Project overview
Vanir is providing advisory services to the California Department of Water Resources’ Division of Engineering’s (DOE) Salton Sea Management Program (SSMP). The California Natural Resources Agency, California Department of Water Resources, and California Department of Fish and Wildlife are implementing the SSMP to address air quality and ecological threats at the Salton Sea.
Vanir is providing guidance through engineering expertise specific to the SSMP design-build contracts to support ongoing construction contract development, construction management with MWD Constructors, and construction for the Species Conservation Habitat project and SSMP. We will assist the DOE with review of design-build engineering, contract, and construction. In the capacity of a design-build owner advisor, Vanir is also providing guidance and assistance in organizing, developing, and administering SSMP design-build and progressive design-build contracts.
Our services include:
- Employing best industry practices for design-build procurement and delivery
- Reviewing construction management and quality management plans
- Assisting in the development of risk management plans
- Monitoring and analyzing potential claims
- Providing dispute resolution support
- Supporting project selection matrices
- Reviewing cost estimates and schedules
- Advising with punch list, project closeout, and warranty phases