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ABOUT US

railmarine

material handling

structural

civil

electrical

mechanical

Our team offers additional geographic coverage that benefits our clients by providing the additional resources and hands-on presence essential to make a project successful.

Krech Ojard’s engineers specialize in structural, civil, marine, mechanical, and rail disciplines. Krech Ojard’s versatility in the marketplace has allowed us to grow and expand our field of experience, putting us at the forefront of technology and knowledge of the construction process. This capability translates to your project being completed successfully, on time, and within budget.

Our firm was founded on the tenets of providing exceptional service, design, and technical expertise, which has yielded a legacy of enduring relationships with clients. We continue to be dedicated to this philosophy and to our clients, as we expand and enhance our services into the future.

From master planning and underwater inspections to the final interior design touch, Krech Ojard has the capability and motivation to handle any project.

Krech Ojard & Associates is a progressive firm offering professional, high quality engineering services for private clients, commercial, industrial, and governmental agencies.

Our talented and experienced staff provides superior skills and services to accommodate the needs of our clients. The multi-disciplinary nature of our firm allows for project collaboration and a “team” approach, which ensures a seamless, streamlined process.

Krech Ojard’s main office is based out of Duluth, Minnesota. Our regional offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Eau Claire and Superior, Wisconsin; Vancouver, British Columbia, and Toronto, Ontario (operating as Krech Ojard & Associates, LTD), provide additional geographic coverage that benefits our clients by providing the resources and hands-on presence essential to make a project successful. From master planning, design or underwater inspections and remediation, to equipment selection, Krech Ojard has the capability to handle any project.

SERVICES

Executives

Nels Ojard, PE, PENGPresident

Chief Executive Officer

Jeffery Heller, PE Senior Vice President

Director of Business Development

Kevin Jones Vice President of Operations

MarineLauran Larson, PEGroup Manager

Design/buildConstruction QA/QCCost EstimatingPlanningInspectionRepair & Rehab DesignSite SurveysStructural AssessmentHydrographic SurveyScour AssessmentScour Protection Design Fender Design & Retrofit Corrosion Protection

Underwater Investigations Performed By Engineer Divers

Graphic DesignJon SarkelaAndrew SaurDesigners

Corporate IdentitiesGraphic SystemsMarketing CollateralWebsite DesignSignage/WayfindingRenderings/illustrations

Integrated ProjectsJames Korthals Director of Integrated Projects

StructuralDavid Franseen, PE Director of Structural Services

Evan Berglund, PE, LEED AP®

Eau Claire Group Manager

BuildingsCode ReviewIndustrial Facilities Structural DesignStructural InspectionManufacturing PlantsRenovationsRe-roofing SystemsStructural Investigations

BridgesConstruction AdministrationRoad/Rail Bridge DesignLoad RatingsUnderwater Inspections

SpecialtiesEquipment Support FoundationsFailure Investigations Industrial Complexes

RailKevin Ehrenreich, PEGroup Manager Marie HoudeSupply Chain and Infrastructure ServicesKrech Ojard & Associates, LTD Railway Engineering Railroad Facility Design Mainline Extensions Sidings Industrial Spurs Loop Tracks Rail Transportation Studies Efficiency Studies Railway Operations Equipment Selection Track/Facility Evaluations Operations Management Operations Planning Bulk Material Logistics

CivilKevin Ehrenreich, PE Director of Infrastructure Services

Scott Stempihar, PEGroup ManagerInfrastructure Services

TransportationLogistics StudiesOperations EvaluationsSupply Chain Planning Master Planning Urban Street Design Rural Highway Design Bridge Design Culvert Design Transportation Design R/W Platting Construction Staking

Land Development Infrastructure Planning Utility Design Water/Sanitary Sewer Storm Water Handling Site Grading Drainage Design Environmental Permitting

Land Surveying Topography Surveying Topographic Mapping Boundary Surveying Subdivision Platting

IMS/GIS Facilities ManagementCAD/BIM Integration Cross-Platform GIS AppsField Data CollectionData DiscoveryGeospatial AnalysisLocation StrategiesField Data Collection

MechanicalPatrick Leow, PE Director of Industrial Services

James Scobbie, PENG Director of Operations & Projects

Ryan McKibbon, PEDirector of Industrial Services

Barry Albert, PE Mechanical Group Manager

Bulk Material HandlingStart-up AssistanceMaterial Processing Process Conveying Shiploading FacilitiesEquipment SelectionFeasibility StudiesPreliminary DesignSpecificationsConstruction AdministrationProject ManagementIndustrial VentilationProcess PipingProcess ControlsEnergy Systems

Electrical

Power SystemsOne-Line DrawingsCoordination StudiesLoad Flow StudiesShort Circuit StudiesEquipment EvaluationMotor ControlArc Flash Hazard Analysis

InstrumentationLoop DrawingsPLC/DCS DesignInstrument EvaluationCommissioning

Electrical StandardsIEEEISANFPA 70/NFPA 70EHazardous Location

LightingLighting LayoutLighting Design

Project ManagementScheduling/ReportingShutdown/Startup PlanningCommissioningOn-site Coordination

KRECH OJARD & ASSOCIATES Consulting Engineers

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERINGSERVICES

David Franseen, PE Director of Structural Services

Evan Berglund, PE, LEED AP®

Eau Claire Group Manager

BuildingsCode ReviewIndustrial Facilities Structural DesignStructural InspectionInstitutional FacilitiesManufacturing PlantsRenovationsRe-roofing SystemsStructural Investigations

BridgesConstruction AdminHighway Bridge DesignLoad RatingsRailroad Bridge DesignUnderwater Inspections

SpecialtiesEquipment Support FoundationsFailure InvestigationsSystem SupportsShip Berthing Industrial Complexes

Krech Ojard’s versatile Structural Group provides innovative and comprehensive structural design and assessment solutions for any construction project. From industrial facilities and equipment supports to bridge engineering and marine infrastructure; from commercial buildings to zoo enclosures; our clients, public and private, benefit from our diverse areas of expertise.

Working within some of the largest industrial facilities and port transload environments has expanded hands on experience to our team of structural engineers. Our clients facilities and needs are unique and we provide unique solutions and value added engineering. From catwalks, slabs, foundations, load ratings and roofing systems; to equipment supports, towers, and shiploaders. Krech Ojard engineers have the experience and drive to handle a vast range of projects.

