Q&D Construction - Energy Group

Q&D CONSTRUCTION ENERGY GROUP

EARTHWORK // UTILITIES // STRUCTURES // PIPELINES

NO TASK IS WORTH INJURY.

Zero Harm. Every Task. Every Shift. The safety of our employees, and everyone working around them, is the foundation of our culture.

SAFETY

SAFETY AWARDS

Recognition and Achievements

Year Award

2020 Pipe Line Contractors Association Superior Company Safety Performance

2019 Nevada Mining Association Operator Safety Award, Mustang Quarry

2019 Nevada Chapter AGC Safety Award for Best Safety Record Over 1,000,000 Worker Hours

2018 Nevada Chapter AGC Safety Award for Best Safety Record Over 1,000,000 Worker Hours

2017 Nevada Chapter AGC Safety Award for Best Safety Record Over 1,000,000 Worker Hours

Year Award

2016 Nevada Mining Association Award for Best Contractor Safety

2016 Nevada Chapter AGC Safety Award for Best Safety Record Over 250,000 Worker Hours

2015 Nevada Chapter AGC Safety Award for Best Safety Record Over 400,000 Worker Hours

2014 Nevada Chapter AGC Safety Award for Best Safety Record Over 400,000 Worker Hours

2013 Nevada Chapter AGC Safety Award for Best Safety Record Over 400,000 Worker Hours

Q&D CULTURE

Employee-driven Safety Approach

Company-wide Safety Awareness

• Mandatory new-hire safety orientation

• Hazard communication training

• Pre-hire and random drug testing

• Regular safety news brief

• Company-wide safety meetings

• Employee-run Safety Review Committee

• Employee participation in policy updates

• Safety incentives, recognition, and rewards

• BROWZ-compliant

Whole-Project Safety Focus

• Daily safety briefings

• Daily project walk-down

• Field level risk assessments (FLRAs)

• Daily job hazard analyses (JHAs)

Q&D Direct Labor Worker Hours Per Year (Millions)

Q&D employs as direct-labor workforce that ranges seasonally from 600 to 700 workers. Our record of safety and our commitment to keeping each Q&D employee safe is based on over one million worker hours per year.

Trained Field Supervision

• Designated project Site Safety Officer

• SSO is MSHA-certified

• All workers are MSHA-certified

• MSHA-compliant reporting

Dedicated Safety Managers

• Leadership from in-house, MSHA-certified trainers

• Regular and frequent inspections

• Review with insurance risk managers

• OSHA Consultation and training inspections

• NVMA Safety Programs

Upper Management Level Safety Culture

• Upper management has significant mining experience and is MSHA-trained

• Jobsite inspection by firm leaders

• Performance reviews include safety

Big company resources and personal service

Knowledge and Expertise Meet Transparency

Q&D Construction’s Energy Group combines large civil resources with the personal touch of a homegrown company. For more than 50 years Q&D has been a staple of the northern Nevada community, and our sustained growth creates a solid partner in the pipeline industry.

Q&D’s vast knowledge and experience offer depth and trust to its partners. We deliver utility projects including water, sewer and natural gas to clients ranging from local gas company NV Energy to national pipeline owners such as Prospector Pipeline and Southwest Gas. Our team of highly trained union employees deliver high quality results no matter the project size.

Q&D prides itself on personal, professional and timely communication. Our aggressive scheduling practices include constant monitoring and communication among all parties. We commit our management resources to transparency and efficiency, giving our clients the honesty they deserve and the outcomes they expect.

Q&D’s Energy Group delivers proven results. To find out more about us or discuss your project call us today.

Q&D strings 4 miles of natural gas pipe for the Paiute Pipeline Expansion in 2018.

Since 1964 Q&D Construction has grown to serve our clients, adding new capabilities and creating specialized groups to consolidate the firm’s innovative and multi-faceted expertise.

Energy Group Services

Category Services

• Mainline

• Station work

Pipelining

• Hydrotesting

• Hotwork tie-ins

• Anamoly digs and integrity work

• Environmental restoration, closure and reclamation

• Excavation, earthwork and sonic drilling

Earthwork

• Dewatering / Stormwater management

• Rock crushing and aggregate (fixed and mobile)

Renewable

• Footings for solar

• Trenching for solar utilities

• Pipe fusion

• Mechanical work

Structures

• Structural concrete / foundations

• Building construction

• Bridge construction / rehab

• Metal buildings

Other Services

• Paving and road construction

• Structure demolition

• Saw cutting

• Polymer deck repairs

• Emergency services

Above: Long stretch of pipe for the North Elko Pipeline, a 25mile project in Elko County, NV. Below: Q&D installs a large reinforced concrete box for flood mitigation in Ely, NV.

