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MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD, WAYTE & 

CARRUTH LLP 

7647 NORTH FRESNO STREET 

FRESNO, CA 93720 

McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, 

Wayte & Carruth LLP 

David Emerzian, #222930 

david.emerzian@mccormickbarstow.com 

H Annie Duong, #319953 

annie.duong@mccormickbarstow.com 

7647 North Fresno Street 

Fresno, California 93720 

Telephone: (559) 433-1300 

Facsimile: (559) 433-2300 

Attorneys for Creditor 

A.J. EXCAVATION INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

In Re 

PG&E CORPORATION 

and 

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC 

COMPANY,

 Debtors. 

Bankruptcy Cases 

19-30088-DM (Lead Case) 

19-30089-DM 

(Jointly Administered) 

A.J. EXCAVATION INC.’S NOTICE OF 

PERFECTION OF LIEN 

(11 U.S.C. §§ 362, 546(b)) 

Affects PG&E Corporation 

Affects Pacific Gas and Electric 

Corporation 

Affects both Debtors 

**All papers shall be filed in the Lead Case 

No. 19-30088 DM 

Creditor A.J. EXCAVATION INC., (“AJ”), by and through its undersigned counsel, hereby 

files this notice of perfection, maintenance, and continuation of perfection of its mechanics’ lien 

against the Debtors, PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“Debtors”) pursuant 

to 11 U.S.C. sections 362(b)(3) and 546(b) (“Notice”). In support of this Notice, AJ represents the 

following: 

1. AJ is organized as a California corporation, in the business of performing earthwork, 

grading, paving, foundation, fencing, excavation, maintenance and/or other related construction 

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MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD, WAYTE & 

CARRUTH LLP 

7647 NORTH FRESNO STREET 

FRESNO, CA 93720 

services, with its principal place of business at 514 North Brawley Avenue, Fresno, California 93706. 

2. Debtor Pacific Gas & Electric Company (hereinafter “PG&E”) contracted AJ to 

provide earthwork, grading, paving, foundation, fencing, excavation, maintenance, and/or other 

related construction services for the improvement of certain real property owed, or reputed to be 

owned, by PG&E, as provided more fully in the prepetition contract (Long Form) (hereinafter 

“Contract”) . The real property is located at the following address, along with the contract number, 

more commonly known as: 

Midway Substation 

40358 Highway 58, Buttonwillow, CA 93206 

Contract #C10472 

(hereinafter “Real Property”). 

3. Prior to the bankruptcy petition, AJ furnished such labor, materials, equipment, and/or 

supervision for the earthwork, grading, paving, foundation, fencing, excavation, and other related 

construction services for the improvement of the Real Property in accordance with the scope of work 

contained in the Contract, and as amended by applicable work change orders. 

4. The principal sum, exclusive of interest and other charges, that is currently due and 

owing to AJ for the labor and materials provided to the PG&E pursuant to the Contract is: 

$310,299.20 

5. Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. section 362(b)(3), provides that: 

The filing of a petition under section 301, 302, or 303 of this 

title...does not operate a stay... under subsection (a) of this section, 

of any act to perfect, or to maintain or continue the perfection of, an 

interest in property to the extent that the trustee’s rights and powers 

are subject to perfection under Section 546(b) of this title or to the 

extent that such act is accomplished within the period provide under 

section 547(e)(2)(A) of this title. 11 U.S.C. § 362(b)(3). 

6. Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. section 546(b), provides that: 

(1) The rights and powers of a trustee under sections 544, 545, and 

549 of this title are subject to any generally applicable law that- 

(A) permits perfection of an interest in property to be 

effective against an entity that acquires rights in such property 

before the date of perfection; or 

(B) provides for the maintenance or continuation of perfection 

of an interest in property to be effective against an entity that 

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MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD, WAYTE & 

CARRUTH LLP 

7647 NORTH FRESNO STREET 

FRESNO, CA 93720 

acquire rights in such property before the date on which 

action is taken to effect such maintenance or continuation. 

(2) If – 

(A) a law described in paragraph (1) requires seizure of such 

property or commencement of an action to accomplish such 

perfection, or maintenance or continuation of perfection of an 

interest in property; and 

(B) such property has not been seized or such an action has 

not been commenced before the date of the filing of the 

petition; 

such interest in such property shall be perfected, or perfection of such 

interest shall be maintained or continued, by giving notice within the 

time fixed by such law for such seizure or such commencement. 11 

U.S.C. § 546(b). 

