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3 experts in Energy DISTRIBUTION services TRANSMISSION infrastructure SMART services placing your needs first

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5 5 A partner you can count on Changing consumer load patterns and increasing development in the resources sector are driving up peak demand loads, pushing ageing energy infrastructure around the country to near-capacity. Today, energy infrastructure owners are at a crossroad. They are evaluating how to best deliver a world-class energy supply that accommodates future demand at an affordable cost to the end user. They recognise that specialists experienced in revitalising existing networks, constructing new infrastructure and trialling smart network technologies without compromising the reliability of supply have a vital role in helping deliver certainty for customers. Thiess Services is a trusted partner to some of Australia s largest energy providers. Flexible and scalable in our approach, we develop and implement client-specific, integrated solutions that help future-proof energy assets while keeping pace with the changing demands of regulators, industry and end-user customers. We are a reliable and trusted partner because we: Develop a highly-skilled and mobile workforce that can be deployed at short notice Execute our construction and maintenance regimes to exacting standards Appreciate the importance of managing risk to ensure safe, quality outcomes Use technologies that underpin the delivery of smart networks Invest in partnerships with world-leading original equipment manufacturers to drive innovation and performance

6 6 Long-term Partnerships Regulated energy network providers, and industrial and mining operators, need access to trusted partners committed to driving productivity improvements and innovation. Our partnerships are based on performance, trust, mutual respect and aligned goals. Over the years, we have built an in-depth appreciation of the unique local drivers for each client s network as well as the universal demands of delivering a service that optimises performance, value and reliability. For example, since 2003 we have worked with Ergon Energy, in some years exceeding our base load hours by more than 300 per cent a testament to their confidence in our ability to maintain outstanding levels of service delivery. This close collaboration has resulted in detailed knowledge of the utility owner s energy network, enabling us to work as one team to develop and implement safe, sustainable and cost-effective service delivery year after year. Beyond Compliance Stringent safety standards that go beyond compliance are vital to the delivery of reliable energy services. Our culture is driven by the objective of everyone safe every day for our people, stakeholders and communities. Fully accredited to the standards of AS/NZS 4801:2001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, we strive to create a safety culture that permeates everything we do. While compliance is a vital safeguard to our operations, our goal is to move beyond compliance and exceed expectations. We bring to each project a safety culture founded on the principle that safety leadership is every person s responsibility. Our record speaks for itself. Thiess Services national energy business has recorded a five-year lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) of 1.2. Over the past 12 months, they have recorded zero lost time injuries (LTIs), setting the benchmark for our entire organisation. Thiess Services has a proud environmental heritage and continually improving environmental outcomes is at the heart of what we do. Fully accredited to AS/NZ 14001:2004 Environmental Management Systems, we apply our zero harm philosophy to our environmental performance. Everyone is encouraged to take the time to assess the consequences and potential impacts of their actions on the environment.

7 7 Our success relies on detailed site assessment, extensive stakeholder consultation, and detailed planning and scheduling of resources, plant and equipment Experience you can trust We currently employ 600 qualified and experienced engineers, linesmen, electrical tradespeople, gas mains and service workers, apprentices, supervisors and project managers. Through our ongoing investment in apprenticeship and graduate programs, and recruitment campaigns, we are bolstering the number of skilled workers required to meet service delivery demand. As part of our strategy to retain our skilled trade workers, we provide ongoing training and development. Through our partnerships with Registered Training Organisations, we offer full certificate-level courses and customised training, as well as online learning programs, for our workforce. The programs are also an important aspect of our international recruitment drives, allowing us to undertake a skills gap analysis on new hires and organise additional training where required. Thiess Services has the capacity to self-perform all services but, where necessary, can draw on additional specialist services available through well-managed subcontractors. All subcontractor execution conforms to our accredited management systems, which address pre-qualification, selection, engagement, supervision, coordination and performance management.

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9 9 Established and Experienced Thiess Services has built an impressive reputation for providing outstanding performance and reliability while maintaining an absolute commitment to safety in the energy sector. For more than a decade we have helped our clients address the challenges associated with delivering a premium service. These range from regulated energy network owners, including Jemena, the APA Group, SP AusNet, Energex, Ergon Energy and Western Power, through to industrial and mining operators who require high voltage infrastructure to support their existing operations and future growth. From city centres to regional and remote communities, we are committed to working with regulated, industrial and mining clients to ensure sustainable energy services solutions. Electricity Networks Gas NETWORKS TRANSMISSION infrastructure