• Industrial Facilities• Commercial Buildings• Forensic Structural Assessments• Port Infrastructure

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS

Carmeuse North Dock Shiploading & Limestone Screening FacilityMichigan

Graymont Kiln #5 & Plant ExpansionsSuperior, Wisconsin

USG Interiors, LLCCloquet, Minnesota

Minnesota PowerBoswell Energy Center Cohasset, Minnesota

Canadian National RailwayOre Dock UpgradesDuluth, Minnesota

WGA - Olmsted Dam Construction & Support EngineeringOlmsted, Illinois

Staples Distribution CentersMultiple Locations

WE Energies - Oak Creek Unit #7 ShocksystemOak Creek, Wisconsin

Midwest Energy ResourcesFacility UpgradesSuperior, Wisconsin

Terra Consulting Tower InstallationsVarious Locations

GraymontCricket Mountain, Utah

Iron Ore MinesMinnesota

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CASTING COOLING ADDITIONS Duluth, Minnesota

SUPERIOR MIDDLE SCHOOLSuperior, Wisconsin

Client School District of Superior

Budget $24.5 million

Services Structural

Construction Survey/Staking

Structural Space2,600,000 square feet of enclosed space.

For this project undertaken for the Superior School District, Krech Ojard provided the structural design, plan preparation, and construction staking and layout for the new $24.5 million Superior Middle School, in Superior, Wisconsin.

This striking facility houses a gymnasium with three full-size playing courts, a “cafetorium” with an elevated stage and a 400 seat stadium/lecture hall. The main visual feature of the school is a vaulted main corridor consisting of a visible structural support system blended into the architecture. Krech Ojard coordinated with Architectural Resources, Inc., the architects for the project, to develop plans and solutions for the design which featured 2,600,000sf of enclosed space.

OLMSTED DAM Olmsted, Illinois

Client Washington Group/Alberici

Services Structural

MarineMechanical

Modeling

Krech Ojard has provided construction support engineering, design and modeling to Washington Group/Alberici for the Olmsted Dam project. Our services have been implemented on a variety of projects, including SolidWorks modeling and placement, drawing development of SBS-1 reinforcing steel, embedded metals shop drawings for SBS-1, SBS-2, and SS-1, Cell ‘A’ deconstruction, sheet pile handling systems, and on-site staffing for internal WGA project support.

Client ME Global

BudgetHeat Recovery

$2.5 million

Casting Cooling $1 million

ServicesStructural

Civil

Krech Ojard was hired by ME Global for structural and civil services to expand their industrial facility in Duluth, Minnesota. Two major additions at the site include:

• Added a 18,300sf heat treat building addition to the west end of the existing heat treat building.

• Added a 18,900sf pre-engineered metal building addition to the east end of the existing casting cooling building along with 108 casting cooling box locations.

STRUCTURAL PROJECTS

MINNESOTA POWER BOSWELL ENERGY CENTER

Cohasset, Minnesota

Client Minnesota Power

Services Structural

Mechanical3D plant renderings

Project Cost Estimating

Client Stanley LaBounty

Services Structural

Krech Ojard structural engineers, as well as mechanical and civil engineers, have provided engineering services on the Boswell Energy Center for repeat customer, Minnesota Power. At the Boswell plant, Krech Ojard engineers have recently been involved in numerous upgrades, such as:

• Unit #3 & #4 structural modifications • Soot blower installations • SOFA duct installation • Coal pipe resupport • Access and plat for modifications • Combustor installations

Krech Ojard professionals have worked with Minnesota Power at a number of their facilities and believe this experience to be invaluable additions to a vast power industry experience set.

Krech Ojard has provided engineering consulting services on an ongoing basis for Stanley LaBounty since 2007. Projects have varied from steel buildings for warehouse and process equipment, bridge jib crane assessments, building reinforcement for new jib cranes, machine and equipment foundations, and other upgrades and repairs for their facilities.

Client Lunda Construction Company

BNSF

Services Structural

Mechanical3D Scanning/Modeling

BNSF ALLOUEZ STACKER ASSESSMENT & REPAIRS

Superior, Wisconsin

BNSF and Lunda Construction Company had concerns related to corrosion and structural deficiencies in BNSF’s McDowell Wellman Stacker, constructed in the 1960’s, at the Allouez taconite storage yard in Wisconsin. Krech Ojard performed visual assessments and non-destructive testing for a limited structural evaluation on the stacker and related equipment. 3D laser scanning was also performed on the site to aid in current and future needs. Other services included:

• Comparative demand/capacity analysis was complete on the “C” frame and the primary crossover girders

• Fatigue considerations were limited to comparison of the proposed repairs to the original construction detailing to minimize increases to fatigue susceptibility in the future

STANLEY LABOUNTYFACILITY UPGRADES

Two Harbors, Minnesota

STRUCTURAL PROJECTS

STAPLESDISTRIBUTION CENTERS

Various Locations

RAPATGMHR CONVEYOR

Dickinson, North Dakota

Client Staples

LocationsBeloit, Wisconsin

Terre Haute, IndianaChambersburg, Pennsylvania

London, OhioOntario, California

Rialto, CaliforniaKillingly, Connecticut

Services Structural

Civil

Facility Size Range400,000–600,000sf

Client RAPAT Corporation

Services Structural

PHILADELPHIA ZOO CARNIVORE ELEVATED TRAIL

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

ClientCLR Design

Philadelphia Zoo

Services 3D Laser Scanning

Structural

Krech Ojard was hired for the civil and structural design of renovations to Staples distribution and fulfillment centers throughout the nation:

• Foundations, slabs & roof systems • High-bay racking foundations • Loading docks • Site and paving design • Mezzanine addition (20,000 sf) • HVAC upgrades • Storm water management • Equipment protection • Design reviews, evaluations and recommendations • Framing modifications • Robotic equipment loads review • Flow process for coordinating automated material handling and equipment design

Krech Ojard provided engineering services to RAPAT Corporation for a 80ft tall bucket elevator support tower and bents for a sand storage and rail transload facility client in Dickinson, North Dakota. KOA structural engineers also supported RAPAT with conveyor lif t points, connection detailing, and for the elevating of the rail line. Services included performing structural analysis of the tower, develop estimated loads for a future conveyor, and reviewing Solid Works models of the tower prior to fabrication.

KOA designed two elevated trails for the containment of large cats/carnivores. One trail connects the leopard enclosure to the new carnivore bridge in the Big Cat Falls area of the zoo. The carnivore bridge then spans the zoo’s main walkway and connects to the carnivore ground trial. This bridge, curving both horizontally and vertically, was a challenge to design as it snaked its way through existing columns and walls. It consists of rolled steel pipe with a mesh chute on top and provides a place for the large cats to hang out above the main path for all visitors to see.

