Sharing information with truckers who were integral to the fire cleanup effort.


vital cleanup work. “We had homeowners cook lunch or dinner for our crews, or bring them brownies,” Long said. “Te reaction of the community was just overwhelmingly positive,” he said. Contractors were continuously in-


teracting with homeowners who had a story to share or were hoping to find something on their properties – and were grateful when they were able to make a difference even in a small way, according to Long. “One example that


Air monitoring was a critical function performed throughout the project.


comes to mind is this gentleman who had lost his dad, a former police officer, right before the fire. We we were able to go with him to the site to find his dad’s ashes there in the rubble and give them back to him.” Tat personal connection, and taking the time to work with homeowners to try to find what they needed in the rub- ble, was one factor that made this effort so inspiring and ultimately successful, Long said. “It was almost like having nearly 10,000


projects out here that you oversee, and each one has its own little idiosyncrasy about it,” he noted. Completing the work so far ahead of the initial 12- to 18-month estimate was an achievement for every- one involved. “Te undertaking here was enormous, and to finish that far ahead of schedule surprised even me,” Long added. “It really shows the commitment by all our partners and the fact that everyone was moving in the same direction, from start to finish.”


The California High-Speed Rail Authority has issued an Invitation for Bids (IFB) on a construction contract which includes accessibility improvements, hazardous materials abatement/removal, and the seismic retrofit of the historic Fresno Southern Pacific Railroad Depot and build-out of plazas servicing the two future Fresno station entrances located in downtown and Chinatown, including utility upgrades, relocations and connections, demolition, park and plaza development, station multimodal parking, and EV


charging. This IFB is advertised on the California State Contracts Register through Cal eProcure at www.caleprocure.ca.gov. Bids must be submitted electronically using the Trimble Unity Construct Bid Portal website and will be due on the date and time specified in the IFB. A public bid opening will take place virtually on the date and time specified in the IFB. For additional information, please visit: https://hsr.ca.gov/business- opportunities/procurements/architectural-engineering-and-capital-contracts/fresno-station-early-works- invitation-for-bid/. Questions may be submitted to FresnoStationEW@hsr.ca.gov.


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