10 10 NETWORK services Twenty-first century communities are dependent on their energy source and expect their utility provider to ensure continuity and quality of supply. As a national provider of electricity and gas network services, we understand and appreciate that end-user customer service and satisfaction are the ultimate measures of our performance. Overhead Electricity Thiess Services offers a comprehensive range of maintenance and capital works services for overhead line distribution networks. Our linesmen work on live low voltage and high voltage lines up to 33kV, using glove and barrier techniques and 66kV using stick methods where required. In circumstances where our crews are required to work in de-energised environments, Thiess Services holds the appropriate licences to carry out low voltage and high voltage switching and issue permits. Our capital works and maintenance services include: Reconductoring, including replacement and upgrade to aerial bundled cable (ABC) Pole, cross arm and tie replacements» Transformer upgrades Recloser installations»» Pole top switch maintenance and replacement» Earthing, connections and joints maintenance on distribution network substations (415v 33kV) New feeder and overbuild construction Customer-funded works, ranging from new feeder lines for mine sites to capacity upgrades for retail, industrial and commercial businesses

11 11 Gas Services Thiess Services provides a range of gas construction services for a number of distribution networks across Australia. Depending on the nature and location of the work, our civil and pit-building crews can draw on a range of installation techniques such as traditional open cut or directional drilling. Directional drilling is especially valuable in locations where surface level disturbance and traffic disruption need to be kept to a minimum. We have in-house plant, equipment and personnel who offer specialist horizontal directional drilling and micro-tunnelling services for the relocation and maintenance of underground infrastructure assets across water, gas, electricity and telecommunications. We are experienced in all facets of operations and maintenance activities including: Constructing new mains up to 200mm in steel and up to 180mm in polyethylene Constructing domestic and industrial services and meter assemblies Providing mains renewal services that include upgrading gas mains from low and medium pressure to high pressure in both steel and polyethylene Project management and customer service management Underground Electricity Thiess Services specialist underground crews bring their expertise to the construction and installation of permanent and temporary underground electricity supply. Our cable layers and jointers ensure transformers and switchgear, cable hauling and jointing, and sheath and continuity testing, are installed to exacting standards and comply with all statutory and network owner requirements. We provide high and low voltage underground electricity supply projects from North Queensland to Victoria and Western Australia. We draw on our civil capabilities in directional drilling when required to accommodate road and rail crossings or minimise surface disturbance.

12 12 In Focus Our teams are delivering a quality and value-added service across Australia Re-energising relationships Powering into the future TRUSTED PARTNERSHIPS Our electrical crews in Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton and Emerald undertake operations and maintenance services, and minor capital works, for Ergon Energy on the distribution network throughout the northern and central regions of Queensland. We have a dedicated plant and equipment fleet performing Ergon Energy s work, and offer scheduled and unscheduled maintenance services 24/7 on the utility s overhead and underground distribution network infrastructure. Separate crews undertake transmission projects for the electricity provider and mining clients throughout the region. Thiess Services has worked with Energex since 2003, delivering scheduled and unscheduled maintenance services on its overhead and underground distribution network infrastructure throughout Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Our scope includes maintenance services such as reconductoring, refurbishment programs, transformer replacement and substation maintenance. We also undertake capital works, including the construction of new feeders and rebuilds of underground and overhead services. Close to 100 Thiess Services personnel and specialist subcontractors are dedicated to working full-time on the delivery of this contract. Thiess Services has delivered electrical operations, maintenance and capital works services to Western Power since As a Distribution Delivery Partner, we undertake maintenance and capital works services throughout metropolitan Perth and the regional centres of Bunbury and Geraldton. Thiess Services also has crews dedicated to transmission capital works and maintenance. Our forecasted scheduled maintenance program includes pole replacement, reconductoring and network integrity upgrades; capacity expansion projects; rural feeder upgrades; and customer-funded works.

13 13 Powering Australia s largest infrastructure project Brisbane s $4.8 billion Airport Link Project is Australia s largest road project and will be a vital piece of infrastructure for years to come. During construction, distribution network manager Energex contracted Thiess Services to undertake all of the temporary electrical works required to energise this project s multiple, heavy equipment-intensive work sites. As part of the scope, the team also relocated numerous overhead lines and underground electricity and gas services to ensure continuity of supply for residents and businesses as construction progressed. In the three-and-a-half-year construction period, Thiess Services electrical team installed 53.6 kilometres of conduit, 10 kilometres of high voltage cable, 7.3 kilometres of low voltage cable and 75 pits.

