future holds for them as the program continues. MJE is excited about the on-boarding program and its benefit to the current and future employees. Pictured below are the current participants involved in the program.

Internship OpportunitiesMJE has developed an internship program. This summer eleven young adults joined MJE’s staff and interned in areas including engineering, accounting, business, fleet and equipment, and information technology. By offering internships MJE is able to reach out to young talent and familiarize them with our culture, tools, and processes in hopes of their future return. The program is an excellent way to cultivate, develop, and recruit driven students that will become the industry’s future workforce.

Jeff Gregory, now starting his senior year at Michigan Technological University for Engineering and Business Management, interned with MJE Drilling. Jeff said,

“Upon completion of this internship it has solidified my desire to become a project manager. I enjoy seeing the work that is being performed benefit different communities. I enjoy the construction and electrical industry and believe it would be a good fit for me.”

We thoroughly believe in this process and we wish all of our interns well in their future careers.

Anthony GartlandTravis Starkey Brett DuprasJosh McCole


Climbing For Lost Linemen RodeoOn June 17-18, 2016 the National Sisterhood United for Journeymen Linemen (NSUJL) held their Annual “Climbing for Lost Linemen” Rodeo in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. The NSUJL is a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting families of fallen/injured IBEW Journeymen Linemen, Utility Linemen, Apprentice Linemen, Groundmen, and Operators. The rodeo is a symbolic event honoring all linemen who have passed away. The event kicked off with a ceremony which included hanging lanterns between utility poles to remember fallen lineman.

M. J. Electric attended the rodeo and was represented by Earl Keller, Carson Perry, Bill Bumbarger, and Lou Sabo from the MJE Eastern Region office in Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania. They spent the day grilling food for the attending linemen and their families. MJE was proud to be a part of such a revering event.

Read more about the NSUJL Rodeo at https://nsujl.org/rodeo.

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MJE completed a feeder split/reconfiguration in Boone County, Illinois. The project required coordination between MJE substation, distribution, and distribution automation commissioning crews. Construction included:

Substation: • Install new DC-IN-A-BOX® transformer - Heavy hauling and placement - Conduit and cable installation - Terminations • Support Testing Group

Distribution: • Reconfigure and rebuild the existing 34 kV and 12 kV line around the station - Set 10 poles for new 12 kV feeder - Replace 8 poles for existing 12 kV and 34 kV line • Install automatic line restoration switches (ALRS) to increase sub-transmission reliability

DA Commissioning: • Upgrade firmware and install teaming information for the ALRS scheme • Configure SCADA operation for remote switching capabilities • Install and adjust settings as set forth by the OCC for DC-IN-A-BOX® transformer and CL-6 regulators

This project has brought an additional feed and automated switching to the area which will increase system reliability while maintaining no customer impact for the duration of the project.

Consumer Energy Line RebuildsM. J. Electric crews continue construction on Consumers Energy’s Blackstone-Churchill 46 kV and Parnall-Blackstone 46 kV Line rebuilds in Jackson County, Michigan. These projects run in conjunction with Michigan Electric Transmission Company’s Marshall-Blackstone Line rebuild prompted by the impending widening of I-94. The projects include replacing 11 poles with new wood poles along with framing and wiring over 40 poles on joint structures owned by International Transmission Company. The terrain is mostly wild brush with some areas of swamp which requires the use of screw and/or swamp anchors on specific poles. The projects began spring of last year and are scheduled to be completed in early 2017.

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INDUSTRIAL, POWER AND CONTROLS

George M. Sullivan Power Plant ExpansionIn December 2013, Anchorage Municipal Light & Power (ML&P) awarded Quanta Power Generation, Inc. a 30-month EPC contract for the expansion project at the George M. Sullivan Plant 2 (Plant 2A) in Anchorage, Alaska. The 2 X 1 combined cycle 120 MW natural gas-fired plant utilizes two GE LM6000 gas turbines, two IST Once Through Steam Generators and one Siemens SST-400 steam turbine.

M. J. Electric, LLC (MJE) worked in conjunction with Quanta Power Generation and Price Gregory International to provide labor for the electrical scope of work on the project. MJE’s Industrial, Power & Controls Division completed all above and underground electrical work at the plant, from temporary power through assisting with commissioning and startup. In addition, MJE’s Utility Division crews constructed the GIS substation and Process Controls & Instrumentation (PCI), a division of MJE, installed the plant instrumentation. Electrical work was performed by IBEW Local 1547 electricians under the direction of MJE supervision, including Project Manager Kevin Gunderson, General Foremen Tony Solis, John Gearhart, and Ron Lorenz, Superintendent Harry Bedell, Field Engineers Dan Hanson and Rick Turner, QA/QC Tony Newberry, Safety Alan Bolton and Wade Cross, and Assistant Project Manager/Office Manager Jason Washburn.

