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WELCOmE TO VAA

AGRIBUSINESS INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS

Founded in 1978, VAA continues to grow and serve its clients as a full-service, multi-disciplinary engineering firm. We focus our services in three market sectors—Agribusiness, Industrial and Buildings.

From our senior leadership team to our most recent employee, we value the trust our clients place in us and strive every day to earn it. We are committed to helping achieve your project goals, to grow your business, and build a lasting relationship.

We invite you to make VAA your valued engineering and design partner— let’s design a bright future together.

Jeff J. Schrock, PE, LEED®AP - CEO

WITH mORE THAN 100 EmPLOYEES ORGANIzED INTO EIGHT SERVICE GROUPS, VAA IS UNITED IN ITS INTERACTIONS INTERNALLY, WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERS, AND WITH CLIENTS.

GENERAL ARRANGEmENTBernie Jansen [email protected] 763.577.9114David Olheiser, PE [email protected] 763.577.9173Brian Utoft, PE [email protected] 763.577.9103 ELECTRICALDerek Sachs, PE, LEED®AP [email protected] 763.577.9157 STRUCTURAL AG / INDUSTRIALScott Stangeland, PE [email protected] 763.577.9132 Shawn Shahriar, PhD, PE [email protected] 763.577.9128Kelsey Brown, PE, SE [email protected] 763.577.9104 PROJECT SUPPORTKeith Jacobson, PE, LEED®AP [email protected] 763.577.9105

mECHANICALVlad Dain, PE, LEED®AP [email protected] 763.587.7324 STRUCTURAL BUILDINGSKeith Jacobson, PE, LEED®AP [email protected] 763.577.9105mark mielke, PE, LEED®AP [email protected] 763.577.9120 INDUSTRIAL ARCHITECTUREDavid Selinsky, AIA, NCARB [email protected] 763.577.9142 CIVILQuin Vincent [email protected] 763.577.9145Andy LaPalme, PE, LEED®AP [email protected] 763.587.7312Pat Koehnen, PE [email protected] 763.577.9101

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Rainfall was disrupting a major ship loading facility up to 30 days annually. VAA recognized an engineering solution, designing a cantilevered roof over the ships to eliminate the disruption and improve TEMCO profitability. Kelsey Brown, PE, SE

In a large, three-story structure, VAA engineered a Target Store, parking and storefront retail space. As Structural En-gineer of Record, VAA overcame unique design, engineering and construction challenges with waterproofing, thermal barriers between parking and retail spaces, reducing seismic mass and overall costs. Keith Jacobson, PE, LEED®AP

TEmCO Ship Protection Cover, WA

Target, Annapolis, mD

...and 200+ projects around the world. VAA provided complete multi-discipline design services to Grain Millers, Inc., on St. Ansgar–2020, an oat milling facility located in northern Iowa. The project is a multi-phased, multi-building project designed to implement industry leading food safety, site security, warehousing, material management, employee wel-fare, and finished product shipping. Jeff Schrock, PE, LEED®AP

St. Ansgar–2020, IA

Supporting a design-build contractor’s expansion of an existing sand screen-ing facility, VAA provided design and engineering services for a new screen-ing structure. It contained two new screeners, storage, truck load out, and new scales for rail load out. VAA also provided dust containment systems and shop drawings. mark Whims

Sand Screening Facility, mIDuring the last 10 years, VAA has delivered engineering services in over 4000 U.S. projects, worth more than $5.7 billion in estimated construction value.....

“ We have two goals—to help our clients be more

successful and to earn another opportunity to serve.”

- Jeff Schrock, PE, LEED® AP - CEO

The Isleta Pueblo conceived of a lux-ury hotel and conference center to enhance their casino guest experi-ence. VAA civil and structural engi-neers engaged with the architects and tribal leaders to incorporate Pueblo forms into the structure and site. Scott Stangeland, PE

Pueblo of Isleta Hotel & Convention Center, Nm

The full-line feed mill project was a complex, multi-year challenge involv-ing renovation, new additions, sequenc-ing of construction, and the relocation of existing equipment. VAA provided design-build concepts, general arrange-ment, structural and other engineer-ing services, designing a new slipform tower, new rail receiving and more. Bernie Jansen

Feed mill, Casa Grande, Az

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For over 35 years, VAA has been recognized in the agribusiness / industrial markets for providing structural engineering for the design, storage, handling, and processing of grain and other agricultural commodities. Least cost ingredient pricing is constantly changing. VAA designs facilities flexible enough to accommodate a variety of ingredients and quantities. Efficient plant design can maximize profits by reducing handling and energy usage. Serving clients nationwide, we are skilled at adapting to unique local conditions - high coastal winds, high seismic forces and unique geological situa-tions are among the many conditions our engineers routinely encounter.

As structural engineers we realize that processes are central. Therefore, we are able to best serve our clients by taking time to understand how each plant functions. VAA integrates the logistics of receiving, processing, and load out to create a seamless operation.

mARKETS SERVED• Grain

• Feed

• Milling

• Food Processing

• Sand Processing

• Bulk Material Handling

• Industrial Manufacturing

• Corrosive & Abrasive Material Handling

• Refining and Petrochemical

SERVICES OFFERED

• Present Options for Optimum Struc-tural System Selection

• Construction Documents using BIM

• Structural Failure & Damage Investigation

• Design of Unique Structures (HRSGs)

• Slip Formed Concrete Structures

• Blast & Explosion Expertise

• Dynamic Analysis Expertise

• Sanitary Design & Wet Wash-Down

• Crane & Gantry Supports

• Tanks & Tank Foundations

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Understanding processes and communicating it effectively to others is key to VAA’s project success. Working with clients to design facilities, we have developed expertise in bulk material handling processes. By first understanding our clients’ immediate and future business objectives for the plant, we use our experience to layout and define the equipment and the facility.

