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connecting generation sta­ responsibility for the tions with the power grid. tie-in between the pow­ Dashiell has built high- erplant and the grid. voltage substations for the ‘The trend is contract­ Gulf Coast petrochemical ing with the IPP,” says industry, and gained work Jackson. Dashiell in in independent power turn may subcontract when private developers some work, but “we feel began developing inside- MiLHiSER we get more value the-fence cogen projects at added if we do the petrochemical plants. entire package,” he adds. Projects, typically switch­ Dashiell’s technical focus calls for a wn.’ra j’ yards rated from 138 kv to sizable technical staff and a fleet of spe­ 500 kv, run between $5 mil­ cialized equipment. With 2001 volume lion and $25 million, with of about $120 million, the company has open-book, negotiated, 60 to 70 people in its engineering group, 1 » f! lump-sum contracts and about half of whom hold a professional

£ t- schedules of 12 to 16 months, says Henry Jack- son, Dashiell’s president. engineer’s license. Company-owned bucket trucks, trenchers, backhoes and cranes serve about 25 'jj I “They are all driven by tight time frames,” with liquidat­ crews in the southeast and southwest. “A [gen- ' g.0 ed damages running be­ eral] contractor would Is A •’‘HH *«s tween $5,000 and $25,000 per day, he adds. Owners—^usually inde­ have a hard time doing this turnkey approach,” Jr says Jackson. I -- .............. pendent power producers The economic slow- I EXPERIENCE COUNTS Understanding plant flow Is crucial. UK or utilities—are looking for a single contact to take down doesn’t dim Jack- crocker son’s faith in the still- I PRIMESOUTH INC.

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