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I N S T R U M E N T A T I O N & C O N T R O L S / P R O C E S S A U T O M A T I O N : S T A T E M E N T O F Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S

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A SMALL BUSINESS WITH BROAD CAPABILITIES, SPECIALIZING IN DESIGN/BUILD CONTROL SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, PROCESS AUTOMATION, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE

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DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE ACCUMULATED FROM OVER 40 YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL PAST PERFORMANCE

In addition to its work for the Depart-ments of Defense, Energy, and State, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and state and municipal agencies such as the Ohio Envi-ronmental Protection Agency, Ohio De-partment of Transportation and numerous local municipalities, LATA has delivered design/build project results to commercial clients including Goodyear, Cooper Stand-ard Automotive, TOTAL Petrochemical,

Bridgestone Firestone, Continental Tire, Monsanto, BP Oil, Ford, and Borden.

LATA brings strong industrial and com-mercial best practices to its work, driven by a project-delivery mindset that is espe-cially relevant to fixed-price contracts.

LATA is a small business self-performing electrical design, specification, control panel fabrication, PLC and HMI program-ming and development, wireless commu-nication solutions, process optimization, field installation, system commissioning, and training to private industrial, Federal, State and Local government clients world-wide.

LATA has delivered specialty design/build electrical and IT-related services over the past 40 years. LATA supports and operates systems across the country. LATA projects are supported by a well developed business and project manage-ment infrastructure including robust pro-ject control and comprehensive safety and quality programs.

LATA has an extremely successful track record forming and managing multi-discipline task teams, mobilizing forces, and marshaling equipment to perform a broad range of systems integration solu-tions at widely dispersed sites, including:

Manufacturing facilities

Water / Wastewater facilities

Lock and Dam facilities

Nuclear Weapons facilities

Coal Combustion Residuals pond de-watering/ stabilizing/water treatment

Coal fired utilities

Environmental restoration sites, and

Commercial and industrial landfills.

Design/Build Water Treatment Plant Automation and Controls Upgrade—City of Ashland, Ohio.

engineers, programmers, construction

managers, and other professionals

History of successful project execution

and continuing relationships—successfully performed contracts for 30 years

Specializing in self-perform design/build

controls projects

A leader in implementing remotely operat-

ed water distribution, environmental treat-ment and electronic security systems

International experience—projects in over

20 countries during the past three years

Excellent bonding/insurance capacity

Qualified Small Business under NAICS

Code 335314, 334513, 562910 and 541710

Also manages facilities, develops and

implements information technology sys-tems, security systems, instrumentation/controls, and support clients to optimize industrial process production rates and reduce downtime

S M A L L L B U S I N E S S W I T H A

“ L A R G E B U S I N E S S ”

C A P A B I L I T Y

L O S A L A M O S T E C H N I C A L A S S O C I A T E S , I N C . W W W . L A T A . C O M

Project management and control

Full-service electrical engineering, process control and automation (design/specification through commissioning)

Fully staffed design, engineering, and draft-ing department (with P.E. Stamps) to devel-op designs and plans

Specialty process automation & SCADA con-trol systems

In-house software programming, configura-tion, troubleshooting and calibration – both controls and security systems

Remote treatment system operations and maintenance

Municipality water/wastewater treatment sys-tem controls and automation

Partnered with UL Listed Panel Shop, U.L. 508(a), for fabrication of specialty indus-trial control /security panels.

High speed labeling on bottling, packaging, food manufacturing, etc.

Integrated wireless communications solutions

Electronic security & video surveillance management and monitoring

Long-term monitoring & surveillance

Design and build command and control centers

Licensed electrical contractor – installing our own conduit, hardware, fiber optic ca-ble, etc.

General construction / contracting personnel and company-owned heavy equipment

Army Corps Construction Quality Assurance Training certified personnel

Preferred integrator pricing from our suppli-ers to procure require hardware and materials

Systems trouble-shooting, diagnostics, repair, operations and maintenance

System commissioning, startup, and training of system operator personnel

Performance Highlights:

Currently monitoring /

operating remote treatment systems nationwide.

Performed the first

encrypted wireless security system for the Pittsburgh Army Corps of Engineers.

Performed industrial

automation projects for numerous Fortune 100 companies (including Superfund sites)

Zero lost time

accidents over the past 5 years (Experience Modification Rate (EMR) of 0.63)

O U R P R I M A R Y S E R V I C E S

LATA Designed/Built Water Distribution

Control Panel—controlled and monitored

21 other remote sites.

