Corporate Partner Profiles

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AECOM is the world’s premier infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. We partner with our clients in the public and private sectors to solve their most complex challenges and build legacies for generations to come. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, governments, energy and the environment, our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of approximately $13.2 billion in fiscal year 2020. See how we deliver what others can only imagine at aecom.com and @AECOM.

We specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. While we are most well-known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high-performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that. We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts and artists. In transportation we focus on connecting communities via multi-modal strategies that instills resiliency and sustainability every step of the way.

Founded in 1914, HNTB has built a reputation for excellence and innovation. We help create infrastructure that best meets the unique demands of the environment. With client relationships spanning decades, we understand infrastructure life cycles and have the perspective to solve technical challenges with imagination and innovation. HNTB is a privately held, employee-owned firm, with nearly 5,000 employees in more than 70 locations nationwide. As employee-owners committed to the highest levels of performance, we enable clients to achieve their visions and goals.

HNTB has played an important role in complex infrastructure projects in Southern California for 100+ years, including rail transit design and planning, bridge and tunnel design, transit stations, urban corridor revitalization, highway and interchange design, airports, tolling design, program management, and stadium and convention center development. Our work spans the entire life cycle of projects from planning, through environmental clearance and design to construction and program management.

As planners, we are excited to have been a part of OCTA’s Express Lanes Network Study, Metro’s Sepulveda Transit Corridor Feasibility Study, SANDAG’s Regional Plan development and now the City of Los Angeles’ Valley Boulevard Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Project. Our recent design work includes iconic projects such as OCTA’s OC Streetcar, the City of Los Angeles’ Sixth Street Viaduct, Metro’s I-405 Sepulveda Pass Widening Design-Build and Brightline West high-speed rail from Victorville, California to Las Vegas, Nevada. Our program and construction management teams are hard at work helping agencies deliver OCTA’s I-405 Improvement Project, SBCTA’s I-10 Express Lanes and now SBCTA’s Ontario Airport Tunnel Project.

HNTB is a proud sponsor of WTS Orange County. We continue to advance women in the industry through providing opportunities to serve in leadership positions, encouraging participation in professional organizations and supporting mentoring, continued development and career growth opportunities.

At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. With $14 billion in revenue and a talent force of approximately 55,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector.

In the transportation market, we help our clients move people, goods, and freight over land, through the air, across the sea, underground and even through mountains. We provide solutions to plan, develop, finance, design, construct, maintain and operate transportation infrastructure to connect people and communities around the world.

Clients rely on Jacobs to be strategic and practical; to help them save money while being innovative; and to be environmentally sensitive and understanding of community concerns when delivering crucial infrastructure projects. We partner with our clients to provide solutions within and between the transport modes of Aviation, Highways, Bridges, Ports & Maritime and Rail and Transit.

Jacobs brings value through cost-effective solutions and services ranging from transportation planning, design, engineering, and construction management to land development, environmental permitting and support with innovative financing measures and public-private partnerships.

Nossaman LLP is an innovative national law firm working seamlessly across the United States with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego, Washington, DC, Austin, and Seattle. For nearly 80 years, Nossaman has delivered the highest quality legal expertise and policy advice to clients nationwide. The Firm focuses on distinct areas of law and policy, as well as in specific industries, ranging from transportation and energy to real estate development, water, and government.

We help bring transportation projects to fruition. We lay the legislative groundwork, clear environmental hurdles, acquire the necessary right-of-way, devise procurement strategies, and close the deals that bring opportunities to our communities.

We work on highways, tollways, light and heavy rail, tunnels, bridges, airports, and ports. Our work ranges from establishing habitat conservation plans to precondemnation planning and development of intermodal legislative policy. Our attorneys work with financial and technical advisors, architects, engineers, consultants, and construction firms. Our experience enables us to see potential issues years before they may arise. Our strategic view helps clients manage risk and deliver projects on time.

Nossaman has been engaged on the development of some of the most important transportation initiatives in Orange County. Projects have included representation of Orange County Transportation Corridor Agencies in the construction, operation, and maintenance of Orange County’s linear toll road system, with more than 51 miles of freeway constructed to date; defense of actions challenging environmental approvals for San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor; defense of the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency’s environmental approvals for bridge safety; and leading the Orange County Transportation Authority’s I-405 Improvement Project legal team in the largest highway upgrade in Southern California, which will relieve pressure on one of the state’s most congested corridors.

