Bay View Site Access Improvement


LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY

Project Background

Demolish existing reinforced concrete structure to provide the real estate for new building construction, relocate existing compressed air line, install new fire and domestic water lines, install soldier pile with several rows of tie-backs, install new reinforced concrete retaining walls and new stair structures.

Scope

  • Demolition
  • Soil Disposal
  • Site Restoration
  • Relocation of Underground Utilities
  • Grading
  • Paving
  • New Retaining Wall Construction
  • Underground

Challenges

The underground compressed air line was in a challenging location and a Bay Area Quality Management District Permit and Soil Disposal Profile was not covered in the design drawings.

Solutions

We prioritized the project activities and stockpiled the soil for testing to accommodate and achieve the project schedule.

Project Success

We prevented a more than six month delay to the project schedule and new building construction started as planned.

Crew looking at technical drawings

Project Value

$5 million