First Place: Nelson Lane at Markham Ravine Bridge Replacement, Lincoln

HDR Construction Control Corporation

The project consisted of a 4,000 lineal foot two lane rural road widening, extending from SR 65 north to Nicolas Road in Lincoln. The widening included the challenge of replacing a seismically deficient two lane bridge with a two new single span bridges across Markham Ravine. Ray Leftwich with the City of Lincoln accepted the award and provided a short presentation on the project challenges. Sierra Chapter judges were most impressed by these critical project elements:

• There was a critical need to widen the roadway and bridge due to a tremendous increase in traffic volumes once SR 65 was opened in 2013. Traffic on Nelson Lane increased from 1,200 to 15,000 ADT.
• The existing bridge was subject to flooding from the ravine, seismically unsafe, and clearly overcapacity from a safety viewpoint with the increase in traffic.
• Due to the high volume of traffic, the construction schedule was reduced from two seasons to just 6 months, requiring a highly coordinated design and City team to deliver the project two weeks ahead of schedule.
• Tremendous economic benefit to the City of Lincoln by providing improved accessibility for future development.

Second Place:  Next Move Sacramento Family Shelter Campus, Sacramento

Morton & Pitalo, Inc.

The Sierra Chapter awarded the second place to Morton & Pitalo, Inc. for their Next Move Sacramento Family Shelter Campus.  The project is an excellent example of the consultant and construction community serving our local community and clients to build a better community.  Renovations to the existing family shelter located in Sacramento increased the facility capacity which was in dire need of upgrades and space. Morton & Pitalo, Inc. provided the civil engineering improvement plans, construction assistance and record drawings pro-bono.  Wood Rodgers also provided the boundary and topographic survey.  In all, more than thirty trades and companies donated labor and materials valued at more than $500,000 for this project.

Third Place:  San Jose/Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility 3D Scanning

Kjeldsen, Sinnock & Neudeck, Inc.

In the spring of 2015 Kjeldsen, Sinnock & Neudeck worked with Brown and Caldwell to complete surveys and 3D scans to support the Digester and Thickener Facilities Upgrade Project and the Secondary Blower Building Project at the San Jose/Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility. The project was selected for its complexity, benefit to society, and the value delivered to the public agency client.

The project involved the collection of 2 terrabytes of survey data for over 2,100 feet of piping and a 3 story building.  It required the 3D modeling of over 550 objects. The project will allow for more efficient treatment of wastewater in the San Jose area. As a testament to the quality of the work performed the client authorized additional surveys shortly after the initial work was completed.