May 2006
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| THE MASTERPLANNER | |||||
| LACCD's Proposition A/AA Construction Bond Program Update | |||||
May 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: Breaking Ground, Opening Doors and Realizing Our Future L.A. Trade-Tech College Begins Largest Construction Project to Date |
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LACCD Partners to Host California Construction Expo |
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| LACCD Hosts Panel on Renewable Energy Solutions | ||
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Flex Your Power Award for Excellence in Adopting Energy Efficiency Technologies Presented to LACCD |
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| Meet Fred Gans, Program Director for the LACCD Bond Construction Program | ||
| Construction Updates | ||
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Coming Next Month... |
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Harbor College's "Seal the Deal" Event Los Angeles Valley College's Athletic Stadium Kick Off Event |
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“Breaking Ground, Opening Doors and Realizing Our Future” This is an important time of year for our students as they reach a special and significant As we join with our graduates in celebration, it’s also important to realize the great progress being made in modernizing our campuses. In the past six months, we have celebrated more than five ground breakings and dedication ceremonies. Under a sunny sky, Trade Tech College kicked off the demolition of buildings that sit on the future site of the largest project of the proposition A/AA bond program - Trade's South Campus project. The so-called PTA Building and former site of the Apffel's Coffee Company - were successfully purchased by the District after long and complex negotiations. It is a major milestone for the campus and a major component of the Proposition A/AA Bond Program. The South Campus project will provide students with two new five-story classroom buildings, a new athletic field and underground parking. This is the latest in a series of projects that will transform Trade-Tech, creating an environment worthy of our talented faculty and motivated students. Later in June, we will dedicate a beautiful new athletic field at Valley College and launch Harbor College’s new marquee buildings. At all nine community college campuses, projects continue to transform our learning institutions into state-of-the-art colleges which will better serve our students, faculty and staff for decades to come. We have a lot to be proud of. There is no doubt that we are making great progress in realizing our ambitious goals and demonstrating to voters who overwhelmingly passed these bonds, that the funds are being well spent and making a difference in the lives of our students. As we continue to break ground on our construction projects and open doors to new buildings, I invite everyone to join us in celebrating our great success and amazing progress. Larry Eisenberg |
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The South Campus projects are part of the Los
Angeles Trade-Technical College’s renovation and upgrade efforts to enhance and
modernize its facilities. For more information, visit the college’s
website
www.lattc.edu or
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| LACCD Partners to Host California Construction Expo | ||||||
Expo on
August 17 at the Los Angeles Convention Center to be Southern California's
premier gathering event for
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| LACCD Hosts Panel on Renewable Energy Solutions |
On May 18th, the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) hosted “Greening
L.A. by 2010:
Renewable Energy Solutions,” a program and panel discussion addressing concepts that support energy conservation strategies. California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) president, Michael Peevey served as the keynote speaker for the event.
The program addressed the importance of renewable energy as a solution to the "greening" of Los Angeles by 2010. Peevey discussed the State's renewable energy
program and how it applies to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)
and the districts it serves. Both the CPUC and LADWP are working toward the
aggressive goal of increasing renewable energy sources to 20% by 2010.
Larry
Eisenberg, executive director of Facilities Planning and Development for LACCD
and Nancy Pearlman, member, Board of Trustees for LACCD, both participated as
members of the panel for discussions following Peevey's keynote address. David
Nahai, vice president of the Board of Commissioners for L.A. Department of Water
and Power, also took part in the panel discussion.
The District is also working toward self-producing 25 percent of its energy
needs through its sustainable energy efforts, with 10 percent of that need
utilizing photovoltaic cells.
| Flex Your Power Award for Excellence in Adopting Energy Efficiency Technologies Presented to LACCD |
The Los
Angeles Community College District (LACCD) was honored for its commitment to
incorporating
sustainable energy technologies with a "Flex Your Power" award.
Flex Your Power, California's statewide energy efficiency campaign, presented
the award during the Board of Water and Power
Commissioners meeting. LACCD Board of Trustees President Sylvia Scott-Hayes
accepted the award on behalf of the District.
“It’s great to receive this award from Flex Your Power, as it recognizes that we
are in the midst of one of the largest public-sector green-building projects in
the nation, ” said Larry Eisenberg, executive director of facilities planning
and development for LACCD.
In 2005, LACCD was also recognized by Flex Your Power as one of seven recipients
for its award in Education and Leadership for the District's efforts in adopting
energy efficiency measures. LACCD's nine colleges are transforming their
campuses by adopting energy efficient technologies, and are part of the
District's green building campaign.
| Meet Fred Gans, Program Director for the LACCD Bond Construction Program |
With more than 35 years of experience and an in-depth knowledge of Los 
Angeles and the County’s higher education communities, Fred Gans, a Los Angeles native, helps lead the LACCD’s $2.2 billion bond construction program, as the Program Director for the DMJM/JGM program management team.
