As a prime consultant, Ghirardelli is providing construction engineering, inspection, and claims and scheduling support services for Caltrans District 10, with up to 25 individuals assigned throughout the District at any given time. Task Order services include assistant resident engineering duties, office engineering, claims analysts, scheduling analysts, and field inspection. Our inspectors are responsible for inspecting all day-to-day construction activities, including monitoring public safety and convenience, and SWPPP. Our Assistant Resident Engineers are responsible for preparing correspondence, coordinating and chairing meetings with the contractor, making field determinations making change order recommendations, reviewing potential claims, and preparing responses and reports.

Projects include:

• Southbound State Route 99 Livingston Widening Project (Livingston, CA) – This $26 million improvement project includes widening of the existing concrete lanes and three bridges along Southbound SR99. The project includes installation of continuously reinforced concrete pavement, hot mix asphalt, soundwalls, drainage systems, traffic monitoring stations, lighting systems, and landscaping. Ghirardelli has provided the Assistant Resident Engineer who manages the contractor and field employees, drafts change orders, prepares monthly progress payments, and coordinates work with project stakeholders including various departments within Caltrans. 
• State Route 99 Atwater Widening Project (Atwater, CA) – The purpose of the $62 million project located on Highway 99, was to widen and reconstruct the existing pavement to 3 lanes in the northbound and southbound directions by installing continuously reinforced concrete pavement and hot mix asphalt. The project included complex traffic handling and staging necessary to complete the work. Ghirardelli provided inspection of the contractor’s work to monitor compliance with the contract plans and specifications. 
• State Route 4 and 5 Crosstown Improvements Project (Stockton, CA) – This $28 million project included operational improvements to the roadway and ramps along State Routes 4 and 5 in Stockton. The project included installation of jointed plain concrete pavement, continuously reinforced concrete pavement, rapid strength concrete, drainage systems, traffic monitoring stations, and approach slabs. Ghirardelli monitored the contractor’s work for compliance with the contract plans, prepared daily inspection reports, prepared monthly quantity calculations of the contractor’s work, coordinated materials testing, checked the grade of new structural sections, and monitored traffic control.
• State Route 140 Slope Repair (Briceburg, CA) – Ghirardelli provided the Assistant Resident Engineer for this $4.5 million slope repair and guardrail project. This project repaired the steep, rocky slope beneath an 84-inch, reinforced, concrete pipe culvert along State Route 140 near the community of Briceburg. The outflow from the culvert over the years had eroded the slope, so rock slope protection and guard railing that meets current standards were installed. Ghirardelli’s Assistant Resident Engineer worked closely with the contractor to expeditiously complete the project and not affect the driving public or access to Yosemite National Park.