Los Angeles COUNTY, California
“The New Blue” Track & System Refurbishment Project
Project Description
Work to modernize the Blue Line, Metro’s oldest rail line, now 30 years old, required portions of the line to be temporarily closed for two extended four-month closures. Of particular note, the scope included rebuilding and expanding capacity at the Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station, as well as constructing a new customer service center and community plaza, improved connections to local buses and the surrounding community, and upgrades to safety and security systems. Work on the Blue Line also included improvements to the signaling, tracks and overhead catenary systems. Four new crossover tracks were built to reduce service interruptions. There were also numerous station improvements, including new digital map cases, signage, paint and landscaping.
FIRM ROLE
DE provided oversight of the contractor and CM teams for this $350-million renovation of the oldest rail line in the system. Resident Engineer Alfonso Gonzalez ensured compliance with contract design and quality, schedule, budget and safety requirements on this significant station. The scope of work included significant upgrades and expansion of multi-modal capacity, improved headways, upgraded and increased platform areas, added safety enhancements, and upgrades to enhance the user experience. DE coordinated the review and approval of submittals and RFIs, monitored materials and testing compliance, prepared documentation, and conducted weekly progress meetings.
LOS ANGELES & CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA
Expo Light Rail - Phase 1
Project Description
Expo Phase 1 is a Design/Build Light Rail project that includes 7 at grade and 3 aerial stations, bridges, a bike path, and a cut and cover grade separation at the University of Southern California. Finish electrical, systems, architectural, finishes and bridges at Farmdale Station in Los Angeles and Culver City Station in Culver City, associated building demolition, new security compound at Farmdale, and bike path, and parking lots adjacent to Culver Station were removed from Phase 1 Design/Build (D/B) contractor after bridge substructure installation and built Design/Bid/Build (D/B/B) by other contractorz under several separate D/B/B contracts, including added roadway restoration and improvements.
Firm Role
DE provided project management, change administration/negotiation, project controls, estimating, claims avoidance, electrical inspection and systems oversight on the four D/B/B projects, which were the only Expo Phase 1 projects to be completed on time, despite partial work performed by the predecessor contractor and challenges resolving design and construction coordination in the field in order for follow on contractor to complete the work. Two of these projects were completed within 8% of the original contract value and the other two for under the initial contract value, and all four with no compensable time extensions and no claims, despite those significant challenges. DE’s systems staff performed systems oversight on the entire Expo Phase 1 alignment (D/B project).
Los Angeles - Santa Monica, California
Expo Light Rail - Phase 2
Project Description
Expo Phase 2 is a Design/Build Light Rail project that includes 3 at grade and 3 aerial stations, bridges, incorporation into an existing tunnel box under the I-10 Freeway, a bridge crossing Venice Blvd. (Caltrans freeway) tying Expo Phase 1 into Expo Phase 2, and a bike path running parallel to the guideway.
Firm Role
DE provided project management, change administration and negotiation, project controls, estimating, claims avoidance, systems resident engineer, systems oversight, and closeout as a subconsultant to the Prime CM firm. Work included negotiation of cost changes, inspection and oversight of systems field integration tests, systems installation and startup, including communications, traction power, overhead catenary and train control & signalling systems, and key member to Expo Authority closeout team.
Los Angeles COUNTY, California
Metro Purple Line Extension
Project Description
Metro’s Purple Line project consists of 3 separate Design/Build tunnel and subway station projects extending the previous “Red Line” westward from Wilshire/Western to Wilshire/Federal in Westwood, CA. The project traverses through multiple cities: Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Century City and Westwood. Section 1 consists of 4 miles and 3 stations from Wilshire/Western to Wilshire/La Cienega and is scheduled to complete in 2023 at a project cost of $3.1B. Section 2 consists of 2.5 miles and 2 stations from Wilshire/La Cienega to Century City at a project cost of $2.5B, scheduled to complete in 2025. Section 3 began in September 2019 and consists of 2.5 miles and 2 stations from Century City to Wilshire/Federal at a project cost of $3.6B, and is scheduled to complete in time for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
FIRM ROLE
DE has provided key senior estimating staff on all 3 segments of the Purple Line project, and currently is providing 3 estimators on Purple Line Section 3, including Lead Estimator Marco Zafranco who is managing the estimating team and responsible for all estimates and negotiations on the project.
Los Angeles & Inglewood, California
Metro Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project
Project Description
The Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor is a Design/Build project consisting of an 8.5 mile light rail line, 5.5 miles of at-grade track, 3,600 feet of cast-in-place bridge structures, 4,600 feet of U-wall, 4,700 feet of cut-and-cover trench, and approx. 6,000 linear feet of tunnels. The project includes construction of 8 train stations, three of which are underground subway stations, four at grade and one elevated. The project features public art, and a signature parabolic bridge over the I-405 Freeway, the busiest and most congested freeway in the United States.