Nossaman has been a proud partner of WTS-OC for many years, and our commitment to a diverse and inclusive environment is rooted in our core values. We believe an inclusive environment and consideration of diverse perspectives are crucial to creating the ideal workplace. Unquestionably, diversity enhances our ability to serve clients and creates a more dynamic workplace for everyone.

TYlin connects people, places, and ideas. As a global engineering firm, we design infrastructure solutions that connect and elevate communities. That means enhancing conventional designs with smarter, more resilient systems. Connecting gridlocked populations with better means of mobility. Stewarding precious resources with more sustainable solutions. And solving our clientâ€™s unique challenges with innovative and technically advanced approaches.

We are rethinking the built environment. What began in 1954 as a two-person engineering firm has grown into a 3,000+ globally renowned professional services network delivering some of the world's most visionary, challenging, and iconic infrastructure projects throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe.

We have global reach through local presence. Our teams understand local concerns because we are local tooâ€”we are part of the community. Through our global network of connected professionals, we apply our solutions in novel ways.

A career with TYLin is a journey of personal and professional growth. Together, we solve problems, promote innovation, and foster a culture of excellence. Our respected mentors and thought leaders share their experiences through multidisciplinary collaboration and industry participation. Join us!

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Dokken Engineering is a multi-discipline, professional services firm specializing in the delivery of infrastructure projects for primarily public agency clients in California. Disciplines covered include: civil, structural, electrical, traffic, and water resources engineering, as well as environmental planning and right of way services.

At GFT, a privately held AEC firm comprised of GFT Infrastructure, Inc. (formerly Gannett Fleming, Inc.), TranSystems Corporation, and their affiliates, we innovate where transportation, water, power, and buildings converge. We call this the Infrastructure of Life. We measure our success by the strength of our relationships – that’s why we’re the employer of choice for 5,000+ of the industry’s brightest engineers, planners, architects, inspectors, designers, and more.

Our clients choose us for our expertise and prefer us for our nimble approach, creativity, and personal touch. Backed by over a century’s experience, together, we’re building a lasting legacy for future generations: stronger communities, a healthier planet, and better lives.

Our Values:

Be All In – We build trust through strong relationships, taking care to understand clients’ context and culture. We’re all in for each other, too; we lift others up, act with integrity, and treat everyone with respect.
Celebrate Curiosity – Our people are key, and we embrace their diversity and individuality. Our curious, collaborative approach drives innovation and creativity, helping us meet the unique needs of the communities we serve.
Shape the Outcome – Our entrepreneurial spirit keeps us agile and solutions-driven. Empowered to take ownership and initiative, we remove unnecessary complexity to provide outstanding value for our clients.
Choose Excellence – For more than a hundred years, we’ve engineered resilient solutions, pushing for excellence in our field. We prioritize professional development and continuous improvement to help everyone reach their full potential.

Harris & Associates (Harris) has served public agencies and private clients since 1974 and is an 100% employee-owned company focused on helping communities solve today's complex challenges. We have developed a robust program of services that offer our clients expertise and assistance in various realms of engineering services, program and construction management, municipal and district finance, planning, housing, and environmental services. Our offices and project sites span the West Coast in California, Nevada, and Washington with a focus on serving clients in the transportation, municipal, water, and education markets.

At the intersection of growing communities and aging infrastructure, Harris helps clients find lasting, cost-effective solutions. For decades, Harris has helped transportation agencies bypass congestion challenges by providing a full suite of engineering, construction management, and environmental compliance services. We apply our experience to find innovative and cost-saving solutions that enhance safety, sustainability, and quality of life for our communities. In addition, Harris works on some of the nation's most ambitious transportation projects, including the California High-Speed Rail Project. We are careful stewards of our clients, resources and reputation; we hold ourselves accountable for delivering on our commitments and we strive to exceed expectations.

Central to Harris, business is the practice and implementation of our shared values: Develop and Exhibit Trust; Work Smarter Together; Invest in Our People; Think and Act Inclusively; and Model the Harris Way. These values reflect our character, influence our relationships with our clients and employee-owners, and are leveraged in everything we do. The result is an environment that nurtures, fosters growth, and develops a team that is passionate about their work, has strong internal and external relationships, and delivers quality work.

