Introduction

CCA is the design arm of CCA/KMI. CCA was founded in 1990 by partners Mark McGivern (Builder) and Clark Griffith, AIA (Architect). Since then CCA has developed into a national Architectural, and Engineering firm. CCA is experienced in the design and project management of varied projects including architectural historic renovations, manufacturing, pharmaceutical plants, industrial plants, power plants, petro-chemical plants, offices, and warehouses. CCA has vast experience in building and facility design, utility design and process design. CCA is the one stop shop for design of facilities.

CCA’s mission has always centered on understanding our client's needs and meeting them. By providing a full range of services, including the architecture, engineering and construction expertise, CCA keeps tight control over the design and construction process, making sure that CCA’s solutions are sensitive to all the client’s needs.

Capabilities

Project Management

CCA personnel have hundreds of years of combined experience and provides a wide range of project management services. Projects include new construction, renovation, sub-marine, process plants, residential, hospitality, tunneling, private and government. CCA’s project management services include:

• Project Scheduling
• Inspections
• Cost Estimating
• Feasibility & Cost studies
• Comprehensive document preparation and delivery
• Program development and architectural management
• Early schematic budget development and control
• Post construction and occupancy coordination
• Permits
• Material procurement details
• “As Constructed” CAD design services

Structural

CCA’s structural engineering experience and services include:

• Analysis and design
• Structural steel, Reinforced concrete, Prestressed concrete, Wood, Light gauge steel, Masonry
• New construction, additions or rehabilitation and restoration projects.
• Building Foundations, shallow and deep
• Equipment Supports
• Wind load calculation and analysis on buildings and other structures in accordance with the International Building Code and ASCE 7-05.
• Seismic Analysis
• Finite Element Analysis

Civil

CCA’s civil engineering experience and services include:
• Design and specification
• Technical support for environmental assessment
• Civil Structures
• Wastewater treatment facilities
• Storm water hydraulic modeling
• Design of storage tanks
• Underground Utilities
• Pavements and Roads

Mechanical and Plumbing
CCA’s mechanical and plumbing engineering experience and services include:
• HVAC
• Piping & Plumbing
• Central Plants
• Fire Protection
• Material Handling
• Industrial Waste
• Site Distribution

Electrical
CCA’s electrical engineering experience and services include:
• Power Systems
• Lighting
• Substations
• Control Systems
• Fire and Life Safety Systems
• Power Quality
• UPS & Distributed Generation
• Site Distribution
• Emergency Backup Generator Systems

Process
CCA’s process engineering experience and services include:
• cGMP/Regulatory Compliance
• Filtration Systems
• FDA Validation Planning
• Blending & Mixing Facilities
• Manufacturing
• Clean rooms
• High Purity Piping
• Packaging Facilities
• Process Control
• Process Utility Piping
• Process Systems and Piping

Fire Protection and Risk Management
CCA’s fire protection and risk management experience and services include:
• Site Distribution
• Safety Evaluation & Design
• Code Analysis
• Hazardous Occupancy Analysis
• Fire Protection Design

Geotechnical
CCA’s geotechnical engineering experience and services include:
• Foundation systems investigation and analysis
• Ground modification/improvement
• Rock slope engineering
• Sealed water storage reservoir
• Surety analysis for underground construction work
• Remediation involving:
o Sink hole collapse
o Removal of soils
o Tunnels
o Retaining of soils
o Control of sub-surface water
o Study and design of soil stabilization for drainage, and for structural and building stability

Utilities
CCA’s utility engineering and infrastructure experience and services include:
• Underground Utilities
• Infrastructure Coordination
• Storm Drainage
• Sanitary Sewer
• Power System electrical engineering for Utilities
• Indoor / Outdoor Lighting design
• Water / Wastewater facility electrical engineering and design
• Site electrical planning
• Electrical Distribution System protection and coordination
• Power Quality issues
• Energy Usage Analysis / Building Energy Modeling
• Energy Management Systems
• Thermal and power systems
• Vertical transportation equipment
• Critical power supply systems

Architectural
CCA’s architectural experience and services include:
• Full service design projects
• Sustainable Design
• Interior design and finish detailing
• Tenant Improvement
• Renderings/Model Preparation
• Pre-planning
• Master Planning
• Property feasibility studies
• Architectural documentation
• Construction administration
• Property investigations for failing building systems
• Client consultation
• Programming/Facility Planning
• Building/Interior Design
• Historic Preservation & Rehabilitation
• Site Distribution CADD Modeling/3D Visualization
• ADA Upgrades
• Site Analysis and Design
• Code Analysis

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS:

CCA personnel have managed and engineered the following representative projects.