7. Pursuant to California Mechanic’s Lien law, a claimant must commence an action to 

enforce a lien within 90 days after recordation of the claim of lien. Cal. Civ. Code § 8460(a). Because 

the Debtors filed their Chapter 11 petition for bankruptcy on January 29, 2019, it created an automatic 

stay of all actions, including a claimant’s action to enforce a lien. Thus, AJ was prevented from 

commencing an action to enforce its liens against the Debtors and perfect its mechanic’s liens under 

the law. 

8. Accordingly, AJ hereby gives this notice in lieu of the commencement of any action to 

perfect, maintain, or otherwise preserve its mechanics’ liens pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 546(b) and 

California Civil Code sections 8460(a), including the recording of a claim of lien, the commencement 

of action to enforce the Mechanics’ Liens, the filing of a Pendency of Action, and/or the service of 

notice on purchasers of production on the Real Property (“Mechanics’ Lien”). A true and correct copy 

of the Mechanics’ Lien is attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated by reference. 

9. AJ hereby gives notice it intends to enforce its rights under the Mechanics’ Lien to the 

fullest extent allowed under the law. This Notice shall not be construed as an admission that such 

filing is required or to the necessity of recording, commencement, or seizure. In addition, AJ hereby 

gives notice that it has, or may be entitled to, additional mechanics’ liens rights to properties owned 

by the Debtors as they become due and owing according to prepetition contracts with the Debtors for 

the improvement of real property. This Notice shall preserve and continue to preserve any and all of 

AJ’s rights as to the Mechanics’ Liens and Bankruptcy Code. 

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MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD, WAYTE & 

CARRUTH LLP 

7647 NORTH FRESNO STREET 

FRESNO, CA 93720 

10. AJ reserves the right to amend, supplement, or otherwise modify this Notice and 

reserves any and all rights entitled to it under the applicable law. 

Dated: April 26, 2019 McCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD, 

WAYTE & CARRUTH LLP 

By: /s/ H. Annie Duong 

David L. Emerzian 

H Annie Duong 

Attorneys for Creditor 

A.J. EXCAVATION INC. 

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MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD, WAYTE & 

CARRUTH LLP 

7647 NORTH FRESNO STREET 

FRESNO, CA 93720 

PROOF OF SERVICE 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF FRESNO 

At the time of service, I was over 18 years of age and not a party to this action. I am 

employed in the County of Fresno, State of California. My business address is 7647 North Fresno 

Street, Fresno, CA 93720. 

On April 26, 2019, I served true copies of the following document(s) described as A.J. 

EXCAVATION, INC.’S NOTICE OF PERFECTION OF LIEN on the interested parties in this 

action as directed by the Order Implementing Certain Notice and Case Management Procedures issued 

March 6, 2019. 

BY ELECTRONIC FILING THROUGH CM/ECF PARTICIPANTS: Based on the 

Order Implementing Certain Notice and Case Management Procedures, transmission of service 

through CM/ECF shall constitute effective service on that Registered Participant. My electronic 

service address service is dawn.houston@mccormickbarstow.com, and I caused the document(s) to be 

sent to the persons using the CM/ECF system. I did not receive, within a reasonable time after the 

transmission, any electronic message or other indication that the transmission was unsuccessful. 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is 

true and correct. 

Executed on April 26, 2019, at Fresno, California. 

/s/ Dawn Houston

Dawn M. Houston 

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EXHIBIT A 

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NOTICE OF MECHANICS' LIEN ATTENTION! 

Upon the recording of the enclosed MECHANICS' LIEN with the county recorder's 

office of the county where the property is located, your property is subject to the filing of 

a legal action seeking a court-ordered foreclosure sale of the real property on which the 

lien has been recorded. That legal action must be filed with the court no later than 90 

days after the date the mechanics' lien is recorded. 

The party identified in the mechanics' lien may have provided labor or materials for 

improvements to your property and may not have been paid for those items. You 

are receiving this notice because it is a required step in filing a mechanics" lien 

foreclosure action against your property. The foreclosure action will seek a sale of your 

property in order to pay for unpaid labor, materials, or improvements provided to your 

property. This may affect your ability to borrow against, refinance, or sell the property 

until the mechanics' lien is released. 

BECAUSE THE LIEN AFFECTS YOUR PROPERTY, YOU MAY WISH TO SPEAK 

WITH YOUR CONTRACTOR IMMEDIATELY, OR CONTACT AN ATTORNEY, OR FOR 

MORE INFORMATION ON MECHANICS' LIENS GO TO THE CONTRACTORS STATE 

LICENSE BOARD WEB SITE AT www.cslb.ca.gov. 