Visit us at www.WeAreHarris.com of find us or social media to learn more.

At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People—clients and employees—are at the forefront of our business. Clients know we are laser-focused on their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to see our staff flourish, one and all. Both groups know that with Kimley-Horn, they can expect more and experience better.

Clients know they can count on Kimley-Horn—that’s why almost 90% of our business comes from repeat clients. They know that our engineers, planners, and environmental scientists apply creativity and rigor to deliver outstanding results. We have a long track record of developing solutions that save our clients time and money, and can share real-world examples of cases where we’ve identified savings that surpass our fees. Whether your business is national or local, and whether your projects involve public infrastructure or private development, we seek to reduce your risk and increase your success.

Mark Thomas provides civil and structural engineering, active transportation design, construction management, grant writing, landscape architecture, planning & urban design, and surveying services to clients throughout California. Since our founding in 1927, we have focused on providing excellent client service and delivering projects with a tailored approach to meet our clients’ goals. We work closely with public agencies and municipal clients to deliver creative, innovative, yet cost-effective transportation infrastructure enhancements.

Mark Thomas is a recognized industry leader in the planning, design, and delivery of local roadway as well as highway and state route improvements, including roadway extensions and widenings; low-flow crossing improvements; highway and interchange improvements; intersection modifications; drainage facilities; access and safety improvements, complete street projects, and multimodal facilities throughout the state. We have delivered hundreds of projects for various public agencies and numerous cities and bring an extensive working knowledge of Caltrans, AASHTO, and local design manuals and guidelines, as well as public agency procedures. One of our firm’s most notable achievements is the design of the state’s first Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) at SR-120/Union Road Interchange in the City of Manteca. This project is just one example of how innovative engineering, strong partnerships, and community outreach can come together to create creative transportation solutions that enhance safety and benefit communities.

With a reputation not only for producing quality deliverables, but a friendly and engaged staff that truly cares about integrating into and supporting the community, Mark Thomas is thriving as a successful partner to our clients throughout Southern California.

Michael Baker International is a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, including planning, environmental, architectural, engineering, construction, and program management. We have been solving some of the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges for over 80 years, and our team of more than 3,000 professionals has achieved this through a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation, and integrity.

With 85 offices nationwide, including 11 throughout California, Michael Baker International partners with clients on multidiscipline projects ranging in complexity, from transportation systems involving roads, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, and airports to master planned communities, urban design, environmental sciences, ecosystem restoration, water resource facilities, arctic oil pipelines, and specialized overseas construction. We are trusted advisers to the communities we serve, always with a focus on making them safer, more accessible, sustainable, and prosperous.

Within southern California, Michael Baker International has a robust transportation practice that is responding to the multifaceted congestion challenges facing our public- and private-sector clients. Our services include extensive work using various Alternative Delivery Methods (ADM) to deliver projects within the local roadway network and on the state highway system, as well as in the space of emerging technologies such as Broadband, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Connected/Automated Vehicles (C/AV).

The Michael Baker International team members deliver innovation with every project, challenging the status quo through the diversity of their experience and ideas.

We Make a Difference.

In 1945, John G. Moffatt and Frank E. Nichol formed partnerships in California and Oregon to provide engineering and design services to the growing marine infrastructure of the West Coast of the United States. Initially, Moffatt & Nichol concentrated on harbor works and waterways, bridges, buildings, industrial facilities, military installations, and public works. Since the firm’s founding, Moffatt & Nichol has expanded its service areas to offer transportation economics and finance; port and transportation planning; environmental planning, mitigation, and restoration; coastal and water resources engineering; urban planning, design, and architecture; and construction management, supervision, and inspection. To accomplish these services, Moffatt & Nichol offers clients a professional and experienced staff of transportation economists; port, transportation, environmental, and urban planners; civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, coastal, water resources, and construction engineers; and architects.

Moffatt & Nichol has offices located along the United States, West Coast, Gulf Coast, and East Coast. The firm also has international offices located in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, England, Germany, Lithuania, Panama, Singapore, and Spain. Our clients include national and international public and private organizations, such as port authorities; federal, state, and local governments; developers; and contractors. Client satisfaction is illustrated by the fact that more than eighty percent of our work is completed for repeat clients, and we have been in business for more than 75 years.

