JMA designed the site and rail layout, including final design, of the siding and spur tracks, mainline realignment and track for Thatcher’s new Glendive, Montana and Henderson, Nevada facilities. Additionally, JMA led 5 phases of improvements at Thatcher’s Sacramento facility, including full site design, process equipment and tank berms, rail loading and unloading stations and warehouse and administrative buildings. The initial scope of work included the site layout, utility and grading plans, evaluation and coordination of utility service to the site, structural engineering of the building slabs, and conceptual design of the rail layouts. With the completion of the site layout, JMA was contracted for the final design of the siding and spur tracks, main line realignment, and track grading and drainage.
Pacific Coast Producers is an industrial Client that grows and cans produce. Supporting a new warehouse and distribution center in Lodi, CA, JMA prepared the site civil design for the new 400,000 sf distribution facility. This included site planning for the buildings, paving, parking configurations and storm drainage locations. JMA prepared alternatives for a new driveway after evaluating truck turn movements on the property. JMA’s scope included the associated grading and drainage design, erosion control, utility design and permitting coordination and construction quantities for the project. Design was completed in 2012 and JMA provided the bid and construction support services required for project completion, which was finalized in 2017.
Eco-Energy is a producer and distributor of bioenergy fuels and holds tenancy at the Port of Stockton, CA. To increase capacity at the Port for their ethanol distribution, Eco-Energy proposed to construct a unit train facility and separately designed the rail layout, coordinating with Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) and Central California Traction Company (CCTC) for service. JMA led the civil design for CEPACA’s Eco-Energy Unit Train Facility project at the Port, which included grading and drainage, utility design, and typical sections and site paving details, and permit support coordination. Additionally, JMA prepared an industrial SWPPP and provided construction support. Construction was completed in the summer of 2022.
JMA has been providing design services to CEMEX since our inception in 2011 for their Ready-Mix Concrete Facilities throughout Northern California. These projects include: A new wet plant on a five-acre site supporting construction of Apple Campus 1 in Cupertino, CA. A new dry plant facility and other improvements at a two-acre site in San Mateo County. Design and permitting of a new concrete ready-mix facility at the existing CEMEX site in West Sacramento, CA, which was completed in 12 weeks. Demolition permit document preparation and on-site demolition inspection of a ready-mix concrete facility in San Francisco.
MATHESON is an industrial products company offering a complete range of gases for welding and metal fabrication – as well as associated equipment, systems, outfits, supplies, safety products, and consumables. For the Facility Improvements Project at their Newark facility, JMA led a multidisciplinary team for the design and permitting of improvements including over ½ acre of new asphalt concrete paving and PCC paving to facilitate the establishment of new vehicle and truck parking, construction of a new 20’x34’ tank pad to support a new 6,000-gallon argon tank and new 15,000-gallon nitrogen tank and associated equipment, and construction of a new 10’x15’ concrete pad to support a new ULSI Helium cryotrap and 3,000-gallon nitrogen mini bulk. JMA led the geotechnical investigations and survey teams for the site improvements and provided comprehensive site civil design. This included site layout planning for site circulation, fire access and parking layout, and grading and drainage design and erosion control. JMA also prepared a stormwater report and design. Design and construction were completed in 2022.
JMA led the concept design of the temporary relocation of two API 650 storage tanks and is currently designing about 4,000 ft of industrial track to re-establish the former rail line on the south side of this private industrial facility to connect the existing Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) tracks. The project required coordination with the CA Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) with a General Order GO 88-B: Modification of an Existing Rail Crossing application due to the addition of tracks underneath an overpass. The new track is designed to be between the existing bridge columns, with applicable pier protections and is currently at 100% design.
U.S. Concrete, Inc. is an industrial client that provides ready-mixed concrete and crushed stone, sand, and gravel. JMA led the civil design for the installation of 3 cement silos at U.S. Concrete’s San Jose and Hayward facilities and the foundation for a temporary concrete batch plant on Treasure Island, CA. JMA also led the structural and geotechnical teams for both projects.
In 2018, JMA designed approximately 1,100 ft of refurbished on-site spur track connecting to a California Northern Railroad (CFNR) spur lead track and a rail unloading station with a rail pit for Agrium’s Hamilton City facility.
Pacific Ethanol is an industrial producer of specialty alcohols and essential ingredients. To support more efficient liquid fuel transfers to a Kinder Morgan facility and reduce truck operations, Pacific Ethanol proposed to construct a new four rail car unloading station and working tracks within the UPRR right-of-way, which involved the siding track of another neighboring facility to add capacity to store up to eight additional cars. A draft final rail and civil design was prepared by others and submitted to UPRR. After UPRR comments were received, JMA prepared the recommended revisions to the final plans. Utilizing the prior site investigations and designs of others, JMA evaluated and incorporated into the rail and civil design additional grading and drainage considerations, pipe routing and equipment placement and other associated elements. JMA completed design and construction documents in 2018.
Supporting Sierra Nevada Brewing Company’s site selection process for their new East Coast Brewery Facility, JMA designed a new rail transload facility, including at-grade crossings, for the Norfolk Southern Railroad served property. JMA secured a Memorandum of Understanding with the Railroad stating their ability to service Sierra Nevada at the proposed site in advance of final Railroad approval, which was important to the Client’s expansion and production goals. JMA provided final design of the transload track and at-grade crossings which included associated grading and drainage design, track details, and construction cost estimates. Additionally, JMA prepared an operations plan based on feedback received from Norfolk Southern and provided Railroad, NCDOT and County permit coordination required for the new rail crossing. Design was completed in 2012 and constructed in 2013.