Panel Session: Delivering a

Viable Anaerobic Digestion

Project
Session Panelists
Dan Rathbun
Business Development Manager
SEH Food and Beverage
Industry
Nick Rosenberry
Business Development Manager
Harris Companies Industrial
Group

Nick Brancale
Pre-Construction Manager
Adolfson & Peterson Energy
Group
Introduction of Firms
SEH - Our Company
Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH

) is an employee-
owned company of engineers, architects, planners, and
scientists serving public and private sector clients.

In business since 1927
Experience with designing, constructing, and
commissioning digesters for over 50 years
Food and Beverage focus on solutions to reduce,
eliminate, or re-use waste streams
Steve, I feel this should have
similar text to the website. The
format in which info is listed
should be consistent w/Harris
&APsldies 6 & 4
SEH Sample Projects
Photos: Update images below w/what Ive placed in your
transfer folder
Rice Street

Owatonna WWTF aerial (ideally the photo that is in the
hallway by the receptionist). If we cant locate that one
the photo to the right will work.

CF new office
Owatonna WWTP
A. Wastewater Treatment Plant
Owatonna, Minn.
B. TH 36/Rice Street Interchange
Ramsey County, Minn
C. SEH office opening June 2014
Chippewa Falls, Wisc.
A. B.
C.
Harris Mechanical - Our Company
Harris Mechanical is a full service mechanical contractor
and EPC firm founded in 1948.

National presence
Strong industrial and
process resume
Safety focused
Financial Strength



Steve, I feel this should have
similar text to the website. The
format in which info is listed
should be consistent w/Harris
&APsldies 6 & 4
Harris Mechanical Sample Projects
Otter Tail Ag Ethanol Plant

MET Council Environmental Services

A. Gopher Resources
Tampa Bay, FL
B. Otter Tail Ag Ethanol Plant
Fergus Falls, MN
C. MET Council Environmental
St. Paul, MN
B.
C. A.
Adolfson & Peterson Construction
A&P is national general contractor and EPC firm with
headquarters in Minneapolis, MN and seven regional
offices.
Founded in 1946
EPC Contractor
Anaerobic Digestion
Pyrolysis
Gasification
Solar
Strong Financial Position
A. New Belgium Brewery
Asheville, N.C.
B. Blue Lake Anaerobic Digestion
Wastewater Treatment Plant, Shakopee, Minn.
C. EnergyWorks GENRF ELM Gasification
Facility, Gettysburg, Penn.
A. B.
C.
A&P Sample Projects
Project Lifecycle | Selecting Your Team | Project Delivery Method
Setting the Stage
Project Lifecycle
Project Initiation:
Project
Initiation
Business
Case
Definition
Feasibility
Project
Design
Project
Construction
Project Start
Up
1. Identify project conceptual
description, drivers, and
goals.
2. Identify project team,
technology providers, and
potential partners.
3. Perform Fatal Flaws
Analysis.
Business
Case
Definition
Feasibility
Project
Design
Project
Construction
Project
Start Up
Project
Initiation
Business Case Definition:
Project
Initiation
Business
Case
Definition
Feasibility
Project
Design
Project
Construction
Project Start
Up
1. Engage EPC and technology
provider team
2. Identify potential sites, feed
stocks and off takes
3. Develop project pro forma
4. Create project schedule
5. Research potential funding
sources
Business
Case
Definition
Project
Initiation
Feasibility
Project
Design
Project
Construction
Project
Start Up
Business
Case
Definition
Feasibility:
Project
Initiation
Business
Case
Definition
Feasibility
Project
Design
Project
Construction
Project Start
Up
1. Develop preliminary general arrangement drawings
(GA) and conceptual basis of design
2. Refine Cost Estimates
3. Refine pro forma
4. Perform site assessments
5. Perform feed stock analysis
Business
Case
Definition
Project
Initiation
Project
Design
Project
Construction
Project
Start Up
Feasibility
Project
Initiation
Business
Case
Definition
Feasibility
Project
Design
Project
Construction
Project Start
Up
1. Develop detail design to establish guaranteed
maximum price (GMP)
2. Complete project responsibility matrix
3. Finalize construction schedule
4. Begin detailed permitting
5. Execute EPC contract
Insert Respons.
matrix
Project Design:
Business
Case
Definition
Project
Initiation
Feasibility
Project
Construction
Project
Start Up
Project
Design
Project
Initiation
Business
Case
Definition
Feasibility
Project
Design
Project
Construction
Project Start
Up
1. Procure equipment and contract with
key vendors and subcontractors
2. Finalize project design for design
build methodology
3. Value engineer throughout
construction process
4. Achieve substantial completion
Insert digester pics A-P Blue Lake Project pics
Project Construction:
Business
Case
Definition
Project
Initiation
Feasibility
Project
Design
Project
Start Up
Project
Construction
Project
Initiation
Business
Case
Definition
Feasibility
Project
Design
Project
Construction
Project Start
Up
1. Training of operations staff
2. Commission each system of the facility.
3. Begin system loading / ramp-up.
4. Performance testing.
5. Begin full operations.
Generator Picture and
startup training sample
testing lab picture
Training SOP manual
Keep Solids Sep image

Include:
green digester that appears
on old F&B banner

Wstwtr testing lab

Training SOP manual (perhaps a
generic 3-ring binder w/the word
training on it?


Project Start Up:
Business
Case
Definition
Project
Initiation
Feasibility
Project
Design
Project
Construction
Project
Start Up
Things to Consider
When Selecting the Team
Technology & Equipment Providers
Track Record
Based on your feed stocks and off takes
Warranty / Performance Guarantee
Strength to financially back
Ability to Pilot Test

Engineering, Procurement &
Construction (EPC) Team
Experience / Resume
Financial Strength
E&O insurance
Bonding Capability
Mechanical Guarantee
Safety Record EMR/MOD rating
Familiarity with Geographic Region
Feedstock & Off-take Partners
Financial strength
Contract length
Guarantee quality, consistency, and
volume
Impact of regulatory drivers on project
inputs and outputs
Project Delivery Method
Project Delivery Method
Thank You