PROOF OF SERVICE AFFIDAVIT 

I am a citizen of the United States and employed inFresno County, 

California. I am over the age of eighteen (18) years and not a party to the action. My business address is: 

514 N. Brawely Ave Fresno CA 93706 

On this date I served the foregoing MECHANICS' LIEN on the owners of the property: 

Pacific Gas & Electric 77 Beale St. San Francisco CA 94105 

subject to the mechanics' lien: (Name & Address of Owner)

J by placing a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope, first-class mail postage 

prepaid, evidenced by a certificate of mailing, to the owner at the owner's or reputed owner's 

residence or place of business address or at the address shown by the building permit on file 

with the authority issuing a building permit for the work, or as otherwise provided in 

Section 8174 of the California Civil Code. 

El by personally delivering a true copy thereof to the person(s) at the address set forth below: 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the taws of the State of California that foregoing is true and correct. 

Execut on- - by:Alisa Emmett 

(Your Name) 

(SIGNA RE) 

Page 2 of 2 Proof of Service of Mechanics' Lien 

41) VFR, Inc., P.O. Box 7, Loomis, CA 95650 (916) 652-7237 

Mechanics' Lien Form D-2 

Revised 7-1-2012 

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RECORDING REQUESTED BY 

A.J. Excavation Inc. 

514 N. Brawley Avenue 

Fresno CA 93706 

AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO: 

A.J. Excavation Inc. 

514 N. Brawley Avenue 

Fresno, CA 93706 

Midway: 18-155 2700156840 

- Jod Lifquist, Assessor —Recorder Kern County Official Records 

Recorded at the request of 

Public 

RODRIGUS 

3/25/2019 

2:00 PM 

Doc#: 219032199 si 1111 

Stat Types: 1 Pages: 2 

Fees 26.00 

Taxes 0.00 

Others 75.00 

PAID $101.00 

SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDERS USE 

MECHANICS' LIEN 

The undersigned A.J. Excavation Inc. 

[Name of person or firm claiming mechanics' lien. Contractors use name exactly as it appears on contractors license] Claimant claims a mechanics' lien upon the following described real property: 

City of Buttonwillow , County of Kern , California,

Midway Substation: 40358 Hwy 58 Buttonwillow CA 93206 

[General description of property where the work or materials were furnished. A street address is sufficient, but, if possible, use both street address and legal description.] 

Switch & CCVT Final Grade & Off Haul 

#18-155 50: 2700156840 Invoice #2019-1060 

Thesumof$ 310,299.20 together with interest thereon [Amount of claim due and unpaid] 

at the rate of 1.0% percent per annum from March 23rd, 2019 

[Date when balance became due] 

is due claimant after deducting all just credits and offsets for the following work and materials furnished 

by Claimant Provide & Install Foundations / Relocate Soils / Grading / Demolition 

[Insert general description of work or materials furnished] 

Claimant furnished the work and materials at the request of, or under contract with Pacific Gas & Electric 

[Name of person or firm who ordered or contracted for the work or materials] 

The owners and reputed owners of the real property or leasehold interest are 

Pacific Gas & Electric 

[Insert name of owner of real property. This can be obtained from the County Recorder] 

Firm Name A.J. ExC yation Inc 

By.

. 

[Signature of claimant or authorized agent] 

Alisa Emmett 

[Printed name of claimant or authorized agent] 

514 N. Brawley Avenue Fresno CA 93706 

[Address of claimant or authorized agent] 

VERIFICATION 

I, the undersigned, say: I am thePresident 

["President of," "Manager of," "A partner of," "Owner of," etc.] the claimant of the foregoing mechanics' lien. I have read said claim of mechanics' lien and know the contents thereof; the same is true of my own knowledge. 

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. 

Executed on March 24th, 2019 , at Fresno , California. 

[Date of Signature] Where Signed] 

‘._....--"--

[ nature of the individual who is swearing that the contents of the claim of mechanics' lien are true.] 

Alisa Emmett 

[Printed name] 

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AJ Excavation Inc. 

Fresno, CA 93706 

O#559-408-5908 

F #559-354-0639 

Invoice 

Date Invoice # 

1/8/2019 2019-1060 

Bill To 

Pacific Gas & Electric 

P.O. BOX 7760 

San Francisco, CA. 94120 

P.O. No. Terms Project 

2700156840 Midway Sub Switch & Fina... 

Quantity Description Rate Amount 

BILLING #1: Work completed at the Midway Substation 310,299.20 310,299.20 

Tota I $310,299.20 

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Contract – Long Form

Contract No. C10472

Page 1 of 2

62-4073 (12-1-08) Sourcing

Contract (Long Form)

This is a Contract between below named Contractor (“Contractor”), a California corporation, and Pacific 

Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”), a California corporation with its headquarters located at 77 Beale 

Street, San Francisco, California 94105. 