STRUCTURAL PROJECTS


Krech Ojard’s Mechanical Group provides custom engineering solutions for bulk material storage facilities, rail and marine transload facilities, and heavy industry. Whether clients require design or remediation, our capable team can meet your engineering needs.

With a breadth of real-world experience in the paper, rail, and energy industries, our employees are uniquely positioned to understand the needs and expectations of our clients. We develop realistic, effective, and functional solutions that add value and minimize costs for long-term operation.

We work at length with projects involving materials handling, and are pleased to coordinate with clients to design functional systems that reduce the amount of material degradation during processing, effectively saving the client money.

At Krech Ojard, we also realize the implications of impending increases in the use of bio-mass and raw materials for energy production. We are equipped to aid in designs that will allow clients to employ new methods of fuel production effectively and efficiently.

Krech Ojard’s mechanical team has the skills, insight, and experience to make any project a success.

MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGSERVICES Patrick Leow, PE Director of Industrial Services

Ryan McKibbon, PE Director of Industrial Services

Barry Albert, PE Mechanical Group Manager Bulk Material Handling Process Conveying Shiploading FacilitiesStart-up AssistanceMaterial ProcessingDetailingEquipment SelectionFeasibility StudiesField EngineeringPreliminary DesignDesign/BuildSpecificationsConstruction AdministrationProject ManagementIndustrial VentilationProcess PipingProcess ControlsEnergy Systems Structural Inspection

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Northern Minnesota Iron Ore MinesVirginia, MinnesotaMt. Iron, MinnesotaHibbing, MinnesotaForbes, MinnesotaSilver Bay, Minnesota

United TaconiteMustang Fluxed Pellet Iron Ore Mine ModificationsForbes, Minnesota

Consumer’s EnergyHolland, Michigan

Frac Sand FacilityChippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Detroit Edison’s Beemsterboer Coal FacilityChicago, Illinois

Enbridge Pipeline Engineering and Design SupportVarious Locations

Seward Storage FacilitySeward, Alaska

Dust Collection System UpgradeMinnesota

Midwest Energy ResourcesSuperior, Wisconsin

Balling Drum DesignForbes, Minnesota

Derrick Screens StudyMinnesota

Limestone Unloading FacilityMt Iron, Minnesota

Peavy Redrock TerminalSuperior, Wisconsin Minnesota PowerTaconite Harbor Energy CenterSchroeder, Minnesota

UNITED TACONITEMUSTANG FLUXED PELLET

IRON ORE MINE MODIFICATIONSForbes, Minnesota

Client Cleveland-CliffsUnited Taconite

Services Rail

Civil Structural

MechanicalElectrical

ALASKA RAILROAD CORPORATIONSEWARD STORAGE FACILITY

Seward, AlaskaServices

Reviewed current operational procedures and systems

Prepared detailed design packages (engineering, material handling, structural design)

Prepared equipment specification packages

Developed a Maintenance Program for the facility

MIDWEST ENERGY RESOURCES Superior, Wisconsin

Client Midwest Energy Resources

Services

Material HandlingMechanical Design

Rehabilitation/MaintenanceMarine

Krech Ojard was initially secured by Cleveland-Cliffs and United Taconite’s iron ore mine to conduct scoping and feasibility level studies. Based on initial findings and recommendations, a decision was made to move forward with complete design development and construction to install new equipment, repurpose existing equipment, and make necessary process modifications to produce a highly fluxed pellet at the existing mine facility. An initial scoping study evaluated fluxstone delivery, storage, reclaim, and delivery options to an existing regrind mill. The feasibility level study included the original scoping items as well as additions to plant processing required to incorporate production modifications to produce a Flux Pellet. A decision to move into design development was the result.

This project involved the development of plans for facility and equipment upgrades to increase the rate of rail car unloading, stockpiling, reclaiming, and ship-loading at the Seward Coal Transfer Facility.

Improvements were designed to increase rail car unloading and stockpiling rates were to increase from 3000TPH to 4800TPH, while reclaiming and shiploading rates were projected to increase from 1200TPH to 2000TPH.

The scope of the new design included modifications to conveyors, chutes, drives, structures, and electrical systems.

Krech Ojard has performed multiple services for this facility, the largest coal transshipment facility on the Great Lakes. Midwest Energy Resources (MERC) has been a repeat customer for KOA’s Mechanical, Marine, and Structural Groups. This facility has been extensively upgraded in recent years and has been a source of variable and unique projects for KOA, a brief summary of some of these projects and services are: Provide personnel for plant engineering on an interim basis, fatigue analysis of 25 MT/yr shiploader, mechanical & structural design of systems for expansion from 18 MT/yr to 25 MT/yr throughput, and many other diverse projects.

MECHANICAL PROJECTS

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYIRON ORE STORAGE FACILITY STUDY

Pointe-Noire, Quebec

Canadian National (CN) considered developing and managing an iron ore storage facility for multiple customers in conjunction with a study that explored the viability of providing rail service from potential iron ore mines under development in Quebec. The facility would have been at the southern terminal point of the proposed CN rail alignment. The storage facility would have connected to a multi-user shiploader facility to be built and managed by the Port of Sept-Iles. CN looked to develop the capability of providing the service by acquiring land and/or securing easements, constructing the facility (equipment, rail yards and associated facilities), managing the stockpiles and rail service, and maintain the equipment and conveyor systems that would feed the port’s central conveyance system.

Client Canadian National Railway

Services Mechanical

Rail Structural

ENBRIDGEFLOW METERS & TERMINAL UPGRADES

Wisconsin

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYHALLETT DOCK

MULTIMODAL FACILITYDuluth, Minnesota

Client Enbridge

Services Mechanical

Structural Civil


Services Civil

MechanicalStructural

Krech Ojard was engaged to engineer, design, and coordinate flow control valves on line #1 of a Wisconsin Terminal. Further projects involved PCV Vibration reductions and flow metering on extended lines at the terminal. Engineering staff utilized 3D modeling for the design of the flow meter upgrades. Animated process flow of existing and new designs was also utilized.

The client was having difficulty regulating the flow between meters because there was no actuated flow control valves. Existing steps involved manual pinching of meter valves. By way of the upgraded flow meters, the client’s control center is able to manipulate flow through the meters remotely, which offers a number of benefits to the client.