On the move in Southern California

In Orange County, Mott MacDonald has been the Program Management Consultant for OCTA since 2004. Backed by the voter-approved OC Go tax measure, we are supporting OCTA in delivering numerous highway and rail projects.

In Los Angeles, we’re the prime designer for LA Metro’s Regional Connector, linking up light rail lines across the city.

In San Bernardino County, we’re helping SBCTA create an innovative zero emissions passenger rail vehicle.

From highways and bridges to subways, rail lines, and airports, Mott MacDonald is at the forefront of transportation planning and infrastructure — in Southern California, the US, and around the world.

We’re committed to designing the smart cities of the future. We search for the opportunity to add value – technical, economic, environmental, and social, by thinking laterally and searching out connections others fail to make. We aim to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do with focus on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities, and staff opportunities.

Mott MacDonald (www.mottmac.com) is a $2 billion global management, engineering, and development firm. Our 16,000 employees and more than 180 offices serve clients in 150 countries worldwide.

Dedicated to balancing the natural and built environment, Psomas provides sustainably engineered solutions to public and private sector clients. As a full-service consulting firm, we help our clients create value by planning, designing, and delivering complex projects.

Markets served include transportation, water, land development, and energy with the following services offered:

Civil engineering
Survey and geospatial services including use of drones, 3D laser scanning and subsurface utility locating
Site development engineering
Transportation and traffic engineering
Structural engineering
Water and wastewater engineering
Environmental planning and resource management
Land planning and urban design
Land use entitlements
Project/Construction management
GIS consulting

Psomas is a recognized leader and longtime proponent of environmental, social, and economic sustainability and brings a truly holistic approach to our practice and our projects. A founding member of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI), Psomas is committed to promoting a progressive standard of sustainability in both design and through company policy. We currently have over 100 staff who are ENV SPs (Envision Sustainability Professionals through ISI) and/or LEED APs.

The cornerstone of our business approach is to first focus on our clients’ long-term needs and then direct our strategic growth accordingly. Our core strength is our multi-disciplined teams of experts—top-notch staff who produce award-winning projects for our clients through innovation, creativity, and cutting-edge technical expertise.

Founded in 1946, Psomas provides services from offices throughout California, Arizona, Utah, and Washington.

Connecting a vision.

The path to The Toll Roads was paved by visionary leaders who created a plan to enhance regional mobility and bring much needed congestion relief. This vision was brought to life through the creation of the Transportation Corridor Agencies.

In 1980, the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA) – operator of The Toll Roads, was formed when exploding population in the region led to increased traffic congestion. The opening of The Toll Roads brought much needed traffic relief and the ability to accommodate future growth in the area. Visionaries laid the groundwork to put TCA on the map as a key mobility partner in Orange County. Today, more than 250,000 trips are taken each weekday on our 51-mile toll road network with almost 89 million yearly toll transactions, which means less vehicles on the freeways and local roads.

TCA is committed to promoting mobility, safety and environmental quality as essential components of Orange County’s vibrant economy and quality of life that benefit all residents and road users. Learn more about what’s ahead.

Decades of success have paved the way for TCA. The Agencies continue to be at the forefront of tolling innovation with a solid footprint as a mobility solutions-based leader in the region. Working with local transportation partners, we are committed to deliver meaningful roadway improvements that help sustain our quality of life and fuel our economy.

Our mission is to provide our clients with exceptional service, our employees with a great work environment, and society with lasting value in the work we do. We are a top-ranked multidisciplinary engineering design firm, offering a broad range of services for private and public clients.

We work passionately with one driving belief: May the Best Solution Always Win. We understand that our clients rely on us to provide innovative and reliable solutions, and we embrace this responsibility with the utmost dedication. At the core of our philosophy is a commitment to uncompromised quality. This commitment is not just a goal; it's a promise. We strive for perfection in every detail, recognizing that the success of our clients depends on the reliability and excellence of the solutions we provide.

Wood Rodgers has extensive experience in a variety of transportation services, including design for local roads, highways, interchanges, bridges, bicycle/pedestrian facilities, and ADA accessibility improvements. Our engineers provide innovative, efficient, and high quality solutions to transportation challenges. We have successfully completed many local, state, and federally funded projects and understand each facility’s role in improving a community’s quality of life.

