San Diego Community College District - West City Continuing Education Campus

The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) retained Project Management Advisors, Inc. (PMA) to provide professional management services during the design and construction of their West City Center facility at the Point Loma Campus.  Funded by the Proposition S bond measure, the SDCCD enlisted PMA to be their direct representative to the project.
 
The Point Loma Campus is part of the SDCCD Continuing Education Program.  Under this project, the previous existing 70+ year old gymnasium and classroom facility was demolished.  In its place, the SDCCD constructed a 39,000 square foot, two story classroom building that contains multi-purpose, specialized, and conventional classrooms, along with administrative support space.  The new building was constructed in a location that will consolidate SDCCD activities to a fraction of the existing parcel, allowing SDCCD to ground lease a portion of the site for a long-term lease to a retailer or developer. 
 
PMA assisted in the administration of the project design, established potential joint use opportunities, reviewed third party estimates for total project cost, assisted in the general contractor's Request for Proposal (RFP) process and selection, provided continuous project management status reporting, managed all construction activities, managed and controlled the schedule and budget, and managed project close-out. 

Additionally, PMA helped to administer the LEED certification process implemented by the United States Green Building Council  and the SDCCD has achieved LEED® Gold certification.  Among the sustainable features are low E-rated windows and solar tubes that will help maximize natural daylight, low-flow and waterless plumbing features reducing water consumption by over 40% and a high percentage of new construction materials were made from recycled materials.