EXPERIENCE

Helm Pipeline Energy Operations Management

Helm, CA

To build this 8 miles of 6-inch steel natural gas pipeline construction, crews routed the pipeline under two existing water conveyance systems, two Caltrans highway crossings and one wetland water pipeline crossing - all using borings. Most of the work was constructed beside a existing roadwaysCA Highway 267, local dirt roads, and paved county roads. Access and easement were severely limited in most of the right-of-way. This project included the construction of a gas separation plant for which Q&D self-performed all concrete, piping, and equipment installation.

Paiute Pipeline Expansion (segments 1 & 4)

Paiute Pipeline

Minden & Fernley, NV

These new interstate facilities increase capacity along the pipeline’s existing laterals. Q&D was the contractor for two of the four segments. Segment 1 is located on private property on steep slopes of the Carson River Valley where Q&D crews installed just under a half mile of 12-inch diameter steel pipe under strict regional regulations for Lake Tahoe. Segment 4, just over four miles of 20-inch diameter steel loop pipeline near Fernley, NV, crossed a combination of private and BLM land which required extensive coordination with federal officials and private land owners.

North Elko Pipeline Prospector Pipeline Elko County, NV

Q&D facilitated the installation of nearly 25 miles of 12-inch coated, steel natural gas transmission pipeline from a main line valve on the Ruby Pipeline to the Barrick Goldstrike Mine processing facilities. The work was done in a right-of-way that varied in width from 75 feet to 80 feet. The new pipeline serves Barrick’s Goldstrike Mine to replace their use of propane with natural gas. The team overcame the engineering challenges, remote rugged terrain, fragile natural environment and lack of a human resources in the region to finish the project in just two months.

Pipeline Projects

Parklane 12-inch Up-size NV Energy Reno, NV

This up-sizing project to increase capacity included 1.4 miles of new 12-inch gas main - all placed in city streets. With over 20 vertical offsets required to avoid conflicts with existing utilities, the work was scheduled for winter, which helped the team maintain residential traffic with zero safety incidents. Restoration of the roadways after completion of the gas work included 3,300 tons of paving.

Past Pipeline Projects

Installed a half-mile of 12-inch diameter steel pipe under strict regional regulations for Lake Tahoe. Placed over four miles of 20-inch diameter steel loop pipeline through BLM and private land.

Replaced aging blackwrap facilities through take up and relay of 4,500 lineal feet of new 8-inch gas main, including an auger bore under an existing irrigation ditch.

Increased overall line capacity with 1.4 miles of new 12-inch gas main within city streets-including more than 20 vertical offsets to avoid existing utilities. Roadway restoration with 3,300 tons of asphalt paving.

New lateral included seven miles of 6-inch pipe, replacing the existing line through a rural community.

Placement of eight miles of 6-inch steel natural gas pipeline. A complex route for this line included boring under 2 existing water systems, 2 highway crossings and 1 wetland crossing.

Installed 4,500 lineal feet of 18-inch natural gas pipeline parallel to a highly congested arterial road. Q&D completed 2 slick bores under a drainage pipe to finish the project in 8 weeks.

Construction of 3 miles of 12-inch coated steel natural gas transmission pipeline from a mine site to a neighboring facility.

Construction of 1 mile of 12-inch and 3 miles of 6-inch steel pipeline, 3 metering stations, various haul-road crossings, and installation of fiber conduit with the pipe.

Construction of 25-miles, of 12-inch coated, steel natural gas transmission pipeline from a main line valve near Willow Creek Reservoir to the mill at Barrick Goldstrike.

Installation of 56,000 lineal feet of new gas main and 67 gas services to feed new rural housing. Included some trenchless installation.

Gas

What Q&D can do for you

True to our northern Nevada roots, Q&D Construction creates a culture of being stewards of our community. Completion of large-scale, dynamic projects while pushing the standards of innovation and technology are just part of what makes Q&D special.

