Department of Energy

Expertise

Kleinfelder has established itself as a “solutions provider” for the Department of Energy (DOE), through innovative and technically sound applications of engineering, environmental sciences, and construction support services, that focus on addressing the DOE’s energy, environmental and nuclear challenges.

Solutions Lifecycle

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EARLY STAGE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT These services have proven successful in not only understanding project constraints, but also in providing appropriate and defensible information for effective program or project planning and decision making.	Program Support Rough order of magnitude (ROM) cost development, environmental baseline studies, conceptual designs, and readiness review preparation.	Site Characterization and Investigation Geotechnical and environmental site investigations, surface/ subsurface characterization, quality objective data management, geophysical surveys, and reporting.	Natural Resource Studies and Planning Biological, air, wetland, cultural, and water studies and planning.	Audits and Assessments Material commercial grade dedication, NQA-1 qualification audits, program assessments, facility condition assessments, and sustainability audits.

EARLY STAGE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

These services have proven successful in not only understanding project constraints, but also in providing appropriate and defensible information for effective program or project planning and decision making.

Program Support

Rough order of magnitude (ROM) cost development, environmental baseline studies, conceptual designs, and readiness review preparation.

Site Characterization and Investigation

Geotechnical and environmental site investigations, surface/ subsurface characterization, quality objective data management, geophysical surveys, and reporting.

Natural Resource Studies and Planning

Biological, air, wetland, cultural, and water studies and planning.

Audits and Assessments

Material commercial grade dedication, NQA-1 qualification audits, program assessments, facility condition assessments, and sustainability audits.

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DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES NQA-1 compliant engineering and design support including nuclear category facilities. Includes full design specifications for BOP construction, or partial design for an EPC approach.	Earthquake Engineering and Seismology Seismology/seismic engineering, geophysical survey investigations, site response analysis and RCTS dynamic testing.	Geo-Engineering Geotechnical investigations/ engineering, foundation, slope stability analysis and design, excavation assessments, geological engineering, rock, geo-mechanics.	Civil Works Design Building and utility/site components 3D BIM design and modeling, CAD design, energy efficient/LEED certified facility designs, pavement design.	Water Resources Dewatering systems, hydrogeological modeling, surface hydrology/hydraulics, facility water audits, pump/conveyance systems, water/wastewater treatment systems.

DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES

NQA-1 compliant engineering and design support including nuclear category facilities. Includes full design specifications for BOP construction, or partial design for an EPC approach.

Earthquake Engineering and Seismology

Seismology/seismic engineering, geophysical survey investigations, site response analysis and RCTS dynamic testing.

Geo-Engineering

Geotechnical investigations/ engineering, foundation, slope stability analysis and design, excavation assessments, geological engineering, rock, geo-mechanics.

Civil Works Design

Building and utility/site components 3D BIM design and modeling, CAD design, energy efficient/LEED certified facility designs, pavement design.

Water Resources

Dewatering systems, hydrogeological modeling, surface hydrology/hydraulics, facility water audits, pump/conveyance systems, water/wastewater treatment systems.

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PERMITTING SERVICES Kleinfelder’s permitting services span from local and Tribal entitlements, through complex state and federal regulatory frameworks and consent order compliance.	NEPA Compliance Initial studies, environmental assessments, environmental impact statements, relation studies.	Groundwater Monitoring Alluvial and deep monitoring well program development including design, installation, and sampling, regulatory technical report development, wellhead completions.	Environmental Compliance and Permitting Meteorological monitoring/data acquisition, dispersion modeling, cultural resource management, natural resource studies/ restoration, land use planning.	Remedial Systems CERCLA/RCRA investigations and feasibility studies, soil and groundwater remediation system design and operations, data acquisition and reporting.

PERMITTING SERVICES

Kleinfelder’s permitting services span from local and Tribal entitlements, through complex state and federal regulatory frameworks and consent order compliance.

NEPA Compliance

Initial studies, environmental assessments, environmental impact statements, relation studies.

Groundwater Monitoring

Alluvial and deep monitoring well program development including design, installation, and sampling, regulatory technical report development, wellhead completions.

Environmental Compliance and Permitting

Meteorological monitoring/data acquisition, dispersion modeling, cultural resource management, natural resource studies/ restoration, land use planning.

Remedial Systems

CERCLA/RCRA investigations and feasibility studies, soil and groundwater remediation system design and operations, data acquisition and reporting.

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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/Program Management Support Onsite observation, construction administration, resident engineering, site coordination/management, document control, NQA-1 program oversight.	Construction Materials Inspection and Testing Destructive and non-destructive testing, concrete testing/ inspection, soils testing, construction inspection and reporting, mobile laboratories.	Design Build Cost plus or guaranteed maximum price approaches.	Constructability Reviews BIM modeling, cost reviews, regulatory permit reviews, DOE/ Industry Standards/NQA-1 compliance reviews, schedule and procurement plan reviews.

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/Program Management Support

Onsite observation, construction administration, resident engineering, site coordination/management, document control, NQA-1 program oversight.

Construction Materials Inspection and Testing

Destructive and non-destructive testing, concrete testing/ inspection, soils testing, construction inspection and reporting, mobile laboratories.

Design Build

Cost plus or guaranteed maximum price approaches.

Constructability Reviews

BIM modeling, cost reviews, regulatory permit reviews, DOE/ Industry Standards/NQA-1 compliance reviews, schedule and procurement plan reviews.

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STRATEGIC SERVICES and INITIATIVES Kleinfelder’s objective is to align itself as a trusted advisor to DOE and its M&Os. We provide a variety of services and initiatives to meet this objective.	Small Business Partnering Mentor-Protégé relationships with both certified 8(a) and small business concerns.	Sustainability LEED certified architects/engineers, low energy/water design solutions.	Economic Development Contribution to local and regional economic development initiatives (60 offices nationwide).	Health and Safety Auditable company-wide Loss Prevention System (zero lost time incidents at DOE facilities).

STRATEGIC SERVICES and INITIATIVES

Kleinfelder’s objective is to align itself as a trusted advisor to DOE and its M&Os. We provide a variety of services and initiatives to meet this objective.

Small Business Partnering

Mentor-Protégé relationships with both certified 8(a) and small business concerns.

Sustainability

LEED certified architects/engineers, low energy/water design solutions.

Economic Development

Contribution to local and regional economic development initiatives (60 offices nationwide).

Health and Safety

Auditable company-wide Loss Prevention System (zero lost time incidents at DOE facilities).

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PROJECT LIFECYCLE SERVICES Our extended capabilities, coupled with our early project knowledge, enables success over the lifetime of your project.	Asset Management Inventory and lifecycle management of project infrastructure.	Facility Management Operations of small-scale facilities or maintenance of closed facilities.	Data Management Lifecycle data and records management, through design, construction, maintenance operation to shutdown.	Commissioning Enhanced building or facility commissioning, optimize systems operations, minimize lifecycle costs.

PROJECT LIFECYCLE SERVICES

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

Asset Management

Inventory and lifecycle management of project infrastructure.

Facility Management

Operations of small-scale facilities or maintenance of closed facilities.

Data Management

Lifecycle data and records management, through design, construction, maintenance operation to shutdown.

Commissioning

Enhanced building or facility commissioning, optimize systems operations, minimize lifecycle costs.