Our engineers assist with equipment selection and engage our clients to work through process flow scenarios. We draw out key criteria and guide the decision-making process by asking the right questions at critical project stages. VAA embraces safety and risk management as priorities throughout our work. Our designers routinely lead the design team, including the owner, civil, structural, electrical, mechanical and industrial architecture service areas.

mARKETS SERVED• Grain

• Feed

• Milling

• Corrosive & Abrasive Material Handling

• Sand Processing

• Food Processing

• Petrochemical

• Seed

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• Process Flow Diagrams

• P&ID’s

• Controls Narratives

• Equipment Stack-ups & Layout

• Project Feasibility Study & Reports

• Obtain Vendor Quotes

• Rail & Truck Receiving & Load out

• Dust Control & Pneumatic Conveying

• Bid Packages & Analysis

• Specifications

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With experience throughout the United States and Canada, VAA’s Civil Engineering Group focuses on driving early involvement and coordination with local authorities to bring potential issues to the forefront to maximize site layout and design efficiency. VAA’s three decades of experience has created a comprehensive approach to track, site/civil and facility design. Our experience results in track designs with fewer construction delays and infrastructure capable of serving a facility now and in the future. From small expansions and upgrades to large multi-loop tracks and rail yards capable of handling multiple commodities, VAA has developed strong working relationships with personnel representing Class I and smaller Class II and III railroads.

mARKETS SERVED• Feed Mills

• Grain Facilities

• Flour Milling

• Seed Facilities

• Unit Train Facilities

• Port Facilities

• Fertilizer Plants

• Refinery

• Petroleum Storage & Handling

• Renewable / Alternative Fuels

• Food Manufacturing

• Military Facilities

• Mineral Handling Facilities

• Cement Facilities

• Maintenance Facilities

• Sand Facilities

SERVICES OFFERED

• Site Planning & Layout

• Technical Specifications

• Sanitary, Storm & Water Utility Design

• Grading Drainage, Erosion & Sediment Control Design

• Roadway Design & Layout

• Sustainable Design

• Construction Administration

• Construction Documents

• Rail Design

• Stormwater Management

• SWPPP & NPDES Permitting

• Governing Agencies, Municipalities, Counties, DOT, Watershed Districts, Port, Provinces Coordination

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“There are dozens of engineering firms able to provide mechanical and electrical engineering design—but understanding the goals of our clients from a facility performance, schedule and budget standpoint is what differentiates our team.” - Vlad Dain, PE, LEED AP® - Mechanical Group Manager

VAA’s mechanical and electrical engineers and designers are proud to provide services to national agribusiness and in-dustrial clients on challenging new construction and facility expansions. The Electrical Group is capable of incorporat-ing traditional power, lighting and systems design with cutting-edge safety and energy efficiency. The Mechanical Group offers the ability to deliver a total project - from raw ingredient to finished product, including a broad range of mechani-cal systems to support core functions such as processing, safety and worker comfort systems. Clients commended our team for its quality performance, quick response time, and design team coordination both in and outside VAA.

mARKETS SERVED & SERVICES OFFERED

• Food Production Facilities - Food-grade HVAC & Piping - Material Handling, Conveyors & Dust Containment

• Bulk Storage Warehouses - Heating & Ventilation - Material Handling, Conveyors & Dust Containment

• Petrochemical

• Biofuel Production Facilities - Ethanol Piping & Supports - Distillation Steam Systems - Balance of Plant

• General Manufacturing - Industrial Building HVAC - Process Cooling & Heating

• Chemical Manufacturing - P&ID’s & PFD’s - Heat Exchangers & Vessels

• Laboratories & Clean Rooms - Special Exhaust Systems - Make-up Air Systems

• Power Generation Plants - Boilers - Renewable Energy Systems

• Consulting Services - Code Compliance Reviews - Energy Reduction Studies with Payback Analysis

DESIGN CAPABILITIES WITH REVIT®

• Allows designers, contractors and clients to ‘see’ facility and components within the structure prior to construction

• Different service groups are able to work on the design simultaneously in one model

• Drafting elements and connectivity to building information / databases pro-vides clarity previously not available

• Allows more accurate cost es-timating, pre-construction and construction coordination

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The Industrial Architecture Group combines design leadership and planning capabilities with specialized knowledge and project management expertise to maximize project value, closely integrating services with other VAA disciplines. Comprehensively understanding of critical project aspects of planning and design result in delivering value through a strict adherence to programming, life safety and code issues, project budgets and constructability.

SERVICES OFFERED

• Assessments - Programming / Design Criteria - Site Evaluation / Selection - Sanitation / Food Safety - Accessibility - Feasibility Studies - Existing Facilities

• Design - Conceptualization - Master Planning

• 3-Dimensional Modeling & Imaging (BIM) - Branding - Sustainable Design

• Code Life Safety Analysis - Complete Plan Review - Code Summaries & Documentation - Consulting / Negotiation with Jurisdictional Authorities - Application of Permitting Assistance

• Specific Codes & Standards - IBC (International Building Code) - IFC (International Fire Code) - NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) - OSHA 1910

• Implementation Documents - Construction Documents - Material Research - BIM

• Contract Administration - Analysis of Alternates & Substitutions - Bid Evaluations - Submittal Review Services - On-site Observation - Supplemental Documentation - Review / Approval of Payment Applications

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