April 2006
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| THE MASTER PLANNER | |||||
| An Update of LACCD's Proposition A/AA Construction Bond Program | |||||
April 2006 |
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About Proposition A/AA |
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This Month's Headlines |
The Los Angeles Community Colleges have embarked on an extensive building program to address long awaited campus improvements and transform its nine community colleges into state-of-the-art educational resources for students and the community.
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Message from the Executive Director: Los Angeles Community Colleges Are Making Great Progress |
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Calling All Qualified Bidders! The “Three Ds” Lead the LACCD Business Outreach |
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L.A. Trade-Tech College Speeds Towards Modernization with Parking Structure |
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L.A. Valley College Marks Grand Opening of First "Green" Building in Community |
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Construction Management Association of America – Southern California Chapter, Honors Larry H. Eisenberg at 2006 Annual Awards Banquet |
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Coming Next Month |
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Message from the Executive Director Get to Know Fred Gans, DMJM/JGM Program Director |
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Message from the Executive Director
Los Angeles Community Colleges Are Making Great Progress
By Larry Eisenberg
Los Angeles Community
College District
Bringing hundreds of thousands of students through our halls over the years has taken its toll on our buildings and campuses. In 2001 and 2003, Los Angeles voters recognized our fiscal responsibility and the important role that we play in the community and overwhelmingly passed Propositions A/AA.
The Los Angeles Community College District has made great progress in modernizing and renovating its nine colleges across Los Angeles, thanks to the funding provided by voter-approved Proposition A/AA Bonds.
The Proposition A/AA Bond Program had a single goal: modernize and renovate our nine colleges. To date, the Los Angeles Community College District has already used $363 million on 95 projects and by March 2007, we anticipate spending $1.1 billion on a total of 168 projects.
The District is transforming its campuses to meet the needs of its students in a way that looks at the long term cost implications of each building’s energy usage. Incorporating environmentally friendly business practices and self generation of power into each building’s design decreases the overall cost of using each building. To this end, the District is undertaking the largest publicly funded sustainable or "green" building program in the nation. Environmentalists and business leaders alike have applauded our deep commitment to environmentally responsible building practices.
Every new building constructed is being built to meet or exceed LEED-certification standards established by the United States Green Building Council. Some of the sustainable technologies to be incorporated at the nine colleges include: new furniture made from 100 percent recyclable materials, on-site solar and micro turbine generation systems, drought-resistant landscaping, ultra-low wattage lighting, and energy saving mechanical equipment. The District has also shown strong leadership in its adoption of sustainable energy principles with the goal to self-produce 25 percent of its energy needs with 10 percent utilizing photovoltaic cells.
Much of our work so far has been focused on the Campus Master Plans and smaller upgrade and modernization projects. We are now leaving the Design and Upgrade Phase and entering the Construction Phase.
Our progress will no longer be behind the scenes. Please join me in watching our campuses rise to meet the challenge of educating the next generation of students.
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Calling all Qualified Bidders! The “Three Ds” Lead the LACCD Business Outreach
David Bentley: Reaching out to large contractors
LACCD faces stiff competition for the services of large construction firms for a variety of reasons. Locally, other school, college and university systems have multi-billion dollar programs to build new structures, and along the Gulf Coast there is heavy demand for services and materials due to last summer’s hurricanes.
Diana’s leadership brought about the recent Estimating Class series at L.A. Trade-Tech College.
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Construction UpdatesLos Angeles Community Colleges Awards More Than $48 Million in Construction Contracts in March 2006 The Los Angeles Community Colleges, consisting of nine Los Angeles-area colleges, awarded $48,673,035 in construction contracts during the month of March to six separate businesses for construction and upgrade projects at two of its colleges. These projects are funded through Proposition A/AA Bond proceeds. |
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First "design-build" project at Downtown L.A. campus will add 805 new parking stalls
On April 27, Los Angeles Trade-Tech College broke ground on its first parking structure, which is part of the campus' $236 million construction and renovation plan. With six levels of parking, the 250,000 square foot structure will 
provide 805 spaces for the campus.
“We have the citizens that voted for Propositions A/AA to thank for the funds that are providing for new construction and renovation projects, such as the Olive Street Parking Structure at Trade-Tech College,” said Dr. Tom Harris, interim president of Los Angeles Trade-Tech College.
This will be the first of two parking structures planned for the College, as part of its construction efforts to overhaul and enhance the campus. The structure is anticipated to be completed by summer 2007. The new parking structure is also Trade-Tech's first "design-build" project, a construction industry method in which a general contractor both designs and builds the project, thus speeding up the construction delivery process.
“We are fulfilling our obligation to the community and taxpayers by using funds from the Proposition A/AA Bonds to build the facilities this campus needs," said Michael D. Waxman, vice president of the Board of Trustees for the L.A. Community Colleges..
Trade-Tech College's new construction and campus renovation projects are quickly moving forward. The upcoming South Campus projects are the largest construction projects planned for the campus, which includes two five-story classroom buildings, underground parking and a new athletic field.
which included LACCD Trustee Georgia Mercer, L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, and L.A. City Councilmember Wendy Greuel, marked the grand opening of Los Angeles Valley College’s new Maintenance and Operations/Sheriff’s Station. The new structure will be LEED™-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).“Completion of this building demonstrates that we are making great progress in renovating our community college campuses,” said Darroch F. Young, LACCD Chancellor.