Hallett Dock is a multimodal facility, accommodating shipping and receiving by rail, truck, and ship. Several divisions of Krech Ojard coordinated their services to complete this project. KOA’s Civil Group performed site surveying and site design, our structural group designed the new rail car dump facility, the material handling team designed the rail car dump and unique conveyor systems. The location of the rail dump facility provided a unique challenge for our structural engineers; the underground facility is adjacent to a wetland area, twenty feet below the water level. The installation of fifty-foot sheet piles formed a coffer dam, allowing the site to be safely excavated. One hundred vertical piles were driven into the silt below, utilizing the friction of the soil against the surface of the piles to anchor the facility in place.

MECHANICAL PROJECTS

Enbridge retained Krech Ojard to design a relief system to provide overpressure protection for five mainline oil and NGL pipelines from Floodwood, Minnesota to Superior, Wisconsin in the event of a control valve failure. KOA’s scope of work included the development of a macro relief plan that would be based on fluid properties, flow rates, line pressures, and a transient hydraulic study that included comprehensive flow analysis. KOA was also responsible for the development of bid documents including drawings, BOM’s, and specification sheets for bidding and construction purposes. Some of the additional tasks undertaken during the project execution phase included: permitting, hazard assessments, construction support, and project close-out documents.

ENBRIDGE SUPERIOR RELIEF LINE/NGL

MANIFOLD UPDATESSuperior, Wisconsin

ClientEnbridge

Services Mechanical

ElectricalStructural

CivilProcurement Support

Client United States Gypsum

Services Civil

MechanicalStructural

Construction Administration

United States Gypsum engaged Krech Ojard & Associates for the design of environmental upgrades. The project included the design and integration of five new dust collection systems and two new exhaust systems within the existing plant. The plant had to remain in operation for the majority of the upgrade work with only short outages for tie-in of the new system to existing production equipment. Significant features of the project included analysis and reinforcement of existing roof structure, equipment selection, dust collection and pickup design, dust handling and recycling system design, exhaust systems, duct work and support structures, as well as foundations for the replacement fans and stacks

UNITED STATES GYPSUMENVIRONMENTAL UPGRADES

Cloquet, Minnesota

ClientCedar Falls Building Systems

Services Mechanical

StructuralCivil

Electrical3D Plant Renderings

Project Cost EstimatingProject Scheduling

Building HVACUtility Services

Krech Ojard was retained for engineering services from the preparation of preliminary flow sheets through final construction documents for this 2.6 million tons per year frac sand processing facility.

Upon completion of flow sheets, Krech Ojard began design of the plant layout and process. Design components for the plant included:

• Plant Layout• Foundation & Structural Steel Design• Conveyor and Elevator Material Handling Equipment• Sand Processing Equipment• Piping• Rail and Truck Dumps• Raw and Processed Sand Storage• Electrical Power• Control Systems

FRAC SAND FACILITY Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

MECHANICAL PROJECTS


Krech Ojard’s Infrastructure Group provides full range design and construction management services for municipal transportation and utility projects, as well as a variety of private developments.

With a staff possessing a breadth and depth of experience in the field of civil engineering, we are positioned to offer the range of services typical of larger firms, while retaining the individual, client-oriented focus of a much smaller one.

Our multi-disciplinary, team-based approach provides comprehensive services, addressing every aspect of a project. With an unparalleled ability to respond to the needs and concerns of our clients, our civil engineers brings cost-effective, real-world solutions to the most unique and challenging projects.

From commercial and industrial to highway design projects, our clients have trusted Krech Ojard & Associates to provide creative engineering solutions since 1984.

CIVIL ENGINEERINGSERVICES Kevin Ehrenreich, PE Director of Infrastructure Services Scott Stempihar, PEGroup Manager

TransportationMaster Planning Urban Street Design Rural Highway Design Bridge Design Culvert Design Transportation Design R/W Platting Construction Staking Land Development Infrastructure Planning & Development Utility Design (Water & Sanitary Sewer) Storm Water Handling Site Grading Drainage Design Environmental Permitting & Coordination Land Surveying Topography Surveying Topographic Mapping Boundary Surveying Subdivision Platting Other Specialties Drainage Analysis Shoreline Stabilization Project Management


Conceptual Trade-off StudyUpper Midwest

Baffinland Iron Mines Facility StudyCanada

Polymet Mining Company Definitive Feasibility StudyBabbitt, Minnesota

Copper/Nickel ProjectPrefeasibility StudyNorthern Minnesota

Consolidated Wabush Yard Project Quebec, Canada

Canadian National Railway Iron Ore Storage Facility Study Pointe-Noire, Quebec

Bending Lake Iron GroupDefinitive Feasibility Study Atikokan, Ontario

Tower Avenue ReconstructionConstruction AdministrationSuperior, Wisconsin

Duluth International Airport Stormwater & Landside DevelopmentDuluth, Minnesota

Canadian National Railway South Itasca Mainline RealignmentParkland, Wisconsin

Calabrian SO2 FacilityTimmins, Ontario

STH 70 Resurfacing Burnett County, Wisconsin

STH 169 ReconstructionIron County, Wisconsin

Bluff Creek BridgeDouglas County, Wisconsin

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Services Civil


DEDHAM ROAD BRIDGE OVER THE NEMADJI RIVER

Superior, Wisconsin

CANADA CHROME CORPORATION NEW 210 MILE RAILROAD STUDY

Northwest Ontario, Canada

Client KWG Resources

Canada Chrome Corp.

Services Rail Planning

Rail Operations Construction Planning

Civil Structural

STATE HIGHWAY 70 WISDOT NORTHWEST REGION

Burnett County, Wisconsin

Client WisDOT NW Region

Services Civil


Krech Ojard served as construction project engineers for the construction of a concrete slab span bridge to replace a failing metal girder suspension bridge over the Nemadji River. Bridge approaches and river bank stabilization services were also performed during the update. What was once a closed, or limited one-lane questionable access across the Nemadji River, is now a safer, more visually pleasing, and usable connection. The new bridge helps to salvage a road in South Superior that local residents have been without for years.

Krech Ojard was hired by Canada Chrome Corporation to recommend a route and to produce a feasibility study for a 210 mile (338km) rail line in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The $2 billion (USD) rail project, the largest in North America in nearly 50 years, is planned to provide service and a means to haul the massive chromite deposits in the Ring of Fire area to market. With a potential mine life over 100 years, the proposed rail line is the critical infrastructure for the development and support of the entire Ring of Fire mineral region. Krech Ojard’s engineers provided field reconnaissance of the project area to map possible alignment alternatives. Based on this work a string of high ground was discovered traversing the James Bay Lowland bog

Krech Ojard was hired as construction project engineer for the resurfacing of twelve miles of STH 70, in Burnett County Wisconsin. The project was funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The project consisted of resurfacing of the highway and improvements to a wayside rest area. Work included asphalt milling, HMA pavement, sign replacement and permanent pavement markings.