Design/Build wireless communications

solutions. Licensed and Non-licensed radi-

os, UHF, Wireless Ethernet Bridges, etc.

Remote communications & monitoring from

hundreds of feet to miles.

Selected Clients:

Ashland Chemical

Bechtel National

Borden

BP Oil

Bridgestone / Firestone

CEMEX

Continental Tire

Cooper Standard Automotive

Cummins Engine Company

Duke Energy

DuPont

Ford

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Honda North America

Honeywell

IBM

Kokosing

Monsanto

Nestle

Ohio State University

Stanley Electric

Scripps Research Institute

TOTAL Petrochemical

TVA

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. State Department

And numerous Municipalities

and Engineering Firms for Public

Works projects.

H A R D W A R E & S O F T W A R E F A M I L I E S S U P P O R T E D

Manufacturer Product Family

ABB Drives ACS, DCS Families

Automation Direct PLC Series Direct Logic-

Automation Direct HMI Series C-More Panels, EZ Touch Panels

Automation Direct AC Drives GS1/2, Durapulse

Allen-Bradley PLC Series CompactLogix, MicroLogix, Cortilogics, SLC & PLC5

Families Allen-Bradley HMI Series PanelView & VersaView Families

Allen-Bradley Drives PowerFlex AC and DC Families

Allen-Bradley System Management Asset Centre

Control Techniques Drives DG Series

Eaton/Cutler Hammer HMI PanelMate Family

GE Fanuc PLC Series Series 90

GE Fanuc Proficy iFIX, FIX32

Hitachi Drives L & SJ Families

KEP Infilink

OMRON PLC Series CS1, CPM, CV Families

OMRON HMI Series NT & NS Families

Parker Servo Systems 6200 & 6400 Families

Pelco—Security Systems Fixed and PTZ cameras, DVRs, multiplexer’s, switchers

Red Lion HMI CRSeries, 6Net Family

Reliance Drives SP, GV, FlexPack Families

Schneider/Modicon PLC Series TSX Micro, Quantum, Momentum, M 340

Schneider/Modicon HMI/SCADA Megelis Family, Vijeo, Vijeo/Citect

Schneider Indusoft

Siemens PLC Series S7-200 Micro, S7-300

Siemens HMI Series Simantic, WinCC

Siemens AC Drives Simantics, MicroMaster

Specter WIN911, WIN411

SyTech XLReporter

Tyco / Software House C-CURE 800 Security Management Software

Wonderware InTouch Version, SCADAlarm

Yaskawa Drives S7 & V7 Families

Controls engineer on continuous opera-tion tubing mills. Design, panel build, programming, specialty automation.

Instrumentation & Controls Projects - Electrical Process Design & Plant Engineering

LATA has worked as the sole controls, automation, and electrical engineer for Cooper Standard Automotive. In this capacity, LATA performed all design/ build controls projects, programming, documentation, drafting, and specialty mechanical and elec-trical automation and fabrication in support of Cooper’s specialty tubing manufacturing, coating, and bending operations to the automotive industry. LATA upgraded safety programming logic, electrical, and mechanical safety controls on existing lines as well as implementing these safety measures on new line installs. Tasks include:

Process Line Design, Specification, Layout, and Fabrication drawings

Design/Build/Programming of (19) Siemens and Allen-Bradley PLC-based Control Systems for the tubing and coating mills

Control panel fabrication, installation, termination of field devices

On-going controls troubleshooting, modifications, and increasing of process up-time

Specialty mechanical automation—design/fabricate/install/start-up

Installation / Upgrade of E-Stop Buttons, Machine Gate Latches, E-Stop Pull Cords, Safety PLC’s, and HMI Safety Inter-face

Documentation and design of new process lines that come into the plant

1 . C O O P E R S T A N D A R D A U T O M O T I V E — F L U I D H A N D L I N G S Y S T E M S P L A N T A U T O M A T I O N — E N G I N E E R I N G / D E S I G N / B U I L D - O H I O F A C I L I T I E S

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Touch screen operator interfaces permit local and remote control/operation of the treatment plant. New design permitted Web-based controls & monitor-ing of the plants 24-hours a day

LATA was contracted by AECOM and the State of Ohio Department of Transportation to develop a standardized, process auto-

mation system for new Waste Water Treatment Plants throughout the State of Ohio. These installations greatly reduced opera-

tions costs, site visits, and permitted remote operation and monitoring of all of the systems from a standard office PC.