To increase safety awareness on site, ML&P implemented the Safety Absolutes Program in September 2014. MJE endorsed the program and accomplished over 200,000 man hours without a recordable or loss time incident. To date, MJE crews and subcontractors have worked approximately 300,000 man hours.

The project is scheduled for completion and will be turned over to ML&P by the last quarter of 2016.

Phillips 66 RefineryM. J. Electric, LLC (MJE) Industrial and Process Controls & Instrumentation (PCI) crews are working at the Phillips 66 Refinery located in Yellowstone County, Montana. The Billings Refinery processesa mixture of Canadian heavy, high-sulfur crude oil plus domestic high-sulfur and low-sulfur crude oils delivered by pipeline and truck. The site facilities include fluid catalytic cracking, naphtha reforming, and hydrodesulphurization units along with a delayed coker which converts heavy, high-sulfur residue into higher-value light oils. The refinery produces a high percentage of gasoline, diesel, and aviation fuels as well as fuel-grade petroleum coke.

MJE and PCI have been on site for nearly three months with total manpower around 50 field employees. Scope includes raceway installation, cable/wire pulling, cable/wire terminations, equipment setting, grounding, lighting system, instrumentation install, air piping & tubing install, and the testing/check out of installations. Work is scheduled to be complete in early 2017.

Information on the refinery was taken from the Phillips 66 website. Read more about the Phillips 66 Refinery at http://bit.ly/2cxbMxg.

HISTORY: Built in 1949LOCATION: Billings, MontanaSIZE: Approx. 2,440 AcresWORKFORCE: More than 430

employees (including on-site contractors)

Holmes to Old Mead Road TransmissionLine CompleteM. J. Electric recently completed construction of the new Holmes to Old Mead Road 138 kV Transmission Line for American Transmission Company. The line stretches 58.5 miles from the Holmes Substation in Stephenson, Michigan to the Old Mead Road Substation in Escanaba, Michigan. The project began in October 2014 and was placed in service August 11, 2016.

Construction included 487 steel monopole structures, 65 concrete caisson foundations, 486,665’ of T2 4/0 (Penguin) ACSR conductor, 924,869’ of T2 477 (Hawk) ACSR conductor, and 305,009’ of OPGW. Twenty-four miles of an abandoned railroad grade was converted into a multi-use recreation trail for the State of Michigan as part of this project.


Sunrise at MJE’s show up location for ComEd’s Grand Prairie Gateway Project. The cooling towers for Exelon’s Byron Nuclear Generating Station are in the background.

Sunrise at MJE’s show up location for ComEd’s Grand Prairie Gateway Project. The cooling towers for Exelon’s Byron Nuclear Generating Station are in the background.

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International Transmission Company contracted M. J. Electric, LLC (MJE) to expand the existing Elm Creek 230 kV Substation by adding a 230 kV gas circuit breaker, a 230 kV disconnect switch, and seven new control panels. In addition, MJE constructed a new 345 kV substation which included a 345/230/13.8 kV 600 MVA transformer, a 55 MVAR bus reactor, two 345 kV gas circuit breakers, seven 345 kV disconnect switches, and a control building with seven control panels.

MJE Drilling installed the foundations and MJE crews installed the steel structures, above and below grade raceway and grounding, bus, control cable terminations, and final rocking and grading. The Elm Creek Substation is located in Cloud County, Kansas. It is scheduledto be energized in October.

SUBSTATION

Elm Creek Substation and Foundations

Peermont 69 kV GIS SubstationOWNER: PHI-Atlantic CityCUSTOMER: GraycorLOCATION: New Jersey

To read more check out MJE’s Summer Edition of Transmission Line

North Appleton Substation Expansion FoundationsAmerican Transmission Company contracted M. J. Electric, LLC (MJE) to expand their North Appleton Substation in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. MJE Drilling is constructing the substation expansion’s foundations which include 205 drilled pier foundations for a mile long wall, over 300 drilled piers in the new 345 kV yard, 90 drilled pier foundations between the existing 138 kV yard and new 24.9 kV yard, 12 breaker pads, a transformer pad, and a control house foundation; a total of nearly 600 foundations.

The initial grading for the expansion involved stripping more than 25,000 CYDs, excavating for three ponds, and more than 45,000 tonsof fill material. The Trimble GPS System was used in the excavator and dozer to guide the operator through use of a monitoring screen. This screen showed the fill and cuts required without needing surveyors on site or having someone assist the operator using a laser level.

At peak, MJE Drilling will have four separate crews working on project foundations with an additional crew working on transmission line tie-in foundations. Project completion is set for late June 2018.


