PacRim provides clients with reliable, innovative, and technically sound services at a competitive cost.

Services:

Civil and Structural Engineering

Offices

Pasadena, Orange, San Diego (CA)

NAICS Code

541330

Certification

Certified SBE, DBE, and MBE

Structural Engineering

PacRim’s highly skilled structural engineers have experience in structural analysis, plans, specifications & cost estimates (PS&E), and design support for construction of structures for private and public clients. Our engineers have been involved in the planning studies, initial designs, structural analyses, independent design checks, structural detailing, final PS&E for new highway, railroad, and pedestrian bridges, widening of existing bridges, earth retaining structures, underground structures, soundwalls, pump plants, and overhead sign structures.

PacRim Engineering has been a recognized leader in building designs. Our structural experts provide cost-effective designs of institutional structures, office buildings, shopping centers, hospitals, industrial buildings, commercial buildings, and parking structures.

Services capabilities in Structural Engineering include:

  • Roadway bridge design
  • Railroad bridge & grade separations
  • Soundwalls
  • Retaining walls
  • Drainage structures
  • Residential buildings
  • Schools
  • Hospitals
  • Office buildings
  • Industrial buildings
  • Commercial buildings
  • Parking structures

Civil Engineering

During the past decade, PacRim engineers have been involved with a number of large-scale light rail transits, airport terminals, freeway interchange improvements, bridges rehabilitation & replacements, street improvements, land developments, and other infrastructure projects. Our professional staff is experienced in street plans & profiles, storm drain designs, grading plans, sewer & water systems, and various public works projects.

Services capabilities in Civil Engineering include:

  •  Street improvement design
  •  Pavement rehabilitation
  •  Rough & precise grading plans
  •  Storm design & drainage calculations
  •  Domestic & reclaimed waterlines design
  •  Sewer pipe design
  •  Flood control improvements
  •  Freeway & interchange improvements
  •  Utility coordination
  •  Permit process

Alternative Delivery Projects

Drawing upon our extensive expertise, our engineering firm has cultivated a robust portfolio of alternative project deliveries. From traditional Design-Bid-Build to innovative approaches such as Design-Build (DB), Progressive Design-Build (PD-B), Public-Private Partnerships (P3), and Construction Management General Contracts (CMGC), we possess a comprehensive understanding of each methodology’s unique nuances and requirements.

PacRim Engineering has served as the Engineer-of-Record in multiple design-build projects. The exceptional value that PacRim brings to the design-build team lies in our broad experiences gained from a variety of civil engineering projects for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and states and local governmental agencies. PacRim staff works with contractors seamlessly in providing the best contract value to clients through close collaboration, prompt responses, technical innovation, and value engineering. Some notable project examples are as follows: 

DB

  • LAWA | Airport Police Facility
  • LAWA | Receiving Station X (RS-X)
  • LAWA | Midfield Satellite Concourse (MSC) North
  • LA Metro | Purple Line Transit Sections 1, 2, & 3
  • LA Metro | Regional Connector Transit 
  • LA Metro | Exposition Light Rail Transit 

PD-B

  • LA Metro | East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit
  • LA Metro | G-Line BRT

CMGC

  • City of LA | Sixth Street Bridge Replacement
  • LA Metro | Link Union Station

P3

  • LAWA | Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility
  • LAWA | Automated People Mover

Transit and Rail Engineering

Transit and Rail are important modes of transportation because of the substantial growth in population and gross national product. They are often considered more efficient to handle increased transportation demands with low power requirements, low land use, little air pollution, and few accidents.

Transit and Rail Engineering has grown to become an integral part of the PacRim Engineering services portfolio. Our Transit and Rail Services support in the delivery of planning, design, engineering, program management, construction management, pre-construction services, safety and operational services with leading industry partners in light rail, metro, streetcars, cable cars, people movers, and rapid bus and bus transit systems. With a multi-disciplined, experienced staff, we are ready to supplement our clients’ capabilities and/or balance their resource needs.

PacRim has a team of highly qualified individuals with the experience, knowledge, and expertise necessary to complete transit and rail projects for agencies all over the United States in delivering Civil, Structural, Building, Bridges, Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, Traction Power, OCS, Train Control & Signaling, Communications, SCADA, Safety & Compliance, Integration, Project Control, and Operations projects.

Our services capabilities in Transit and Rail Engineering include:

  • Asset Management
  • Catenary
  • Certification and Commissioning
  • Communications
  • Construction Management
  • Capital and Operating Cost
  • Estimates
  • Guideways and Infrastructure
  • Inspections
  • Project Controls
  • Program/Project Management
  • Operational Consulting (Bus & Rail)
  • Safety & Compliance
  • Scheduling
  • Signaling & Train Control
  • Track
  • Traction Power
  • Vehicles (Bus & Rail)
  • Vehicle Maintenance & Storage
  • Facilities

Facility Renovations and Management

Facilities age just like any other physical assets. Shopping malls require periodic investments for refurbishment in order to maintain its marketable values, so do hotels, office buildings, and so on. PacRim Engineering provides consulting services to the facility owners to maintain the facility inventory, assess facility renovation needs based on market conditions, and orchestrate and manage the facility renovation efforts.

Services capabilities in Facility Renovations and Management include:

  • Governmental facilities
  • Educational facilities
  • Hospitality facilities

Water and Utility Engineering

During the past decade, PacRim Engineering has been involved with a number of water- and utility-related projects for cities and water agencies throughout California. PacRim is experienced in storm drain designs, sewer & water systems, and other various public utility works projects.

Services capabilities in Water and Utility Engineering include:

  • Storm design & drainage calculations
  • Domestic & reclaimed waterlines design
  • Reclaimed, Recycled, Sewer pipe design
  • Wells, Pump Station, Lift Station design
  • Flood control improvements
  • Utility coordination

Capital Improvement Programs (CIP) Management

PacRim provides Capital Improvement Programs (CIP) Management to a wide range of public agencies. Our staff is experienced in grant applications, project programming, resource planning, project initiation, consultant management, and preparation of staff reports.

PacRim’s funding application experience includes Metro Call for Projects, Federal Highway Bridge Program (HBP) applications, and more.

Services capabilities in CIP Management include:

  • Funding application and obligation process
  • Project programming
  • Staff report preparations
  • Staff augmentation
  • Design review
  • Project management