The Maintenance and Operations/Sheriff’s Station building’s interior contains low-emitting materials to improve the overall indoor air quality. The building includes many energy optimizing features including skylights, which maximize natural light and rooftop photovoltaic panels generating electricity. When not in use, the power generated by the panels is redirected into the city’s power grid.
Thanks to the building’s green design, water is distributed to landscaping with bubbling-type heads that do not spray, reducing the water use for landscaping by 50 percent. The exterior landscaping also includes a selection of drought-tolerant native plants.
L.A. Valley College also plans to construct the new Robert M. Hertzberg Library and Academic Resource Center, and a new Allied Health and Sciences Center, which will house teaching labs and classrooms.
The Southern California Chapter of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) honored Larry H. Eisenberg, executive director of Facilities Planning and Development for the Los Angeles Community College District, at its 2006 annual awards banquet
in Downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, April 27.
During the awards banquet, Eisenberg presented his observations of the construction community, including the future of the profession’s emerging workforce and the importance of quality construction management. He also presented a multi-media overview of the Proposition A/AA program.
L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky shares a laugh with (l-r) L.A. City Councilmember Wendy Greuel, LA Community College District Chancellor Rocky Young, L.A. Valley College president Tyree Wieder, and LACCD Trustee Georgia Mercer at the dedication of Valley's Maintenance and Operations Building last Thursday, April 20. The building was constructed with bond monies approved by voters and is built to LEED 'green building' standards.
Event News |
May 17 Sustainability Brown Bag Lunch
Topic: Stormwater Management - Two short presentations will
examine best management practices under development for the
Los Angles Community College District to manage stormwater,
and a representative from Bio-Clean will describe the latest in
stormwater filtering technology systems.
Note: Bring your own lunch
Location: LACCD Board Room, 770 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., CA 90017
Time: Noon
May 18 Greening L.A. by 2010: Renewable Energy Solutions
This program, sponsored by LACCD, will look at the importance of
renewable energy as a solution to the "greening' of Los Angeles by
2010. Peevey will discuss the State's renewable energy program
and how it applies to the Los Angeles Department of Water and
Power (LADWP) and the districts serves. Both the CPUC and
LADWP are working toward the aggressive goal of increasing
renewable energy sources to 20 percent by 2010. A roundtable
discussion with Mike Peevey and Larry Eisenberg will immediately
follow the keynote speaker address.
Location:
Board of Trustees meeting room at the Los Angeles
Community College District,
770 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90017
Time: 7:30 p.m.
May 22
Valley College Athletic Field Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Join members of the Valley College family as they
celebrate their new state-of-the-art,10-lane NCAA
approved red and gray track and football/soccer
field with ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new field
includes a synthetic football and soccer surface,
1,500-seat visitors bleachers section, and a
4-lane public jogging track. The facilities also
include visitors’ restrooms, ticket booth,
concession stand and new track equipment storage
facility.
Location: 5800 Fulton Avenue, Valley Glen, CA 91401
Time: 1 p.m.
June 14 Sustainability Brown Bag Lunch
Topic: Karen Higgins and Karen Coca from the City of LA
will discuss the Blue Bin Recycling concept, as it has been
applied in City of L.A. office buildings, and general efforts on
the part of the City of LA to foster a more active culture of
recycling.
Note: Bring your own lunch
Location: LACCD Board Room, 770 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., CA 90017
Time: Noon
July 19 Sustainability Brown Bag Lunch
Topic: Attila Beres, PhD, PE, Regional Engineering Manager -
Western US Portland Cement Association will discuss the latest
advances in the use of concrete with an emphasis on efforts
underway to reduce the consumption of energy in the production
of concrete. The production of cement is currently one of the
largest consumers of energy in the United States.
Note: Bring your own lunch
Location: LACCD Board Room, 770 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., CA 90017
Time: Noon
Sep 13 Sustainability Brown Bag Lunch
Topic: "LEED for Laboratories". Rick Johnson of Fisher Hamilton
(Two Rivers, WI), a core committee member of the LEED
Application Guide for Laboratories (AGL) will share the construction
sustainability standards for lab buildings. Mr. Johnson is a LEED-AP
and a significant driving force behind Fisher Hamilton's leadership in
environmentally responsible lab solutions. Fisher Hamilton has been
a USGBC member for many years.
Note: Bring your own lunch
Location: LACCD Board Room, 770 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., CA 90017
Time: Noon
EDUCATION CHANGES EVERYTHING - Proposition A/AA Helps Make it Happen . |
In order to make sure that there are qualified bidders for all contracts, and that the outreach goals for local, small, emerging and DVBE (Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise) businesses are met, a team of three specialists is working hard every day. These are the “Three Ds:” Donetta Pickett, David Bentley, and Diana Ho.
Valley College:
A contract was authorized with FTR International, Inc. a small and local business to provide construction services for the new Allied Health and Sciences Center building project in the amount of $46,038,000. The new Allied Health and Sciences Center will be a 3-story, 98,000 sq. ft. facility that will house teaching labs and classrooms, and incorporate “green building” elements, including energy-efficiency measures.