jacking and receiving pits, an immense amount of shoring, as well as sewer and other utility relocations.” The overall job also includes the erection of several structures, installation of geotechnical instruments, electrical and asphalt restoration, as well as traffic control installation and traffic signal modification. As a joint venture partner, W.A. Rasic is responsible for all of the shoring for the jacking and receiving pits, as well as all of the open-cut work. “LADOT heavily influences our work areas and some of the longer 800 to 1,500 linear feet cut runs require a little more planning. We have to stage our work accordingly,” says Plunk. We may have some excavation and pipe installation working during the day and then things like backfill and concrete pouring taking place on the swing shift when there is a bit more space to get trucks and machinery in and out.” W.A. Rasic also
serves as the managing partner on this joint venture, handling coordination and communication with the various agencies, including scheduling, change orders and any other contract or documentation work. Senior project manager, Jeremy Juarez is quick to point out that a job like this is only possible when you have the right people in place to assure that it all goes down safely and according to specifications. “Everyone at SAK and W.A. Rasic, from office staff and laborers to operators and management, has done a great job doing their part so that as a whole the project gets done according to plan. I am very proud of our entire joint venture team,” says Juarez. “I would like to recognize a few individuals like Jeff Ray, W.A. Rasic’s general superintendent for public works. Jeff has done a great job taking care of things like equipment purchases, shoring design and overseeing the field personnel.
W.A. Rasic would like to thank the SAK team led by owners Jerry Shaw, Robert Affholder, and Tom Kalishman for their involvement on a corporate level, as well as Sr. Project Manager James Byrd for his extensive knowledge in the tunneling industry. We would also like to thank SAK Project Superintendent, Frank Lynch, for his hard work in managing SAK’s responsibilities and SAK’s on-site manager, Brent Duncan for his tremendous contributions,” says Juarez. “I would also like to recognize Gilbert Estrada, our Project Superintendent, our two main engineers, Horacio Hernandez and Moses Vallejo, and of course our owners: Pete, Frank and Walter Rasic. Frank has been very involved from the beginning specifically where things like contracts, engineering, and field crews are concerned. It is great to have owners that embrace a hands-on approach to their business.”
With space at a premium, W.A. Rasic navigates excavation and installation of 78” Trunk Line through congested city streets and narrow work areas.
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