Message-ID: <29802025.1075853242257.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 01:12:00 -0700 (PDT) From: thestartup@aol.com To: richard.b.sanders@enron.com Subject: Re: Joe Richards Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: Thestartup@aol.com X-To: Richard.B.Sanders@enron.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Richard_Sanders_Oct2001\Notes Folders\Misc X-Origin: Sanders-R X-FileName: rsanders.nsf I may be able to help with the California crisis also. ?=20 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= =20 power projects. ??=20 Our U.S.A. and International experience includes pulverized coal; gas and= =20 oil =20 fired utility grade plants, combined cycle, co-generation,diesel, and wood = =20 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 = from:=20 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 related =20 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= y =20 over- ???????design, excessive equipment and impropermaterials to assure a = =20 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