DESIGN/BUILD PROJECTS
Cash & Associates design/build experience includes the
preparation of design/build solicitation (Invitation to Bid) documents and engineering and
architectural design services as a member of a design/build team. Examples of our
experience follow.
IMPORT
CEMENT MARINE TERMINAL
Port of Redwood City, California
Cash & Associates provided civil and structural engineering for this design/build
project with Manson Construction that involved construction of a new $10M cement terminal
to replace an existing outmoded facility. Project components included a new concrete
pier; concrete pile-supported platform for the ship unloader; stationary 800-ton per hour
cement unloader mounted on a fixed pier; 650' long conveyor system (from ship to cement
silo); eight berthing/mooring dolphins with marine fenders for mooring cement import
ships; 20' wide bridge to provide access for maintenance, operation, fire trucks and other
vehicles; access catwalk to berthing/mooring dolphins; pier utilities; and dredging.
The new facility accommodates post-Panamax vessels and provides the capability to handle
approximately 843,000 tons of imported cement annually. With an unload rate of 800
tons per hour, the terminal allows calling vessels carrying 30,000 to 53,000 tons of cargo
to complete unloading operations within 3 to 5 days compared to the previous 12 to 15 days
for the old facility. This improved unloading capability provides significant cost
savings.
*See
Piers/Wharves and Bulk Terminals for other photographs of this project.
PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION CENTER EXPANSIONS
United States Postal Service, San Jose & Fresno,
California
Cash & Associates provided architectural design, civil and
structural engineering for a Design/Build Project involving expansion of two existing USPS
processing and distribution centers. Expansion of the San Jose facility included a
40,450 SF addition that extended an existing workroom area into a parking lot and added
new men's and women's restrooms. The expansion involved a 30' high, single story
structure repeating the existing facility's architectural theme of concrete tilt-up walls
with a combination of ceramic tile finish and painted panels with modulated joints and
reveals. Special design considerations included the facility's proximity to the San
Andreas, Hayward and Calaveras Earthquake Faults. The Fresno facility expansion
involved an addition of 29,450 SF for workroom space, and new men's and women's
restrooms. The expanded workroom areas provide additional space to accommodate new
automated processing equipment. All work was performed under a fast-track
design/build schedule.
NASSCO BLOCK ASSEMBLY
LINE
San Diego, California
Provided A-E services for tenant improvements for facilitate installation of new
"Block Assembly Line" equipment at National Steel and Shipbuilding Co.
Cash & Associates was responsible for architecture and structural and civil
engineering. The Block Assembly Line is similar to a conveyor belt operation during
which steel plates and other shapes are welded together to form large blocks (approx. 20'
by 30' weighing 300 metric tons) that are used to construct ship hulls. This project
included demolition of three existing buildings and relocation of various shipyard
operations to provide space for the new Block Assembly Line. The project site was
severely constricted and congested due to existing buildings, utilities and other
structures. Extensive site investigations and safety and fire code reviews were
conducted to develop creative design solutions that took could take advantage of existing
construction, as well as other methods that achieved code compliance for area
separations. To mitigate the potential for thermal expansion, it was solar shading
studies were prepared to ensure placement of equipment out of the path of direct sunlight
from skylights and building openings. New buildings included: Block Assembly Line,
Pipe Shop, Main Shop and Hazardous Storage, Compressor, Covered Work Area, Maintenance,
Oil Storage, and Steam Cleaning. Provisions to accommodate several large gantrys
(i.e., 150' high, 200 metric ton turnover) used to transport completed blocks were
incorporated as well. Structural design included building and equipment foundations
and anchorage for cranes, conveyors and other equipment. Civil design included site
grading and extensive underground utilities and vaults.
REPLACE PIERS 10 & 11
Naval Station, San Diego, California
The Harris/Cash Joint Venture (DMJM Harris/Cash & Associates) was selected to provide
multidiscipline consulting services for preparation of design and construction documents
to be used by the Navy for a Design/Build Solicitation package for construction of a new
$38M berthing/maintenance pier at the Naval Station, San Diego, California. The
project involves demolition of two existing piers, dredging, and design of a new permanent
36M by 457.3M concrete berthing/maintenance pier capable of supporting multiple Navy
vessels and the unrestricted use of a 90-ton crane. The pier will have "cold
iron" capability with a concrete and plastic fendering system featuring foam-filled
fenders and plastic camels. Pier utilities include freshwater, wastewater,
compressed air, oily waste, electrical, fire alarms, cable TV, EMC/SCADA system, fiber
optics to support a computer network, and lighting.
PIER D MARGINAL WHARF
Port of Long Beach, California
Cash & Associates provided complete structural engineering and project management for
this design/build project involving construction of a new reinforced concrete wharf,
demolition of two existing timber wharves, development of dredging requirements,
permitting services, and construction phase support. The new wharf supports berthing
of multiple tugboats and construction staging operations for a local marine contractor.