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University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Architectural and Construction Services

This letter is to recommend Chris Halpin of Celtic Energy Inc. to provide Owner's Representation Services to your organization. Mr. Halpin has provided us invaluable assistance with our performance contracting project to date.

Mr. Halpin's expertise was apparent the first time we met at the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Conference.

When UNCW decided to obtain Owner's Representative Services and interview firms, Mr. Halpin stood out above the rest. His references repeated the same things. Chris was knowledgeable in the process, very responsive, easy to work with, and performed the Owners Representative role exceptionally well.

At the interview, Mr. Halpin was able to speak at length and in detail about our State's specific performance contracting procurement process. He also spoke to critical points in the project where detailed assessment or negotiation would be necessary to assure our institution was receiving the best value and protection for the project.

Celtic Energy's assistance on UNCW's performance contract has been excellent. Mr. Halpin has served as a great resource and educator to those on our selection committee who do not fully understand the intricacies of performance contracting. He has helped to evaluate the campus and prepare the RFP. His proposal evaluations and guidance have allowed us to confidently shortlist Energy Savings Companies to interview.  We expect that he will continue to give us excellent counsel as we interview, prioritize, and begin negotiations with the selected Energy Savings Company.

Steve Sharpe
PE, Facilities Engineer