Port of Oakland - Vision 2000 Project Delivery of the Wharf and Middle Harbor Fill at Berths 55/56: Realization of the Vision or the Project of 2.5 Million Decisions

CH2M HILL developed a comprehensive Project Delivery System (PDS) to implement a standardized process for consistently delivering benchmark project delivery performance. The PDS provides the flexible structure to organize and charter a team of professionals, develop and address a comprehensive set of design issues, manage change, and arrive at a coherent design conclusion that can be effectively implemented. CH2M HILL used its PDS to complete the design of Berths 55/56 as part of the Port of Oakland's Vision 2000 Program. The Vision 2000 Program provides for construction of over $600 million in new port facilities including five container berths, a container yard, and an intermodal rail terminal. This paper describes CH2M HILL's overall PDS, its application to the Berths 55/56 design project, and relevant examples of how the PDS was successfully implemented to maintain quality control and achieve extreme cost and time savings for clients.