CAPABILITIES STATEMENT

Core Competencies Hower Consulting Group, Inc. provides tank management, inspection, and engineering services for aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) that contain hazardous materials and hazardous waste. We incorporated in 2006 and are a Disabled Veteran Owned Business with a GSA contract for environmental services. Our clients have peace of mind knowing their tanks and pipelines are in compliance with all safety and environmental standards. Our services include:

Spill Prevention Control and Containment (SPCC) Plans, Five Year Reviews, Amendments, and Tank Integrity Testing

Steel Tank Institute (STI) AST Inspections

CCR Title 22 PE Inspections and Certifications for Hazardous Waste Tank Systems

Tank and Pipeline Repair Solutions

Contact Information: Sharlene Piper Hower, PE Hower Consulting Group, Inc. 10531 4S Commons Dr., Ste 429 San Diego, CA 92127 800.683.5145 858.673.8789 (fax) Sharlene.Hower@ HowerConsulting.com www.HowerConsulting.com Year of Establishment: 2006 Corporation Type S Corporation Federal ID: 20-5495559 D & B #: 80-4035405 CAGE Code: 4TTY1 GSA Contract: GS-10F-0023V CERTIFICATIONS: SDVOSB, SBE - Certified by Calif. DGS, Supplier ID #48221

Steel Tank Institute Inspector #12163 CA Reg. Professional Engineers OSHA Confined Space Entry 40 Hour HAZWOPR Accept Government MasterCard and Visa NAICS CODES: 541330, 541620, 332420 SIC CODES: 871103, 87489905, 874801

Differentiators Our clients choose Hower Consulting Group, Inc because: We have a level of commitment to your project that is unsurpassed. We value your project's success as much as you do. We are reliable and responsive. We return your calls quickly and we keep you informed of tank inspection findings. We can save you up to 50% on tank management costs. As a small company with years of experience, we deliver customized solutions that are thorough, yet cost effective. We offer comprehensive services and solutions. We have a complete team of tank experts working on your project. We not only evaluate tanks and identify deficiencies, we provide solutions to correct them. The team is knowledgeable. Collectively, we have evaluated thousands of tanks. We provide a quality product. Our inspection reports and SPCC plans are thorough, detailed, and organized for easy review by tank owners and regulators. We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. We want you to be completely satisfied with our services.

Testimonial Hower Consulting Group, Inc. has provided thorough, insightful, poignant professional engineering services for the past 10 years for the facilities that we operate for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command in San Diego. Their level of commitment to our project is unsurpassed. Their willingness to partner with our company and the Navy makes the relationship that we enjoy very meaningful and value added. Hower Consulting's experience in tank systems, specifically as it relates to 40 CFR 112 and Title 22/23, is unmatched in the San Diego metro area. Brent Beveridge, Project Manager, Noreas Environmental Services, LLC

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PROJECT PORTFOLIO STI SP001 Inspections on 80 ASTs at USMC Miramar and 240 ASTs at MCAGCC 29 Palms - ASTs include diesel tanks, generators, used oil, hydraulic fluid, anti-freeze, and cooking oil tanks. Repair recommendations for safety and compliance were included. Provided SPCC and Business Plan reviews. Title 22 Assessments and PE Certifications for 60 Hazardous Waste

Tanks for US Navy - NAWS China Lake. Projects included tank closure documents for 10 tanks at film laboratory and repair designs for secondary containment upgrades. Installed cathodic protection at Fire Science Oil Water Separator. Provided pipeline repair and seismic upgrade designs to bring tank systems into compliance. Reviewed design drawings and documents, and provided recommendations for several new tank system projects to be built in compliance with Title 22.

SPCC Tank Integrity Testing on 21 Tanks using STI SP001 Tank Inspection Protocol and SPCC Plan Review and Amendment Preparation for Solar Turbines - San Diego. SPCC integrity testing also included ultrasonic thickness exams. Provided SPCC Plan review, updates, and amendments. Provided repair designs for emergency vents and tank spacing.

Title 22 Assessments and PE Certifications for Over 400 Hazardous Waste Pipeline and Tank Systems at NBSD, NAB, NASNI, NBPL, and

FRCSW for US Navy - San Diego/ Shaw Environmental/ CB&I Federal Services, LLC/A.O. Reed/Ben C. Gerwick Inc./ NES, LLC/ HPS Mechanical. Provided repair designs and construction management for over 100 repair projects at US Navy bases in San Diego including: oily waste pipeline replacement at NAB, interior and exterior coating

projects at all bases, secondary containment repairs, pipeline leak detection replacement at NBSD, tank replacement at NASNI, tank removal and closures, new pipelines at NBSD Pier Nos. 10 and 12, cathodic protection installation at all US Navy bases, seismic retrofits at NASNI, and API 653 and AWWA tank welding and doubler plate repairs at NBC, NBSD, NBPL, and NAB. Provided SPCC reviews and amendments. SPCC Tank Integrity Testing using STI SP001 Tank Inspection Protocol and SPCC Plan preparation for Granite Construction, Joe's Paving, T-Mobile, City of San Diego, Wilkes Solutions, Customs and Border Patrol, and California Asphalt for diesel, asphalt, and hydraulic fluid tanks. Provide some SPCC Plans and amendments and deficiency repair recommendations for all.