Monte Harner

Planate Management Group 1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 600

Alexandria, VA 22314

3 May 2022

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing this letter to communicate the outstanding professional services that Roman Kurochkin provided to my firm in executing a design-build facility project in Kozyn, Ukraine. Our firm implemented this project as an agent of the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency to design and construct a vehicle maintenance facility for the State Emergency Service (SES) of Ukraine. We secured Roman in late 2019 to perform the building design and provide construction oversight of the general contractor.

Throughout the process, Roman and his team provided high quality, timely, and professional services across the board. After assisting us in negotiating a design scope with the SES that conformed to the project budget, they completed all design plans and technical specifications without delay. Next, they assembled and submitted the permit application to the local authorities, and regularly corresponded with government officials to ensure the application proceeded through to approval. During construction, Roman’s team monitored the general contractor’s progress and identified several construction quality discrepancies for correction. Lastly, Roman assisted us with validating all general contractor invoices to ensure the amounts claimed for progress payments were accurate against material receipts and actual construction progress. The construction was approximately 70% complete at the time when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and all work was suspended. With Roman’s continued support, we are hopeful to complete the project once the war has concluded.

I commend Roman for his outstanding technical design and construction management abilities. His professional diligence throughout process ensured the end product was in full compliance with the design and technical requirements and provided a good value for U.S. government’s investment. I highly recommend Roman Kurochkin for performing similar activities in the future.

If you need any additional information related to our experience, please contact me. Sincerely,

Monte Harner

Senior Program Manager monte.harner@planate.net 1-570-863-8327