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TAMPA TANK INC. - FLORIDA STRUCTURAL STEEL

SPARKS & REMARKS VOLUME 10, ISSUE 1 APRIL 2017

Freeport/Nassau, Bahamas Coordinates: 26.5416° N, 78.6455° W

CURRENT CARIBBEAN REGION OPERATIONS

St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Coordinates: 17.7246° N, 64.8348° W

Island of St. Kitts and Nevis Coordinates: 17.3578° N, 62.7830° W

Guyana Coordinates: 4.8604° N, 58.9302° W

St. EustatiusCoordinates: 17.4890° N, 62.9736° W

St. Vincent Coordinates: 12.9843° N, 61.2872° W

Grand Cayman Coordinates: 19.3222° N, 81.2409° W

St. Lucia Coordinates: 13.9094 degrees N, 60.9789 degrees W

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TTI-FSS’s Map of Caribbean Region Operations

Established more than 60 years ago, Tampa Tank-Florida Structural Steel’s (TTI-FSS) business first focused on a vicinity stretch-ing hundreds of miles. As our capabilities grew, our solid reputation for safety, quality,

efficiency and reasonable prices offered us opportunities to expand to a wider scope. Early on, under the leadership of Cal Reed, we reached out to companies based in Latin America and the Carib-bean. Thereafter, our products were also being shipped to other continents such as Africa and Asia. In an effort to continue expand and increase our fabricating and shipping logistics, now with an ad-ditional facility ideally positioned at the Port of Tampa, TTI-FSS has become faster and more reliable by having direct access to railroads, trucking and ships/barges to reach any market worldwide.

Currently, one of our most active areas is the Caribbean and Central/South America where our vast experience helps us respond to our customers’ growing needs for additional tank storage, steel plate structures, and piping which TTI-FSS is capable to serve on an individual basis or turnkey project.

TTI-FSS has increased efficiency in operations, broadened our reach, and built loyalty with our customers through repeat business. Our reputation is founded by having custom shops that fabricate, deliver and build to customer’s requirements, maintaining always a safety-first and on time delivery reputation that expertly handles large and small jobs from start to finish.

TTI-FSS’s customer trustworthiness is a direct result of the loyalty we cultivate in our employees as well. At all our locations, including overseas regional offices, our supervisors and professional/skilled

team have exceptional levels of trained experience, safety and an outstanding level of service time working with TTI-FSS. Our com-pany promotes and keeps enhancing an amount of certifications and improving qualifications that grow our employees’ strengths and grow their allegiance to TTI-FSS. Fostering a safe, trustful work-place has a remarkable effect on employee morale which directly translates into loyalty. TTI-FSS’s proven knowledge in operations involving industries such as Oil and Gas, Transportation, Energy, Chemical and many others, is recognized for its exemplary safety records, quality products, on-time schedules, and on-budget results. We are proud to state, that most of the islands covered in the map of Caribbean locations, currently have petroleum, chemical or water storage tanks as well as associated piping built and installed by our company at airport fuel depot facilities, water storage locations and petroleum and chemical storage terminals.

Work Smart and Stay Safe, David HalePresident/CEO TTI-FSS

LETTER FROM THE CEO

ON THE COVER

We are proud to state, that most of the islands covered in the map of Caribbean locations, currently have petroleum, chemical or water storage tanks as well as associated piping built and installed by TTI-FSS at airport fuel depot

facilities, water storage locations and petroleum and chemical storage terminals.

St. Eustatius (Virgin Islands)

St. Croix

Freeport Bahamas

Grand Caymon

St. Kitts

Guyana

St. Lucia

St. Vincent

Map to Caribbean Region Operations

St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Coordinates: 17.7246° N, 64.8348° W

The Hovensa Oil Terminal at Limetree Bay was purchased by Limetree Bay Terminals, LLC (LB Terminals) in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands in 2016. Great steps have been taken to revamp the onsite tanks that hold 32 Mbls of petroleum products, as well as perform the necessary piping modifications to operate the storage facility. Since this project was announced, TTI-FSS with local partner Peak, (TTI-Peak, LLC) has repaired 16 tanks so far. And, due to the excellent work being done, LB Terminals has asked to increase our presence on the island to bring more tanks into operation sooner.