14 14 proven Gas capability Thiess Services entered the natural gas distribution sector in 2000 when we secured an operations and maintenance contract for the south and east areas of Melbourne with Multinet Gas Distribution. We were responsible for more than 8,500 kilometres of distribution pipe, 120 kilometres of transmission pipelines and more than 220 pressure regulators feeding more than 550,000 domestic, commercial and industrial customers. The contract services included first and emergency response, mains and services maintenance and repair, systems operations, cathodic protection, pipeline patrol and associated works to ensure the gas distribution network operated in a safe and reliable manner. Our business grew when we acquired Champ Constructions, a medium-sized gas construction contractor predominantly servicing the south and south eastern regions of Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula. We currently provide mains and services construction, and renewal services, for the three Victorian networks owned by SP AusNet, Multinet Gas Distribution and Envestra.

15 15 Upgrading Gas Supply Thiess Services has delivered a number of projects for APA Group across metropolitan and regional Victoria. A major gas infrastructure business, APA Group owns and operates approximately $9 billion of energy infrastructure assets across Australia, including more than 12,800 kilometres of high pressure gas transmission pipelines that span every state and territory on mainland Australia. The company delivers about half of Australia s annual gas use through its infrastructure. Thiess Services work for APA has included stages five and six at Rye on the Mornington Peninsula to improve gas supply to the region. Approximately four kilometres of gas mains were upgraded progressively over a two-year period. The final stage of works involved constructing 1400m x 200mm high pressure steel gas main reinforcement to operate at 1050kPa. The works included pipeline installation, two tie-ins, hydrostatic testing of the gas mains, horizontal directional drilling and open-cut excavation methods, mains deadening, reinstatements, project documentation and traffic management. EMERGENCY READY Over the years, the depth and responsiveness of our teams and their expert knowledge of network systems have enabled Thiess Services to support clients in a range of emergency situations including Cyclone Larry (2006) and the Victorian bushfires (2009). Following the devastation of Cyclone Yasi in 2011, Thiess Services responded to Ergon Energy s request for additional crews and machinery to restore power. We mobilised more than 120 personnel into the damage-affected areas of Far North Queensland, along with an entire fleet of borer/ lifters, elevated work platforms, crane trucks, trailers, line trucks and support vehicles. In total, we provided 21,000 man hours towards the rebuilding program; 9,300 of these hours were mobilised from other contracts. Recently, we committed additional resources to support SP AusNet s Bushfire Mitigation Program in Victoria. Works included replacing stressed steel conductors in country regions, replacing old-style high voltage fuse units (EDOs) with modern boric acid fuses and reconductoring numerous bays of open wire conductor with aerial bundled cable to further assist in reducing fire risk.

16 16 TRANSMISSION infrastructure Thiess Services is strengthening its engineering and construction capability to deliver substations, transmission lines, underground cable projects and high voltage services. Our estimating, design partners and construction teams have extensive experience in transmission construction projects. We bring engineering and construction capabilities, and systems synonymous with the Thiess group of companies. Mining and Industrial High Voltage Services As one of Australia s leading construction, mining and services contractors, the Thiess group has the expertise and experience to deliver integrated project solutions. Thiess Services provides the specialist brownfield civil, water and electricity infrastructure construction and maintenance services. On site we draw on a team of specialists across civil, structural, electrical installation and protection testing works. Our teams are highly mobile and experienced in working in challenging locations. They construct to precise specifications while managing schedules, logistics and quality assurance processes. They also have access to an extensive range of specialist plant including elevated platforms, cranes and specialist transmission lines stringing plant that complies with strict mine specifications. For major construction projects including lattice tower transmission lines, underground transmission cable projects and terminal/grid substations, we draw on the engineering, construction, tunnelling and project management expertise of the Thiess construction business. For high voltage operations and maintenance, we provide long-term management strategies, manage asset information, provide the works scheduling and deliver the field works under the Asset Management PAS-55 framework to achieve client reliability expectations. Our Asset Management System modules are designed with the flexibility to integrate with client practices and systems. Our energy services for clients include: Transmission and sub-transmission lines and cables to new mining operations Transmission high voltage substation construction and upgrades Relocations, retraction and maintenance of mine high voltage lines, cables and substations Railway traction substations and infrastructure high voltage services Asset management of high voltage networks

17 17 WE employ around 600 qualified and experienced staff who are engaged directly in the delivery of construction projects and services in North Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia Substations and Transmission Lines Delivering high voltage substations and transmission line projects requires multi-discipline capability and the organisational ability to assemble and project manage a team of designers, equipment suppliers, planners, field engineers, skilled construction and electrical workers, and linesmen. We team with specialist design partners to deliver underground cable, substation and transmission line projects at voltages up to 330kV. Our partners are selected on the basis of their niche skills and knowledge in particular sector areas. To ensure optimal results, we assign a design manager with construction experience to lead and challenge design concepts at the outset. Thiess Services can work with clients under a traditional free issue project material approach or offer alternative product supply and technology. We have key partnering arrangements in place with specific overseas manufacturers that give us access to quality transmission line structures, conductors and componentry, high voltage cables, substation transformers, switchgear and secondary systems.