Contractor’s

Legal Name:

A. J. Excavation Inc. PG&E Contract No.

Contractor’s

Address: 

9662 W. Kearney Blvd.

Fresno, CA 93706

This Contract consists of 66 pages.

Project Name: Switch & CCVT Final Grade & Offhaul

Job Location: PG&E’s Midway Substation – Buttonwillow, CA

WORK: Contractor shall, at its own risk and expense, perform the Work described in this Contract and furnish all labor, 

equipment, and materials necessary to complete the Work as summarized below and as more fully described in Attachment 1:

Scope of Work. This is not an exclusive Contract. This Contract does not guarantee Contractor any Work nor is there any 

guarantee as to any volume or duration of Work.

Contractor shall perform the following Tasks as fully described in Attachment 1: Scope of Work:

 Demo and remove two (2) 280ft and 7’x 20’ x 3” asphalt conduit cross overs

 Provide and install two (2) 260’ and 5 ’x 29 ’x 6” reinforced concrete caps 

 Cut and remove 101,588 square feet of existing 4-inch class II base rock 

 Provide final grade utilizing dress-up method as per PG&E site photos and where directed by PG&E

 Load and off-haul 1,881 tons of generated non-hazardous soils and dispose of at an authorized PG&E disposal 

facility

ATTACHMENTS: Each of the following documents is attached to this Contract and incorporated herein by this 

reference: 

Attachment 1: Scope of Work (7 pages)

Attachment 2: General Conditions (49 pages) 

Attachment 3: Authorized Disposal and Recycling Facilities (7 pages) 

Attachment 4: Drawing No. 58235, Rev. 46 (MARKUP) (1 page)

CONTRACT TERM: This Contract is effective upon signature by both parties and expires on 1/28/2019. 

COMPLETION: Contractor shall commence performance hereof when directed to do so by PG&E. Work shall be 

completed by the completion date of 1/28/2019. Time is of the essence.

INSURANCE: Contractor shall maintain insurance in accordance with Section 25 of the General Conditions

(Attachment 2).

TERMS OF PAYMENT: In accordance with Section 16 of the General Conditions. 

CONSIDERATION: As full consideration for satisfactory performance of the Work by Contractor, PG&E’s total obligation to 

Contractor shall not exceed the following amount. This amount is inclusive of all taxes incurred in the performance of the 

Work. Any change to this amount shall only be authorized in writing by a PG&E Contract Change Order, fully executed by

both PG&E and Contractor.

TOTAL LUMP SUM AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED: $310,299.20.00

THE PARTIES, BY SIGNATURE OF THEIR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES, HEREBY AGREE TO THE TERMS OF 

THIS CONTRACT.

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY A.J. EXCAVATION INC.

Signature Signature

Name Larry Hernandez Name

Title Sourcing Manager Title

Date Date

Dave Swofford 

VP Utility 

8/29/2018

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Contract No. C10472

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62-4073 (12-1-08) Sourcing

ADMINISTRATION

PG&E 

Negotiator

Ken Levy Contractor 

Representative

Dave Swofford

Phone (925) 459-3704 Phone (559) 408-5908

Email K3L9@pge.com Email dave@movendirt.com

Accounting Reference 74001684

PG&E Work Supervisor: Scott Raymond Phone: (559) 263-5113

INVOICE 

INSTRUCTIONS: 

Contractor shall send 

invoices for each payment 

when due, showing the 

Contract number, to:

PACIFIC GAS AND 

ELECTRIC COMPANY

Send ORIGINAL Invoice to: PG&E Accounts Payable*

PO Box 7760

San Francisco, CA 94120-7760 

Send COPY of Invoice to: Jennifer Brothers

6030 West Oaks Blvd. Suite 300

Rocklin, CA 95765 or ETS&PSContractInvoicing@pge.com

For information regarding invoice status, call PG&E’s Paid Help Line at (800) 756-PAID (7243) or go to AP 

Web Reporting site at www.pge.com/actpay.

*Note: Contractors using the XIGN System do not need to mail a copy of the invoice to PG&E.

INTERNAL PG&E USE ONLY

Distribution Date

Distribution of Copies

Document Services

(Signed Original Copy)

Mail Code N5D

245 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO

Contractor

(Signed Original Copy)

Work Supervisor Scott Raymond Manager 

Invoice Approver Supervisor 

V.P. Sourcing/ Purchasing

Director Law 

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