Initially, the project started with a 10-man crew that gradual-ly has grown to 75 men working day and night shifts -- a true testament to the safety, quality and efficiency records of TTI-Peak’s employees and the project’s leadership. The tank repairs have included installing bottom patch plates, external floating roof (EFR) repairs, replacing primary and secondary EFR seals, re-building fire foam systems, wind girder repairs and wind girder re-builds. TTI-Peak also has performed two full bottom replacements and installed aluminum skin and pontoon internal floating roofs.

Freeport/Nassau, Bahamas Coordinates: 26.5416° N, 78.6455° W

TTI-FSS is partnering with Motherwell Bridge Bhicam on many new and continuing projects in Freeport/Nassau Bahamas.

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TTI-FSS’S CURRENT CARIBBEAN REGION OPERATIONS

Freeport Oil tank crew.

Tank repair and pipeline modification project in St. Croix.

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Freeport Oil new tank: TTI/Bhicam is erecting an 80’ di-ameter x 48’ high gasoline tank that includes the installation of a full contact internal floating roof (IFR) from Discus Engineer Prod-ucts. In its last stages, Superintendent Rosebel Lopez has been in charge of this project with the supervision of Roosevelt Lopez and the hard work of a skilled group of Bahamians and expats. BBH Terminal (Buckeye Bahamas Hub) Tank 8035 Up-grades: TTI/Bhicam is also in the final stages of upgrading a 178’ diameter by 56’ high steel cone roof tank with new shell nozzles, new sumps, a new roof handrail and other miscellaneous work. Crisantos Lopez is the superintendent in charge of this job with the supervision of Alvaro Catalan and a group of skilled welders, fitters and skilled helpers from Bahamas, and surrounding areas.

BBH Terminal Oxygenate Pipeline Project: TTI/Bhicam is working on the installation of pipelines that will connect the onshore terminal dock with the BBH terminal that will streamline operations. The main line is a 12” diameter with a length of aprox 4,800 ft, and other additional lines of 20”, 10” and 6” diameter.

Additional work being done at the BBH Terminal are repairs to dome roofs that were damaged by high winds caused last year by Hurricane Matthew.

Future Projects:BBH Terminal Tank 8062 ConversionBBH Terminal Discus IFR installation for 4 tanksStatoil Jetty Fire System ModificationsStatoil TK 6 and 10 Dome Flashing RepairsStatoil Onshore Terminal Fire SystemStatoil Tk2 RepairsSun Oil Pipe Line (Nassau)

Grand CaymanCoordinates: 19.3222° N, 81.2409° W

In an effort to bolster tourism, the government of the Grand Cayman Islands committed to increasing the size of its airport terminal and runway. As part of the restructuring, TTI-FSS was awarded a contract from Rubis Grand Cayman to demolish the existing Jet Fuel terminal facility at the Owen Roberts Interna-tional Airport.

TTI-FSS’s scope of work involved cutting down two tanks – one a 10,000 bbls and the other, a 1,000 bbls tank; removing 1,200 ft. of piping, and demolishing the customer’s airport’s office build-ing, including a canopy, and concrete work removal. TTI-FSS finished the job on time and on budget -- with ZERO safety inci-dents. The next phase of this project will be the construction of a new airport fuel storage depot. With the well-known capability and experience that TTI-FSS has, it is now prepared to fabricate and erect the required tanks, piping and all other construction which will be required for these types of facilities.

A new sump installation.

Underground pipe installation.

Tank rehabilitation in Freeport.

10,000 bbl fuel tank currently in construction in Georgetown, Grand Cayman.

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Additionally, work is about to begin on another contract TTI-FSS was awarded by Rubis, Grand Cayman that consists of the erection and painting of a 10,000 Bbls tank, and installation of 6” and 8” yard piping at its Jackson Point facility. In order to better accommodate the petroleum market in Grand Cayman, Rubis is reconfiguring their storage facility to better manage the products offered to the local market. The changes consist of supplying and installing an aluminum internal floating roof, floating suction pipe, and internal paint-ing. TTI-FSS will also install complete roof perimeter handrails around the existing tanks.

Additional Fuel Storage on the Island of St. Kitts and NevisCoordinates: 17.3578° N, 62.7830° W SOL Caribbean Ltd. contracted the services of TTI-FSS for the demolition of several tanks as part of a terminal fuel tank project on the island of St. Kitts, along with the demolition of a whole fuel storage system in Nevis. After the demolition of a tank and the relocation of another one, in St. Kitts, additional area was obtained to erect three fuel tanks; one for aviation ( Jet Fuel) with up to 5,000 bbls capacity, and two tanks for motor gasoline, each with 6,000 bbls capacity. This storage increase allows SOL Caribbean, Ltd. to keep a larger amount of fuel inventory available to meet the needs of its consumers.

