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2011 – Cars on K Street

Project reconstructed three-blocks of downtown K street to re-open vehicular access

Scope included RFI and change order development and negotiations, resolutions of unanticipated conditions and other construction management services

This 150-year-old street had buried railroad tracks and other unique obstructions from decades of filling and rebuilding

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2010 – Central Plant Pipe Abandonment

Abandon over half mile of 30" Condenser Line serving the "Central Plant" State Building cooling and heating system.

MRPE surveyed, mapped and designed the abandonment of this 30" pipeline in coordination with contractor

A flowable air-entrained low density concrete foam was utilized to fill this pipeline along with entry and exit bulkheads.

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2008 – San Joaquin County Administration Building

This project was to construct a new San Joaquin County Administration Building in Stockton, CA

MRPE surveyed the site during construction and analyzed the plans prepared by others to determine resolution to grading and drainage design errors. New grading and layout plans were provided for all site grading and frontage improvements.

This project was under construction and the foundation was in when they realized that the grading was not going to work as designed. MRPE also found significant road frontage design errors and omissions resulting in a completely new design prepared in about a week that the engineer a of record ultimately adopted, signed and stamped.

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2004 – Sacramento City Hall

This project was to construct a new City Hall for the city of Sacramento adjacent to the historic city hall.

MRPE surveyed the site during construction and analyzed the plans prepared by others to determine the source of a 10' horizontal bust found during construction. New grading and layout plans were provided for all site grading and frontage improvements.

This project was under construction and the foundation was in when they realized that the loading ramps did not align with the docks on the building. The contractor and engineer had established different controls that go applied differently without the contractor's awareness. MRPE also found significant grading errors and omissions resulting in a completely new design prepared in about 48-hours.

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