Long Beach Community College Bond Program Management

Project Name

Long Beach Community College Bond Program Management

Client

Long Beach Community College District

Sector

Education

Overview

Long Beach Community College is one of the largest community colleges in California with over 30,000 students currently enrolled. It prides itself on creating a supportive, innovative, and sustainable educational environment for its students and the community. Measure E, a $440 million bond approved 2008, and Measure LB, a $850 million bond approved in 2016, along with state grants fund new construction, renovation and repairs at the Pacific Coast Campus and the Liberal Arts Campus. The expenditure of bond funds is overseen by a Citizens’ Oversight Committee to ensure that bond funds are utilized as the voters intended and that projects are completed wisely and efficiently.

Cordoba’s Role

Cordoba has been the prime consultant for the LBCCD Bond Program Management Team since 2006, providing comprehensive program and construction management services. The $1.6 billion program covers more than 30 facilities across the campuses and remote sites spanning 144 square miles. Comprehensive services include site development and planning, area-wide planning, design management, project controls, financial analysis, program management, construction management and commissioning, community outreach, internal/external communications, and move management. Cordoba has successfully completed over 125 projects ranging from $25 thousand to $120+ million. Additionally, Cordoba has managed the creation and implementation of LBCCD’s Integrated Energy Master Plan.

Our team performance has exceeded expectations, as verified through various audits and third-party program reviews. The Citizens’ Oversight Committee has returned reports of zero findings and the consensus is that Cordoba Corporation is an exemplary team member in achieving LBCCD’s goals.

Highlights

With over 125 projects completed thus far, the Cordoba team is proud of its accomplishments and our ability to deliver responsive services to ensure the success of the bond program. Recent highlights include the following:

• Cordoba’s LBCCD Bond Management Team (BMT) has earned Project Achievement Awards from the CMAA Southern California Chapter for the past three consecutive years in various project categories.
  


• Consistently outperformed assigned budget allocation for PM/CM Services and never exceeded existing contracts.
  


• In 2018, Cordoba received a CMAA Project Achievement Award, which “recognizes outstanding achievement in the practice of construction management” for Buildings QQ and RR, a $20.3 million project involved a new two-story 24,454-square foot (SF) building and an adjacent renovated building, respectively.
  


• Our Math and Culinary Arts Building project was recently selected as a Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Award Winner. This new $30 million, 73,000 SF building was constructed to house the Math and Culinary Arts Departments. Using the DB delivery method, “Math Tech” is a LEED Platinum building that was delivered in Fall 2015, on-time and under budget.
  


• Building M/N Multidisciplinary Classroom Building ‑‑ This is the first California Community College Chancellors Office (CCCCO) state-funded design-build project. The $50 million project included demolition and replacement with a brand new, three-story, 82,000 SF building with high-tech classrooms, large learning spaces, and tie-ins to the campus utility loops.
  


• Building GG ‑‑ Building GG was demolished and replaced with a new facility, Pacific Coast Campus Student Services Center, encompassing 38,555 square feet. The Center now houses various departments, food services, and career and job services. The project achieved LEED Silver Building certification and was named the 2016 CMAA Project of the Year.
  

Services

Comprehensive program and construction management services

Project controls

Stakeholder outreach, including Board communications

Planning

Design

Procurement

Commissioning

Strategic and financial planning

Move management