The project was the recipient of the region’s Excellence in Asphalt Paving Award for 2010.

INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY SAUNDERS MAINLINE REALIGNMENT

SUPERIOR SUBDIVISIONSuperior, Wisconsin

LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGELOT B STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

Duluth, Minnesota


Services CivilRail

Client Lake Superior College

Services Complete Civil Services

Stormwater Management Design

Surveying Construction Administration

Krech Ojard worked with the Canadian National Railway to devise a plan that would reconfigure the layout of its existing corridor track to increase the speed at which corridor trains could pass through the junction. Since this project was located on CN’s mainline between International Falls and Chicago, and carried an average of 20 trains a day, the project required a phased implementation to construct modifications within standard work blocks, thus minimizing operating costs to CN. KOA provided topographic survey, route layout, phasing plan, environmental permit coordination, plans and specifications, and construction administration as well as inspection/oversight.

Lake Superior College hired Krech Ojard to design their Parking Lot B reconstruction on their campus in Duluth, Minnesota. The project included full replacement of the pavement section, removal of one existing entrance and addition of two new entrance/exits to the parking lot, new walkways from Lot B to both Lot C and Trinity Road, new curb and gutter, storm sewer and a new stormwater management system.

The reconstruction of Lot B slightly increases the amount of impervious surface, but decreases the stormwater runoff peak discharge rate and vastly improves water quality of the site’s runoff. The project follows the requirements of the NDPES General Permit and City of Duluth’s MS4 Permit.

HIBBING TACONITE COMPANYNORTH HIBBING

INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY Hibbing, Minnesota

Client Hibbing Taconite Company

Services Structural

Civil Mechanical

Krech Ojard was secured by Hibbing Taconite Company to complete an investigation of the costs, permitting requirements, and timeframe for removal and relocation of the existing infrastructure in the North Hibbing Area to permit advancing their mine planning efforts to determine if the minerals in this area are economic and would provide potential future mineral reserves.

The KOA team completed a thorough review identifying all infrastructure in the North Hibbing Area including the Mine View Stand, BMX Park, Dog Park, campground, disc golf course, RC air field, concrete structures, asphalt roadways, fencing, and electrical power lines.


Client Baffinland Iron Mines

Services Due Diligence Review Study

Transportation systems evaluationCAPEX plan review related to haul roads

Review of Operations and Maintenance plans

BAFFINLAND IRON MINESCanada

NORTH SHORE SCENIC RAILROAD KNIFE RIVER BRIDGE REPLACEMENT

Knife River, Minnesota

Client North Shore Scenic Railroad

Services Surveying

Civil Rail Design

Structural Construction Administration

Structural design of three-span steel and concrete bridge

Krech Ojard provided support in a due diligence review of Baffinland Iron Mines (BIM) Operations on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. The review included site visits to assess operational and maintenance practices for transportation and material handling systems. This mining company operates an active mine at Mary River located in central Baffin Island and a port facility on the north shore of the island with marine access to Baffin Bay, which are both located north of the arctic circle. The mine operates year-round in arctic conditions. Transportation systems evaluation considered review of CAPEX plans for improvements and maintenance projects on BIM’s 100 KM haul road from mine site to northern port facility.

Scenic Highway 61 located between Duluth and Two Harbors, Minnesota runs parallel to the railroad and crosses under the rail line just south of Knife River. The reversing horizontal curves of the under passing highway required advisory speed limits, and during inclement weather, the bridge’s concrete abutments were struck by vehicles and snowplows alike. Vertical clearance at the bridge was also limited to 13’-8”.

The solution was to replace the bridge and realign the current highway. Krech Ojard’s Infrastructure Group handled the redesign of the bridge and under passing highway, correcting the flaws in the existing bridge and highway.

HUSKY ENERGYSPUR EXTENSION Superior, Wisconsin

Services CivilRail


Krech Ojard developed a plan to ship high sulfur diesel product by rail in large tank cars. Ultimately the project evolved to encompass 7600 feet of new track and a spill catchment and underground containment system at the loading facility. The project reconfigured some of the existing railroad tracks, and Krech Ojard developed a construction staging plan that allowed full use of the existing tracks until the time that the new tracks could come into service. Additionally, since the new configuration affected the way that BNSF Railway services the facility, Krech Ojard coordinated with BNSF Operations to enhance the serviceability of the new facility.


LARSMONT COTTAGES SHORELINE STABILIZATION

Two Harbors, Minnesota

WISDOTSUPERIOR WEIGHT

AND ENFORCEMENT FACILITYSuperior, Wisconsin

Client Odyssey Development

Services Civil

Client WisDOT

Services Arranging for construction staking, and validation of that staking - elevations, alignments, limits of construction, etc

Validate that contractor’s work meets fill and compaction requirements

Performing due diligence verification of quantities for payment proposes

Check for proper methods and installation, per design documents, for drainage structures including culverts,

swales, containment liner, catch basins, etc to confirm that the installed work meets the intent of the design documents

Tracking construction activities throughout process

Provide daily reports on progress to client describing schedule, cost, and milestone progress

Track drawing changes and maintain construction documents during the project execution

Krech Ojard was hired by the developer of Larsmont Cottages near Two Harbors, Minnesota to design the repairs of damaged shoreline caused by a severe Lake Superior storm. It was discussed that the expectations for designs would not be to withstand another storm of this magnitude, as the cost would be far too high, but at a minimum, restore the bank back to pre-storm conditions to prevent further erosion and sloughing, and most importantly, to eliminate the trip and fall hazards that the sheared bank poses. The pre-storm bank condition had been able to withstand “normal” lake conditions. Engineering services included:

• Topographic survey & shoreline assessment• Shoreline repair design• Permit ting

Krech Ojard provided construction administrative services on the new Superior Weight and Enforcement Facility (SWEF) #72 for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. KOA provided an experienced project manager and support staff for on-site inspection, monitoring, planning, and coordination for the duration of the project. The SWEF building is comprised of both an operations and training area as well as a two-truck inspection bay. The building includes a complex geothermal heating and cooling system that includes both an in-floor and forced air heating system. The facility includes a Weigh In Motion system with mainline and ramp weighing, axle, and loop detection. A major environmental component of the project was the wetland mitigation at both the old SWEF facility and a segment of land north of the new facility.