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Since its founding as a two-person land development firm in 1976, David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA) has become a recognized leader in the sustainable design of complex transportation, land development, water resources, environmental, and energy projects nationwide. The firm combines the talents of engineers, landscape architects, hydrologists, planners, scientists, and surveyors to provide our clients access to a complete array of services. DEA is consistently ranked among ENR’s (Engineering News Record’s) “Top 100 Pure Design Firms” in the U.S., and is a leader in its local markets.

DEA’s philosophy, values, and commitments shape its unique culture of freedom combined with social and professional responsibility. Our professionals are united behind the firm’s core purpose of improving the quality of life while demonstrating stewardship of the built and natural environments.

For more information about DEA visit us at deainc.com or find us on social media.

FALCON Engineering Services Inc. is a CHA Company based in Southern California. We specialize in providing Construction Management and Engineering Services for a wide range of civil engineering projects. Our company draws upon a seasoned workforce of construction professionals to provide the necessary resources to local projects at the right time to meet tight schedules and client expectations for cost and quality.

FALCON Engineering Services Inc. was founded with the goal of assisting clients to manage the critical issues of time and cost on their projects from conception through close out. We work to establish strong relationships—with contractors, among our staff, and especially with our clients. The result is a record of outstanding client satisfaction. In the complex business of building, it’s our job to offer you the best solution we can — that’s our personal commitment and value to you.

ICF is a global consulting services company, but we are not your typical consultants. We help clients navigate change and better prepare for the future.

We have a deep bench of 1,000+ environmental science, policy, and technical experts. From environmental program management to transportation, water, and energy projects, our team works together to help clients navigate complex environmental requirements and address the interconnected causes and effects of climate change. For more than 30 years, we've brought a trusted reputation to our work: executing environmental impact assessments, managing complex projects, engaging diverse stakeholders, and navigating multiple layers of regulation. Our technical expertise—such as conducting cost-benefit analyses and advanced energy analytics—helps our clients achieve sustainability goals within the context of their broader mission.

Founded in 1976, LSA is a diversified environmental, transportation, and community planning firm with nine offices throughout California. LSA’s corporate office is located in Irvine with eight additional offices in: Carlsbad, Los Angeles, Riverside, Palm Springs, Fresno, San Luis Obispo, Point Richmond, and Roseville. Because of our large professional and geographic bandwidth, our 200+ team members are capable of rapidly deploying throughout the State to assist clients with their project needs including:

Support for all aspects of CEQA and NEPA Compliance and Mitigation Requirements
Environmental Documentation

Mitigated Negative Declarations (MNDs)
Initial Study (IS) Checklists
Environmental Notices
Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs)
Responses to Comments
Peer Review of Environmental Technical Reports

Biological Resource Studies
Air Quality
Climate Change
Noise and Vibration
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Analysis
Sustainability Planning
Cultural Resources
Paleontological Resources
Water Quality
Native American Consultation Services
Traffic Analysis and Transportation Planning
Graphics and Geographical Information System (GIS) Services

To achieve the highest level of service, LSA assigns skilled professionals (many of whom are recognized experts in their fields) to provide the required consultant services. All projects are overseen by a Principal in Charge to ensure a high level of expertise and quality control. All substantial work products are reviewed at the Principal level. LSA has over 44 years of experience helping clients navigate the often-complex process of environmental review and transportation planning in California.

We strive to be the most sought-after infrastructure and environmental solutions company, known for our unique, values-driven approach and brought to life by the industry’s most exceptional people.

Atlas provides professional testing, inspection, engineering, environmental and consulting services from more than 100 locations nationwide. We deliver solutions to both public and private sector clients in the transportation, commercial, water, government, education and industrial markets. With a legacy of providing consistent quality and results, Atlas creates a better experience at every stage of an infrastructure project.

We connect the best experts in the industry to deliver value from concept to completion and beyond. This means doing everything our clients expect and then raising the expectations in a way that only our people can.

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is the county transportation planning commission, responsible for funding and implementing transit and capital projects for a balanced and sustainable transportation system.

OCTA is responsible for projects, programs and services that affect the daily quality of life for Orange County’s nearly 3.2 million residents in 34 cities and countless others who commute or come here for recreation. This includes bus and rail transit, rideshare, environmental programs, active transportation and express lanes and freeways.