MJE DRILLING

MJE Drilling has completed the foundation installation for International Transmission Company’s Fox Lake to Lakefield Junction project located in Jackson and Martin Counties in Minnesota. Foundation crews excavated and installed 163 concrete pier foundations ranging from 8-15 feet in diameter

and 40-88 feet in depth using over 27,000 cubic yards of concrete.Due to the relatively mild winter and extremely rainy spring, crews battled muddy right-of-way conditions but successfully completed installation on time and within budget. The foundation portion of this project was overseen by Project Manager Tony Pericolosi.

Fox Lake To Lakefield Junction Foundations Complete

Dubuque 8th Street to Salem FoundationsMJE Drilling was contracted to dig foundations on the Dubuque 8th Street to Salem Project for International Transmission Company. Phases 1 & 2 are complete with three direct embeds and four drilled pier foundations. The crew is currently working on Phase 3 which consists of ten direct embeds and ten drilled pier foundations. When the project is complete, approximately 153 cubic yards of rock will have been removed. The project is expected to finish late September 2016.

Green Road 138 kV Station & Foundations M. J. Electric, LLC (MJE) began constructing Michigan Electric Transmission Company’s Green Road Substation and Foundations in Ingham County, Michigan. MJE Drilling foundation crews installed 83 drilled pier foundations varying in size from 3 to 5.5 feet in diameter and four small circuit breaker pads. An expedited schedule resulted in completing the foundation work in only three weeks. Once foundations were installed, MJE substation crews began constructing the 138 kV greenfield substation including 4,600 feet of below grade raceway, 43 steel structures, 1,400 feet of buswork, 9,100 feet of grounding, 36,000 feet of cabling with terminations, and a control house. The project is scheduled to energize in October 2016, just 12 weeks after the first bulldozer started site work.

American Power Venture awarded M. J. Electric an EPC contract to construct the Lordstown Clean Energy Center located in Trumbell County, Ohio. This project involves engineering, procurement, and construction of a 345 kV transmission line, collector station, 345 kV switchyard, and foundations for each.

The contract includes the complete engineering and design, supply, inspection, delivery, installation, testing, commissioning, with two 345 kV switchyards (collector yard and interconnect yard) including an interconnecting transmission line between the two facilities.

The interconnecting yard is a five breaker ring bus with disconnect switches and associated relaying, metering, RTU, SCADA, and other miscellaneous supporting equipment that interfaces into FirstEnergy transmission system. The collector yard is a four breaker ring bus with disconnect switches and associated relaying, metering, RTU, SCADA, and other miscellaneous supporting equipment that interfaces into the Lordstown Clean Energy generating facility.

MJE Drilling is installing 226 drilled pier foundations with five breaker pads in the switchyard and 165 drilled pier foundations with four breaker pads in the collector yard. Foundations are expected to be complete in December.

Lordstown Clean Energy


MJE DRILLING

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Quanta AED Program Quanta Services is a team of entities operating with the efficiencies of one powerful company. With over 25,000 employees they believe their people are their greatest asset. Quanta values each life and will go to great lengths to protect the lives of every member of the Quanta family as well as the general public.

Years ago one of Quanta’s operating units had an event occur where a life was saved using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). Quanta took notice and realized this device could save more lives if every operating unit had AEDs available. As a result Quanta began purchasing AEDs in 2011. To date, over $8,000,000 has been spent implementing an AED program throughout their operating units across the nation. Over 5,500 units have been purchased, saving 16 lives thus far; five of which were employees saving someone from the general public. Quanta has experienced benefits that far outweigh the program’s cost because of the supreme value of a person’s life.

Quanta’s Board of Directors and Executive Management Team will continue to lead the way in this endeavor and Quanta Services will continue to purchase additional Physio Control LIFEPAK CR Plus AED units for all of their operating units.

To read more about Quanta’s Safety Mission, visit http://www.quantaservices.com/safety.

Occupational Excellence Achievement AwardMJE has been honored with the National Safety Council’s 2016 Occupational Excellence Achievement Award. This award is received by companies who achieve an OSHA Total Lost Workday Incident Rate less than 50% of the national average based on the NAICS code for Utility System Construction.

The criteria used to determine award recipients include:

• Lost workday case incident rate better than or equal to 50% of the BLS rating for your NAICS code in the past calendar year

• Zero fatalities during previous calendar year • Based on self-reported data

Read more about the National Safety Council online at www.nsc.org.

Safety FairOn August 25, 2016, the southwest region of M. J. Electric, LLC (MJE) participated in Arizona Public Service Company’s first annual Safety Fair. The Safety Fair was a success and hosted several contractors and vendors. MJE Safety, Health, and Environmental Manager for the Industrial Power & Controls Division, Joseph Harmon, attended the event and discussed safety topics as well as MJE’s safety culture. MJE maintained a positive presence with several MJE staff assisted in manning the booth including Senior Project Manager Jim Washburn, Administrative Assistant II Kelcy Halvorson, and several members from IBEW Local Union 611.

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