Bridges & Pipelines

CITY OF LOS ANGELES, BUREAU OF ENGINEERING (LABOE) – SIXTH STREET VIADUCT REPLACEMENT PROJECT

Services:

  • Utility Coordination & Third‐Party
  • Administration
  • Construction Administration
  • Technical & Materials Submittal Review
  • Change Order Review and Negotiation
  • Technical Review on various civil disciplines
  • Stakeholder & Agencies Coordination (Caltrans, LA Metro, County of LA)
  • Independent Cost Estimates

This project will demolish the existing 3,500 feet long Sixth Street Viaduct, which spans over the Los Angeles River, railroad corridors, adjacent industrial properties and the 101 Freeway. Constructed in 1932, the concrete structure is deteriorating due to alkali‐silica reaction. Some historic light poles in good condition and existing bronze plaques will be salvaged and possibly reinstalled. A new iconic bridge which is approximately 3,700’ in length (700’ long approach embankment plus 3,000’ of elevated structure) and 94’ wide out‐to‐out total bridge width. The total construction cost of the project is over $420 Million. This project is being delivered via CM/GC method. The Alliance Group Enterprise, Inc. was selected as part of the Construction Management Team to assist City of Los Angeles in managing and working with the contractor on several construction packages which includes the demolition of several commercial buildings, construction of new Bureau of Street Services Yard and Building, relocation of several high voltage powerlines and many other large‐size utilities. TAGC is also responsible for the review and responding RFI, CO request from the contracts and vendors. TAGC as a part of the Construction Management team for the City of Los Angeles conducts utility assessment, coordinating the removal and relocation of utilities including utilities that is owned by Bureau of Street Services and Bureau of Street Lighting, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. TAGC prepares cost estimate as an alternative to those proposed by the contractors and other utility companies and submit the estimate to the City of Los Angeles.

    CITY OF LOS ANGELES, BUREAU OF ENGINEERING,

    BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT DIVISION ‐ RIVERSIDE DRIVE NEAR ZOO DRIVE BRIDGE WIDENING OVER LOS ANGELES RIVER

    The proposed Riverside Drive near Zoo Drive Bridge Widening Project is located in the City of Los Angeles near Griffith Park area. This project is funded through the Caltrans Highway Bridge Program (HBP). The existing bridge (53C‐ 1298) is a 56‐foot wide, four‐lane Class II Major Highway that runs north‐south over the Los Angeles River. The proposed project includes seismic retrofit of the abutments, widening of the bridge on the downstream side by 19 feet, utility alternation of the existing Caltrans storm drain, and bike path improvements. The new portion of the deck will be supported by cast‐in‐place concrete box girders, rather than matching the existing concrete T‐beams. With the existing soft bottom channel, the project requires a temporary diversion structure to be placed along with the temporary construction platform to perform pile driving activities. The Alliance Group Consulting (TAGC) has been selected to provide Design Support During Construction (DSDC) / Construction Management (CM) Services. TAGC is also assisting the City in performing several design modifications to traffic control, traffic signal and lighting design along with many other CM tasks such as submittal review, contract change order review and negotiation, response to contractor’s RFIs, etc…

    Services:

    • Utility Coordination & Third‐Party Administration
    • Construction Administration
    • Worksite Traffic Control Plans Development
    • Change Order Administration & Negotiation

    METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT (MWD)‐PRE‐STRESSED CONCRETE CYCLINDER PIPE (PCCP) REHABILITATION PROJECT (Utility, Roadway & Traffic Engineering Design Services)

    Metropolitan’s water delivery system includes approximately 830 miles of pipelines, of which 159 miles are PCCP. These PCCP lines were originally installed between 1965 and1985, and range in diameter from 54 to 201 inches. As part of the PCCP Rehabilitation Program, the five PCCP feeders which are Allen‐McColloch Pipeline, Calabasas Feeder, Rialto Pipeline, Second Lower Feeder and Sepulveda Feeder are programmed as part of the MWD’s CIP. As part of the selected team to provide design services to the Rialto Pipeline, which is approximately 30 miles in length in which 16 miles of pipeline has diameter of 96” to 120” and approximately 14 miles of welded steel pipe, TAGC is responsible for the investigation of existing utilities within the proposed project footprint, preparation of necessary utility relocation and traffic control for the rehabilitation and installation of pipelines along the alignment.

    Services:

    • Utility Investigations & Verifications
    • Temporary Traffic Control Design
    • Temporary Traffic Signal Design
    • Roadway Restoration Design
    • Stakeholder & Agencies Coordination
    • Specifications & Cost Estimation