2727 W. 92nd Ave. Suite 10, Federal Heights, CO 80260 Phone: 303.376.6337 Fax: 303.376.6338 www.filanc.com

January 14, 2015

Re: Letter of Recommendation for FEI Engineers

To Whom it May Concern:

I would like to extend this letter of recommendation in respect to services provided to J.R. Filanc

Construction Company, Inc. (Filanc) by Frachetti Engineering, Inc. (FEI) since opening our Rocky

Mountain Region offices in 2011.

Filanc has a 30 year history of using design-build and construction manager-at-risk to deliver projects.

We have teamed with dozens of engineering firms, many of whom have offices and a reputable

presence here in the Colorado front range. Once our office was opened here in 2011 we quickly

realized that FEI would be the ideal collaborative partner for us. We chose to pursue clients with

Frachetti over other firms we have extensive experience with elsewhere for one reason: they are

excellent collaborators.

Filanc and FEI are currently a collaborative design-build Team for the Town of Lyons Wastewater

Treatment Plant project as well as the City and County of Broomfield Zuni Chlorine Station Remodel

project. Their understanding and commitment to working as a team to deliver the best solutions for

project Owners is one of the key reasons we consistently choose FEI as our design partner for these

important projects.

Based on the above, we would highly recommend FEI for any alternative delivery project involving

water or waste water systems. Their superior knowledge, commitment, problem solving skills, and

dedication to collaboration are second to none.

TOWN OF NEDERLAND

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR

“Nederland is just a little bit cooler ... on multiple levels”

P.O. Box 396

45 West First Street

Nederland, CO 80466

(303) 258-3266

http://nederlandco.org http://nedermayor.blogspot.com

Frachetti Engineering, Inc.

5325 S Valentia Way

Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Bob Frachetti,

Design matters. – The Town of Nederland had a typical design for our Waste Water

Treatment Facility that met all requirements, our voters had approved a bond for the new

plant, and we knew that we would have to raise sewer rates to meet the increased

energy demand.

We made the tough decision to go back to the drawing board with a new engineering firm,

and redesign the plant by prioritizing energy expense reduction.

It was a pleasure working with Frachetti Engineering in a design-build capacity, to redesign

systems in a more compact footprint, which reduced construction costs, then spending

additional funds on energy saving features like high efficiency blower motors, additional

controls, and geothermal air-intake piping.

The energy efficient design reduced our projected electrical expense by 80%, and qualified

the project for reduced interest financing. All together, the savings were $8.9 million over

the life of the building, and the cost of the project was only $4 million – Unprecedented ROI.

This has truly been a success story of turning political will into reality.

The Town of Nederland appreciates your work on this award-winning project. It is my

pleasure to recommend Frachetti Engineering to any municipality or water district

considering infrastructure upgrades or new construction. I would be happy to answer

questions, and I can be contacted at: joeg@nederlandco.org or (303) 258-7467.

Sincerely,

Joe Gierlach

Mayor, Town of Nederland

joeg@nederlandco.org

December 16, 2014 To whom it may concern, I would like to take the time to thank Nick Toussaint and FEI for their recent installation of our new SCADA system. I was immensely impressed with the efficient manner in how well it was implemented and equally impressed with the level of service that comes with FEI. We have been dealing with an unreliable SCADA system for over 8 years and along with that we were less than satisfied with our overall technical support. Along with the installation of the SCADA, Nick provided us a level of comfort knowing that should we have any problems, we will be able to get full support with any issues we encounter. Having had previous experience working with Patrick O’Brien (Briliam), I was well aware of his expertise and integrity that he brought to the table when we were looking for an engineering firm. Patrick, Bob Frachetti, Mark Dahm and Nick have all been very accessible to us and I am very excited to have FEI working for the Village of Taos Ski Valley as we move toward building a new WWTP in the near future. They are an exciting group to work with, innovative, and ( did I mention) accessible. We look forward to many exciting changes here at the Village of Taos Ski Valley in the near future and a healthy relationship with FEI. Sincerely, Ray Keen Public Works Director Village of Taos Ski Valley

7 Firehouse Road Post Office Box 100

Taos Ski Valley New Mexico 87525

(575) 776-8220

(575) 776-1145 Fax

E-mail: vtsv@vtsv.org Web Site: vtsv.org

MAYOR:

Neal King

COUNCIL: Kathleen V. Bennett J. Christopher Stagg

Barbara L. Wiard Thomas P. Wittman

VILLAGE

ADMINISTRATOR: Mark G. Fratrick

FINANCE DIRECTOR:

Nancy Grabowski

CLERK: Ann M. Wooldridge

CLERK/TREASURER: Vanessa N. Chisholm

Town of Nederland, Colorado

45 West First Street – P.O. Box 396

Nederland, CO 80466-0396

www.nederlandco.org

Phone: (303) 258-3266 FAX: (303) 258-1240

August 15, 2013

American Council of Engineering Companies

Attn: Daisy Nappier

1015 15th Street, N.W. 8th Floor

Washington, D.C. 20005-2605

Dear Ms. Nappier,

The Town of Nederland is very proud of our new Wastewater Treatment Facility, one of the

most energy efficient facilities of its kind. We are glad to have worked with Frachetti

Engineering to create this successful project.

