Consumer’s Energy Holland, MI

Project Description: Krech Ojard teamed with a local Twin Ports contractor in this $13 million design/build contract. This project involved facility and equipment upgrades required to increase coal conveying rates of the power plants back-up fueling path from 900tph to 2000tph PRB coal.

KO conducted a review current train unloading system, prepared detailed design package (engineering, materials handling, structural design), prepared equipment specification package, developed maintenance and spare parts manual, and provided construction management, construction inspection, QA/QC, Primavera scheduling services.

KO also reviewed train handling systems for the potential increase of three million tons of western coal. Included in the study was determination of train operation requirements for handling the increased tonnage through Chicago

KO is currently working with the plant operations specifying a replacement locomotive which will be needed with the increase of coal.