Marine Facilities

This project constructed a 400 feet reinforced concrete container wharf and backland area. The scope of work also included construction of a rock dike and engineered fill requiring the installation of wick drains underwater and on land, driving four indicator piles and 94 waterside and 104 landside production piles; concrete wharf construction; water, storm, sewer and electrical site utilities; soil surcharge placement and monitoring, and paving. IEM provided project engineering, cost estimating, scheduling, and document control services for this project.

POLA Berth 100 Backlands project redeveloped approximately 75 acres of land in the West Basin area of the Port of Los Angeles in order to design and construct a marine operations building complex, along with adjacent and utility company work. The site was formerly a Chevron oil facility and a shipyard, which required extensive environmental planning and remediation for this project. A combination of sensitive environmental issues, and a tight schedule required daily meetings with all key players to assure concise communications and timely adjustments to many unforeseen issues. IEM provided project engineering, cost estimating, scheduling, and document control services for this project.

This project consisted of constructing a 27-acre backland improvements at rear Berth 102, including fiber-reinforced Portland cement concrete paving and transtainer runways; asphalt concrete paving; crushed miscellaneous base; grading; sewer, storm drain, water, electrical, telephone, and communication systems; electric rubber tire gantry (ERTG) infrastructure; paving and stripping; and fencing. IEM provided project engineering, cost estimating, scheduling, and document control services for this project.

This project consists of redeveloping the existing Pier A Rail Yard into an automated intermodal container transfer facility (ICTF). Construction began with the implementation of ground penetrating radar techniques to help determine the extent and location of all underground utilities in the construction zone. Once all existing underground features have been abandoned/relocated, the work will continue with the construction of a surcharge system, the automated rail system, secondary gate system, working tracks with train-in-motion system, two electrical substations, a rail car maintenance facility, paving, fencing, and new LED high mast light poles. IEM provided cost estimating and document control services for this project.

This project consists of constructing 72-acre backland improvements at Berth 142-143, including the construction of 15 automated stacking blocks; this project includes demolition, grading, paving and stripping, site utilities, site lighting, fencing, crane rails, and reefer racks. IEM provided constructability review and project engineering services for this project.

The Port of Los Angeles investigated design alternatives for the Berth 57 Wharf Retrofit and Ground Improvements project to accommodate a new usage of the wharf and its existing shed as a marine research facility operated by AltaSea. The wharf is 660-ft long by 68-ft wide and the shed is a one-story, 93-ft by 500-ft steel structure. IEM prepared probable construction cost estimates and schedules for various wharf improvement options.