In spring 2011, the Town was facing a mandate from the State health department to replace its

old sewage lagoons. We had put a mechanized plant project out to bid, but bids came back at

more than $6 million – well over the budget our small town of 1,500 could sustain. We turned to

Frachetti Engineering to assist us to create a plant that would not only serve our treatment needs

but also do so affordably and while meeting our stringent goals for energy efficiency and overall

conservative use of resources.

Just over two years later, we have opened a facility for a much more affordable $3.8 million –

half of which was financed with zero-percent loans due to the sustainable elements of the project.

Our facility’s design resulted in vastly reduced operations and maintenance costs over what we

had anticipated in moving to a mechanized plant, filtering systems to produce even higher water

quality for downstream users than ever before, and other elements that combined for an

affordable, efficient plant for our small town. Frachetti’s engineers worked with us throughout

the project to answer our questions and to continue to “push the envelope” whenever we could to

achieve the lowest possible carbon footprint for this facility.

We are proud to support this application to recognize this impressive project.

Regards,

Alisha Reis

Town Administrator

Nick. Fantastic.

Frachetti Engineering, and you personally, have really come through for us on this project. I'll admit I

did not think you could have completed your inputs as quickly as you have, and as such, you have

absolutely exceeded my expectations.

I know that the separation of the wiring types was something a little different for a job of this type, and

that the level of detail was more typical of your industrial work, rather than what you would normally

produce for a municipal project. However, I also know that the City of Durango's implementation costs

are going to be much lower as a result of the additional effort you have put into this project, all while

still meeting the deliverable expectations.

It's been a pleasure working with you at your office and remotely. On behalf of the City of Durango,

thank you so much and I look forward to working with you on the completion of the Backwash effort,

and hopefully, on projects in the near future.

Thanks,

Chris R. Butcher

www.skimonarch.com

To whom it may concern, March 29, 2014

Monarch Ski and Snowboard area, located in central Colorado operates a .023mgd

Sequence Batch Reactor (SBR) Wastewater Treatment plant. The WWTP was built

to replace an old lagoon system that did a poor job of removing the ammonia from

the waste stream. The plant went online for our 1997 ski season and did a great job

removing/nitrifying ammonia. By 2012, we were operating under a new discharge

permit from the State CDPHE. The new permit, among other things specified that

we would have to denitrify prior to discharge, imposing a TIN (Total Inorganic

Nitrogen) limit of <10mg/l.

During the summer of 2012 we built a 16,000 square foot addition on our building

that included another restaurant and commercial kitchen/dishwashing station. This

changed the nature of our influent to such an extent that during the 2012/13 season

we started experiencing problems with foaming and struggling to meet our TIN

requirement. We were also having problems achieving clear and consistent

discharges without the daily addition of an expensive polymer.

We were starting to resign ourselves to the probability of an expensive plant

expansion, recognizing the need for an additional tank in which to achieve de-

nitrification. Since the microbiology needed to nitrify (aerobic) and de-nitrification

(anaerobic) was in conflict, within one SBR basin.

After some research, we contacted Frachetti Engineering, who quickly and

affordably presented us with a plan. That plan included better, more modern

instrumentation to monitor tank conditions and an IR (Internal Recycle) system to

transfer the mixed liquor between our SBR and EQ tanks. Our operational strategy

changed to allow anaerobic conditions within our EQ basin where the de-

nitrification occurs.

Since we put their recommendations into practice, our polymer usage has dropped

off to almost nothing. The TIN requirements are easily met, we have had no more

problems with foaming and the clarity and quality of our discharges has been

excellent. Frachetti Engineering has saved us a great deal of money in both capital

construction and operational costs. They have been easy to work with, dynamic,

insightful, and responsive. As we grow, we will continue to work with them and

would highly recommend them to any industry looking for competent, affordable

and professional engineering services.

Sincerely,

Bret M. Collyer CWP

Monarch Ski Area

Water/Wastewater Technician