Roads & Highways Energy Bridges and Tunnels

• New Roads

• Road Repairs

• Highway Reconstruction

• Paving

• Erosion Control

• Transmission

• Integrity

• Distribution

• Solar

• Geothermal

• New Bridges

• Tunnel Reconstruction

• Bridge Deck Strengthening

• Bridge Repairs

• Elevated Decks

Communities Environment Utilities

• Home Site Development

• Golf Courses

• Parks

• Fountains/Plazas

• Concrete Hardscapes

• Environmental Restoration

• Erosion and Sediment Control Systems

• Slope Stability

• Emergency Repairs

• Underground Utilities

• Pump Stations

• Flumes

• Reservoirs

• Treatment Plants

Industrial Vertical Specialty Services

• Site Preparation

• Excavation

• Earthwork

• Foundations and Footings

• Concrete Structures

• Structure Demolition

• Miscellaneous Demolition

• Bridge Rehabilitation

• New Airport Runways

• Runway Rehabilitations

• Profile Grindings

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

It takes a lot of trust in your reputation and skill before public agencies will let you drive a backhoe into one of the most regulated bodies of water in the United States. Or install a temporary diversion in a river that supplies 85% of the drinking water to over 800,000 people. Or revise an erosion control channel at the largest alpine lake in the United States. The results of our skill meeting our clients’ and authorities’ environmental specifications is that when we are finished, it looks as though we were never there.

Truckee River Restoration

Reversing well-intentioned changes to a precious environment and natural resource

The Truckee River serves many communities along its 121-mile route from Lake Tahoe on the NevadaCalifornia border to Nevada’s Pyramid Lake. From recreation to farming to drinking water, it is a thriving part of the ecosystem and economy.

Over the years, the Truckee has been modified with dams and diversion structures which, along with efforts to reduce flooding in the nearby Truckee Meadows basin, have negatively impacted the riparian environment.

As part of a joint effort across municipalities and local, state and federal agencies, the restoration of the Truckee River to its natural course in several key areas is just one of numerous projects that together comprise a comprehensive flood mitigation strategy for nearby towns and cities at risk.

For the stretch of river pictured here, Q&D’s grading and trucking crews moved approximately 250,000 cubic yards of earth to realign the Truckee River with its natural path.

Working in the waterway using backhoes, skilled equipment operators carefully placed 80,000 tons of rock for slope stabilization and built a bench for a major gas line relocation - all with minimal disturbance to river water quality and habitat.

This is one of several restoration projects Q&D has undertaken for this client and one of many projects Q&D has completed in connection with the region’s overall flood mitigation plan like the North Truckee Drain and The Virginia Street Bridge.

Large Photo: © Simon Williams Photography

Background: The completed restoration of one segment of the Truckee River. Inset: Q&D crews working on the river realignment.

Renewable Energy & Mining

Q&D operates multiple aggregate mining facilities, both fixed and mobile, to support its project needs across northern Nevada. For both mining and power facilities, Q&D provides infrastructure and facilities construction including water treatment facilities, utility pipelines, plants, tanks and piping, and lined ponds. Other capabilities include maintenance and repair of utilities, new facility and office buildings, and new storage buildings.

Q&D partners with a variety of renewable energy facilities offering earthwork, utility and concrete services

Q&D works with multiple renewable power plant operations throughout the northern Nevada region. Notable improvements, piping, and new structure construction at NV Energy’s power plants located in Valmy and Tracy are just some of the recent projects.

The Tracy Power Plant shown here received a new metal building replacing an existing facility and housing a 12,000-gallon caustic storage tank.

To keep the facility running within regulations and safety protocols, Q&D built a temporary facility which was brought online during construction and removed on completion of the new facility.

Other power plant projects included:

• Replacement of a coal pond liner - over 25 acres of HDPE liner and complete replacement of the 500-lineal-foot ditch/diversion system for the pond;

• Replacement of 1,000 lineal feet of 12inch fire water line and all hydrants around the perimeter of the plant - without interrupting life safety or plant operations;

• New maintenance building;

• New well house and piping; and,

• Decommissioning of a diesel tank and related piping.

North Truckee Drain Realignment

Engineering a new solution to proactive flood management in Sparks, Nevada

The award-winning North Truckee Drain Realignment project is part of a larger, multi-community strategy to mitigate flooding along the Truckee River and its tributary rivers and streams. Led by the City of Sparks, Nevada, this part of the project was designed, in cooperation with local, state and federal stakeholders, to reverse the previous river channelization built in the 1960’s that has had negative effects on the riparian environment and river water levels.

Excavation exceeded 35 feet in some locations. Access was limited and the work zone was confined. Q&D deployed an innovative slide-rail shoring system to reduce pinning or nailing outside the right-of-way, mitigating impacts on neighboring businesses. A custom, “diverging triangle” traffic management strategy also helped provide unimpeded access for visitors and local employees.

