Public Facilities Engagements
The experiences of our attorneys include the following representative engagements.
CH2M Hill – Los Angeles Unified School District: Represented CH2M Hill on numerous matters, including a case involving a major air conditioning contract for the Los Angeles Unified School District.
County of Alameda – North Oakland Pretrial Detention Facility and Municipal Courts Building: Represented the County of Alameda defending contractor claims and claims against the designer concerning the design and construction of its maximum security pretrial detention facility and Municipal Courts building.
County of Alameda – Santa Rita Replacement Facility: Represented the County of Alameda drafting contract documents, addressing bid protests, and claims by and against the contractor and against the designers concerning the design and construction of its new county jail.
County of San Mateo – San Mateo County Health Center: Represented the County of San Mateo in disputes arising from its five-phased renovation and construction project to replace its aging hospital facility with a state-of-the art, full service medical facility, including a dispute of more than $2 million involving the project's former architect, Ratcliff & Associates, a delay and backcharge dispute of more than $1.4 million with the project's construction manager, and multi-million disputes with various trade contractors and construction manager relating to claimed extra costs.
County of Sonoma – Marin Adult Detention Facility: Represented the County of Sonoma defending contractor claims, and asserting claims against the designer and construction manager, concerning the design and construction of its new county jail.
County of Sonoma – Marin Adult Detention Facility Expansion: Represented the County of Sonoma regarding claims by and against the contractor concerning the design and construction of the expansion of the county’s new jail.
Guy F. Atkinson – FDA Research Facility: Represented Guy F. Atkinson on a number of claims over the years, including a multi-million dollar dispute with the FDA over the construction of a high-tech research facility in Maryland.
HLM Architects – Federal Building (Sacramento, CA): Represent architects in claims involving foundation and structural damage to adjoining properties arising out of the construction of the multistory Federal Building.
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals – Medical Facilities: Represented Kaiser Foundation Hospitals in claims arising out of the completion of its medical facilities in Richmond and Fremont, California.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory – Nuclear Test Technology Complex: Represented Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in a dispute involving more than $5 million in claims for delayed completion, cost overruns, and deficient design arising from the architectural and engineering services provided for the design and construction of the Nuclear Test Technology Complex, a laboratory and office center.
O’Brien Kreitzberg Associates, Inc. – Santa Clara County Hall of Justice: Represented the construction manager in claims concerning the design and construction of a new county jail.
Port of Oakland – Galbraith Landfill Closure: Represent the Port of Oakland in prosecuting an action arising from the closure of the Galbraith landfill and the preparation of the site for development as a golf course. The Port's complaint against the general contractor alleges breach of contract, negligence and False Claims Act violations, among others, and seeks damages for pay application and claims requesting payment for work not actually performed.
Samual Meritt Hospital – Co-Generational Power Plant: Represented a private owner of a gas-fired cogeneration plant on a hospital campus concerning plant performance issues.
San Francisco State Building Authority – California Public Utilities Commission Building: Defended the San Francisco State Building Authority against construction and delay damages claims arising out of the construction of California Public Utilities Commission building in San Francisco.
San Francisco State Building Authority – Supreme Court and State Office Buildings: Represented the San Francisco State Building Authority, a joint powers authority by and between the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco and the California Department of General Services, in preparation of a design/build contract for the renovation of the historic Supreme Court building and construction of the new State Office Building.
State of California – State Office Building and Courthouse Facilities: Represented the State of California in negotiating and drafting design/build contracts for a $100 million state office building in Oakland and new $200 million courthouse facilities in San Francisco.
University of California –Teaching Facilities and Housing: Represented the Regents of the University of California in connection with claims arising out of the design and construction of several of its facilities in Berkeley, including the Genetics and Plant Biology Building, the Foothill Student Housing Project, the Chemistry III Building, the Haas School of Business, the Boalt Hall School of Law, and the College Nine housing project at UC-Santa Cruz.
Walsh Construction – Pelican Bay Prison: Represented Walsh Construction in numerous construction delay and cost overrun claims over the years, including those arising out of the construction of the Pelican Bay Prison.