JAMAR COMPLETES ANNUAL OUTAGE AT GREAT RIVER'S ELK RIVER PLANY

Jamar Company recently completed the annual outage at Great River Energy's Elk River, MN facility as part of an ongoing one year maintenance contract negotiated with Great River Energy in the last quarter of 2004.

Great River Energy is Minnesota's second largest electric wholesale supplier. It is a generation and transmission cooperative that provides wholesale electric service to 28 distribution co-ops. It's2,500-megawatt generation system includes coal, refuse-derived fuel, natural gas and oil plants, as well as wind generation.

Every day,the Elk River Station converts 2.5 million pounds of garbage into enough electricity for about 30,000 homes, making it a leader in using waste-to-energy technology. Click here to learn more about Great River Energy.

The Elk River Station reduces the amount of waste entering landfills in Minnesota by more than 300,000 tons per year. In addition, using refuse as a fuel rather than placing it in a landfill eliminates the methane that is generated when the waste is buried (methane is a highly active greenhouse gas). Also, waste-to-energy facilities like the Elk River Station conserve natural resources such as oil, coal and natural gas.


This particular outage consisted of alternating shutdowns on each of three boilers as well as a nine day complete plant shutdown. Jamar's work scope covered all mill systems from the refuse receiving building to the boilers to the ash handling system. Craftsmen employed included boilermakers, pipe fitters, millwrights, carpenters, laborers, iron workers and insulators. Project manpower peaked in excess of 200 men with 45,000 total man-hours expended over the course of the eight week project.

Jamar did a total rebuild of the grate drive which is located at the bottom of the boiler and slowly turns, moving hot ashes to the hopper.

The outage was completed on time, on budget and to the complete satisfaction of Jamar's new customer, Great River Energy.

Jamar Company

Since 1913, the Jamar Company has been a leader in a wide array of specialty construction services.

We've continued to grow the company and our reputation through a commitment to understanding our customers' needs. Our organization values creativity, collaboration and execution. This process guides the creation of innovative solutions at an exceptional value.

From heavy industrial construction to our commercial design/build capabilities or the convenient servicing of the products we install, we accomplish complex projects with a dedicated team, on time and within budget. As a full-service specialty contractor, our expertise is far-reaching, but our focus is always on our customers. We excel by understanding our clients' businesses and unique needs; we use that knowledge to offer a customer-tailored solution.

Industrial Maintenance, Retrofit and New Construction Specialties:

• Power

• Pulp/Paper

• Petro-Chemical

• Food processing

• Mining

• Boiler construction, repair and retrofit

• Power and process piping

• Industrial air and equipment

• Thermal insulation

Mechanical Contracting:

• Commercial plumbing and HVAC

• Industrial dust collection

• Design build

• 30,000-square-foot custom fabrication facility

Architectural Services

• Siding

• Metals

• Hot applied roofing systems

• Historical preservation

Service and Distribution:

• 24-hour plumbing/HVAC and control services

• Construction material sales including landscaping, masonry and highway heavy construction materials

• High-reach scaffolding and construction heater rental

MISSION STATEMENT:

To be the best; to be the leader. To safely provide the greatest possible value to our customers while obtaining a fair and reasonable return for our efforts.