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IEUA Awards Butier On-Call Engineering and Construction Project Management Contract

Butier Engineering is excited to be a part of the Inland Empire Utilities Agency’s Engineering and Construction Project Management Services On-Call Contract. The Butier team will have the opportunity to provide construction management and inspection services for various public works Capital Improvement projects throughout IEUA’s 242-square mile service area.

Trampas Canyon Reservoir and Dam Featured in CalContractor’s 2019 Grading & Excavation Issue

Santa Margarita Water District’s Trampas Canyon Reservoir and Dam project was recently featured in CalContractor Magazine’s 2019 Grading and Excavating issue. Sukut Construction, LLC is performing as the General Contractor and Butier Engineering, Inc. as the Construction Manager for what will be south Orange County’s largest surface water reservoir. Click on CalContractor Magazine’s name for a link to the full article.

Butier Selected for Metropolitan Water District Prequalification List

Butier Engineering is proud to be a part of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s prequalification list to provide on-site inspection and construction contract administration services for various treatment plant, conveyance, and storage improvement/rehabilitation projects. Additional Butier team members include Ninyo & Moore (Geotechnical, Materials Testing, and Hazardous Materials), ON-SITE Technical Services (Fabrication Inspection), and TurnPoint Geomatics (Surveying).

Butier to Provide Construction Engineering Services for City of Santa Ana’s San Lorenzo Sewage Lift Station

The City of Santa Ana, Public Works Agency selected Butier Engineering to provide construction engineering services for the San Lorenzo Sewage Lift Station Project. Construction of the $7.6-million project will begin in January 2020 and is expected to be completed by January 2021. The new sewage lift station will replace the existing Segerstrom Lift Station. Additional team members include Tetra Tech (Engineer of Record) and RockForce Construction (General Contractor).

County of Orange Awards Butier Owner’s Rep Contract for Dana Point Harbor Revitalization

The County of Orange OC Public Works executed an eight-year term contract with Butier Engineering to provide Owner’s Representative Services for the Dana Point Harbor (DPH) Revitalization Project. DPH is a 276.8-acre marine-oriented recreational facility that provides year-round activities for boaters, residents, tourists, and the general public. The $337.82-million project will include revitalizing and redeveloping the Harbor’s commercial core, marina, and hotel through a Public-Private partnership with real estate development team Dana Point Harbor Partners LLC (DPHP). The County and DPHP will develop the project components in phases, with construction on the commercial core beginning in late 2020. Butier’s team—including Blue Mountain Development and CAA Planning—will provide a broad range of management and advisory services from program management and field representation inspection to design QA/QC oversight and multiple stakeholder coordination.

Butier Attends Historic GWRS Groundbreaking Ceremony

Butier’s project team attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Final Expansion of Orange County Water District’s Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) on November 8, 2019. The historic event was celebrated by OCWD and OCSD, public officials, project stakeholders, and industry professionals. Butier—in partnership with Carollo Engineers—is providing construction management and inspection services for the GWRS, which is the world’s largest advanced water purification system of its kind. The final expansion will create an additional drought-proof water supply for over one million people by expanding the existing 100 MGD facility to 130 MGD. The project’s total construction cost is approximately $200 million and is expected to be completed in 2023.

Butier Sponsors Moffett Drive Bridge Dedication Ceremony

Butier Engineering was a proud sponsor of the City of Tustin’s Moffett Drive Bridge dedication ceremony held on October 30, 2019. The bridge, which spans across Peters Canyon Channel, connects Moffett Drive from Irvine to Tustin, increasing access and street connectivity within the Tustin Legacy Development. City of Tustin Public Works Director Doug Stack kicked off the event followed by speeches from Mayor Charles E. “Chuck” Puckett and Mayor Pro Tem Dr. Allan Bernstein. The ceremony concluded with a parade of convertible cars driving Mayor Puckett, Mayor Pro Tem Bernstein, and Council Members Letitia Clark, Barry W. Cooper, and Austin Lumbard across the bridge for the first time. Butier provided construction management and inspection services for Moffett Drive Bridge. Additional team members included Michael Baker International (Designer) and USS Cal Builders, Inc. (Contractor).

To find out more about the project, please click on the Project Details link below.

Butier Attends Grand Re-Opening Ceremony for West Basin Visitor Center

Congratulations to West Basin Municipal Water District for the grand re-opening of the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility Visitors Center. Butier Engineering, Inc. was honored to be a sponsor of the water education center’s dedication ceremony held on October 3, 2019, in El Segundo, CA. The renovated multipurpose facility will better assist West Basin in its goal to educate visitors about the District’s mission, various water recycling treatment processes, as well as water-related issues in the region. Butier Engineering performed construction management and field engineering services for the renovation project. Additional team members included SVA Architects (Architect) and Angeles Contractor, Inc. (Construction Contractor). To learn more about the Visitor Center, please visit West Basin’s website at www.westbasin.org or click on the Project Details link below.

Bird’s-Eye View of Trampas Canyon Dam & Reservoir

A bird’s-eye view of Santa Margarita Water District’s Trampas Canyon Dam and Reservoir project shows the progress of the massive earth-moving effort to construct the 1.6 billion-gallon recycled water reservoir. When completed, total grading and excavation will be approximately 4.3 million cubic yards (CY). The total material placed to date at the main dam and east saddle dam is over 1.75 million CY. To learn more about the project, please visit the project details page.

West Basin Municipal Water District Awards Butier On-Call CM Contract

West Basin Municipal Water District (District) awarded Butier Engineering, Inc. a three-year term contract to provide on-call construction management services for various treatment, operations, conveyance, and capital facilities projects. The District—which services 900,000 people and 17 cities within 185 square miles—has identified 29 projects that it will issue to CM firms under five separate contracts. Butier’s team consists of Ninyo & Moore (Geotechnical and Materials Testing); ON-SITE Technical Services, Inc. (Specialty Inspection); and JMC2 Civil Engineering + Surveying.