Clark Design/Build of California

Project Team

Project Company

Long Beach Judicial Partners, LLC
lbjp Long Beach Judicial Partners LLC ("LBJP") is Meridiam Infrastructure's wholly-owned project company. Meridiam Infrastructure is a global investment firm dedicated to funding and developing public infrastructure projects. Working from the birth of a consortium, selection of industrial and financial partners, to the award of contracts, Meridiam contributes its considerable expertise in financing projects to work as an active shareholder throughout the life of the project. Committed to developing local communities, Meridiam works with both the public and private sectors to achieve the goals desired by all parties.

By investing in the Long Beach Courthouse, Meridiam has brought the concept of a public-private partnership to the judicial infrastructure sector. The firm manages the consortiumss assets and is an active shareholder throughout the length of the project. In this instance, Meridiam invested $49 million towards the courthouse and will remain with the project for 35 years, until the Administrative Office of the Courts and the State of California have completed payment.

Meridiam's Website

Operating Service Provider

Johnson Controls Inc.
When the construction of the Courthouse is complete county and retail tenants will move in and the building will need to be operated and maintained at a high level of performance. This is where Johnson Controls Inc, (JCI) a company with over 125 years of experience, will step in. During the construction period, JCI is responsible for providing the building technology systems such as building automation, security, and fire alarm to Clark. After construction is completed, JCI will operate and provide facilities management and maintenance for 35 years to Long Beach Judicial Partners.

Johnson Controls delivers products, services and solutions that increase energy efficiency and lower operating costs in buildings for more than one million customers. Operating from 500 branch offices in more than 150 countries, JCI is a leading provider of equipment, controls and services for heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, refrigeration and security systems. JCI has been involved in more than 500 renewable energy projects including solar, wind and geothermal technologies. JCI's solutions have reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 15 million metric tons and generated savings of $7.5 billion since 2000. Many of the world's largest companies rely on JCI to manage 1.5 billion square feet of their commercial real estate.

Johsnon Controls Inc. Website

Design/Builder

Clark Design/Build of California, Inc.
clark A wholly owned subsidiary of Clark Construction Group, LLC, Clark Design Build of California, Inc. will manage the project's design and construction for fast track delivery in 2013. One of the most experienced providers of design-build and construction services in the United States, Clark Construction has completed more than 75 design-build projects. Clark Construction is a 105-year-old company that has grown and expanded to become the 9th largest general contractor in the United States. Clark has years of experience as a contractor for both the judicial system and the government. Judicial projects include the Los Angeles County Hall of Justice (scheduled completion: 2014); the U.S. Courthouse at Omaha, Nebraska; the U.S. Courthouse at Boston, Massachusetts (which won the National Endowment for the Arts' Presidential Design Award for Federal Design Achievement); and the San Francisco Civic Center. Government projects include the U.S. Department of Transportation Headquarters in Washington, D.C., the EPA Research and Administration Facility in Maryland, the Capital Area East End Complex in Sacramento and the Caltrans District headquarters in Los Angeles.

Clark has an excellent relationship with the labor unions in the Los Angeles area. Clark is a signatory to both the Laborers and Carpenters Unions in Los Angeles. Clark has negotiated a Project Labor Agreement with the Los Angeles / Orange Counties Building and Construction Trade Council and affiliated Craft Unions to ensure a supply of qualified and well trained trade workers throughout the construction of the project.

Clark Construction Website

Edgemoor Infrastructure and Real Estate
Edgemoor is the Clark company responsible for developing public/private partnerships. Edgemoor is providing real estate development services for the project. Edgemoor has completed over $2 billion of partnerships to deliver social and civil infrastructure throughout the United States. Edgemoor creates long-term value for its partners by developing innovative solutions tailored to each project, The Edgemoor team brings a depth experience in real estate development and finance, which when combined with the financial strength and stability of the Clark organization, provides unique in-house capabilities and allows for transfer of risk and guaranteed performance.

Edgemoor Infrastructure and Real Estate

Architect & Engineer of Record

AECOM Design.
AECOM Technical Services, Inc., doing business as AECOM, is one of the most powerful design, engineering and program/construction management companies in the world. AECOM is part of AECOM (NYSE:ACM), a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets.

As AECOM's premier facilities designer, AECOM provides professional architectural design, engineering, and consulting services to public and private clients and government agencies nationwide. For over 60 years, they have helped to shape their work environments, from high-rise buildings that identify the skylines of the world's most prominent cities, to high-tech science, education, and research facilities that help define the future way of life. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the firm employs approximately 2,500 professionals in Southern California alone, with a total of 20,000 professionals in 20 cities across the United States. Significant court projects include:

Calgary Courts Centre in Alberta, Canada (1,012,000 SF, 73 courtrooms, LEED®s Silver);
Supreme Court for the State of Michigan, USA (305,000 SF); and
Albert V. Bryan US Courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia (18 courtrooms, 515,000 SF).

AECOM Website