Re: Joe Richards

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The Joseph L Richards Limited Company provides managementand consulting =20
services exclusively to the power industry. ?We assist EPC Contractors, =20
Equity Owners, Insurers and OEM clients in managing the complex issues =20
related with Co-Generation,Independent Power, Merchant and Utility types of=
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power projects. ??=20

Our U.S.A. and International experience includes pulverized coal; gas and=
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oil =20
fired utility grade plants, combined cycle, co-generation,diesel, and wood =
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fuel, waste to energy, dismantling and relocation of powerplants. =20

We utilize our power industry experience and resources inthe areas of:=20

Intervention and Mitigation of =01&troubled=018 power projects that suffer =
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o ?????Project delays =20
o ?????Bad designs =20
o ?????OEM technology related failures=20
o ?????Overloaded project management =20
o ?????Stalled startup =20
o ?????Inappropriate project schedule=20

Power Project Insurance Loss Recovery =20
o ?????Claims preparation and evaluation =20
o ?????Delayed Opening, DSU, AOLP and BII =20

Dispute Resolution Support for Equity Owner, EPCContractor and Vendor=20
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arbitration, claims, litigation and mediationactions. =20
o ?????Plant Operations evaluation and profiling=20
o ?????Schedules and documentation forensic research=20
o ?????As-Occurred schedule preparation=20
o ?????Project Delay assignment=20
o ?????Identification of concurrent project delays=20

Power Project Evaluation and Due Diligence =20
o ?????Audit services of power project designs andspecifications to identif=
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over- ???????design, excessive equipment and impropermaterials to assure a =
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cost-effective design product and lower the installedcosts of the new =20
project. ?=20
o ?????Project schedule evaluation=20
o ?????Monitoring of EPC Contractor=01,s performance=20
o ?????Identification and certification of mechanical andsubstantial =20
completion events ?=20
o ?????Close out of Final Acceptance issues=20
? ??????Special Assignments=20