TTI-FSS was appointed to design and construct a firefighting system at the terminal in compliance with local requirements for protection of people and the environment. Using the latest inter-national codes for water-cooling rings and a foam generation tank, TTI-FSS also installed foam chambers at the top of the tanks. Water cannons were installed on the exterior of two tank farm areas to help cool the adjacent tanks, in case of a fire emergency.

SOL Caribbean Ltd. entrusted both works to TTI-FSS due to our extensive knowledge in API 650 steel tank construction as

Guyana Storage tank of 50,000 Bbls for diesel fuel.

Steel bridge foundations for St. Eustatius project.

well as NFPA codes; demonstrated safety, on-time and on-budget record; and our proven expertise in the design and construc-tion of similar firefighting systems in other Latin America and Caribbean countries.

Increasing Flexibility in the Leeward Islands Coordinates: 17.4890° N, 62.9736° W TTI-FSS has been working in several of the Leeward Islands for many years, but there is a specific island where our local company GEC NV has been operating for more than a decade -- St. Eustatius, or as it is called locally, Statia.

For all those years, GEC NV has worked to foster a win-win relationship with our customer NuStar Terminals. As a result of the work we have provided on tank and pipeline maintenance, NuStar Terminals has reduced downtimes and maximized the use of their existing facilities.

As NuStar Terminals looks to its future on Statia, it has chosen GEC NV, yet again, to be in charge of their terminal pipeline route modifications, install new pipelines, demolish old tanks, and build new ones. This vote of confidence stems from the consistent, high level of attention to schedules, meeting project budgets, maintaining an accident free environment and improv-ing efficiencies shown by GEC NV employees.

Storage Tank for Diesel Fuel to Cover SOL Guyana Inc. Incremental SalesCoordinates: 4.8604° N, 58.9302° W

The country of Guyana in South America is thriving eco-nomically as its demand for fuel consumption demonstrates. The demand stems from the regional growth of essential new bridges, road construction, and mining.

SOL Guyana chose TTI-FSS to fabricate and construct a 50,000 bbls steel tank at its Rome Terminal. As a result, SOL Guyana now offers its customers a consistent flow of supple-mental fuels. Meeting this customer’s pressing need, TTI-FSS fabricated and built the tank within an 8.5-week turnaround. Painting the whole tank took another 6 weeks. As a result, SOL Guyana has now received the first load to this tank of many more to come.

The project was completed on a fast track mode without any safety incidents or budget increases using the latest API 650 standards. Given all the parameters, SOL Guyana was immensely pleased with the entire project. An additional fire protection system is now under construction, based on NFPA’s updated fire standards.

Jet A1Fuel Storage Expansion to Meet Customer Sales at St. LuciaCoordinates: 13.9094 degrees N, 60.9789 degrees W SOL EC Limited, located in St. Lucia, is expanding its jet A1 fuel storage capacity at its Vieux Fort Terminal facility. TTI-FSS is responding to the request by creating Design-Build jet fuel steel storage tanks that will require earthworks, a concrete founda-tion, and the erection of a 15,000 Bbls tank.

Adhering to the latest API 650 and NFPA standards, the tank will have an aluminum dome, a floating suction arm and an exte-rior sump tank used for product testing. SOL EC Limited needs to quickly increase volume to meet their customers’ needs, so the tank’s construction is being expedited to meet urgent deadlines. Coordinated from TTI-FSS headquarters in Tampa and its local Tampa Tank, Inc. St. Lucia office, the project is expected to be completed by mid-May 2017.

Airport Jet A1 Fuel Facilities at the Island of St. Vincent Coordinates: 12.9843° N, 61.2872° W

Rubis West Indies is a leading supplier of aviation and motor fuels on the islands of the Caribbean. TTI-FSS was contracted to develop a storage terminal and a fuel sales office at the recently government constructed Argyle International Airport on the island of St. Vincent. Several times larger than the previous airport, the new Argyle Airport offers expanded passenger capacity due to its ability to receive larger passenger airplanes.

Coordinating with the local authorities on this macro project for the island, Rubis West Indies sought TTI-FSS’s vast experience to develop this Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) based project. TTI-FSS demonstrated its valuable engi-neering acumen by adapting to the Rubis West Indies’ budget and construction parameters to institute the complex process for prod-ucts to be received via underwater pipeline and then transferred to airplanes via dedicated trucks at the airport plane tarmac.