LATA specialty fabricated stainless steel control & power panels

Allen-Bradley PLC-based controls system

New “Web-based” panel mounted operator interface for local and remote monitoring and operations of the plants

Wireless radio communications between main treatment plant and the associated lift stations

Real-time monitoring and reporting for environmental compliance

Standardization of components ensure uniformity between other treatment facilities

Entirely remote operations / troubleshooting possible

Instrumentation & Controls and Environmental Management Projects

2 . S T A T E O F O H I O – N U M E R O U S W A S T E W A T E R T R E A T M E N T P L A N T S

P R O C E S S A U T O M A T I O N / R E M O T E O P E R A T I O N S / E P A R E P O R T I N G

Instrumentation & Controls Projects

3 . E M S W O R T H L O C K S & D A M S — C R I T I C A L S E C U R I T Y U P G R A D E S U . S . A R M Y C O R P S O F E N G I N E E R S — P I T T S B U R G H D I S T R I C T

Performed the First Critical Security Upgrades for the Pittsburgh Army Corps of Engineers—Ohio River, PA

LATA performed the first Security Upgrades for Pittsburgh Army Corps - including the De-sign and Integration of a CCTV and Electronic Security System (ESS) on Emsworth Locks and Dams. This particular installation consists of securing 2 separate dams using a 1-mile wireless Ethernet bridge connection across Neville Island.

Design / Shop drawings

Installation of CCTV, ESS and Intrusion Detection system

Installation, programming and configuration of Central Station Software/Hardware

Installation of fiber optic cabling backbone

Endurance testing

Startup, testing, and training of Corps personnel

First installation in Corps program to incorporate encrypted wireless communication into a critical security upgrade.

Setting Camera Tower on Dam Walk-way to Monitor/Maintenance of Dam Security.

PLC Control Panel—connecting 5 remote

wireless control panels.

LATA served as lead engineer assisting the client in the design, implementation, and in-tegration of a comprehensive SCADA system. LATA initially designed the system to network three separate systems together via spread spectrum radio providing a long term cost effective strategy for communications between remote nodes. As the technology changed, LATA upgraded replaced the radios with cell modems and fiber optic cable and has systematically upgraded the five separate Allen-Bradley SLC-5/03 programmable controllers with Allen-Bradley CompactLogix Controllers.

Electrical and controls design review of the remote telemetry system

Manufacturing of all process control panels with integrated PLC and HMI Program-ming and Design

Used Allen-Bradley integration with Intellution FIX operator interface software up-graded to Factory Talk SE

Integrated Radio System using Allen-Bradley PLCs in DF-1 and ethernet protocol

Data management and support

Continuous monitoring/control of remote treatment system

Remote operation and monitoring with >94% uptime for a 2500 gpm system

Interconnection of 5 remote controls panels—standalone network

Project work included:

Obtaining communications between remote panels.

Installation, termination, testing of Fiber Optic Cable through the lock crossover.

Creation of a secure standalone network system.

Manufacturing of all control panels

Work for the Army Corps of Engineers—Pittsburgh Dist.

4 . M O T O R W H E E L D I S P O S A L S I T E ( M W D S ) S C A D A S Y S T E M

P R I V A T E I N D U S T R I A L C L I E N T


PLC Control Panel—connecting 21 remote wireless control panels

LATA was the prime contractor on the implementation of a county wide water distribution SCADA system. The system architecture incorporates Intellution iFIX SCADA hosts with an Allen-Bradley ControlLogix PLC as the SCADA Master. The remote PLCs are Allen-Bradley CompactLogix PLCs communicating with the SCADA Master via a 450 Mhz Microwave Data Systems radio network. The single SCADA Master communicates with and controls (21) Twenty-one remote booster stations and water towers across a 3-county area. LATA designed and installed all system components. LATA was responsible for all system integration, field commissioning, and training.

Electrical and controls design review of the remote telemetry system

Allen-Bradley PLC integration with GE Fanuc iFIX operator interface software

Integrated Radio System using Allen-Bradley PLCs in DF-1 protocol

Data management and support

LATA is a full service integrator:

Electrical design drawings

PLC and HMI Programming

SCADA System Design using GE Fanuc iFIX

Manufacturing of industrial control panels

Electrical contractor services installing/ wiring all control panels

Setup and configuration of a stand-alone control system network

Obtaining communications between remote panels

Remotely controlling 21 water towers/tanks and Booster Stations across 3-counties from a single PC

Design and programming of SCADA / Process Operation screens using GE Fanuc iFIX

5 . E R I E C O U N T Y W A T E R D I S T R I B U T I O N — C O N T R O L S D E S I G N / B U I L D

Instrumentation & Controls and Environmental Management Projects

Design/Build Integration of 8 PLCs, Touch screen operator interfaces and SCADA PC for Water Plant Control

LATA was contracted to perform systems integration / process automation of a Water Treatment Plant for the City of Ashland, Ohio. Responsible to entirely au-tomate the City’s newly upgraded treatment plant.

