DOMINION VIRGINIA POWER RENEWS MASTER CONTRACT FOR FOUR MORE YEARS

Dominion Virginia Power, one of the nation’s largest investor-owned electric utility companies, has renewed their master contract with Team Fishel for another four years. Along with the renewal, Dominion Virginia Power (DVP) added two new service territories, Northern Neck and Gloucester. Northern Neck borders the Fredericksburg operation to the Potomac River. Gloucester borders our East Richmond operation to the Chesapeake Bay.

According to Johnnie Bonner, Richmond Area Manager, eight 2-man service crews are excavating 24-inches to install 4/0 or 500 electric cables from the residence to a stub, pedestal or pole. He is utilizing two 3-man commercial crews, which work in new or existing retail areas to install cables and larger transformers. The nine backbone or joint trench crews excavate in residential areas a minimum of 30-inches to install primary and secondary cables in the same trench as well as place the pads, pedestals and hand holes for each Customer. A single directional drilling crew is utilized when there is a feed for the Customer, not enough conduits or running through an established area.

All totaled, approximately 75 Teammates are assigned to this contract.

“The partnership we have with this Customer is great,” says Bonner. “We have worked long and hard to gain their respect and it is paying off!”

Dominion Virginia Power (DVP) is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The renewal contract became effective on June 1, 2008.