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City of Piedmont, Contract City Engineer

City of Piedmont, Contract City Engineer Piedmont, California DCCM has served as the City of Piedmont’s Contract City Engineer since 2009, providing comprehensive, on-call engineering services that support the City’s infrastructure, operations, and long-term planning goals. Our team delivers a full range of services, including staff augmentation, program and project management, design, construction management and inspection, and plan and map review. We support the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) through planning, funding assistance, and ongoing program management, as well as technical studies such as pavement management, traffic, and drainage analyses. DCCM also plays a key role in development review and conditioning, encroachment permitting, and GIS-based asset management for the City’s sewer, storm drain, roadway, and striping systems. Our team prepares staff reports and regularly presents to City Council, Planning Commission, and other public committees, ensuring clear communication and informed decision-making. We coordinate closely with regulatory and funding agencies, including Caltrans Local Assistance, Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC), and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), to help the City successfully navigate project approvals and funding requirements. In addition, DCCM provides Building & Safety services to support the City’s development and permitting processes. Reflecting Piedmont’s strong commitment to bicycle and pedestrian mobility, all transportation projects incorporate Complete Streets principles. Improvements have included sidewalk upgrades and replacements, ADA-compliant curb ramps, intersection safety enhancements such as bulb-outs and rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFBs), raised pedestrian crossings, enhanced striping, and ADA upgrades within parks, creating safer, more accessible infrastructure for the community. At a Glance 2009 Start of Contract Markets Municpal Services Program Management

City of Wheatland, Contract City Engineer

City of Wheatland, Contract City Engineer Wheatland, California Our team delivers comprehensive municipal engineering services, supporting streets and traffic operations, water, sewer, and storm drain systems, as well as public buildings and park facilities. From planning and design through construction management, we help deliver safe, efficient, and resilient infrastructure that serves the community today and into the future. DCCM provides development review services, ensuring developer projects meet city and state standards, and align with responsible growth policies of our clients. Our work includes processing subdivision maps, entitlements, permitting, reviewing subdivision infrastructure plans, reviews of technical reports, and maintenance of essential records and mapping systems. In addition, we assist the City in delivering capital improvement projects by preparing technical studies and grant applications, design engineering of construction documents, and by managing bidding and construction to keep projects on schedule and within budget. We are proud to work alongside City leadership to enhance quality of life in Wheatland through responsive service and practical, thoughtful engineering solutions. At a Glance 2008 Start of Contract Markets Municpal Services Program Management

Northstar Highlands Fire Station

Northstar Highlands Fire Station County of Placer, California DCCM has been providing plan review and building inspection services for the County of Placer since 2004, including plan check, and building safety inspection services for the Highlands Fire Station. The 10,000-square-foot Highlands Fire Station serves the new Highlands area at Northstar Mountain Resort in the Sierra Nevada near Lake Tahoe, centered around the Big Springs Day Lodge and the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. At a Glance 10,000 Square Feet Markets Buildings Government Services Buildings & Places

Arcade-Cripple Creek Trail

Arcade-Cripple Creek Trail Citrus Heights, CA DCCM is providing construction management, inspection, and materials testing services for the Arcade-Cripple Creek Trail Project, the first city-wide trail in the City of Citrus Heights. The project includes the construction of a 2.9-mile paved multi-use trail, curb, gutter and sidewalk improvements, drainage improvements, traffic signal modifications, two pre-engineered steel pedestrian bridges, replacement of existing pedestrian bridge with a new 42-foot bridge, and installation of a new pedestrian bridge spanning 128-feet near the trail termination. The project is located within the City of Citrus Heights and the unincorporated community of Orangevale in Sacramento County. Once completed, the project will connect several neighborhoods to eight parks, several schools and the Sunrise MarketPlace. The project is funded by State Active Transportation Program (ATP) grant funds, which provide funds for projects that increase active transportation such as walking and biking and requires comprehensive knowledge of the state funding process to maintain the schedule and budget. At a Glance APWA Sacramento Project of the Year: “Park & Trails” Award $8.6M Project Cost Markets Transportation Services Program Management

