Muskrat Falls Project: Organized for Success Gilbert Bennett, Vice President, Lower Churchill Project Canadian Hydropower Association Forum, May 14, 2015
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Muskrat Falls Project Focus is on providing the greatest • long-term value to NL Meeting our growing electricity needs • Enhanced system reliability • Providing long-term rate stability • Eliminating our reliance on foreign oil • for electricity Practically eliminating GHG emissions • from the NL electricity sector Employment and economic benefits • Significant, long-term revenue for NL • Controlling our energy future • 3
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Safety Management • Creating a safety culture with transient workforce, multiple contractors • Comprehensive health and safety plans – both LCP and contractors • Work closely with contractors to enable success – Approx. 25 H&S professionals on project team • Detailed reporting and auditing safety performance 5
Building a Safety Culture • Key initiatives: – Safety Net and the Use of Predictive Solutions – Safety Incentive (recognition) program – Established safety absolutes for all LCP worksites – Safety training at all site operations – Contractor safety forums – Collaborative working relationship with OHS and integrated OHS committee – Sharing of incident notifications, lessons learned and incident summary reporting 6
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Managing Procurement • Many opportunities for businesses in NL, Canada and around the world • Approx. 200 contracts managed through LCP procurement team • 500+ direct and indirect contractors • To date approx. $800M invested in NL companies alone (over half to Innu-owned businesses/joint ventures) • Almost all contracts and PO’s issued for the project • Successful procurement/contract management to date 8
Logistics Management Around the World • Materials shipped to rural/remote locations from around the world • LCP oversees material receipt, storage and control • Established marshalling yards in Labrador and on the island to hold and control delivery of transmission materials • As of December 2014: – > 45,000 MT shipped – 1,134 containers and 2,070 trucks • Logistics for large materials (ex. generators and turbines) require road/bridge closures for transport 10
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Ensuring High Quality • Oversight, construction and manufacturing audits • Review of management plans and processes, readiness reviews • Factory inspections • Quality assurance at various factories, plants, and testing and manufacturing facilities in 20 countries worldwide 12
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Technology & Working Remotely • Enable and enhance communication across remote locations • Actively used in the field (environment, lands, transmission clearing and construction crews) – LCP Powerline: GIS program is interactive, displays info specific to an inquiry, provides 62 map layers • Pronto Forms: allows field personnel to immediately submit reports via iPad app 15
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Organized for Success • Project Management Team ensures effective execution of the Muskrat Falls Project • Primary activities include oversight, project controls, audit integration, detailed engineering & design, project management, engineering, procurement, project services, and, and overall site and contractor management 17
Learn More About the Project Muskrat Falls Project www.muskratfalls.nalcorenergy.com Muskrat Falls Employment Opportunities www.muskratfallsjobs.com Facebook Nalcor Energy Twitter @NalcorEnergy
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