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STANDARD FORM 330 (REV. 8/2016) PAGE 6 5.Other Services Subsurface Utility Surveys JEBA started performing SUE surveys on 2008 , and has SUE Certified personnel at its Florida and Puerto Rico offices. The American Society of Civil Engineers, under specification 3802, has defined the discipline of Subsurface Utility Engineering as the management of risks and databases pertaining to the utility and underground asset mapping at various Quality Levels, among other technical parameters to which JEBA adheres to and holds as technical guideline. The following is the list of existing Quality Levels for the diverse utility mapping tasks possible under this discipline: Quality Level D – Typically referred to as the research and consultation of the diverse sources of records and maps and reporting them to the project owner or Engineer. Quality Level C – This level adds the survey of the assets based only on the above ground evidence. This includes the location of poles, manholes, hydrants, etc, graphically represented in the context of existing records. Quality Level B – This level adds to the record research and land survey, the designation of underground assets by means of diverse forms of induction, including but not limited to sound and electromagnetic induction, ground penetrating radar, etcetera. Quality Level A – This level of survey adds the physical uncovering of assets for verification by various means including but not limited to hand excavation, vacuum excavation and others. This level provides the highest level of accuracy and is the most expensive modality of utility surveys. JEBA is capable of performing all 4 types of quality levels of SUE asset designation, plus the evaluation of assets with company-owned zoom cameras. From its SUE designation work, JEBA will produce an engineering grade deliverable of meaningful importance to the client in order to make informed significant decisions regarding utility conflicts, upgrades connection, and avoidance strategies. Through a comprehensive training program for its field personnel, which are all certified professional utility locators, JEBA is recognized as an authority in providing SUE surveys for the A&E market in Puerto Rico. Recognizing SUE surveys are directly related to the engineering field, JEBA has a licensed engineer on staff as part of its SUE survey team. JEBA has also exported its SUE surveys capabilities to Florida, where it has performed for private clients and the Broward County Public Schools District, through its consultants; and to the USVI where it has performed subsurface utility surveys for PUMA Energy facilities, and others for clearance for environmental sampling drilling. Presently, JEBA owns three ground penetrating radar (GPR) units and related electronic, ferromagnetic and ultrasound subsurface utility prospecting equipment. Section E - Page | 75