The Navy increasingly relies on Public Works to streamline mission execution and advance infrastructure objectives. Since 2023, Team Emax has provided comprehensive project management and electrical study support services to Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam (JBPHH). This work spans a broad range of uUtilities infrastructure activities, including project management, detailed design and construction support, specialized electrical system studies, and transactional advisory services. 

The support Emax provides covers multiple aspects of work requiring extensive coordination among government stakeholders, engineers, and contractors. This scale aligns closely with the requirements of utilities privatization and portfolio management programs across the DON portfolio.

Challenge 

JBPHH presented a multifaceted set of technical, programmatic, and transactional challenges: 

• Highly specialized electrical systems requiring in-depth engineering studies (steady-state analysis, relay coordination, dynamic stability modeling, black start procedures, and island detection). 

• Concurrent management of multiple utilities projects, each at different stages of design, procurement, and construction. 

• Extensive coordination across government offices, contractors, and installation staff, requiring structured communication and disciplined project management. 

• Strict compliance requirements, including Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), Public Works Utilities Criteria, National Electrical Code standards, and JBPHH-specific requirements. 

• Complexity of Utilities-related transactions, including Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) actions, In-Kind Consideration (IKC) development, Requests for Proposals, and post-award support. 

• Administrative and oversight demands, such as invoicing review, deliverable tracking, and ensuring timely reporting. 

These conditions required a team capable of managing both the technical rigor of military utilities engineering and the transactional and programmatic complexities inherent in utilities privatization and energy resilience initiatives. 

Approach 

Team Emax implemented a comprehensive, technical and project-management approach tailored to the JBPHH utilities portfolio. 

1. Project Management and Program Oversight 

• Led coordination among installation leadership, contractors, consultants, and regulatory agencies. 

• Managed schedules, deliverables, invoicing, and reporting to ensure transparency and timely execution. 

• Provided structured oversight, issue tracking, and milestone management across multiple concurrent projects. 

2. Technical Engineering Analysis and Study Support 

Utilizing specialized electrical engineering expertise, Team Emax performed rigorous evaluations of: 

• Steady-state power flow analysis 

• Microgrid and back-bone infrastructure development 

These analyses informed system improvements, identified vulnerabilities, and ensured design alignment with mission resiliency objectives. 

3. Design and Construction Support 

• Conducted systematic milestone reviews of design packages, submittals, and construction documents. 

• Ensured compliance with UFC, Public Works Utilities Criteria, NEC, and installation-specific technical standards. 

• Supported field coordination and technical resolution during construction phases. 

4. Transactional and Procurement Support 

• Reviewed Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and supported Technical Evaluation Boards in a non-voting technical expert capacity. 

• Developed In-Kind Consideration (IKC) evaluations for projects under the Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) program. 

• Assisted with documentation and analysis supporting privatization, conveyance, and land-exchange opportunities. 

• Provided advisory support to improve speed of execution, resolve issues, and align transactions with legal and policy authorities. 

5. Strategic and Program-Level Support 

• Contributed to programmatic tasks requested by PW8, including Utilities strategy development and lessons-learned integration. 

• Supported leadership briefings, technical summaries, and decision materials. 

• Evaluated opportunities to reduce Utilities vulnerabilities and increase installation power generation capacity. 

Impact 

Team Emax’s support to JBPHH strengthened Navy Utilities programs and demonstrated capabilities directly applicable to future utilities privatization (UP) initiatives. Key outcomes include: 

• Improved technical rigor in the evaluation and validation of complex electrical studies. 

• Enhanced project execution through disciplined project management, stakeholder coordination, and schedule adherence. 

• Stronger transactional outcomes, including informed EUL IKC assessments and technical participation in procurement actions. 

• Greater compliance assurance, with consistent application of UFC, NEC, and PW Utilities Criteria across all project phases. 

• Clearer programmatic insight, through structured reporting, technical briefings, and lessons-learned integration. 

• Demonstrated ability to manage large, complex Utilities projects on military installations, including those involving privatized or semi-privatized Utilities infrastructure. 

The project’s size, comprehensive technical scope, and administrative complexity collectively demonstrate Team Emax’s proven capability to support the Department of the Air Force’s UP program and similar large-scale Utilities resilience and privatization efforts across the Department of Defense.