filled the skyline. “At the topping out event everyone was just really thrilled about how it’s coming along,” Kersey said.


Now two-thirds complete, the


new Long Beach Civic Center project has already been hailed as a model for future P3 institutional projects in other regions of the country.


“With each passing week as


everyone can see the buildings take shape the excitement just continues to increase,” Kersey added. “Te project is tracking ahead of schedule and on budget, the quality has been very good and we’ve worked close to 700,000 hours without a single lost-time incident.” 


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are currently underway in the Southern California region – the Rams/Chargers stadium in Inglewood, ongoing work at LAX and various high-rise residential projects, to name a few – the ability to adequately staff the job as well as meet local hiring goals has been a key success, Kersey said. “Roughly 12 percent of our


workforce is right here from Long Beach proper,” he noted. “Te objective is to get more than that where possible. It is a time of high demand in construction trades with many oppor- tunities to choose from.” Governed by a Project Labor Agreement, the project is expected to support around 4,000 total construction jobs from start to finish, with an estimated 450 workers on site at peak construction.


Delivering a Safe, Successful Project


During the official topping out


of the twin high-rise buildings this February, the City of Long Beach mayor, city manager and a host of other city and port officials joined together to celebrate the progress on the structures that will soon house numerous city and port employees. Te anticipation over the project’s completion in about a year has been tangible as the buildings have come out of the ground and rapidly


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