OCTA continues to move Orange County forward.

Paragon Partners Consultants, Inc. (Paragon) is a full-service real estate and right of way consulting firm providing expertise for public and private clients. For over 31years, our team of skilled professionals offer title research, due diligence, site selection, acquisition, relocation, property management, disposition, utility relocation, project and program management, and eminent domain support. California offices include: Cypress (headquarters), Ontario, San Diego, Fresno, and Roseville.

As transportation needs evolve, TRC helps communities move forward with practical, forward thinking solutions. From planning and environmental review through design and construction, our integrated team delivers the expertise you needâ€”when and where you need it. We bring together trusted local professionals backed by TRC's 8,000+ practitioners to solve complex challenges and build stakeholder support. The result? Thoughtfully delivered infrastructure that services today's needs while anticipating tomorrow's demands.

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms, bringing together talented people from around the globe. We are technical experts who design and provide strategic advice on sustainable solutions, engineering projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

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AIX Group provides engineering and construction management services for clients throughout California. We are a small (SBE/DBE) certified firm focused on the transportation and public works industries where we intertwine human connection with our commitment to environmental sustainability, energy efficiency, and functional excellence in every project.

Where we operate: Founded in 2021 in Pasadena, CA, AIX Group serves clients throughout Southern California with engineering and construction management services.

We focus on people who inspire solutions: Our team is a collective force dedicated to crafting innovative and sustainable project outcomes. We foster collaboration, creativity, and a shared commitment to excellence. We are guided by a team of results-oriented, talented, and innovative professionals.

Founded in 2011, CR Associates (CRA) is a mobility transportation consultant with over 60 engineers and planners working from two offices in San Diego and Los Angeles, California. CRA is a DBE, WBE, SBE, and MBE certified firm committed to planning and designing transportation systems and identifying mobility improvements that create and support vibrant and sustainable communities. We take a fully multimodal approach, building upon the multi-dimensional experiences of our staff, along with our dedication to serving the full range of client needs.

With our in-house transportation planning and modeling, traffic engineering and studies, civil and roadway engineering, and grant writing capabilities, CRA brings projects from the earliest planning phases to feasibility analysis to final design, all with the expectation that young children, the elderly, low-income families, and the disabled deserve equal access to roadways and the pursuit of opportunities that necessitate safely traveling across their communities.

We offer specialized expertise in the following areas:

Bicycle/Pedestrian Planning and Design
Multimodal Planning, Analysis and Design
Mobility/Circulation Elements
Safe Routes to School/Transit/Open Space
Traffic Calming
Active Transportation Research
Transit Planning
Transportation Impact Studies/SB 743 Implementation
Traffic Operations and Simulation
Traffic Engineering Design
Parking Assessment and Demand Management
Grant Writing

Since 1987, Circlepoint has been a guiding force in helping our clients address complex issues and strengthen communities. Through our Environmental and Communications practice areas, we provide a dynamic combination of strategic advice and focused service. Based in Oakland with offices in San Jose and Orange, Circlepoint is a privately held California corporation and certified SBE.

Environmental

Circlepoint’s environmental practice is molded on an integrated approach to public and private planning projects—environmental evaluation, design, and community outreach. We work closely with planning and design teams to identify environmental constraints early on, focus environmental documents on the important issues, and effectively involve stakeholders to build the support essential to bringing projects to fruition. We work with our clients, ensuring that we are providing a document that captures the correct components that will pave the way for success during and after the entitlement process.

CEQA/NEPA Documentation
Environmental Analysis
Environmental Technical Partnerships/Strategy
- Biological Resources; Cultural Resources; Noise Assessments; Air Quality; Greenhouse Gases; Transportation; Hazardous Materials; Hydrology & Water Quality

Communications

We help our clients navigate the ever-changing landscape of communications and media to engage stakeholders and motivate positive behavior change. Through our strategic process for integrated marketing communications, Circlepoint aligns unique challenges and engages intended audiences through highly effective campaigns. We tailor communication strategies to meet program needs, drawing on our expertise in public engagement, marketing, creative services, and web and interactive design.