PERU COPPER COMPANY TOROMOCHO PROJECT

DEFINITIVE FEASIBILITY & RAIL STUDYF.C. CENTRAL ANDINO S.A. RAILWAY

Lima, Peru

Client Aker Kvaerner

Services Definitive Railroad Track

& Port Facility Study completed

Rail Scoping Study completed

Krech Ojard was retained by Peru Copper Company to evaluate the capability of an existing railroad constructed in the late 1800’s to handle the increased tonnage from a proposed copper mine. This mine would greatly increase the tonnage that this line currently carries and is shipped through the port at Lima, Peru. The railroad extended from the Port of Lima and climbed 18,000 feet to go over the top of the Andes Mountains creating which was until recently the highest railroad in the world. Krech Ojard also reviewed the shipping facilities at the Port in Lima to handle the increased tonnage of copper concentrate.


DULUTH SEAWAY PORT AUTHORITYC&D DOCK RECONSTRUCTION

CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATIONDuluth, Minnesota

WEST THIRD STREET RECONSTRUCTION

Duluth, Minnesota

Client Duluth Seaway Port Authority

Services Construction Administration

Previous StudyC & D Dock Rail/Truck/Ship Intermodal Freight

Transfer Study Train Movement Simulation Alternates Cost Estimating

Schematic Design of Track, Switches, Grade Crossings Traffic Analysis & Impacts

Client City of Duluth

Services Preliminary, engineering, survey,

preparation of final plansand specifications to

City of Duluth andMNDOT State Aid Standards

Conducted public meetings with property owners and neighbors

Construction staking, inspection, project management, pay requests

DULUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL EXPANSION

Duluth, Minnesota

Client RS&H

Services Civil

Environmental Stormwater Handling

Stormwater Management

Total Project Area45 acres

Krech Ojard handled construction administration for this project. The construction completed in 2017 on the DSPA’s C and D Dock Reconstruction in the Duluth Superior Harbor, involving replacement of steel dock sheet piling, grading and site rehabilitation, railroad spur additions, road accesses, site security, site lighting, cement aprons and ship mooring.

Krech Ojard was previously engaged to perform an intermodal rail/truck/ship transshipment facility study at the C & D docks, considering transportation infrastructure, commodities handling, rail and truck layouts, and site structure improvements, offering multiple alternative plans.

The city of Duluth retained Krech Ojard to design and manage the reconstruction of West Third Street, from 19th Avenue West to Carlton Avenue.

The project involved development of full plans, specifications, and estimates, as well as construction management services for the reconstruction and street improvements for fif teen blocks in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Duluth.

The project required design and provisions for general street reconstruction and intersection geometrics, traffic signals, utility replacements (sanitary and water services), storm and sanitary sewer replacement, ornamental street lighting, landscaping, construction phasing, and traffic control.

Krech Ojard & Associates was contacted by Reynolds, Smith & Hills (RS&H) to assist with the stormwater handling and stormwater management associated with the Phase I Landside Development of the Replacement Terminal project at the Duluth International Airport. The project consisted of the reconstruction/ relocation of the access loop road and construction of vehicle parking lots. As portions of this project were funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), design needed to be completed quickly to avoid jeopardizing the project’s funding. Krech Ojard worked with RS&H to quickly develop a phasing plan for the installation of the new storm water system in order to minimize interruptions to the operation of existing terminal parking lot and traffic flow.



MARINEENGINEERINGSERVICES

Lauran Larson, PEGroup Manager

Underwater Investigations Condition Assessment Non-destructive Testing Coring and Failure Analysis Sediment and Rock Sampling “As built” Structural Investigation Forensic Investigation

Site Evaluations Overall Site Review Hydrological Analysis Navigational andTransportation Studies Wave and Current Assessments

Preliminary Engineering Topographical and Hydrographic Surveying Regulatory Permitting Geotechnical Study Conceptual Design Budget Estimating Feasibility Study Preparation

Detail Engineering Ship and Barge Dock Design Dock Upgrading Bulkhead and Retaining Wall Design Slope Stability Analysis Dredge Plan Preparation Mechanical Loading and Unloading Systems Systems Control Conveyor Systems Shore Protection Ship/Barge Mooring Systems

Industrial to Recreational Land Conversion

Krech Ojard’s Marine Group provides services nationwide for the design and rehabilitation of marine facilities and waterfront infrastructure.

The Marine Group at Krech Ojard specializes in underwater inspections, construction QA/QC, scour assessments, marine design, and more. We utilize state-of-the-art equipment and a broad base of engineering experience to diagnose problem structures, design solutions, and implement these solutions in a cost-effective manner. Krech Ojard’s Marine Group also offers the specialized skills of licensed, practicing structural engineers who are also certified, commercially trained divers who have proven to be instrumental in the successful completion of many unique projects and helps us to consistently exceed expectations of repeat clients.

With our skills, expertise, and commitment to client service and satisfaction, Krech Ojard’s Marine Group is uniquely positioned to handle any project with the innovation and competence to exceed your expectations.


Kinder MorganDredge Permitting Short Term Material Storage Dakota Terminal St. Paul, Minnesota

Constellation Energy Baltimore, Maryland

Soo Dam PlatformSault Ste. Marie, Michigan

Cenex-HarvestSuperior, Wisconsin

Conoco Venco InspectionLake Charles, Louisiana

Canadian National Railway DocksDuluth & Two Harbors, Minnesota

Duluth Seaway Port AuthorityDuluth, Minnesota

General MillsSuperior, Wisconsin

Saint Paul Port AuthoritySt. Paul, Minnesota

Gross Dam ReservoirGolden, Colorado

Hallett Dock Slip #8Superior, Wisconsin

Lorain HarborLorain, Ohio

Mississippi Gulf Port AuthorityGulf Port, Mississippi

Mobile River TerminalMobile, Alabama

Port of Erie Boat TerminalErie, Pennsylvania

Farim Phosphate Shiploading & Terminal StudyRepublic of Guinea-Bissau, Africa

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Services Marine

GAVILONRIVER TERMINAL

Cora, Illinois

Client Gavilon

Services Civil

MarineStructural

MechanicalPermitting

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY ORE DOCK UPGRADES

Duluth & Two Harbors, MinnesotaEscanaba, Michigan


Services Marine - Engineer Divers

Structural Mechanical

Krech Ojard has performed the underwater inspections, design of repairs and modifications for the Canadian National Railway’s three ore docks in Duluth and Two Harbors, Minnesota as well as Escanaba, Michigan for the last twenty years. These massive structures are founded on pilings and enclosed with a sheet pile wall. Repairs and modifications over the years included grouting concrete foundations to reestablish pile bearing, sheet piling repairs, design and construction of twenty feet wide fender extensions to accommodate the loading of 1000 ft vessels as well as numerous modifications to the material handling systems.

