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Amoroso to Construct the Radiology Consolidation, Parking Structure 2, Major Roads & Utilities Project

Department of Veterans' Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System Project

S.J. Amoroso entered into a contract with the Department of Veterans' Affairs to construct the Palo Alto Radiology Consolidation, Parking Structure 2, Major Roads & Utilities Project. Valued at $103M, this contract marks the third largest project ever awarded to Amoroso.

El Camino Industry and Technology Modernization

Founded in 1947, El Camino College is a community college situated on a beautiful and spacious 126-acre campus near Torrance serving the "South Bay" communities of Southern California. In March of 2013, the College awarded Amoroso with an 18 month, $25 million contract to construct the Industry and Technology Building Modernization Project. The project includes the complete renovation of the Math and Computer Science Building originally constructed in the 1960s.

Departmental Update- Safety

Safety is an interesting topic at Amoroso; it's simultaneously the source of our biggest frustrations and greatest pride. We are never simply satisfied with our safety efforts because satisfaction can breed complacency. Yet we are exceedingly proud to be one of only 21 contractors in all of California who have achieved membership into Cal OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program.

BIM (Building Information Modeling)

When I started with Amoroso in 2007, we did not use BIM (Building Information Modeling) extensively as a construction tool, although it had been around the industry for nearly a decade. More and more, BIM applications are currently utilized and required on construction projects. Public agencies are incorporating BIM into their specifications as part of the construction requirements. This means Amoroso employees should be open and willing to learn the technology to become BIM proficient in order to achieve continued success in the future.

Projects In Focus - Port of Los Angeles

Berths 136-139 and 145-147, operated by Trapac Inc, are located at the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) 20 miles South of Los Angeles. It consists of approximately 170 acres of space for a container yard, Customs facility, and logistics for routing shipping containers into and out of the country. Amoroso's project is one of four projects to streamline movement of containers through the terminal, easing congestion between rail lines and truck transport. In addition to increasing container flow, TraPac's Terminal will be the first in the nation to operate as a fully automated facility. Amoroso was awarded a 2.5 year contract worth just under $65,000,000 by the POLA in November 2012 for the construction of eight new buildings, a redeveloped main-in-gate truck entrance and extensive site infrastructure improvements.

Projects in Focus - Sutro Reservoir

Tucked in the Midtown Terrace neighborhood and at the base of Mt. Sutro, the Sutro Reservoir is a 250,000 sq. ft. dual basin reservoir that provides over 20% of the City of San Francisco's drinking water. In June 2012 Amoroso entered into a contract with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to complete the $27 million, two and one half year rehabilitation and seismic retrofit of the reservoir. Listed as the last reservoir project under the SFPUC's Water System Improvement Program (WISP) the Sutro improvements include: removal and disposal of existing asphaltic floor liner, roof strengthening shear walls, cast-in-place moment frames, column stabilization and strengthening, fiber reinforced polymer protection at the top and underside of existing concrete roofs, girders, and joists, new 8 inch, 15 inch, and 20 inch concrete liners, as well as new fluid applied waterproofing system across the entire roof surface.