CONSTRUCTOR AWARDS


Oakland Bay Bridge East Span Marine Foundation Removal Project Phase 2” – San Francisco/Oakland; and Nova/ Shimmick, JV for “Replace Fuel Pier” – Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego.


Meeting the Challenge of the Difficult Job – Projects $15 Million or Below Winner: Disney Construction, Inc. for “Caltrain San Francisco Bridges Road- way Project” – San Francisco


From difficult site access and space


constraints to live rail safety hazards, utility conflicts, unknown site condi- tions and more, Disney Construction faced a diverse array of challenges in its construction of the Caltrain San Francisco Bridges Roadway project. Te complex, $8.3 million seismic


safety upgrade project involved the replacement of three bridges, all spanning active Caltrain service tracks in the heart of San Francisco. Originally built in 1906, the bridges’ original steel support beams had been corroded by more than a century of train traffic and diesel exhaust fumes. Te project involved significant


space, coordination and safety challenges, requiring coordination with multiple third-party utility owners,


restrictive night work and construction within mere feet of the active railroad. Disney Construction and its subcon- tractors worked closely with Caltrain’s governing board to address these challenges while minimizing impacts to the public. Space constraints and project


location were key challenges. To deal with the bridges’ location over a rail corridor, the team devised unique construction methods such as adding splices to the cast-in-drilled-hole footing cages, fabricating a project- specific low-profile spreader bar and procuring custom low-profile rigging. Utility conflicts and site conditions


posed additional hurdles. Te complex utility routing plan for each bridge, designed to maintain utility service at all times, was impacted by design conflicts, unanticipated and differing site conditions and more. Disney coordinated with a dozen different third-party utility owners to create alternate utility schedules and develop several modified routing scenarios. Effective response to these and


many other challenges led to the successful completion of this project on schedule and within budget. Also selected as finalist in this category was Blois Construction, Inc. for “Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Silver Lake West Reservoir Project” – Los Angeles.


Thank You Sponsors! AGC thanks the following


sponsors for the AGC 2018 Awards program:  Travelers  GLA Corp.  Trench Plate Rental Co.  Trench Shoring Company  CliftonLarsonAllen LLP  Alliant Insurance  Dodge Data & Analytics  EPIC Insurance Brokers  Griffith Company  HCSS  Kiewit Infrastructure West, Co.  Manson Construction Co.  Marina Landscape, Inc.  Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld LLP


 Pinnacle Surety & Insurance Services


 Royal Electric Company  Skanska USA Civil West California District Inc.


 Swinerton Builders  Teichert Construction  Turner Construction Company  Gelman LLP  B.T. Mancini


Meeting the Challenge of the Difficult Job – Builder Winner: Swinerton Builders for “Trinity Place – 33 8th Street” – San Francisco


In the midst of a revitalization


Caltrain San Francisco Bridges Roadway Project


underway in San Francisco’s Mid-Market area, a 19-story residential complex known as Trinity Place at 33 8th Street is an integral part of the neighborhood’s rebirth. Swinerton Builders constructed the


Accepting the


Constructor Award for Disney Construction


are, left to right: Peter Worhunsky, Paul


Kvam, Vincent Diep, Tom Gookin, Andrew


Schneider and Torban Berquier.


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third of four buildings, an L-shaped tower comprising 540 apartments, retail space, a six-level subterranean garage and one-acre public private plaza. Te challenging project was designed as a residential oasis in this burgeoning neighborhood. Safety was a top priority, and efforts


taken earned the project the Cal/ OSHA Voluntary Protection Program for Construction designation. One of the many challenges was


building a six-level below-ground basement in a water table that was only


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