Krech Ojard worked with Baird to support Gavilon’s effort in developing a new transloading facility for grain along the Mississippi River near Cora, Illinois. KOA provided permit ting support as well as engineering development from concepts to detailed design, to construction documents.

Scope included:• Widening of existing levy to

accommodate expanded truck haul road (approximately one mile)

• Design of new mooring cells and dolphins and cable indexer for barge handling

• Design of conveyors for loading of four barge strings

• Mooring at barge fleeting area was located down river from loading points

GENERAL MILLS UNDERWATER INVESTIGATION

Duluth, Minnesota & Superior, Wisconsin

Krech Ojard was retained by General Mills to investigate two of their dock facilities located in Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin to investigate potential hazards to berthing ships and structural stability of the docks. Underwater imaging was used to investigate potential hazards and identify conditions along the dock.

Elevations were used to identify longitudinal relationships along the dock, and discrete sections were taken to identify transverse relationships at locations of interest. Imaging was taken to allow subsequent investigations to be spatially referenced to this original data.

MARINE PROJECTS

GENERAL MILLSDOCK RECONSTRUCTION

Superior, Wisconsin

ST. PAUL PORT AUTHORITYSt. Paul, Minnesota

ALTER ST. PAUL RIVER TERMINALSITE MASTER PLANNING

St. Paul, Minnesota

Client General Mills

Services Marine

DNR and ACOE PermittingGeotechnical Investigation

General arrangement and demolition plansTurning cell and Mooring dolphin design

Timber modification/design/repairCatwalk and catwalk bent design

Prepare technical specificationsDemolition/Construction

Construction ManagementFinal inspection and project close-out

Client St. Paul Port Authority (SPPA)

Services Marine underwater engineering and investigation

Sector scan services and associated documentation. Reviewed scans and provided recommendations

Client Alter Terminals

Services Marine

Civil

The General Mills facility in Superior, Wisconsin was experiencing a deteriorated dock face, which was impacting efficiency and general safety of the site. Krech Ojard was retained to develop rehabilitation plans for the 1,200 feet of loading dock. Features developed for the project included a grain loading dock and a retaining wall composed of wood cribbing, steel piling, cement mooring dolphins and sheet pile with a timber deck. The berthing and mooring structures were designed to be independent from the bulkhead wall, which provides support to the grain elevators.

Krech Ojard’s Marine Group was retained by the St. Paul Port Authority (SPPA) for underwater investigations of dock walls, bollards and other facility conditions. Underwater imaging took place in both fall and winter conditions, through the ice. Krech Ojard’s Marine Engineer Group made recommendations for repair and design solutions based off the underwater imagery, which was also provided to the client.

Alter Terminals retained Krech Ojard engineers to develop a master site plan and produce visual graphics to support stakeholder engagement and the permitting processes. The site handles multiple bulk commodities (scrap steel, salt, fertilizer, & aggregate) across multiple transportation streams (river barge, truck & rail). The facility is located along the Mississippi River in St, Paul, Minnesota. Alter placed high priority on the existing handling of fertilizer, scrap steel, salt, and aggregate while respecting future rail developments, environmental constraints and existing facility structures. Plans for the rehabilitation of the bulkhead wall on the Mississippi River is a key element that is vital to site functionality.

MARINE PROJECTS

Client Private

Services Marine - Engineer Divers Mechanical Engineering

Material HandlingStructural

Rail

ROGERS CITY/CALCITE HARBOR Michigan

XCEL ENERGY HIGH BRIDGE SECTOR SCAN

St. Paul, Minnesota

DOMTARBATHYMETRIC SURVEY

Rothschild, Wisconsin

Client XCEL Energy

Services Marine

Special Inspection with Engineering InsightSector Scan Sonar Imaging

3D Rendering/ModelingReport of Findings

Client Domtar

Services Marine

Krech Ojard performed engineering services for the design of a new coal receiving port for this new power generation plant in Michigan. Prior to the design of the new facility upgrades, studies were performed on existing facility upgrade needs and possibilities. Engineer divers performed underwater and above water investigations of the port facility. Mechanical, rail, and structural engineers performed studies on the existing buildings, material handling systems, rail and transshipment facilities.

Krech Ojard was authorized by XCEL Energy to perform an investigation using sonar technology on the screen house intake enclosure structure of the High Bridge Plant in St. Paul, Minnesota. The purpose of investigation was to identify observable anomalies and areas of scour to locate apparent breaches in the structure that would allow large material such as fish to pass into the enclosure. In addition, the investigation was to help identify if the possible reason for the loss of soil from the land side of an existing sheet pile wall is also connected to an undermining of the existing structures. Sonar was used to model the area of scour underneath a concrete slab supported by pipe piles with bottom modeling of the remainder of the intake enclosure.

Krech Ojard performed a hydrographic survey of the underwater portion of the concrete dam. The survey was conducted within the 350x350 foot area directly downstream of the gates and spillway of the concrete portion of the dam. The hydrographic survey of the tailrace was used to create a topographic style map with color coded depth, a color coded contour map, and an AutoCAD drawing with profiles at discrete locations.

Subsequent surveys were performed over a period of five years to provide time trend analysis of the spillway. Subsequent surveys were also mapped in relation to previous surveys to develop a trend analysis of the apron condition.

MARINE PROJECTS


The Krech Ojard & Associates Electrical Group utilizes a breadth of industry experience to deliver engineering solutions to clients throughout North America and around the globe. Our staff of engineers, designers, and technicians have the experience and capability to undertake any type of project from designing 115 kV substations to the design and programming of control systems utilizing PLC’s and HMI’s.

KOA can meet all of your facilities electrical needs through modeling and analysis of existing electrical infrastructure, and by providing engineering support or on-site supervision for the installation of new equipment.

At Krech Ojard & Associates, we solve problems and find solutions by creating a team of focused and skilled individuals from multiple disciplines represented at our firm and addressing every aspect of a project cohesively. The result is a streamlined and efficient process that allows the project team to quickly adapt to the needs of our clients.

