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Corporate Overview &Statement of Qualifications

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I founded Milhouse Engineering & Construction, Inc. with the goal of building the best engineering company in the country. It was based on the belief that if I hired great people, challenged them to excel, and maintained laser focus on the needs of our clients, success would come; and so it has. Our portfolio of successful projects continues to grow; our family of highly satisfied clients continues to expand, and our staff, now numbering over 150 strong, just gets better and better. One of the things of which I am most proud is our 11th consecutive selection as one of the “101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” by The National Association of Business Resources.

As you review this description of our company’s qualifications, please note that I have based our business model on combining the wisdom and experience of senior experts with the energy, vitality, and creativity of young professionals. The resulting powerful project teams have proven they can meet any challenge and produce great projects on schedule and under budget. I am proud of our people, and I know that Milhouse can present a project team that equals or exceeds the capabilities of any team from any competitor, be they new or old, large or small.

We will listen carefully to your needs. We will work tirelessly to see that those needs are fulfilled. We will hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity and professionalism. We understand the importance of your projects, and we know that we must earn your trust every day.

We look forward to an opportunity to serve you.

Sincerely,

Wilbur C. Milhouse III, P.E.Milhouse Engineering & Construction, Inc.President/CEO

To Our Prospective Client,

CLIENT: HinesPROJECT: 333 West Wacker Drive

LOCATION: Chicago, ILSERVICE: Retro-Commissioning

Milhouse is a professional full service engineering and architecture consulting firm with headquarters in downtown Chicago serving public and private sectors. As a multi-disciplinary full-service firm, we offer expertise in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, and Construction engineering. To complement our professional engineering capabilities, Milhouse also offers Architectural services.

Milhouse is comprised of a dedicated team of more than 150 talented engineers including 4 LEED-accredited professionals. As an engineering industry leader, the Milhouse team is committed to delivering technical excellence, innovative solutions, and value engineering to foresee and meet client needs.

About Us

IndustriesAviation, Facilities, Gas, Power, Transportation, and Water/Wastewater

Recognitions• 2016 Chicago’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For, 11 Years in a Row• 2015 Zweig Group HotFirm Winner• 2015 ACEC Consultant Exceptional Service Award• 2015 UIUC Power Moves Business & Entrepreneurship Award• 2015 March of Dimes Rufus Taylor Award• 2014 ENR Regional Best Airport/Transit Project• 2014 March of Dimes Construction Project of The Year• 2014 ACEC Excellence in Design Award

CertificationsMilhouse is certified with various cities and states as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE). We are also certified with the U.S. Small Business Administration as a small business concern.

Office LocationsChicago - HQ Michigan60 E Van Buren Street, Suite 1501 2723 South State Street, Suite 150Chicago, IL 60605 Ann Arbor, MI 48104312.987.0061 734.794.4747

Chicago Maryland1000 E 111th Street, 7th Floor 18310 Montgomery Village, Suite 245Chicago, IL 60628 Gaithersburg, MD 20879773.264.4855 240.224.7791

Indiana Texas7725 Broadway Avenue, Suite E 1431 Greenway Drive, Suite 800Merrillville, IN 46410 Irving, TX 75038219.648.2933 972.815.2337

CLIENT: HinesPROJECT: 333 West Wacker Drive

LOCATION: Chicago, ILSERVICE: Retro-Commissioning

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Civil EngineeringSite Civil• Site Civil• Grading & Drainage• Storm Water Detention Design• Utilities• ADA Ramp Design• GEOTECH Analysis• Environmental Remediation

Transportation• Traffic Engineering Studies & Planning• Roadway Design• Roadway Drainage• Utilities & Lighting• Parking Studies & Parking Lot Design• Maintenance of Traffic (MOT)

Natural Gas• Transmission• Distribution• Gathering Systems• Pressure Improvements• Public Improvements• Vault Repair/Replacement• New Business

Mechanical Engineering• Building HVAC Systems• Central Plant Systems• Commissioning & Retro Commissioning• Renewable Energy• Sustainable Design • Condition Assessments & Code Reviews• Value Engineering Studies• Fire Suppression• NFPA Classified Area Designs• Process Systems• Building Automation Systems• Pumping Stations

Electrical EngineeringFacilities• Low Voltage Power and Controls• Medium Voltage Power and Controls• SCADA and Telemetry• Short Circuit, Load Flow, Arc Flash• Condition Assessments & Code Reviews• Fire and Hazardous Gas Alarm Systems• Exterior and Interior Lighting• Lightning Protection

Power• Substation Design• Protection & Control Design• Distribution Systems

Professional Services

Structural Engineering• Construction Engineering for Contractors• Bridge Design (Advanced Typical, Highway, Railroad, Moveables)• Bridge Condition Assessments• Bridge Inspections• Retaining Walls• Substation Structures & Foundations• SPCC

