George
Bronstein has managed and worked
on a wide range of projects in California
in his 18-year career:
KAISER SUNSET MEDICAL CENTER,
LOS ANGELES, CA (2006)
Owner: Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
Architect: SmithGroup
General Contractor: Rudolph and Sletten
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Responsible
for managing the change-order process on this $270MM, 698,000-square-foot,
465-bed replacement hospital. The project included the demolition of
an existing parking structure and the construction of a new medical office
building including a new central plant. |
USC HEALTHCARE CONSULTATION CENTER 2,
LOS ANGELES, CA (2004)
Owner: University of Southern California
Architect: RBB Architects
General Contractor: Rudolph and Sletten
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Responsible
for coordinating the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems (MEP)
in this very challenging, fast-tracked, state-of-the-art $43MM medical
office building located in the heart of the University of Southern California's
Health Sciences campus. USC HCC-2 is a 150,000-square-foot, seven level
(two underground), Type I, medical office building incorporating the most
advanced medical imaging equipment available (including MRls, CAT-scans,
and X-ray machines). Project was completed in 19 months. |
SANTA MONICA PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY,
SANTA MONICA, CA (2001)
Owner: City of Santa Monica
Architect: Cannon Dworsky
General Contractor: J.A. Jones Construction Company
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Led
a team of project engineers in charge of coordinating all engineering aspects
of this very challenging project. The Santa Monica Public Safety Facility
is a 146,000-square-foot, seven level (two underground), concrete monument
frame, Type I hybrid building which incorporated the most sophisticated
security systems available. Through the use of innovative "green engineering" design,
this building attained a "silver" LEED rating. Once completed, it became
a landmark in the City of Santa Monica.
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CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS,
LOS ANGELES, CA (2000)
Owner: Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Architect: Leo A. Daly (Executive Architect) / Rafael
Mimeo (Design Architect)
General Contractor: Morley Construction Company
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In
charge of coordinating the structural and architectural drawings with the
building coordinate geometry (COGO) to provide the layout crew with precise
layout information. Due to the unusual building geometry and the stringent
requirements of the architect and the client, this task demanded the highest
level of accuracy. The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels is a concrete
shear-wall building and required over 100,000 cubic yards of carefully
colored concrete. It is the only major cathedral built in the United States
in the last 30 years and is a significant City of Los Angeles landmark. |
VINCENT THOMAS BRIDGE,
SAN PEDRO, CA (1999)
Owner: Caltrans
Architect: Caltrans / Weidlinger Associates
General Contractor: Traylor Brothers
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Supervised
a team of engineers in charge of inspection and quality assurance in the
first major seismic bridge retrofit project of its kind in the world. The
Vincent Thomas Bridge is a vital link in the Port of Los Angeles transportation
system and is the only major suspension bridge in Southern California.
This seismic retrofit project featured innovative techniques that set the
pace for similar projects worldwide and included the use of base isolators
and viscous dampers to attenuate seismic forces affecting the structure.
Both the concrete substructure and steel superstructure were strengthened. |
PASADENA
GOLD LINE,
PASADENA, CA (1996)
Owner: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Architect: Parsons Brinkerhoff
General Contractor: Adams & Smith
Constructed
a four-mile segment of a light rail
system for the MTA through the City
of Pasadena. Work consisted of building
three new structures and retrofitting
10 existing ones. Project included deep excavations, erection of
large bridges, and innovative construction techniques. Responsible
for designing and building all temporary support structures, including
falsework, shoring and formwork systems. Supervised the construction
of two cast-in-place post-tensioned bridge structures.
BRIDGE
RETROFIT
LONG BEACH, CA (1994)
Owner. Caltrans
Architect: Caltrans
General Contractor: Adams & Smith
Oversaw the retrofit of 13 structures located in the Long Beach area, including pedestrian bridges. The project consisted of reinforcing the foundations, columns, connections, and bent caps of the structures. Work included shored excavations, piling (both concrete and steel and "micro piles"), concrete (both cast-in-place and shotcrete), and steelwork.
STATE ROUTE 58,
BARSTOW, CA (1991)
Owner: Caltrans
Architect: Caltrans
General Contractor: Torno America
Member of an engineering team charged with the inspection of a $27 million highway construction project, which involved the realignment of a 14-mile segment of State Route 58, near the town of Barstow. Project consisted of obliterating the existing highway and constructing 50 lane-miles of new concrete roadway, as well as the movement of over 1.6 million cubic yards of soil. In addition, six bridges and 63 drainage structures were built. Inspection duties included: concrete and asphalt production and testing, excavation and roadway embankment, and concrete and asphalt paving.