18 18 We leverage the engineering and construction capabilities of the Thiess group Landmark LNG project steams ahead Thiess has been responsible for the supply, installation and commissioning of four 132/33Kv substations as part of the early works contract for the landmark QCLNG Project, a coal seam gas upstream project in Queensland, near the centres of Dalby and Chinchilla in the Surat Basin. The scope included the procurement and construction of the civil works, and electrical primary and secondary systems for the substations. Thiess was also responsible for commissioning the substations and integrating the state-of-the-art AS6185O protection schemes and communication protocols, in accordance with transmission network service provider Powerlink s specifications. The substations will supply power to the central gas processing plants and regional collector networks, field compressor stations, water pumping stations and facilities. Desalination Plant powers up Thiess Degrémont was contracted by AquaSure to design and construct the $3.5 billion Victorian Desalination Project, which comprises a reverse osmosis desalination process plant; associated marine tunnels and structures; an 84-kilometre water transfer pipeline; and an 87-kilometre, 220kV HVAC underground power cable to supply power to the plant. Part of the work involved the design and construction of two electrical substations to maintain a steady and reliable flow of power to the desalination plant, smoothing out any surges or drops in voltage. The stations were designed and constructed as outdoor air insulation stations to SP AusNet standards. The 25 MVA ONANA transformer for the northern substation and the 54.7MVAr compensating device for the southern substation were procured from Hyundai Heavy Industries. The team also built a third GIS 220/22kV substation to power the desalination plant. Two 150MVA 220/22kV transformers were installed to feed the main plant s 22kV switchboard.

19 19 Mining region boost Thiess Services constructed and energised a new 132kV tie line between the existing substation at Isaac Plains and the new substation at Broadlea in Central Queensland for Ergon Energy. Initially insulated at 66kV, the line is approximately 4.3 kilometres in length and supported by 35 pole structures varying in height from 12.5 to 38 metres. The scope of work also included installing new 132kV line entries into the Broadlea and the existing Moranbah substations; erecting new poles for the 55-metre landing spans at Broadlea substation for the Moorvale and Carborough 66kV feeders; and stringing about 14 kilometres of optical ground wire in an underslung arrangement. At locations with inadequate clearance, the team installed the fibre optic connection underneath a Queensland Rail crossing using trenching and horizontal boring techniques.

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21 21 customer-focused solutions Increasing electricity prices, the need for a reliable energy supply and the push for reduced greenhouse gas emissions are driving the commercial demand for smart services. Our team has grown to include specialists with significant expertise in smart technologies and engineering services, including SCADA, telemetry, protection and communications. Our ultimate goal is to help clients build intelligent networks that can feed back data on faults and conditions, provide information about optimal energy use and reduce peak demand. This multi-layered approach to developing smart network solutions delivers outcomes that regulated and non-regulated clients, and end-user customers, are looking for: lower costs, a variety of delivery choices and a sustainable, lower carbon future. Working with global technology providers, we assess emerging intelligent systems and their potential to improve the reliability of electricity services through: Identifying and resolving faults»» Isolating infrastructure requiring urgent maintenance Better managing voltage Reducing peak demand

22 22 SMART services Trialling technology, sharing expertise and overcoming obstacles to smart network technology is contributing to the delivery of a more efficient energy supply. Areas in which Thiess Services is assisting regulated and non-regulated energy clients with smart network development include: Strategy and design Technologies and engineering services Field installation of technologies to facilitate smart network operations Intelligent network communication We also have significant expertise in the development of network demand management strategies and their practical roll-out in the community. Our smart services in this area include: Assisting with regulatory test measurement and compliance under the National Electricity Rules Assessing demand management potential with end-user customers in targeted demand areas Undertaking end-user customer consultation and management Through our joint venture company, Silcar, we bring to our clients an industry-leading capability in the design, construction and maintenance of communications network assets. Together with Silcar, Thiess Services is delivering 40 per cent of the National Broadband Network (NBN), a passive fibre network that will connect approximately 37 per cent of Australia. As energy and communications networks converge, we are uniquely positioned to help clients: Develop solutions for data acquisition over power networks»» Leverage existing information technology and communications infrastructure Ultimately develop integrated utility models Our multi-layered approach helps deliver lower costs and a sustainable future