Working close to the Truckee River required extensive groundwater mitigation measures and related coordination with the Nevada Department of Environmental Protection, the CarsonTruckee Water Conservancy District and other agencies to assure construction did not adversely impact water quality in the region.

The main structure is over one mile of 10-foot-by-14-foot concrete double box culvert. It was built using formwork designed to “jump” from one section to the next, relying on dual-purpose shoring which also supported the gantry crane used for advancing the forms. Progress was made 40 feet-at-a-time every two days and the shoring approach saved over three months from the schedule. Scope also included 800 lineal feet of 8-foot-by-8-foot box culvert, a new sewer lift station, relocation of communication, electric, gas, water, and sewer utilities, and paving and sidewalks.

Recent weather conditions have tested the drain’s redesign and realignment - it has performed better than expected.

UTILITIES

TEAM

Education

• Journeyman/Foreman Operating Engineers Local 3

• OSHA-30 Trained

Work Biography

• 34 years working in construction

• 27 years with Q&D

• General Superintendent of Energy Group’s projects for over 10 years

What Rob Does

As General Manager of the Energy Group, Rob will work closely with company leaders and project leaders to not only define the scope of work and help problem solve, but also to ensure Q&D’s integration into the company’s safety and organizational culture. Rob is a hands-on, active leader bringing a wealth of construction experience and knowlege to every Q&D project. He communicates project objectives with key stakeholders while guiding the project team through all major design and constructability aspects to ensure schedule and budget marks remain in sight.

General Manager - Energy Group

Past Project Experience

Barrick Goldstrike Lateral, Barrick Goldstrike, Carlin, NV.

Rob led this $3,000,000 dollar project covering over three miles of 6” steel pipe—and one mile of 12” steel—from the eastern Nevada operation of Barrick Goldstrike. Crews navigated through unexpected groundwater issues to finish the project ahead of schedule without interrupting Barrick operations.

Helm Pipeline, Prospector Pipeline, Helm, CA.

As project superintendent, Rob directed this $2,500,000 natural gas pipeline rehabilitation using 6” steel across eight miles. The project bored beneath two existing water systems, completed two highway crossings and one wetland crossing by project end.

Carlin Tunnel Rehab, Nevada Dept. of Transportation, Carlin, NV.

Rob was the general superintendent on this $32,000,000 awardwinning reconstruction of roadway pavement on each side of the tunnel bores and tunnel rehabilitation. He implemented innovative value engineering solutions to save the project costs.

Parklane 12-inch Up-size, NV Energy, Reno, NV.

Brian estimated and managed an increase in overall line capacity with 1.4 miles of new 12-inch gas main within city streets--including more than 20 vertical offsets to avoid existing utilities. Q&D also completed roadway restoration with 3,300 tons of asphalt paving.

Battle Mountain Lateral, Southwest Gas Corp., Battle Mountain, NV.

Rob was the superintendent of this 6” pipe replacement through the rural community of Battle Mountain, NV. The new lateral spanned nearly seven miles of natural gas pipe.

Kings Beach Commercial Core Improvements, Nevada DOT, Kings Beach, CA. Rob was the general superintendent on this $22,150,000 project to add sidewalks and enhance street activation in the main business district of Kings Beach.

North Elko Pipeline, Prospector Pipeline, Elko County NV.

Rob was the superintendent throughout this $13,600,000 project. Battling harsh winter conditions, a remote site, and environmental restrictions crews built 25 miles of 12-inch coated, steel natural gas transmission pipeline from Willow Creek Reservoir to the mill at Barrick Goldstrike. Rob and the project team were commended for their impeccable safety regulations, boasting zero incidents upon completion.

ROB BAGLEY

Education

Coursework, University of Nevada, Reno - Business Administration

Work Biography

• 20 years working in construction

• 17 years with Q&D

• Energy Group’s lead project manager for 7 years

What Brian Does

Brian will oversee all personnel and activities at all stages of planning and construction, creating and maintaining the schedule with the team. He will be responsible for the implementation of all team processes and procedures as well as stakeholder outreach, design management, quality assurance and control, manpower resources, estimating and pricing, environmental management and all other aspects of project planning and construction management. Brian provides progress reports and cost status regularly to ensure the Q&D team stays on schedule, complies with requirements and exceeds the client’s expectations.

Past Project Experience

BRIAN GRAHAM

Project Director

Paiute Pipeline Expansion, Paiute Pipeline, Minden and Fernley, NV.

