Kleinfelder

Expertise

Power

As you make critical decisions regarding your assets and infrastructure development, Kleinfelder continues to expand its already robust architecture, engineering, and science services to address the entire project lifecycle. Tapping into our global technical network, we assemble the required subject matter experts for permitting, siting, design, construction, and rehabilitation of various power generation and delivery facilities—thereby enabling clients to increase power generation from renewable sources.

Solutions Lifecycle

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EARLY STAGE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

These services have proven successful in understanding both opportunities and constraints, to ensure project viability.

Desktop Constraints Analysis

Quick review of project specific land attributes that could impact project cost and schedule.

Interconnection Assessment and Management

Power Flow modeling to ensure interconnection viability and to understand upgrade requirements.

Natural Resource Surveys

Surveys to understand nature and extent of biotic, cultural, and wetland issues, with potential to impact site development.

Preliminary Geotechnical Engineering

Confirmation of construction suitability and early evaluation of potential foundation options.
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DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES

Includes full design specs for construction, or partial design, for an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) approach.

Project Management

Scope, schedule, and budget management for entire design process.

Electrical Engineering

DC design consultation, AC design and specifications, substation, switchyard, transmission, and distribution design.

Structural Engineering

Design specifications and detailing for foundations, equipment pads, substations, and switchyards.

Civil Design

Grading plan, access roads, SWPPP, erosion control, and hydrology.
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PERMITTING SERVICES

Kleinfelder’s permitting services span from local entitlements through complex State and Federal approvals.

Project Entitlements

Zoning modifications, CUPs, SUPs, GPAs, and SDPs.

NEPA/CEQA

Completion of Initial Study, EA, EIR, EIS, and relation studies.

FEMA

Hydrological engineering for CLOMR and LOMR permitting.

BIA, BLM, FERC, USACE

Completion of Individual Site Permits or Nationwide Permits.
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CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

Kleinfelder’s services continue as the Owner’s Representative, once the project moves from the design/permitting phase to the construction phase.

Construction Management/Project Management

Staff augmentation to assist with construction management.

Construction Observation and Testing

Quality control for specification adherence and construction performance.

Pile Load Testing

Verification and production testing to refine design or confirm specification adherence.
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OPERATIONS AND COMPLIANCE

Our extended capabilities, coupled with our early project knowledge, enables success over the lifetime of your project.

Testing and Commissioning

Capabilities in final testing and commissioning of the substations and switchyards.

Regulatory Compliance

Navigation and proactive solutions in an ever-changing regulatory environment.

Asset Management

Inventory and lifecycle management of project infrastructure.

Merger & Acquisition Due Diligence

Portfolio valuation and assessment to minimize risk and assist in deal positioning.

Project Finance

Technical expertise to assist with financial close.