Firm Role
DE is providing the project Claims Manager, and track/civil inspection oversight, as a subconsultant. DE is providing the Lead Estimator and a Cost Estimator, as well as a Claims Specialist under multiple concurrent contracts.
Santa Monica, California
Metro Division 14 Operations & Maintenance Facility
Project Description
Metro Division 14 is a 10 acre light rail vehicle Maintenance & Operations Facility located in Santa Monica, California, that was built by Design/Bid/Build delivery. The project includes a maintenance and repair shop and administration facility (Main Building, including breakroom, offices, conference rooms, restrooms, control room), blow-down facility, drive through wash building, double-track interior vehicle cleaning platform, overhead catenary systems, traction power substation, six light rail vehicle storage tracks for 15 three-car consists, a through track, a runaround track, and parking and site landscaping/civil improvements.
Firm Role
DE provided project management, change administration and negotiation, project controls, estimating, claims avoidance, systems resident engineer, systems oversight, MEP inspection, train signal inspection, and closeout as a subconsultant to the Prime CM firm. Work included change management, negotiation of cost changes, inspection and oversight of systems field integration tests, systems installation and startup, including communications, traction power, overhead catenary and train control & signalling systems, inspection and oversight of building mechanical, plumbing & electrical systems, and key member to Expo Authority closeout team.
Los Angeles, California
LAX Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP)
Project Description
The Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP) is a new ground transportation network consisting of an elevated, 2.25-mile Automated People Mover (APM), new satellite Intermodal Transportation Facilities (ITF) terminals with parking, a Consolidated Rental Car facility (CONRAC) and a comprehensive series of roadway improvements to alleviate traffic congestion in and around airport facilities. This system will also connect LAX with Metro’s Airport Metro Connector (AMC) 96th Street Transit Station, all scheduled to be completed for the 2028 LA Olympics.
FIRM ROLE
DE is providing the cost estimates and schedules for various LAMP enabling and related projects being designed by LAWA bench Engineer RS&H. Estimates and Schedules DE developed included Skyview Parking Lot Modernization, LA Cienega/Century Restriping, Relocation & Upgrading of La Cienega 12” Waterline, 405 Southbound Off-ramp Improvements, and LAMP Roadway Guide Signage.
Culver city, California
Ivy Station
Project Description
The Ivy Station development project includes approximately 148 hotel rooms, 200 residential units, 197,000 square feet of office use, 57,800 square feet of retail and restaurant use, and approximately 1480 parking spaces in a three-level subterranean parking structure, including 300 dedicated LACMTA parking spaces, plus approximately 50 surface parking spaces, 8 of which will be dedicated LACMTA park-and-ride spaces. The Project will also include approximately 100,000 square feet of outdoor open space accessible to the public. Additional work includes fabrication, installation and maintenance of directional, way-finding, information, transit station identification and transit facility identification signs throughout and along the perimeter of the site for purposes of directing LACMTA patrons to, from and between the public transit facilities (including the Station and LACMTA Parking) and the public streets, sidewalks and rights of way.
FIRM ROLE
DE provided the Resident Engineer responsible for oversight of the developer contractors to ensure protection of Metro owned facilities during construction. The RE’s management services included oversight of work plans, schedules, cost; monitoring work for compliance with schedule, budget, technical, safety, and legal requirements; coordinating activities/operations with other Metro staff and public agencies; resolving design and field construction problems; attending progress meetings and reporting on contract status; monitoring field implementation of pollution controls for dust, noise, and vibration; and conducting site audits and testing.
ESCONDIdO, California
NCTD Escondido Positive Train Control Project
Project Description
Currently, the North County Transit District (NCTD) has limited fiber capacity between the San Diego Subdivision and the server room in Escondido where the Positive Train Control (PTC) and Rail Dispatch servers are located. NCTD is advancing a project to install fiber on the Escondido Subdivision that supports the PTC project and the need for data capacity between the San Diego Subdivision and the servers. The installation of this fiber will allow NCTD to replace the 25 pair copper cable that supports the Escondido Subdivision signal system and to implement PTC on the Escondido subdivision in the future. The project consisted of cleaning, repairing and modifying the existing 22-mile duct bank. The modifications ran laterals to all 15 stations, 12 control points and 12 intermediate signal locations on the Escondido Sub Division. A 72-strand fiber was pulled, terminated and tested.