Public Engagement
Marketing
Creative

Founded in 2013, Costin Public Outreach Group (CPOG) is a DBE/SBE public relations firm comprised of strategic communicators and outreach experts with 70-plus years of combined experience. We connect you to the communities you need to achieve your goals. CPOG’s philosophy is that every stakeholder in every community should be involved in delivering a result. From planning to design to construction, we engage communities by providing stakeholders with information and being transparent about a project and its impacts. We build valuable relationships and mobilize stakeholders to be a part of the process. Our team combines their backgrounds in communications, advocacy, marketing, and public affairs to develop and implement integrative communications and outreach programs that inform and engage communities about complex technical issues and help cultivate support for infrastructure improvements. Our team members have worked on signature transportation projects throughout southern California including the Caltrans District 7 I-5 Widening; San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) SB Express Lanes, and Redlands Passenger Rail Project/Arrow.

Founded in December 1992, Diaz•Yourman & Associates (DYA) is a privately held geotechnical consulting services corporation. Our reputation has been built on bringing value to client projects with integrity, technical excellence, and timely responsiveness. Our hallmarks are applying the latest technologies, innovation, and construction knowledge to develop practical geotechnical solutions for successful, constructable designs.

DYA provides expert geotechnical design, hazardous materials, construction support, and forensic services to public agencies, private owners, and the U.S. Government for a wide array of project types including; highways, streets, and roads; rail and transit (including trackwork and stations); bridges and grade separations; bicycle and pedestrian paths; airports, ports, and harbors; parks and recreation facilities; water systems (treatment plants, reservoirs, pipelines, pump stations); commercial and industrial buildings; and schools, hospitals, and other essential services facilities.

Earth Mechanics, Inc. (EMI) is a certified DBE/SBE consulting firm specializing in geotechnical and earthquake engineering. EMI offers expertise in geotechnical and geological site investigations, laboratory testing, seismic hazard assessments, earthquake retrofit evaluations, and the design of grading and foundation systems.

The firm supports a wide range of public infrastructure projects including roadways, bridges, interchanges, freeways, railways, drainage systems, port and marine facilities, and earth-retaining structures. EMI has a longstanding history of collaboration with agencies such as Caltrans District 12, the Orange County Transportation Authority, the Transportation Corridor Agencies, and numerous municipalities throughout Orange County.

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EGP Consulting, Inc. (EGP) is a woman-owned certified Small Business Entity (SBE) and Disadvantaged Business Entity (DBE) business located in Orange County, California. EGP provides exceptional environmental services in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for highway, local roadway, rail, transit, utilities, and private development projects.

Our company vision is to:

Work collaboratively with our clients to develop focused solutions to any project related challenge;
Deliver high-quality environmental documents without ethical compromise; and
Contribute meaningfully on projects that benefit our local communities in the way they travel, live, and connect.

G3 Quality is a team of engineers and professional experts whoâ€™ve helped countless clients deliver successful infrastructure projects for the past decade. Through a mix of world-class Quality Management, Pavement Engineering, Inspection and Materials Testing services, we are your partner every step of the way.

Since 2013, we have built a strong reputation among contractors, design firms, construction managers and local state and government agencies across the West Coast. Led by industry veterans Chris Gerber and Susan Pierce, our team has grown into a force of over 125 professionals since its inception, with a corporate office in Cerritos, California and additional laboratories and offices in Bakersfield, Redlands and Sacramento.

In 1999, Ghirardelli was launched as a construction management firm. Since then, we’ve evolved into a multi-disciplined organization that provides transportation infrastructure and municipal services for State and Local Agencies. Our team of Associates provides program management, municipal engineering, construction management, and public outreach services.

Transportation is more than roads and highways, it’s a complete network of infrastructure, facilities, and systems designed to move people and goods efficiently. Ghirardelli Associates provides Construction Management, Project Management, and Public Outreach services, supporting all modes of transportation, including roads, highways, bridges, bus transit, rail, ports, marine, and airports.

GUIDA is a multi-discipline land surveying firm that has provided project-based and on-call land surveying and mapping services throughout California since 1995. The firm employs highly skilled field and office survey personnel. By offering a depth of staffing resources, we are able to provide flexibility to accommodate working off-hours as well as variable days and locations, if needed.

