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54 <br />General Engineering and Environmental Management Services <br />Lee County, Florida <br />"HDR's participation in this project proved to be extremely beneficial to the County by providing knowledge <br />and expertise, particularly during the contracts negotiation phase with Covanta. Particularly helpful was <br />the demonstrated expertise of Mr. Don Castro during all phases of the project development; from <br />contract negotiations through construction completion." <br />Lindsey J. Sampson, PE, Director, Lee County So /id Waste Division <br />In 2005, HDR was retained by Lee County, Florida to assist with the <br />636 ton - per -day (TPD) expansion of the County's 1,200 TPD mass - <br />bum resource recovery facility. This expansion represents the first <br />waste -to- energy facility permitted in the U.S. under EPA's New Source <br />Performance Standards. HDR developed the Engineer's Feasibility <br />Report for the project's $123 million financing. We assisted the County <br />in negotiating the Construction Project Management Agreement, and <br />the New Service Agreement with the facility operator, Covanta Energy <br />Corporation. <br />For the Unit 3 Construction Project Management Agreement, HDR <br />assisted in the negotiation of the new unit's "Basis of Design," the performance standards and acceptance testing, <br />protocols, Interim Operation (prior to Acceptance) terms, construction -period services, and start -up services. We <br />provided construction administration and oversight for Unit 3, which went into service in November, 2007. <br />HDR assisted the County with New Service Agreement negotiations including provisions for enforcement of repair and <br />maintenance standards, tipping floor and refuse pit management, annual O +M fees, and guarantees. <br />In February, 2007 HDR was given the additional assignment by the County of performing Service Agreement Oversight <br />Services. Tasks include development of monthly maintenance punch - lists, inventory lists, regulatory compliance <br />monitoring and permitting, conducting monthly operations review meetings, and quarterly and annual reports. <br />The Lee County Resource Recovery Facility Expansion Project received the 2008 Renewable Energy Project of the Year <br />Award from Power Engineering magazine. The facility has also recently won the Florida Chapter of the American Public <br />Works Association "Project of the Year" award in the Structures and Environment category. <br />Page 39 1 L. <br />