FIRM ROLE
Destination Enterprises is providing the Railway Signal Engineer to provide construction management and inspection oversight of fiber-optic network infrastructure installation along the Escondido Subdivision.
Los Angeles, California
AMC Metro Connector
Project Description
The new Airport Metro Connector Transit Station (AMC) at Aviation Blvd. and 96th Street on the Crenshaw/LAX Line (currently under construction) will provide a reliable, fast, and convenient connection for passengers traveling between LAX and the regional bus and rail transit system. The new station will include a large bus plaza, bicycle parking, pedestrian pick-up/drop-off plaza, and a new Metro Customer Service Center. The station will support direct connection to the future LAX Automated People Mover (APM).
FIRM ROLE
DE, as part of a dynamic SBE/DBE/WBE joint venture team, will provide review support of the technical bid documents, administrative and inspection services and technical support throughout the project’s construction lifespan.
San Diego, California
Mid-Coast Corridor Trolley Extension
Project Description
The Mid-Coast Trolley will extend Blue Line Trolley service from Santa Fe Depot in Downtown San Diego to the University community, serving major activity centers such as Old Town, UC San Diego, and University Town Centre (UTC). Construction began in fall 2016 and service is anticipated to begin in late 2021.
The Trolley will expand transportation capacity in the corridor to accommodate existing and future travel demand, particularly for peak-period commute trips. The project will provide an effective alternative to congested freeways and roadways for travelers and will result in fewer vehicle miles being traveled.
The Trolley extension route begins just north of the Old Town Transit Center and travels in existing railroad right-of-way and Interstate 5 to the UC San Diego campus, Scripps Memorial Hospital, and terminates at the UTC Transit Center.
FIRM ROLE
Destination Enterprises is providing the Railway Signal Engineer during the pre-construction and construction phases, responsible for constructability review, cost estimating, schedule evaluation, and other technical support including inspection of traction power and signaling systems.
STATEWIDE, California
California High Speed Rail
Project Description
The CA High Speed Rail Package 1 is a 32 mile long alignment between Madera and Fresno Counties in Central California, and the first significant construction contract executed on the Initial Operating Section of the California High Speed Rail Program. It was awarded to Tutor-Perini/Zachary/Parsons (TPZP) Joint Venture in August 2013 at an initial project value of $985 million, amended in August 2019 by a $126 million settlement and time extension to November 2021. It includes 12 grade separations, 2 viaducts, 1 tunnel and a major river crossing over the San Joaquin River.
FIRM ROLE
DE was enlisted in January 2019 to provide estimating expertise and change negotiation support on various change orders, potential change orders and RFCs to support the prime CM firm to reduce a backlog of changes that had accumulated.
Los Angeles county, California
Metro CMSS
Project Description
The Construction Management Support Services (CMSS) for Rail Projects is an SBE Prime contract for CM support services on Metro’s rail-related capital projects. DE was selected out of 11 teams in a very competitive procurement with over 50 firms (including large CM and A/E firms) proposing on the 11 teams, a testament to DE’s record of providing superior CM staff and delivering successful results on all of its projects. The scope of work involves a wide range of construction management services across numerous projects to augment existing Metro staff and provide specialized expertise. Projects include “The New Blue” including Rosa Parks/Willowbrook Station and Metro Blue Line Signal Rehabilitation projects, a new Metrolink Station at Bob Hope/Burbank Airport, constructability and value engineering reviews of the Airport Metro Connector project, grouting repairs to Metro’s Red Line subway tunnels, oversight of the Ivy Station development adjacent to the Expo Culver City Station, flaggers and inspectors on the Metro Blue Line, inspection support to designers and maintenance staff on Metro Div 14 and 20 projects, development of a new Construction Management Manual, and project controls on Patsaouras Plaza, Rail to River, Airport Metro Connector, and sound wall projects.
FIRM ROLE
DE provides Resident Engineers, Field Office Engineers, inspectors, project controls staff, and CM, rail and signal specialized expertise in design and constructability reviews and value engineering studies to support Metro in delivering these significant rail projects.
Beverly Hills, California
AKA Beverly Hills Condominiums
Project Description
This premier location in the heart of Beverly Hills is within the well-known Golden Triangle providing convenient walking access to the boutiques on world-famous Rodeo Drive, Via Rodeo, and Robertson Boulevard. Noteworthy property amenities include a lobby with cafe/lounge, a private cinema, fitness center, and a business center and private board room with seating for eight.