Brian estimated and managed the $6,100,000 construction of 12-inch diameter steel pipe under strict regional regulations for Lake Tahoe. The team also placed over four miles of 20-inch diameter steel loop pipeline through BLM and private land. North Elko Pipeline, Prospector Pipeline, Elko County NV.

Brian led the team through the challenges of harsh winter conditions, a remote site, and environmental restrictions to build a 25-mile, of 12inch coated, steel natural gas transmission pipeline from a main line valve near Willow Creek Reservoir to the mill at Barrick Goldstrike.

Parklane 12-inch Up-size, NV Energy, Reno, NV.

Brian estimated and managed an increase in overall line capacity with 1.4 miles of new 12-inch gas main within city streets--including more than 20 vertical offsets to avoid existing utilities. Q&D also completed roadway restoration with 3,300 tons of asphalt paving.

Virginia Street Bridge, City of Reno, Reno, NV.

Brian was project manager on the award-winning Virginia Street Bridge project replaced a withered bridge structure set over the Truckee River in the heart of downtown Reno. This $18,000,000 project curated a new rigid frame, bowstring truss bridge that was slid into place to avoid undue stress to the structure.

CMP Culvert Rehab, Incline Village Gen. Improvement District, Incline Village, NV. Brian led the estimating and management of this CMAR project which centered around a directional bore through the Diamond Peak Ski Resort near Lake Tahoe. The project’s schedule window and coordination played a major role in on-time completion.

Project Management Approach

In more than 15 years with Q&D Construction, Brian has become accustomed to creative management. His knowledge of the construction industry, and experience within it, creates the ability to approach any project from multiple angles. He believes offering several tactical options brings the most success for both Q&D and its clientele.

Q&D has built its civil reputation on these factors, and it has evolved to offer the energy and pipeline industries a contractor they can trust. Brian has dedicated his work in the Energy Group to versatile yet aggressive scheduling, open communication with clients and precision delivery of the work. He prefers to remain the anchor of communication. He discusses options, fleshes out alternatives and decisively accomplished the client’s goals.

Education

BS Business Management, University of Nevada Reno

Work Biography

• Started as a laborer

• Cut his teeth on NDOT and RTC projects

• Led much of the complex, high-dollar dirt work at Q&D

• Runs a tight ship

What Lance Does

As President of Q&D, Lance guides all management activities including the Mining Group. He leads the upper management team and is the liaison with the board of directors. He is responsible for client relationships and customer service for all Q&D projects.

LANCE SEMENKO

Past Project Experience President

Firm Leadership

Lance’s management style is collaborative. While projects each have clear team leaders and managers, his personnel have detailed understanding of the technical challenges facing every project on the books. This ensures that every project gets the benefit of the collective experience of Q&D, and that all team members learn and expand their construction knowledge. Lance guides all projects and contributes his expertise to partnering, estimating, constructability, value engineering, and logistical planning.

Community Leadership Activities

Lance’s leadership activities include President (Emeritus) of the AGC Board of Directors, the Committee for Excellence in Education, the Board of Directors for the Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce, a Board Member Reno-Tahoe Winter Games Coalition and Board Member of the Boys and Girls Club of Truckee Meadows.

Work History and Past Projects

Lance Semenko is the President of Q&D Construction. Lance began his construction career a laborer at Helms Construction in 1983, working his way up to estimator/project manager of heavy/civil projects. At Q&D, he started as a project manager, working his way to leading the Heavy/Civil Group as Senior Vice President. Lance’s management style is collaborative. His ability to train and inspire his team has made him successful in managing complex, diverse projects and make him and excellent leader.

No stranger to challenging schedules, Lance worked together with the developer at Legend’s at Sparks Marina to value engineer the sitework and infrastructure on the $100 million shopping destination to ensure completion of pads and roads in time for key tenants on the CM at Risk project. Most recently as Senior Vice President of Q&D’s Heavy/ Civil group, he guided all the infrastructure work at Northstar for the Ritz-Carlton Highlands Lodge, a CM at Risk project that included $75 million in road construction and foundation work built at elevation, on tight timelines and under strict environmental regulation.

EQUIPMENT

Q&D has the largest fleet of northern Nevada-based, privately-owned construction and trucking equipment. Each machine is maintained and serviced on-site at our Sparks, NV shop facility by our highlytrained mechanics. We are well-equipped to complete any project.

Below: Q&D crews complete the revisions at Wildcreek Golf Course, the site of the new Procter Hug High School in Sparks, NV.