Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority Approves Three Contracts Worth $14 Million.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. COUNTY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 1999-- The public agency building the Alameda Corridor The Alameda Corridor is a 20 mile (32 km) freight rail "expressway"[1] owned by the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (AAR reporting marks ATAX rail cargo expressway on Thursday approved $14 million in contracts. The Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (ACTA) Governing Board Noun 1. governing board - a board that manages the affairs of an institution board - a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members" awarded a $13.4 million contract for construction of the Dominguez Channel Bridge to Modern Continental. Modern Continental, with offices in Tarzana, Calif., submitted the lowest responsive bid. The contract calls for construction of a railroad bridge over Dominguez Channel, north of Sepulveda Boulevard in the City of Carson. Construction is scheduled to begin in July and conclude in 18 months. In addition, the Governing Board awarded contracts not to exceed $250,000 to both Phoenix Construction Services of Riverside, Calif., and Ground Zero Demolition Co. of Harbor City, Calif., for on-call maintenance services. The firms will be available for various maintenance services throughout the corridor, such as trash clean-up, vegetation control and graffiti graffiti Form of visual communication, usually illegal, involving the unauthorized marking of public space by an individual or group. Technically the term applies to designs scratched through a layer of paint or plaster, but its meaning has been extended to other markings. abatement A reduction, a decrease, or a diminution. The suspension or cessation, in whole or in part, of a continuing charge, such as rent. With respect to estates, an abatement is a proportional diminution or reduction of the monetary legacies, a disposition of property by will, when . Both firms qualify as Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, also called DBEs. Through an aggressive outreach effort, ACTA has exceeded its goal of awarding 22 percent of Alameda Corridor work to qualified DBEs - generally smaller or minority-owned companies. The outreach program is intended to increase competition and ensure that firms representing the widest possible cross-section of our diverse region share in the economic benefits of the project. ACTA, a joint-powers agency of the cities and ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, is building a 20-mile railroad freight expressline linking the ports to the transcontinental rail yards just east of downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . The project will speed the flow of cargo and ease traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. by eliminating conflicts at more than 200 at-grade railroad crossings. Construction of the $2.4 billion project began in May 1997 and is scheduled for completion in 2002. |
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