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New aviation fuels storage plant on the island of St. Vincent.

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TTI-FSS Receives Safety Recognition from MPLX Terminals, LLC

TTI-FSS was recognized for its efficient, effective implementa-tion of a recent tank project with MPLX Terminals, LLC, located in Selma, NC. Acknowledgements such as this are meaningful because it demonstrates the value of the continuous positive rela-tionship TTI-FSS fosters with Marathon Petroleum and all of our clients. Those involved were: Donna Black Field Superintendent, Steve Andersen, Nathan Pilkington, Jason Rosenberg, Christo-pher Welcher, Alonzo Harris, and Daloryn Clark.

M& TE Recognition 2/23/17 - Marathon recognizes TTI-FSS for demonstrating live safety/business focus in the following manner - completing the floating roof in the Selma Buffalo new tank within the approved schedule, budget, and with no OSHA recordable injuries. By doing this, they have positively impacted the following key result goal: Develop and deliver quality projects.

Job Training Outreach in St. Eustatius Yields Positive Results

TTI-FSS’s subsidiary General Engineering Corporation (GEC NV) established a job-training program with the New Chal-

lenges Foundation in St. Eustatius to help local individuals get a second chance at a career. Trainee Osborne Johnson completed a G1 certification program and now is working as a welder trainee with GEC NV where he will continue further training and development.

Also in St. Eustatius, GEC NV participated in the Gwendolin Van-Putten School’s 2nd Annual Job Fair designed to introduce its students and local citizens to foreign companies who conduct business there. The event was a success with hundreds of locals and 11 businesses attending.

FIELD OPERATIONS: POSITIVE RECOGNITION

From left: New Challenges Foundation/Welding Instructor – Paul Fletcher; St. Eustatius Labor Department – Maxine Spanner; GEC NV Superinten-dent – Jose Rodriguez; New Challenges Foundation/Trainee – Osborne Johnson; New Challenges Foundation/Student Counselor & Job Coach – Gene Herbert; NuStar Terminals N.V. – Terry Keogh.

GEC NV participates at the 2nd Annual Job Fair.

WELCOME TO BILL CRITTENDON

TTI-FSS welcomes Bill Crittendon as our new Corporate Facility Super-intendent, responsible for production over our three facilities. Bill Crittendon has 35 years of prior experience in the metal fabrication industry, is a strong team leader, and specializes in welding and automation. He comes to us after a successful 20-year career as Director of Operations at Oregon Ironworks.

MIKE NORRIS RECEIVES SAFETY STAR RECOGNITION

Mike Norris, Fitter, received the 2016 4th quarter Safety Star overall recognition. Mike operates overhead cranes and multiple other equipment at our Adamo facility. Mike demonstrates tremendous safe work habits throughout his daily routine and also presents ideas to better pro-tect his co-workers. Nice job Mike – congratulations!

CASEY MOREY PASSED THE CERTIFIED PROJECT MANAGER EXAM

Casey Morey has transitioned from Interim to Senior Project Manager after he trained for and successfully completed the PMP (Project Management Professional) exam administered by the Project Management Institute.

Previously in residential and commercial construction, Casey began his TTI-FSS career three

years ago as an Estimator/Project Manager. Currently he holds General Contractor’s licenses for Florida and Georgia while working toward licensure for Louisiana and Tennessee, as well. As Senior Project Manager, project managers will report to him. Casey’s perseverance and focus on continuous improvement

make him a valuable asset to the TTI-FSS organization. “I enjoy the people I work with, the daily challenge, and the opportunity to learn something new every day from my peers and the work-ing environment,” says Casey.

BYRON DIXON SAFETY STAR AWARD RECIPIENT

Bryon Dixon received the 2016 4th quarter Safety Star award at the Ybor facility for responding and reporting a possible unsafe situation. Bryon, a Fitter, observed how forks on an overhead crane could have swung and possibly struck an employee. Because Bryon got involved, he helped avoid a potential injury from happening. We appreciate Byron’s safe work practic-es and recognize it with this award.

PORT QUARTERLY SAFETY STAR RECIPIENT GARY RAJARAM

Gary Rajaram, Fitter Port, was named the 4th quarter Safety Star Award recipient. He exemplifies daily safe work prac-tices and we appreciate his work ethic and safe approach to work. !!

TTI-FSS TEAM TALK

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General Superintendant Joey Allen earned his private pilot’s license. Congrats