Gans is no stranger to college projects. He was program director for California State Northridge’s $407 million reconstruction after the 1994 Northridge earthquake. He also managed the DMJM Management team at USC where they were brought on to conduct seismic damage surveys, estimates and design recommendations for the numerous buildings affected by the same earthquake.
“LACCD has every right to be proud of this construction project,” said Gans. “Already, it has earned efficiency awards, glowing audit reports and is on the fast track to celebrate groundbreaking and ribbon cutting for new buildings at all nine campuses." The District’s commitment to utilizing sustainable design and construction techniques not only enhances the buildings and increases efficiency, but exposes architects, contractors, and vendors to cutting-edge sustainable design and construction practices.”
Gans is a successful manager and highly respected by his staff. His warm personality and commitment to excellence has allowed him to lead a variety of complex projects across the globe, from the landmark Capitol Bank of Commerce office building in Sacramento, to King Fahd Medical City in Saudi Arabia.
| Construction Updates |
The LACCD awarded $49,013,954 in construction contracts during the month of April
2006 to businesses for construction and upgrade projects at six of its nine
colleges. Each contract is the result of formal competitive bidding process. The
Colleges’ Board of Trustees authorized the following construction contracts
funded by Proposition A/AA Bond proceeds:
Los Angeles Harbor College: An agreement was authorized with Mallcraft,
Inc., a local general contractor based in Pasadena, California, to provide
construction services for the Student Services Building and the Northeast
Academic Classroom Building project in the amount of $34,791,000.
A contract was also authorized with Ford E.C., Inc., a local business based in
Santa Monica, Calif., for $11,696,000 to provide construction services for the
new Facilities Management and Operations headquarters building on Harbor's
campus. The contract includes services for demolition, site grading and special
construction of a photovoltaic system for the new building.
Los Angeles Mission College: A contract was authorized with Siekertech,
Inc., a local business based in West Hills, Calif., for the Campus Center
Computer Lab and Classroom project in the amount of $6,026. This project will
provide for the purchase and installation of additional audiovisual equipment.
Los Angeles Valley College: An agreement was authorized with TEK-UP
Construction, Inc., a local business based in Woodland Hills, Calif., to provide
construction services for the Behavioral Science Building and Campus Center
Building–Second Floor Classrooms project in the amount of $929,232.
East L.A. College: A contract was authorized with C.J. Tech Construction,
a small and local business based in Los Angeles, Calif., to provide construction
services for the Temporary Facilities - Relocation of Swing Space project in the
amount of $737,000.
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College: A contract for $779,489 was awarded
to Project Development Group, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of PDG
Environmental, Inc., to provide demolition services for the PTA building and
Apffels Coffee building structures and abatement of hazardous materials for the
South Campus - Demolition project.
West L.A. College: A contract was authorized with Martin Mechanical, Inc.
for the C-1 Building Boiler Replacement project in the amount of $75,207. This
contract is fully funded through the 2002-2003 Hazardous Substance Program.
| Photos of the Month |
Los Angeles May 31, 2006 - Los Angeles Community College District and Los Angeles Trade-Tech College officials commemorate the beginning of construction for Trade-Tech's South Campus Project with a ceremonial firing of a confetti cannon marking the beginning of demolition.
| Event News |
June 14 Sustainability Brown Bag Lunch
Topic: Karen Higgins and Karen Coca from the City of L.A. 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
L.A. 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
June 19 Los Angeles Harbor College
Come celebrate as we “Sign the contract” and “seal the deal” for the $45 million marquee buildings. Location: 1111 Figueroa Place, Wilmington, CA 90744
Liberal Arts Building Parking Lot
Time: 2 p.m.
June
20 Los Angeles Valley College 
Monarch Stadium Kick Off
Join Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the Los Angeles
Community College District Board of Trustees as they
kick off the newly renovated Monarch Stadiumn, the
newest premier Student Athletic Complex in the San
Fernando Valley.
Location: 5800 Fulton Ave., Valley Glen, CA 91401
Parking: Parking Lot E located on Hatteras Street off
Coldwater Canyon Blvd.
Time: 10:30 a.m.
July 19 Sustainability Brown Bag Lunch
Topic: Attila Beres, PhD, PE, Regional Engineering Manager - Western U.S. 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
S 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 United States Green Building Council 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 .
Staff, students and faculty from Los Angeles
Trade-Tech College, along with officials from the Los Angeles
Community College
District, commemorated the beginning of demolition of two buildings to make room
for its largest construction project to date with a ceremonial demolition. The
pinnacle of the event was the explosion of a ceremonial confetti cannon which
marked the demolition. The South Campus projects will include two, five-story
classroom buildings, underground parking and a new athletic field.
contractors, designers, construction industry
professionals and others