MasTec Energy Group

Nationwide, electric utilities face replacement of billions of dollars worth of aging transmission and substation infrastructure. An estimated 70 percent of the nation’s transmission lines and substations are 25 years or older and 60 percent of the circuit breakers are more than 30 years old, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Meanwhile, electric generation and consumption has more than doubled during the past 30 years and is continuing to grow.

Innovative strategies and resources are needed to keep pace with electric demand, infrastructure replacement, and complex environmental and business regulations. MasTec, a leading nationwide electric utility infrastructure provider, enables investor-owned utilities (IOU), cooperatives and government-owned utilities to execute multi-year work plans to replace aging transmission infrastructure and meet RPS standards with wind and solar energy generating systems. Our groups are well equipped with the necessary experience, financial strength and resources to do the job right. They are diverse enough to cover all aspects of your project, but specialized individually within themselves to be leaders in their industries.

MasTec's Energy Group is working shoulder-to-shoulder with electric utilities to provide transmission, distribution and substations services. MasTec has the ability to perform construction services including EPC (Engineer-Procure-Construct) for transmission, substation or wind energy systems. The company's transmission division erects wood, steel, single-pole and H-frame, concrete and steel lattice towers spanning several miles to more than 100 miles nationwide. Using mats and helicopters to access remote and environmentally sensitive areas, and working in sub-zero weather for weeks on end, MasTec transmission crews are focused and dedicated on replacing or installing new transmission lines up to 500 kV. MasTec Energy also provides specialized bare-hand transmission crews for high-voltage transmission installation and maintenance services.

Working in cities, suburbs and along rural roads, MasTec crews also install and maintain distribution systems for electric utilities. When severe weather destroys transmission and distribution systems, MasTec crews are standing by, ready to deploy crews and begin repairing systems and restoring service.

Wind Energy    

Wanzek Construction
MasTec management predicted a bright future for wind energy in the U.S. and expanded their construction capacity by acquiring a major player in the Wind Energy Construction market, Wanzek Construction. Through Wanzek, MasTec is able to provide an end-to-end solution to wind farm construction.

Wanzek Construction, Inc. is a relationship-based, direct-hire company providing a full slate of services for the market sectors of Power, Heavy/Civil, Industrial Process and Renewable Energy. Specializing in Wind Energy Construction, Wanzek crews have the capabilities, equipment and experienced staff to self-perform the unique services wind energy clients have a need for.

With an extensive fleet of support and erection cranes, Wanzek is equipped to handle the tallest tower sections and fly the heaviest turbines. Their crews have worked on wind farm projects across the United States, completing everything from site preparation and tower erection to balance-of-plant construction and project management. Since entering the market in the early 2000s, Wanzek has installed the latest in turbine technology from all the top manufacturers in the industry.

Power Partners
MasTec Energy's Power Partners has integrated its expertise in designing, building and maintaining traditional power systems with the new frontier of wind energy production. As a member of the MasTec team they are focused on renewable energy throughout the U.S. For wind systems Power Partners provides complete EPC services (engineering, procurement and construction), including overhead and underground collection systems, embedment and grounding, turbine wiring, substation erection, transmission line installation and interconnect services, as well as testing, commissioning and maintenance services. Power Partners is also working with several companies on large solar installations.

Three Phase Line Construction Company
MasTec also goes to market with Three Phase Line Construction, a transmission and distribution company providing turnkey construction solutions for utility clients. Three Phase brings a dedicated transmission line construction team with the necessary equipment and specialized experience to complete large, complicated transmission line, substation, distribution  and wind projects.

Three Phase Line Construction Inc. is a certified IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) contractor in the business of providing service to utility companies. With highly skilled professionals, top of the line equipment and a work ethic unprecedented in the electrical contracting industry, their focus is to deliver the highest quality service to clients by bringing all three phases of electrical contracting together: Safety, Service, & Productivity. Three Phase has an excellent work history in the Northeastern U.S. and are expanding their services to other geographical areas.

Safety First

At the end of the day, experienced and professional people build the nation's electric infrastructure. MasTec Energy's comprehensive safety and training program helps ensure that our employees work safely, and are constantly aware of the job site hazards that they may encounter. Daily tailgate meetings, weekly safety meetings, and in-depth crew reviews by operations managers ensure and reinforce the importance that MasTec Energy places on jobsite safety. MasTec Energy operates two regional training centers in North Carolina and Florida, and satellite facilities at locations throughout the nation. Dedicated safety managers instruct apprentice linemen, linemen, foremen and managers on procedures for safely working around energized circuits, as well as during all phases of transmission, distribution and substation construction. Eighty percent of all MasTec Energy employees are OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 trained, and all employees will be trained in 2010.

Protecting the Environment

While there is a growing emphasis on building renewable energy systems, connecting those systems to energy consumers often requires crossing wetlands, potentially disturbing natural habitats, discovering the remains of Native American habitations and a host of other environmental, cultural and historic concerns. MasTec's environmental engineers work closely with our clients to comply with right-of-way guidelines, as well as obtain necessary construction permits from local and state agencies. MasTec crews are trained to properly handle storm water run off, protect nearby streams with erosion control systems, and minimize the effect of construction on native wildlife and plants.

Contact:

Barry J. Batson, P.E.-V.P.
800-280-6570
704-905-2787

For more information about MasTec Energy, visit www.MasTec.com, www.Waznek.com, www.PowerParntersLLC.com, and www.ThreePhaseLine.com.