Our team was the prime the consultant, providing project management, civil engineering, construction administration and
inspection services for a complete road and utility reconstruction project in Manzanita.
Dorcas Lane parallels Laneda Avenue and had multiple utility and road failure throughout the years. This project was a high priority project for the City of Manzanita due to the high volume of vehicular and foot traffic, combined with failing water and storm water utilities throughout this corridor. The existing water system had been repaired approximately 6 times within the half mile stretch of road within the last five years. Also, insufficient storm water facilities and increased development caused local flooding with potential for property damage.

The City of Nehalem Water System Reconstruction Project is a $3.2 million construction project involving the upgrade of the City’s water distribution system by replacing over 30,000 linear feet of water main (including 22,000 linear feet of new C-900 and 8,000 linear feet of new HDPE) which involved approximately 80% of the City’s in-place system. The project also included the design and construction of a new water booster pump for the City’s high pressure zone. The overall scope of the water system improvements were previously identified and prioritized in the Water Master Plan Update, also prepared by Our team, led by Kyle Ayers as project manager, prepared plans, contract documents and technical specifications, coordinated the public bidding, and performed construction administration and observation.

Civil Designer—provide design and construction services to relocate the Bond Street waterline to Marine Drive.
The project permanently replaced a temporary waterline installed after an 8-inch water main was damaged in a 2007 landslide. Otak had assisted the City with preliminary work for this project, which included an alternatives analysis, a utility study, construction cost estimates, and grant application assistance. The City has received a Federal Hazard Mitigation Grant through Oregon Emergency Management for the project.

Project Designer — Provided engineering design support for a 2,200-foot-long multi-use trail in Cape Disappointment State Park.

The project included pedestrian trail design, erosion control, coordination with a large design team, technical specification, and contract document preparation.

Project Manager and Civil Designer—The work for this project consisted of the reconstruction of approximately one-half mile of street and sidewalk construction with underground utilities. In addition, the work included the storm drainage construction and street surface reconstruction of two smaller residential streets.

Responsibilities included preparation of plans, contract documents and technical specifications, coordination of public bidding, and construction administration and observation.

This project was a high priority project for the City of Manzanita due to the high volume of vehicular and foot traffic, combined with failing water and storm water utilities throughout this corridor. The construction total for the project was $1.2 million with a 7 month construction duration.
Despite bankruptcy problems with the initial contractor and 45 days of negotiations with bonding agency, the project was completed under budget for $1,190,930, and on time.