Construction EngineeringPre-Construction• Construction Documentation Review• Construction Cost Estimating• Project Schedule Preparation Program Development• Project Development

Construction• Roadways• Site Civil• Vertical Construction• Process Systems• Control & Telemetry Systems• Major Equipment• Low & Medium Voltage Systems• Materials Testing• Document Control• Claims Management

Post Construction• Operation and Maintenance• Manuals/Warranties• As-Builts & Record Drawings• Punch List & Close-out• QA/QC Plan(s)

Architecture• Preliminary & Schematic Design• Design Development• Construction Documentation• Construction Administration• Feasibility Analysis• Physical Assessments• Program Development• Value Engineering Studies• Space Planning• Remodeling• Furnishings

Clients• Ameren Corporation• Atlanta Gas Light Resources• Chicago Public Schools• Chicago State University• City of Chicago • Department of Aviation • O’Hare Modernization Program • Department of Sewers • Department of Transportation • Department of Water Management• ComEd • DC Water• DePaul University• DuPage County Department of Public Works• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)• General Services Administration (GSA)• Illinois Department of Transportation• Illinois State Toll and Highway Authority• Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD)• Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewer District• Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)• Navy Pier• Nicor Gas• NIPSCO• Peoples Gas• Pepco• Public Building Commission of Chicago• Rush University• Scott Airforce Base• The University of Chicago• United States Housing Urban Development (HUD)• University of Illinois at Chicago • U.S. Cellular Field• Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC)• WEC Energy

Partners• AECOM• Arcadis• Benesch• Black & Veatch Corporation• Burns & McDonnell Engineering, Inc.• CH2M • Cotter Consulting, Inc.• Crawford Murphy & Tilly, Inc.• Environmental Design International, Inc.• ESI International• EXP, Inc.• JACOBS Engineering, Inc.• HDR Engineering, Inc.• HNTB Corporation• HOH Group• Parsons Brinckerhoff• Parsons Corporation• Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) Architecture• US Equities

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Milhouse has built a reputation for delivering reliable, competitive engineering and design services to natural gas providers nationwide. Our team began its work in the natural gas industry in 2012 and now serves a diverse roster of utility clients, including Atlanta Gas Light (AGL) Resources, Nicor Gas, Peoples Gas, NIPSCO, and Ameren.

Gas utilities serve more than 68 million residential customers and more than 5 million commercial enterprises. Natural gas is delivered to customers through a 2.4-million mile underground pipeline system that includes 2.1 million miles of local utility distribution pipes and 300,000 miles of transmission lines. With many of these systems aging and in need of replacement, the management of system integrity in the natural gas industry is more important now than ever.

Based on our breadth and depth of experience, Milhouse is a natural partner for gas utilities. Our engineers understand gas industry standards and each client’s specific design criteria. We are dedicated to working with our clients and the local municipalities which they serve, to create compliant and cost-effective design solutions. Our expertise in a range of complementary infrastructure practices, such as environmental, tunnels, highways, and water/wastewater, means we can assemble diverse teams to help solve project challenges that might sometimes fall outside the routine for gas utilities.

Our specialties include design solutions for multi-year programs to remove and replace cast iron and bare steel main from the existing gas distribution system, as well as designs for relocation and new business. In 2015, we provided design solutions for the replacement of over 50 miles of distribution gas main, doubling our capacity from the previous year. Our team offers experience in high- and low pressure systems; uprating systems for pressure improvements; horizontal and directional drilling; vault/tin replacement; meter set design; and public improvement projects.

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Highlighted Projects

Nicor Gas Engineering ServicesChicago, Illinois

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Nicor Gas, the largest subsidiary of AGL Resources, is an energy company headquartered in Naperville, Illinois. Founded in1954, Nicor Gas serves more than 2 million customers in 641 communities. Its service territory encompasses most of the northern third of Illinois, excluding the city of Chicago. Nicor has 32,000 miles (51,000 km) of pipelines, with an annual sendout exceeding 5,000 billion cubic feet (BCF) and a designed peak day delivery of 5.2 BCF.

Milhouse began work with Nicor Gas in 2013 to provide issued for construction drawings for various gas main replacement projects. A majority of these projects are for Nicor’s Investing in Illinois program, which facilitates the replacement of old cast iron and bare steel main. Milhouse has completed a cumulative total of 70+ miles of main replacement projects for Nicor. Milhouse evaluates designs for public improvement projects that may require gas main relocations. The public improvement projects require Milhouse to work with other design firms to resolve potential gas main conflicts, thus saving Nicor money. In addition, Milhouse performs engineering services for pressure improvement projects, vault repair/replacement projects, and large main horizontal directional drilling projects, as well as field work for electronic locates.