FIRM ROLE
DE provided change management and negotiation, construction management, project management, project controls, schedule analysis and development for this $40-million, mixed-use project featuring 4-story commercial with 88 residential units atop. Scope included improvements in the City Rights-of-Way and to pedestrian sidewalks in the city of Beverly Hills on Wilshire Boulevard, Crescent Drive and Clifton Way.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Coliseum/USC Renovation
Project Description
The renovation of the Los Angeles Coliseum is a $270-million project includes a new Club Tower with suites, boxes and press box; new lighting, handrails, concourses, and video screens; the replacement of all seats with additional legroom and aisles; and replacement of the electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems to meet current standards. The Coliseum is jointly owned by the State of California, the County and City of Los Angeles but operated by USC. The Coliseum was designed by the architects who designed Los Angeles City Hall and Union Station. It was modeled after the Roman Coliseum. The stadium is the only venue in the world to have hosted two Olympics, two Super Bowls and a World Series. It will also be the site of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the 2028 LA Olympics.
Firm Role
DE, as subconsultant, is providing the Cost Estimator, tasked with forecasting the cost of the stadium renovation. DE reviews construction drawings for constructability and accuracy in representing the project scope; reviews change orders; and prepares estimates to ensure that the project meets financial forecasts and scope requirements. DE tracks the project’s performance against the total time and cost estimate while helping the customer avoid over-payment and where possible reducing costs.
Oceanside - san diego, California
SANDAG Oceanside Transit Center Third Track Project
Project Description
The Oceanside Transit Center (OTC) Third Track Project is a $26 million upgrade to the 125 year old OTC rail line in the City of Oceanside on one of the busiest rail corridors in the United States. The project consists of renovation of an existing platform to create a new 1000 foot long platform with added amenities; installation of a new track (3rd rail) and crossovers, turnout tracks, railroad signals and signal houses; modification of existing signal systems; highway crossing warning improvements and resurfacing of existing main track. The third track was added to provide additional capacity and improve on time performance for the Coaster, Amtrak Pacific Surfliner and Metrolink trains operating (in conjunction with freight trains) in the OTC.
Firm Role
DE provided train signal and systems inspection, as a subconsultant to the Prime CM firm. Work included oversight of signal related systems installation and crossing improvements, field integration and startup testing, and generation and completion of related punchlist items and as-builts.
El Monte, California
Metro Division 9
Project Description
Analyzed and reviewed construction claims on a $13 million project. Provided oversight and provided counsel construction manager and contracting officer for avoiding disputes and resolving ongoing issues. Performed detailed schedule reviews, and analyzed and negotiated settlement of delay claims.
FIRM ROLE
DE provided change administration and negotiation, claims avoidance and project controls including Sr. Project Scheduler, as a Prime to Metro. Work included change management, including review and response to Requests for Change (RFC’s) and preparation of change documents, negotiation of cost changes, claims avoidance, and detailed monthly schedule analysis and schedule review responses. DE provided specialized cost and schedule support to Metro’s team; cost changes and schedule issues were resolved during the project with no outstanding claims; lone contractor delay RFC was swiftly resolved. DE worked together in augmentation to Metro staff to successfully deliver Metro’s first LEED project on time and under budget.
City of la quinta, California
Vista Dunes
Project Description
Vista Dunes Courtyard Homes is an affordable housing community developed by the City of La Quinta Redevelopment Agency, offering residents numerous amenities including pools, playgrounds, basketball court, and Community Room. When it was first developed, Vista Dunes was the nation’s largest multi-family affordable housing community to receive LEED Platinum certification. It stands as a testament to what can be achieved through public/private partnerships in terms of sustainable, affordable workforce housing that contributes to neighborhood vitality.
FIRM ROLE
DE provided construction management on this $25-million, 80-unit LEED Platinum-certified housing project (the first LEED Platinum project in the nation to be built by a City). Scope included roadways and street lighting within the development and traffic improvements and street restoration along Miles and Adams Avenues in the City of La Quinta.
Century city, California
Westfield Shopping Center
Project Description
Westfield Century City, a flagship mall for the developer, recently underwent a $1-billion renovation that refreshed the aging mall. Designed by Westfield’s in-house studio, with consultants Kelly Wearstler, Gensler, and The Office of James Burnett, the final product positions the mall as a lifestyle destination. Inspired by Southern California mid-century modern style and spotlights the area’s perfect weather, “the mall design is meant to be a sanctuary,” according to Westfield executive Peter Lowy. The mall’s 8-acres of outdoor space is an enviable public space that features strolling gardens and lounging areas with the purpose of enticing the consumer to linger.
FIRM ROLE
DE provided project controls/scheduling for this renovation concurrent with ongoing retail operations.