Design / Fabrication drawings

Installation / termination of fiber optic communication cabling backbone

Programming and networking of (8) eight separate PLCs and associated filter consoles and control panels

Manufacturing and programming of local PanelView touch screen control pan-els at each control panel

Entire system control, setpoint entry, historic trending and reporting via iFIX SCADA system on operators PCs

Incorporates remote monitoring of the City Water Distribution system—water tanks and well fields through SCADA

6 . M U N I C I P A L W A T E R T R E A T M E N T P L A N T A U T O M A T I O N — D E S I G N / B U I L D C I T Y O F A S H L A N D , O H I O

Manufacturing of 8 Industrial Control Panels

Design/Build Groundwater treatment system upgrade at the DOE Fernald facility in Harrison, Ohio. LATA’s role included demolition of the old system, piping and instru-mentation of the upgrades and self-performing the instrumentation and controls portion. The groundwater system includes multimedia filters and ion exchange filters connecting over 23 extraction wells and landfill leachate.

A single, small business primed this work.

Performed demolition and construction of the upgrade.

Design / Build of PLC-based controls in order to fully automate system op-eration

SCADA System Design

Decommissioning of former system components.

7 . F E R N A L D G R O U N D W A T E R T R E A T M E N T S Y S T E M U P G R A D E S – D E M O /C O N S T R U C T I O N / I N T E G R A T I O N

PID & Graphic interface for automation and control of a DOE treatment plant.


8 . R E M O T E G A T E C O N T R O L / S C A D A / O P E R A T I O N S — B E R L I N L A K E D A M , O H U . S . A R M Y C O R P S O F E N G I N E E R S — P I T T S B U R G H D I S T R I C T

LATA was contracted to provide a new supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system for the Corps of Engineers Berlin Dam located on the Mahoning River west of Youngstown, Ohio. The contract called for the upgrade of the existing Allen-Bradley based SCADA system, replacement of gate positioning potentiometers, and a comprehensive SCADA capability providing remote monitoring and control. This new system permitted the Corps to monitor the lake levels and operate the dam gates and valves remotely from the Pittsburgh district office or locally with facility personnel from a industrial touch screen control station. Remote Gate controls for water level con-

trol from Corps District Headquarters

LATA designed, built, and installed a rugged, custom-built, univer-sal potentiometer bracket for measuring/ controlling the actual position of the gear housing on the bulkhead for gate opening/closing. This design has proven reliable for multiple years in a very harsh environment.

Design and programming of SCADA Screens to operate and monitor the sluice valves and service valves.

Development of new Operator Touchscreen Interfaces. Allowed operators to control gate height at the Dam or in the Resource Manager’s Office from a laptop.

LATA offers a diverse background:

Manufacturing of control panels and incorporation of PLC and HMI Programming into those panels


Remotely controlling Dam gates, valves, and water levels

Connecting to the Army Corps Network infrastructure

Work for the Army Corps of Engineers

Custom design mounting hardware for harsh environments

LATA was hired to perform electronic security systems integration for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as part of their “Critical Security Upgrades” program for the protection of river navi-gation and the Locks & Dams themselves from potential terrorist activities.

LATA developed the design drawings, interconnection plans, panel layouts, equipment specifi-cation, and coordination of needed area-specific “intrusion zones” and camera scanning zones. The design documents were reviewed and approved by the Army Corps and a third-party com-mittee to ensure the plans met Corps-specific critical security protocol.

With an approved design, our security technicians fabricated all local and remote alarm panels and the associated “Head-end Rack” which was responsible for monitor-ing all site panels & sensors, controlling cameras to pan-tilt-zoom to preset zones based on the sensor that is tripped, recording all site cam-eras 24-hours/day 7-days a week on a Digital Video Recorder, and re-cording access/egress of personnel via proximity card-readers at all intrusion zones, gates and doors. LATA entirely self-performed; the field installation of all field components, wiring and conduit; pro-grammed the integrated security server; performed system start-up and Endurance Testing; and trained all Corps personnel on the operation of the system.