ClientNicor Gas, an AGL Resources Company

PrimeMilhouse Engineering & Construction, Inc.

RoleCivil & Structural Engineering Services

Ameren Exposed 12-Inch Steel Transmission Main ReplacementMount Sterling, Illinois

Based in Collinsville, Illinois, Ameren Illinois is a regulated electric and gas delivery company in the business of energy distribution. Ameren’s parent company, the Ameren Corporation, is based in St. Louis, Missouri. Ameren Illinois’s service territory spans 43,700 square miles, approximately three-quarters of the state. Every day, Ameren delivers to its 806,000 natural gas customers in more than 1,2000 communities throughout central and southern Illinois. The Ameren complex delivery includes approximately 45,400 miles of distribution pipeline; 18,000 miles of natural gas transmission and distribution main; and 12 underground natural gas storage fields.

Milhouse began working with Ameren in 2015 to provide engineering design of an approximately 800-linear-foot (LF) horizontal directional drilling (HDD) design to replace an exposed 12-inch steel gas transmission line south of U.S. Route 24 near Mt. Sterling, Illinois.

Milhouse’s scope on this project includes:

• HDD plan and profile preparation• Piping and mechanical layout• Drawings and details• Engineering cost estimates• Hydrotest calculations• Construction site maintenance, including a four-inch bypass line

ClientAmeren Illinois


RoleCivil Engineering


Peoples Gas Main Replacement, West Beverly and West Morgan ParkChicago, Illinois

For more than 165 years, Peoples Gas has provided natural gas service to the City of Chicago. Currently delivering services to 828,000 customers in the City, Peoples Gas is dedicated to upgrading its infrastructure of approximately 568 miles of pipeline. Milhouse has been retained by Peoples Gas to provide engineering design services for the relocation of the utility’s aging infrastructure.

Milhouse was selected to provide engineering services to Peoples Gas in Chicago’s West Beverly and West Morgan Park neighborhoods. The two projects total approximately 62,000 linear feet (LF) of medium pressure main replacement, and include the installation of 2-inch to 18-inch plastic main. The projects are spilt into 10 different construction phases for submission to the Chicago Office of Underground Coordination.

Design plans developed by Milhouse included:

• Installation sheets with profiles• Retirement, restoration, and maintenance of traffic (MOT) sheets• Design for an 18-inch, jack-and-bore railroad crossing• Deep shore excavation• Pipe insertion• Directional bore and open cut utility crossings

ClientPeoples Gas, a WEC Energy Group Company


RoleCivil & Structural EngineeringServices


Atlanta Gas Light Engineering ServicesAtlanta, Georgia

During the past 25 years, the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area has experienced rapid growth. Atlanta Gas Light, an AGL Resources Company, is one of the first gas utilities established in the United States, as well as one of the first to begin a comprehensive pipeline replacement program.

Milhouse is responsible for providing design services to AGL for various Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) infrastructure projects in the greater Atlanta area. The projects typically involve coordination with roadway improvement plans prepared by outside consultants for GDOT or local municipalities.

Services provided by Milhouse include:

• Identifying existing AGL gas main/infrastructure locations• Reviewing the design plans for conflicts with existing AGL infrastructure• Conducting field visits as required to evaluate conflicts• Designing gas main relocations on behalf of AGL in areas where conflicts cannot be avoided

ClientAtlanta Gas Light, an AGL Resources Company


RoleCivil & Structural EngineeringServices


Nicor Gas Gathering SystemVarious Locations, Illinois

Nicor Gas, the largest subsidiary of AGL Resources, is an energy company headquartered in Naperville, Illinois. In 1954, the first underground storage facility for natural gas, called an aquifer, was developed in Illinois. Today, Nicor Gas operates 7 storage fields throughout Illinois, with a combined storage capacity of 150 billion cubic feet. This allows Nicor to purchase gas when it is likely to be less expensive. Natural gas is injected into the aquifers during the summer months, and withdrawn during peak winter months.

Milhouse is responsible for providing design services for the replacement of the gathering lines systems. These systems collect natural gas from the wellheads and transport it to the dehydration centers, before it enters the transmission lines. The gathering lines must be piggable by an in-line inspection tool, and therefore include the replacement of pig launchers and receivers, drip cabinets, and outlet valves. Milhouse is also responsible for designing the replacement of two well vessel heads.

Services provided by Milhouse include:

• Plans for demolition of the existing well head• Design of new piping from the well wing valve to the downstream valve• Design of a new water knockout vessel• Design of a new shelter, concrete foundation, and space heating systems

ClientNicor Gas,An AGL Resource Company


RoleCivil and Structural Engineering Services


For more information, please visit milhouseinc.com

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