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We are experienced in assisting government agencies and municipalities through the life cycle of their capital improvement projects beginning with planning and entitlements through final construction.  We have helped clients develop athletic fields, award winning regional parks, schools, and medical clinics, military installations, as well as an array of commercial and industrial sites ranging in size from less than one acre to more than 80 acres. Our services for these projects typically include site planning, topographical surveys, site utility and grading plans, landscaping and irrigation system designs, permitting assistance, and construction control surveys during site development.

Our ability to deliver successful and cost-effective projects has allowed us to enjoy longstanding relationships with many of these clients. Since May 1989, R.O. Anderson has assisted Douglas County School District with nearly all of their civil engineering and land surveying requirements.  These services have included complete design, environmental permitting and project management of an extensive list of construction and capital improvement projects.  Management responsibilities have included development of plans and specifications, oversight of the bidding process and pre-construction meetings, review of construction schedules, resolution of field issues, management of payment and bond release requests, and coordination of change orders.  During the permitting process, R.O. Anderson has been responsible to apply for and obtain the requisite permits of numerous state and local agencies, including TRPA, Douglas County, East Fork Fire, Tahoe-Douglas Fire and Nevada Division of Health.

Harrison Avenue Streetscape Project – South Lake Tahoe, CA

February 7, 2012 By ROA

Harrison Avenue is a small commercial corridor that parallels U.S. Highway 50 in the City of South Lake Tahoe, CA. The site is challenged with respect to providing adequate parking and access to serve existing businesses located along this corridor, along with drainage, erosion, snow removal and maintenance issues. The City has chosen R.O. Anderson to assist them with addressing the challenges of the Harrison Avenue Streetscape Project. The purpose of the project is to fulfill a number of strategic priorities, including:

• vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle circulation,

• design for a smooth interface with public transit,

• public parking and parking for private businesses in a way that makes sense and supports the overall success of this business district; both during construction and as a permanent amenity to the district,

• water quality through a district wide approach to storm-water conveyance and treatment that considers economic realities, smart use of limited space, aesthetics and community/public spaces,

• visual quality through the implementation of a cohesive and comprehensive district-wide streetscape design,

• upon the public/private partnership opportunity for this district and create an innovative/successful template for future projects in the City,

• upon the ability to attract, retain and expand business opportunities in the Harrison Avenue business district

• the ability for this business district to compliment the improvements underway on Highway 50, Campground at the Lake, and Lake Commons, and

• upon the juxtaposition and quality of public spaces creating a sense of place that is unique .

The project team is providing a number of important documents to assist in the construction of this important project, including CEQA/TRPA compliance documentation, civil, landscape and electrical plans and related construction documents, SWPPP plans and permits, regional stormwater analysis, Business Improvement District analysis, topographic surveying, and public outreach are just some of the tasks our team is performing on behalf of the City. We understand how important the City sees a transparent process will be to the success of this project. The number of potential stakeholders, property owners, business owners, agencies and City departments dictate the need for clear lines of communication concise project updates on a regular basis. A transparent process also includes the ability of interested parties to engage in the process, know when and how they can do this and understand how their engagement will inform the outcomes.

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Bonanza Park – South Lake Tahoe

February 7, 2012 By ROA

The Bonanza Neighborhood Park project, located in South Lake Tahoe, California, consists of an approximately 43,000 square foot neighborhood park including a children playground, basketball court, picnic area, parking spaces, a large grass area, and other amenities.

R.O. Anderson was engaged by the Owner to utilize the architectural site plan from the landscape architect to prepare the preliminary and final civil improvement plans for the proposed park. R.O. Anderson prepared plans for site grading and construction details, the drainage report, Best Management Practices plan, and an engineer estimate of probable construction costs. The project was designed with infiltration trenching at strategic locations and permeable pavers with storage beds to mitigate storm water run-off.

R.O. Anderson teamed with Coleen Shade, AICP, LEED AP, on this project prior to her employment with the firm. Ms. Shade led the facilitation of stakeholder and public input to develop the design. Additionally, she coordinated and obtained permits through the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, City of South Lake Tahoe, South Tahoe Public Utility District, Liberty Energy and Lahontan Regional Water Quality Board. The project team met the client’s vigorous schedule and brought the project from visioning to permitted bid documents in a total of six months.

The project is currently out to bid and construction will occur in spring 2012.

 

 

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Washoe Housing Authority – Residential Area Expansion

July 8, 2011 By ROA

R.O. Anderson Engineering has shared an enduring relationship with the Washoe Housing Authority and the Washoe Tribe in Nevada and California over the past 10 years.  As a result, we have worked on over 30 projects for these related entities.

The projects have included assisting with the development of residential parcels within the Dresslerville community, locating property corners for fencing projects, writing legal descriptions and creating exhibits, engineering design, and site development for the recently constructed community building.  The most current project for the Washoe Housing Authority we are working on is the development of 26 residential lots for the construction of homes.  For this project we have completed a boundary survey of the site, topographical survey required for engineering design, and a community-wide analysis of the drainage to facilitate storm drain design.  We are currently 90% complete with the improvement plans, which include curb and gutter, sidewalk, asphalt, lot grading, sewer disposal, and the water system for all 26 parcels.

 

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Uranium Water Treatment Facility – Coleville, California

April 12, 2011 By ROA

R.O. Anderson was retained to assist with the design and permitting of a uranium treatment facility for the existing water system at the elementary school in Coleville California.  The treatment headworks are proposed to be housed in a 2,400 SF metal building.  In addition to the design of the uranium treatment R.O. Anderson also perform the site, grading and utility design as well as a flood protection berm to protect the proposed maintenance building from potential offsite drainage flows.

The project was made more challenging in the fact that the approval of the project through the California Division of the State Architect was required due to the project being located on the Eastern Unified School District’s property.  The design of the project has been completed and the District is currently pursuing grants to fund the construction.

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Civil Infrastructure Projects, Afghanistan

April 12, 2011 By ROA

 

Technologists, Inc. with offices in Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and the United States selected R.O. Anderson Engineering on January 27, 2010 to provide civil engineering consulting services for their Afghanistan office. Historically a mid-sized firm working locally in the Northern Nevada and California region of the U.S., this is R.O. Anderson’s first contract for international work. Technologists, Inc. provides management and engineering services to clients around the globe and R.O. Anderson is pleased to be assisting them with their work in Afghanistan. The contract involves a wide range of civil engineering consulting and design services such as package sewer treatment plants, road design, drainage design and pavement design assistance on an as-needed basis.

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Douglas High School All-Weather Track – Minden, Nevada

April 12, 2011 By ROA

As a result of a long and successful relationship between Douglas County School District and R.O. Anderson personnel, we were the natural choice to handle virtually all aspects of this high-profile, two-million dollar project, which involved design of an eight lane all-weather track and field facility and multi-use football/soccer field, plus an extensive upgrade to the existing storm drain infrastructure to serve the improved facility. This project involved a topographic and boundary survey for the design of the new outdoor recreation center. The scope also included the preparation of the improvement plans and bid documents and specifications.

While the sports facility constituted the main portion of the project, the district also retained our services to develop the plans and administer the contract for an adjacent equipment storage building, an upgrade to the security fence surrounding the project area, as well as the installation of a new scoreboard for the facility.

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