23 23 Developing District Energy Solutions Working collaboratively with CitySmart, Brisbane City Council and Energex, Thiess Services jointly completed a District Cooling System Pre-feasibility Report for the Brisbane CBD. One of the Report s objectives was to examine viable, longterm reductions to CBD CO 2 emissions and electricity peak demand. The Report assessed the feasibility of introducing a district cooling system that could deliver cooling solutions to a large number of both private and publicly-owned buildings in three stages. It also included high-level technical assessment, detailed financial feasibility, potential pipe routes and options for a central chiller plant and thermal storage tanks. If all stages were implemented, the system could service a total office floor area in excess of 450,000m 2. The scope of works could include a highly efficient centralised water chiller plant, thermal storage tanks, an underground chilled water distribution system and connections to participating CBD buildings.

24 24 COGENERATION AND TRI-GENERATION PLANTS Thiess Services has the expertise to deliver all aspects of the cogeneration and tri-generation project cycle. Specialising in plants ranging from 100 9,000KW, we offer financial and energy analysis, planning, equipment selection, installation, commissioning, and operation and maintenance service agreements. Our expertise extends to setting up the complex contractual agreements required for the establishment and operation of these facilities. Our services range from consultancy through to a total solutions provider, including assisting clients with decisions and services in the pre-investment phase, investment phase and operating phase. As an extension of our cogeneration and tri-generation capability, Thiess Services offers standby power generation and peak lopping opportunities in island operation and network parallel mode. We can assist with planning and design studies; pre-investment commercial analysis; negotiation of utility and network connection contracts; selection of plant; and installation and commissioning. We can also offer a range of commercial models to suit specific applications and client needs. Regardless of the method of engagement, we ensure our clients derive full operational benefits, including: Fuel energy efficiencies in the order of per cent»» Less reliance on grid supply resulting in reduced peak energy demand Reduced greenhouse gas emissions and a smaller carbon footprint Fit-for-purpose and competitive priced equipment Provisions for expansion to meet future demand Thiess Services Offer Pre-investment Phase Opportunity Study» Feasibility Study Financial Modelling» Pre-feasibility Study Investment Phase Engineering Design»»»»» Preparation of Specification» Negotiations and Utility Contracts» Tendering and Selection» Regulatory and Environmental Approvals Operating Phase Commissioning and Start-up Performance Testing Operation and Maintenance Expansion Innovation

25 25 A Healthy Injection As part of the $756 million redevelopment project at Sydney s Royal North Shore Hospital, Thiess and Thiess Services installed two 2MW cogeneration facilities to meet the baseload energy demand of the new hospital, in addition to two 2MW diesel generators for emergency purposes. The heat recovered from the cogeneration facilities is being used to provide domestic hot water and heating for the hospital. Fully operational, Thiess Services is currently responsible for the operations and maintenance of the cogeneration facilities for a 28-year period. Thiess/Thiess Services scope included: Feasibility studies during tender stage to validate the viability of the cogeneration facility Financial modelling to determine optimum plant size and pay back periods, and operations and maintenance costings Preparation of detailed specification Tendering and tender assessment Management of construction contracts well-established relationships with global energy equipment providers enable us to source fit-for-purpose and competitively-priced equipment

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27 27 CORPORATE OFFICE The Precinct 2, Level 1 10 Browning Street West End QLD 4101 (Locked Bag 2015, South Brisbane QLD 4101) Tel: (+61 7) Fax: (+61 7) Energy Division Level 5, 26 College Street Sydney NSW 2000 Tel: (+61 2) Fax: (+61 2) Remediation & Infrastructure Division Level 3, 88 Phillip Street Parramatta NSW 2150 Tel: (+61 2) Fax: (+61 2) Water Division Level 4, Park Street South Melbourne VIC 3205 Tel: (+61 3) Fax: (+61 3) WESTERN REGION Level 2, 56 Ord Street West Perth WA 6005 Tel: (+61 8) Fax: (+61 8) NEW ZEALAND 69B Portage Road Otahuhu Auckland 1062 (Private Bag 92806, Penrose 1942) Tel: (+64 9) Fax: (+64 9) enquiries@thiess-services.co.nz CORPORATE OFFICE Level 5, 179 Grey Street South Bank QLD 4101 Tel: (+61 7) Fax: (+61 7) _0812

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