24-inch Putah South Canal Emergency Raw Water Repair

24-inch Putah South Canal Emergency Raw Water Repair Benicia, CA DCCM provided construction management and full-time inspection services for the City of Benicia’s 24-inch Putah South Canal Emergency Raw Water Repair Project. The emergency repair addressed a critical raw water transmission line extending from private property near Watt Court, beneath Interstate 80, and into City of Fairfield property. Due to the pipeline’s importance and its location within a major transportation corridor, the project required accelerated construction, careful coordination, and strict traffic control and safety oversight. Construction activities included traffic control along the westbound shoulder of Interstate 80, excavation of entry and exit pits, slip lining of an 18-inch fusible PVC pipe, hydrostatic testing, and full site restoration. DCCM supported the City throughout all phases of construction, providing daily field inspection, documentation, safety compliance monitoring, and traffic control oversight to ensure work conformed to project plans, specifications, and regulatory requirements. Construction management services included coordination with City staff, the contractor, property owners, and the design team; administration of submittals, RFIs, and change orders; cost and schedule monitoring; and preparation of progress reports and pay estimate recommendations. DCCM also supported project closeout by verifying punch list completion, reviewing record drawings, and delivering complete construction documentation. The project was successfully completed under emergency conditions while maintaining safety, quality, and schedule objectives. At a Glance $97,000 Project Cost Markets Water Services Transportation Water & Wastewater

Verdera North Water Infrastructure Project

Verdera North Water Infrastructure Project Lincoln, CA The project provides the City with adequate drinking water supply and storage to enhance the resiliency of the water supply system and accommodate growth. Together these improvements provide the northern areas of Lincoln with safe and reliable drinking water. In addition, the metering station and 42-inch pipeline will also be used to serve a large portion of western Placer County when Placer County Water Agency’s future Ophir Water Treatment Plant and 60-inch pipeline is connected to the metering station. DCCM provided program management, project management and design oversite services from inception through construction including developing project budgets, consultant selection (engineering and CM), preliminary design studies, environmental processing, project approvals, design oversight, bidding and award, SCADA, construction, and start-up. The major elements of this $25M project included: 1.3-miles of 42-inch CMLC steel pipeline 4,500sf pressure reducing/metering station 5-MG pre-stressed concrete tank 0.9-miles of 36-inch ductile iron pipe 933-feet of 16-inch PVC pipeline to high elevation customers Decommissioning a 7-acre municipal water storage pond Pad and yard piping for a future 5-MG tank Extensive oak tree mitigation planning Recreational trail around the project site At a Glance APWA Sacramento, CA Project of the Year “Environment (Water)” Award $25M Project Cost Markets Water Municipal Services Program Management Water

Sir Francis Drake Corridor Rehabilitation

Sir Francis Drake Corridor Rehabilitation County of Marin, CA DCCM provided construction management, inspection and public outreach services for the rehabilitation of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard between Highway 101 and the Ross town limits. The major traffic artery has a daily traffic load of 45,000 vehicles. The project objectives were to improve vehicle flow, transit operations, and pedestrian and bicyclist circulation and safety. The construction project scope included removal and replacement of 60,000 square feet of curb, gutter and sidewalk, 5,000 linear feet of post and cable fence, the installation of 8,500 linear feet of welded steel water line, 80 new water service connections, new signalization and video detection cameras at seven major intersections, new streetlighting, over 1 million square feet of cold planing, 25,000 tons of new asphalt pavement, traffic striping and markers, new and replacement storm drain piping and structures, 25,000 linear feet of new signal interconnection conduit and wiring. In support of these construction activities, we monitored contractor traffic controls, temporary intersection signalization, storm water pollution controls, quality assurance, and materials testing. At a Glance $18.1M Project Cost Markets Transportation Services Program Management

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