Surveying has long held a strong and important place in the Guida family, and we are fully invested in being trusted advisors to our teaming partners. GUIDA maintains six offices throughout California including Irvine, Ontario, Long Beach, Escondido, Pleasanton, and Fresno, with the over-arching goal of providing well-managed and well-delivered projects. The firm continues to offer the latest industry technology to efficiently solve complex survey challenges. No matter the size of the project— large or small— we are confident in our ability to provide excellent services.

Transportation is a primary focus of our team. We work with numerous public and private clients to support the advancement of California’s transportation infrastructure. Our team brings the technical expertise to deliver the best solutions for any mode of transportation.

GUIDA maintains SBE certification with the Department of General Services, WBE certification with California Public Utilities Commission, and is registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR).

Land surveying is our foundation, and we are proud to say we do it well.

Monument, a DBE, SBE and WBE certified firm, is a full-service real estate and right-of-way company providing exceptional service, strategic planning, innovation and timely delivery. We serve local, state and federal agencies, transportation authorities and engineering partners with public infrastructure projects throughout California.

At Monument, we understand the difference an experienced, solutions-minded right-of-way partner can bring in achieving the goals and objectives of a project and that's exactly what we are. We have successfully delivered hundreds of projects as a Team, with our success attributed to our Company motto. . . we listen, we innovate, we deliver.

UltraSystems Environmental Inc. (UltraSystems) is a full-service planning and environmental consulting firm, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Irvine, California. Over 27 years, UltraSystems has provided over 7,000 environmental reports, technical studies and other consulting services to public and private sector clients throughout California.

UltraSystems employs 42 talented and experienced urban and environmental planners, scientists, archaeologists, biologists, geologists, hydrologists, engineers, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) specialists and support staff. In addition, our firm has under contract up to 100 individuals to supplement existing workloads. Lastly, our firm has master service agreements (MSAs) with 50 firms.

Preparing and peer-reviewing California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents has been a core service of UltraSystems since our founding. We can conduct almost all the supporting technical studies with inhouse staff, including highly specialized efforts such as jurisdictional delineations, focused special-status species surveys, air pollutant dispersion modeling and health risk assessments, and hazardous materials investigations. Wherever possible, we help integrate environmental impact considerations into project planning, design and review. We coordinate with local, state, federal and other governmental agencies; manage public participation programs; issue necessary legal notices; and distribute draft and final documentation. Creating legal defensibility is our goal on all our projects. None of our CEQA documents has been successfully challenged in a court of law.

In addition to our CEQA/NEPA work, UltraSystems helps our clients obtain permits from natural resources agencies and air pollution control districts; conducts noise studies; carries out large-scale cultural resources investigations for the U.S. Navy; and provides onsite environmental monitoring services at construction projects and landfills.

Our extensive transportation experience includes bridges, complete street design projects, road widening, grade separations, signalization, bus stations, transit maintenance facilities, airport development, and urban light rail projects. We provided years of on-call consulting services to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. One of our specialties is assisting cities and counties who receive local assistance grants from the Federal Government comply with Caltrans requirements, such as preparing preliminary environmental studies (PESs) and NEPA-based technical studies.

Vandermost Consulting Services, Inc. doing business as VCS Environmental (VCS) was founded in 1996. VCS is a California S Corporation. We have a staff of 25 professionals who are located at our corporate office at 30900 Rancho Viejo Road, Suite 100, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675. VCS maintains a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Small Business Enterprise (SBE) certification through the LA Metro California Unified Certification Program, a Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) certification through the California Public Utilities Commission, a WBE/SBE Certification through ORCA Federal registration, Small Business (Micro) certification through the California Department of General Services and SBE/DBE certification through the Orange County Transportation Authority. VCS is registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (No. 1000513423).

VCS Environmental is dedicated to delivering quality, personalized, multi-disciplinary services to a variety of municipalities, private sector clients, and state and federal agencies. Our services include:

CEQA/NEPA
- PREPARATION OF CEQA/NEPA DOCUMENTS
BIOLOGICAL
- MAPPING, ENDANGERED SPECIES SURVEYS, AND REPORTS
REGULATORY
- REGULATORY PERMITS AND WETLANDS/WATERS DELINEATIONS
CULTURAL
FIRE PLANNING
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
- MITIGATION BANKING AND HABITAT RESTORATION
- PEER REVIEW AND DUE DILIGENCE