Project Management Role

1. Project Management Role Swan – Tyee Intertie Project

2. Swan-Tyee Intertie • Southeast Alaska • Tubular steel138 kV tie line • 57 miles in length. • The STI ties the hydro facilities of Ketchikan, Petersburg and Wrangell together. • Closest community – Ketchikan, 30 air miles from closest point

3. Difficulties Included • No roads, Helicopter access only • Rugged terrain, 4 long span crossings, spans over 3,490’ to 6,890’ in length • Weather: rain, snow, wind, fog • High winds can cause shutdowns and fog which moves in and out quickly stops your helicopter supply line in its tracks. • Helicopter shutdowns can leave field personnel stranded. • Short construction season • Snow made it difficult to start before June • Storms and shorter day light hours markedly reduced productivity after mid-September • Logistics: truck, barge, helicopter • Tubular steel was fabricated in PA, shipped by truck to Seattle, barged to Ketchikan. Then assembled/barged and lifted into place by helicopter.

4. Camp at Shrimp Bay

5. Helicopters on the Barge

6. Erickson Air-Crane

7. A good day – only rain

8. Helicopters in the Fog

9. Steep Hillside Drilling

10. Materials all organized.

11. Towers on Barge

12. Another day at the office?

13. Brief History Several Project Owners Funding from several sources Several Engineering Approaches Clearing Started 2002 Foundations Started and Stopped 2004 Project Resurrected in 2007 Construction restarted 2008 Energized 2009 Required Focused Vision to Complete

14. Project Management Role • Represent SEAPA’s Interest Onsite • Move the Project Forward • Keep Accurate Records • Provide Professional Advice

15. Project Management Service • Myself as On-site Representative • A local hire Administrative Assistant – invaluable • Off-site Assistant PM – ready to step in at a moments notice. • Scheduling, design and construction specialist available as needed

16. PM Primary Duties • A single point of contact for all involved entities: • Reviewed and recommended approval for payment of invoices • Monitored budgets and schedules • Developed Cash Flow analysis • Provided reports to AEA to meet Grant obligations • Scheduled and chaired frequent project meetings • Established Agenda • Issued Minutes • Identified critical issues early on

17. PM Primary Duties • A single point of contact for all involved entities: • Owner: Southeast Alaska Power Agency (SEAPA) • Engineer/Construction Manager: Dryden & LaRue • Contractor: Wilson Construction • Foundation Subcontractor: Crux Subsurface • Clearing Contractor: Columbia Helicopter • Environmental Monitor: Tetra Tech EC • Primary Permitting Agency: USFS • Steel Pole Supplier: Valmont Industries • Conductor Supplier: APAR Industries • Many other material and service providers

18. Other Less Obvious Duties • Assisted with travel arrangements for Off-site visits by Others • Arranged local PR events • Coordinate public dissemination of project: • Newspapers • Radio • Became part of the community

19. Approach and Emphasis • Primary Emphasis was on: • Fostering good communication between ALL parties - keep everyone talking and resolving issues before they impacted the Project • Communication is important – Listening is an important part of communication

20. Successful Project One that is: Constructed safely, on schedule, within budget, and with high quality that meets all permit, regulatory and code requirements. This project met the goals: • Particularly proud that their were No Significant Accidents

21. Was it Luck? • Luck is Created Through Dedication and Hard Work

22. I believe the success of the project was because everyone had a common vision and worked towards a common goal. This starts with the Owner and it was our job as Project Manager to keep the Owners vision alive through out the project. This was done through good open and honest communication.