KOA engineers enjoy the challenges presented by unique projects and pride ourselves in our ability to provide innovative solutions while maintaining a cost-effective, value-focused approach to all of our projects from a minor modification of an existing design to designing an electrical distribution and control system for a new plant.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGSERVICES

Power SystemsOne-Line DrawingsCoordination StudiesLoad Flow StudiesShort Circuit StudiesEquipment EvaluationMotor ControlArc Flash Hazard Analysis

InstrumentationLoop DrawingsPLC/DCS DesignInstrument EvaluationCommissioning

Electrical StandardsIEEEISANFPA 70NFPA 70EHazardous Location

LightingLighting LayoutLighting Design

Project ManagementScheduling/ReportingShutdown/Startup PlanningCommissioningOn-site Coordination

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Charter Next GenerationMultiple Locations

Moline Machinery AdditionDuluth, Minnesota

USG Arc FlashCloquet, Minnesota

Husky Energy Site LightingSuperior, Wisconsin

General Mills Dust Collection UpgradeSuperior, Wisconsin

Kolar Toyota Remodel & AdditionInterior & Exterior LightingHermantown, Minnesota

Duluth Seaway Port Authority Exterior LightingDuluth, Minnesota

Marquip Ward United Arc Flash StudyPhillips, Wisconsin

Midwest Energy ResourcesPower System One-line DrawingsCoordination studyShort Circuit StudyArc Flash AnalysisCombustible Dust Superior, Wisconsin

Northland Capital Office Building - Electrical UpgradesVirginia, Minnesota

Frac Sand FacilityChippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Wausau PaperTransformer ReplacementProject ManagementRelay CoordinationMosinee, Wisconsin

UNITED STATED GYPSUM SHORT-CIRCUIT ANALYSIS

& ARC FLASH STUDY Cloquet, Minnesota

ClientUnited States Gypsum

Services Electrical

Arc Flash Hazard Analysis

DULUTH SEAWAY PORT AUTHORITYDEBOTTLENECKING PROJECT

EXTERIOR LIGHTINGDuluth, Minnesota

ClientDuluth Seaway Port Authority

Services Electrical

CivilConstruction Administration

United States Gypsum required that an arc flash hazard analysis be performed at their USG Interiors, Inc. facility. The arc flash hazard analysis was to be performed from the main service entrance down to the Motor Control Center (MCC) level to establish the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required for personnel working on the plant’s electrical system. Krech Ojard provided on-site data collection during a weekend shutdown period. Data was gathered to retrieve information on the electrical power system design in preparation for the power system studies needed for the arc flash hazard analysis. Substation switchgear data and electrical protective device ratings and settings were collected along with conductor sizes and lengths down to the MCC and 480V panel level.

Krech Ojard was contracted by the Duluth Seaway Port Authority to design and develop plans, specifications and solicit bids for construction of a new 1500ft roadway, a truck scale, parking/storage lot pavement replacements, new guard shack and security gate enhancements, and 1200sf office remodel to serve as a security office and driver’s lounge. The solution was to construct a connecting roadway and relocate the security perimeter. The new road will accommodate truck queuing outside the security perimeter, in addition to providing a looping roadway around the various DSPA leaseholder facilities and improving traffic flow and site accessibility.

ClientGeneral Mills

Services Electrical

GENERAL MILLSDUST COLLECTION CONTROLS

Superior, Wisconsin

Krech Ojard provided engineering services in support of dust collection upgrades at the General Mills S-Facility. Electrical design consisted of defining space requirements for MCC enclosures, sequencing considerations of phased installation, and identifying reserve capacity in the proposed replacement transformers. The electrical site visits identified opportunities to use reserve capacity of the north transformer and MCC to support future conveyor motor upgrades, while the south transformer may be able to support future SEF migration plans. The first phase is for the installation were the #2 and #3 dust collectors which replaced the existing south dust collection system and tied to the existing dust load out system. The second controls systems included the seven new dust collectors and the S-dust loadout tied into the X-dust loadout.

ELECTRICAL PROJECTS

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY BY DESIGN

Krech Ojard & Associates is committed to delivering high-quality engineering and consulting to our clients in manner that balances long-term environmental quality with economic growth. We strive to achieve optimal performance with minimal adverse environmental and societal impacts.

Externally, we strive to assist our clients achieve environmental sustainability objectives in their operations via such activities as:

• Federal and State environmental review and permit ting strategy• Use of client and/or public GIS data to avoid/mitigate/minimize impacting sensitive

environmental receptors or raising social concerns• Air quality control best management practices strategy for point and nonpoint

(fugitive) sources• Development of Fugitive Dust Control Plans (FDCP)• Process water, stormwater and wastewater best management practices strategy• Development of Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP)• Waste minimization strategy

Internally, we strive to improve our sustainability profile through the following commitments:

• Continually improve performance in all that we undertake via our Quality Management System

• Reduce our resource consumption through such measures as use of electronic instead of paper deliverables, working with office lessors to reduce electricity use, office recycling, and working towards a “paperless” filing system

• Donate used office supplies/equipment to local schools and charitable organizations• Reduce unnecessary travel via the use of web-based meetings and seminars• Purchase energy-efficient appliances and electronics and utilize hibernation features

on computers• Offer flexible working arrangements to employees such as telecommuting and

compressed work hours• Educate employees on sustainability issues

KOA believes that the above efforts and activities will improve the well-being of our employees, clients, and stakeholders now and into the future.

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At Krech Ojard, the safety of our employees and the clients we serve is a core value and this is carried through our work. Through our experienced team of professionals and ongoing commitment to staying current with the ever-changing safety and health regulatory and best practices landscape, Krech Ojard helps clients ensure applicable employee safety considerations are addressed early in the project design phase through a safety always mindset.

Krech Ojard understands that engineering controls are an important element in our client’s overall injury and illness prevention programs. To that end, Krech Ojard’s team is well-versed in hazard and operability (HAZOP) and other qualitative and quantitative risk assessment methodologies aimed at using a systematic process to identify and evaluate problems that may represent risks to personnel or equipment.

Krech Ojard is committed to providing a safe work environment for all employees. Employees at all levels must comply with the company’s programs for maintaining occupational health and safety. The success of our safety plan, as well as the employee’s personal safety, depends upon cooperation and individual effort.

The management at Krech Ojard strongly supports all individual and group efforts to improve workplace safety for all employees. By developing safer ways to work, we will all benefit.

It is the goal of Krech Ojard’s safety programs and work procedures should cover most of the situations known to cause an injury or illness at work, but they are not all-inclusive. The Project Managers will advise employees of any additional safety and health rules applicable to specific clients and tasks.

Striving to be a world-class company necessitates achieving an outstanding level of performance in the crucial area of health and safety. To that end, Krech Ojard operates under stringent, organization-wide safety standards, which emphasize employee involvement through safety committees, internal safety audits, training and certification, as well as strict adherence to safe work habits.

We are striving for continuous improvement in health and safety, with the ultimate goal of zero injuries and zero incidents.

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