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PacRim Engineering, Inc. has been offering civil and structural engineering services to public and private sector clients since our incorporation in 2007.

Our headquarters is in Los Angeles, CA, with branch offices located in Orange, CA and San Diego, CA.

We have a cohesive team of over 40 in-house professional staff who possess expertise in various disciplines.

We are a certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE), Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), and Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) California firm.

Our NAICS code is 541330.

Our clients include the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and other Federal Programs, Regional Transportation and Transit Authorities, Municipalities, Aviation, Port Authorities, Utility Agencies, Railroad Companies, and Private Developers.

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

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

Construction Management

PacRim Engineering provides construction management and inspection services for transportation, public works, and building construction projects for public agencies and private clients. PacRim’s approach for construction management and inspection complies with the guidelines set forth by Caltrans and client agencies. Safety and quality control are important components in our approach to manage construction projects. Document controls are emphasized to alleviate construction disputes and change order claims.

Services capabilities in Construction Management include:

  • Resident engineering
  • Public works inspections
  • Building inspections
  • Project management
  • Constructability review
  • Utility coordination
  • Material sampling & testing
  • Labor compliance
  • Claims management
  • Public awareness programs
  • Temporary shoring
  • Falsework

Design-Build

Working primarily with general contractors, PacRim Engineering serves as the engineer-of-record in the design-build projects. The exceptional value that PacRim brings to the design-build team lies in our broad experiences in the design-build contracts for 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.

Services capabilities in Design-Build include:

  • Transportation projects
  • Transit projects projects
  • Aviation projects
  • Military projects
  • Public Works projects
  • Building projects
  • Water system projects
  • Sewer system projects

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
  • Department stores
  • Shopping malls
  • Hospitality facilities

Property Development

Whether private investors or public re-development agencies are clients, PacRim approaches the property development ventures similarly in that by leveraging its technical expertise, we strive to achieve the most optimal balance between project costs, functionality, and speedy product introduction to marketplace in order to achieve the highest return on investments and shortest payback period for the investors.

Services capabilities in Property Development include:

  • Residential land developments
  • Commercial & industrial developments
  • Custom residence developments
  • Governmental redevelopments

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

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

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