The Emsworth Locks & Dams encompass two separate Locks and Dams divided by an Island on the Ohio River, PA. Both dams utilize fiber optic cable to communicate long distances along the dam structure between the individual alarm panels and the camera systems. The original Corps concept was to have a singe master Headend Control Room at the Main Channel Dam, and to communicate and control the numerous Back Channel Dam sensors, panels, and cameras via a 1.5 mile fiber optic

backbone hung on power poles across the island between the two dams. The Corps encountered numerous real estate, zon-ing, and easement issues associated with the local power, telephone, and railroad leases necessary to install the fiber through this largely industrial area.

LATA developed a design/build alternative to the fiber across the island by using an encrypted wireless Ethernet bridge to communicate be-tween the two Dams. This alternative saved the Corps thousands of dollars in recurring costs var-ious utilities needed to route the fiber—at the same time this new design created a significantly safer installation by keeping all communications and security equipment on Corps-owned proper-ty.

9 . I N T E G R A T E D E L E C T R O N I C S E C U R I T Y & S U R V E I L L A N C E , I N T R U S I O N D E T E C T I O N , C C T V — M U L T I P L E U . S . A R M Y C O R P S L O C K S & D A M S

Headend Equipment Rack—Enclosing fiber optic cables, sen-sor and camera transceivers, multiplexer, DVR, matrix switcher, and other network communica-tions equipment.

Integrated Electronic Security, CCTV , Surveillance, Intrusion Detection Projects

Access gate pedestal with integrated fixed camera, card reader, site intercom, and request-to-exit pushbutton.

Strain sensitive cables installed on fences to detect per-sonnel attempting to climb on/over the perimeter fencing.

Tower installation with PTZ dome cameras, infrared & microwave motion sensors, and local alarm panel.


1 0 . I F I X S C A D A U P G R A D E S A T 6 L O C K S & D A M S — M O N O N G A H E L A R I V E R U . S . A R M Y C O R P S O F E N G I N E E R S — P I T T S B U R G H D I S T R I C T

GE Fanuc iFIX 4.0 Control Screens for Remote and Local Gate Operations. Charleroi Lock & Dam Control System.

LATA was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to complete an iFIX

SCADA Upgrade/ Migration for Gate Control of six (6) Locks and Dams on the

Monongahela River in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. (Opekiska, Point Mari-

on, Hildebrand, Morgantown, Maxwell, and Charleroi Locks and Dams)

LATA upgraded and installed new SCADA-node PC’s with flat panel dis-plays at all sites.

Modified control panels to accommodate the change in control scheme.

Allen-Bradley and Modicon PLC-based controls systems.

Migration and Conversion of SCADA platforms to new version of GE Fanuc Proficy iFIX .

Integrated all six Dams to be viewed and controlled from a single Dam or to be controlled locally depending on availability of Corps personnel.

Upgraded communications platforms to tie into existing Corps District net-work..

Point Marion L&D—was the main control / monitoring station for the other 5 locks and dams. All dams and gate positions can be controlled locally or from the District Office.

LATA offers experience in multiple platforms:

Work with Modicon Momentum M1E Processors

Work with GE Fanuc iFIX


Work at the Mon River Locks & Dams

Work for the Army Corps of Engineers—Pittsburgh Dist.

C O N T A C T I N F O R M A T I O N A N D S U M M A R Y

Why select LATA?

LATA is a full-service environmental and electrical resource with best-in-class expertise in specialty process automation, environmental management and remediation:

For over 40 years, we have self-performed a broad range of complex studies, designs, facility management, and

remediation at widely dispersed sites (notably industrial and radiologically contaminated sites).

We have broad based in-house engineering, science and construction professionals.

We have worked for a broad range of government and industrial clients including international clients.

Our environmental and safety record is exemplary.

LATA is a leader in implementing remotely operated groundwater and other treatment systems.

We are a Qualified Small Business under NAICS Codes 562910, 541710, 335313, and 335314.

Contacting and Working with LATA...

PUTTING LATA TO WORK FOR YOU

Tim Hoehnke 614.508.1242 614.207.5399 (cell) [email protected]

Todd Struttmann, PE 614.508.1213 614.206.8266 (cell) [email protected]

Los Alamos Technical Associates, Inc. (LATA) 756 Park Meadow Road Westerville, OH 43081 www.LATA.com

LATA System Operation and Maintenance Services

LATA provides O&M services as a natural extension of systems where we performed the original

design or I&C services. These services can also include system sampling, permitting (NPDES), and

reporting if required.

LATA also provides O&M services for systems designed by others and draws on our design engi-

neers, I&C group and seasoned technicians to perform system optimization.

Our system optimizations typically yield a pay out of labor savings for the hardware investment in

less than 2 years.

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