Baylor University P3 Partnership

Presentation Description: Jacobs recently completed a comprehensive utility master plan, focusing on the conversion of steam to hot water while also incorporating capacity expansion to meet future demands, Jacobs is supporting Baylor in their pursuit of third-party financing as part of a progressive procurement model which allows for technology innovation while working collaboratively to minimize Baylor's impact to debt capacity. The presentation will provide an overview of the UMP, outlining the decision-making process and the ultimate choice to pursue a public-private-partnership. The selected partner should be known by June and may participate in the presentation as well as part of a panel format.

Case Study: Baylor University utility masterplan leading to the Baylor Energy Complex Replacement Project. This is an ongoing project as it is in the early phases of the design.

Keywords: System Development, Expansion, & Modernization

Lance Lindley, PE

Project Manager

Jacobs

Lance is a Project Manager and Mechanical Engineer in our Energy & Power Solutions group specializing in the design of CHP and district energy systems. Lance’s experience includes managing and completing conceptual design, engineering calculations, equipment sizing and layout, cost estimating, life cycle cost calculations, and overall feasibility analysis. Lance also has experience in chilled water and steam distribution systems, including pipe stress analysis and pipe support design.

Zachary Smith

Vice President

Ernst Young LLP

Zack Smith is a Vice President with Ernst & Young Infrastructure Advisors, LLC (EYIA) and has been with the firm for over five years. He has a decade of experience in the infrastructure advisory space, having most recently worked at KPMG prior to EYIA. Zack’s infrastructure advisory experience has focused on the energy, higher education and social infrastructure sectors, with a focus on Public–Private Partnership (P3) transactions. His work has included funding and financial analysis, financial modeling, and providing procurement and commercial strategy and structuring advice for a variety of clients, including on Tulane University's 30-year Energy-as-a-Service P3, Oberlin College's Geothermal Energy Project and the University of Maryland's NextGen Energy Program in addition to his current work for Baylor University.