Chevron Refinery Control Building, El Segundo, CA - $6.6M
Project included programming, design, and engineering for an 8,500 SF blast resistant control center as part of Chevron’s El Segundo refinery in Los Angeles. Building was designed to withstand blast pressures in excess of 25 psi, and to provide safe haven facilities and areas of refuge within, for employees, in the event of a catastrophic refinery explosion. Building systems included a reinforced structural concrete shell, post-tensioned concrete foundations, fireproof roofing, interior appointments, and control room facilities for digital distributed control systems and displays. Interior appointments included offices, control rooms, employee lounges, showers, and medical emergency areas. Services included design of buildings and all site amenities, permitting activities, and construction administration duties.

Ciba Geigy Coatings Plant and Laboratories, Anaheim, CA - $17.5M
Project included design and construction of a new 55,000 SF aircraft coatings plant and laboratories for manufacture of low VOC and environmentally compliant coatings for the aerospace industry. The facility included measuring, mixing, storage, and testing areas for a variety of new coating formulations, and warehouse facilities for storage and distribution of finished products. The plant included a new, environmentally complaint containment system for complete containment, testing, and disposal of 150,000 gallons of firewater runoff, in the event of a fire sprinkler discharge event. The facility included process areas, laboratories, offices, and employee support areas. Services included design, permitting activities, and construction administration duties.

NEC Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication Facility, Roseville, CA - $300.0M
Project included design and construction of a new DRAM wafer fabrication facility within 18 months of project kick-off. This technologically demanding 380,000 SF plant was the largest of its kind in the world and presented substantial design challenges. The plant required an H-6 occupancy rating, included 180,000 SF of Class-10 clean rooms, and warehousing for raw materials and finished goods. The design of the plant and site accommodated chemical and volatile gas storage and distribution systems as well as chemical waste recovery and hazardous material containment systems. Substantial vibration control and dampening systems were included within the foundations and superstructure of the buildings. Central plant included utility power, HVAC, and domestic water systems in addition to de-ionized water systems, inert gases, industrial compressed air systems, industrial process vacuum systems, traditional security systems coupled with specialized leak and hazard detection, and fire and life safety systems. Services included design, permitting activities, and construction administration duties.

CMR Laboratory and TA-55 Upgrades, Los Alamos, NM - $60.0M
Project included design and engineering of renovations to two critical nuclear materials research laboratories at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. The 55,000 SF CMR laboratory building, originally built in 1942 was renovated to modern day building standards, to allow for continued use as a modern nuclear weapons research laboratory. The facility at Technical Area 55 was expanded in size to facilitate future storage and remanufacturing of critical weapons grade plutonium weapons cores. Both facilities are considered primary terrorist targets and were designed with state-of-the-art security features. Services included design, engineering, government entitlement activities, and construction administration duties.

Newport Naval Hospital, Rhode Island United States Navy
Construction of 4,000 square feet of administrative space including structural, security, life safety and mechanical systems.

Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Florida United States Navy
Construction of reinforced concrete storm drainage structures and runway pavement repairs

Westborough State Hospital, Westborough, MA
Construction of an inpatient unit for the Hearing Impaired including structural, security, life safety and mechanical systems. Design and construction of a Hazardous waste storage facility including structural, containment and life safety systems. Design and Installation of a 10,000 square foot parking lot. Design for the replacement of slate roofing and related flashing with new asphalt roofing shingles on eight residential structures. Engineering design and installation of backflow prevention devices on potable water systems in seven institutional buildings. Construction of the UMass Medical Center Adolescent Treatment facility located at Westboro State Hospital including structural, security, life safety and mechanical systems. UMass Medical Center Adolescent secured education facility located at Westboro State Hospital including structural, security, life safety and mechanical systems. Design and construction of an inpatient unit for the Hearing Impaired including structural, security, life safety and mechanical systems.

Massachusetts Biologic Laboratories, Boston, MA
Five building, $80M, 90,000 square foot biotech manufacturing, and distribution facility. Responsibilities included overall technical quality, cost and schedule of this state-of-the-art facility for manufacturing monoclonal antibodies and vaccines.

AstraZeneca, United Kingdom
$60M project to produce specialty chemicals. Project included the handling of hazardous chemicals requiring the design of operator protection systems, buildings, and tank farm.

Solvent Refined Coal Liquefaction, Morgantown, WV
Llarge-scale, multi-column distillation of LPG products from coal liquefaction process.

North Anna Nuclear Power Station, Pittsburgh, PA
Construction Engineer for 1200 MW nuclear power facility.

Deep Tunnel Transmission System, Contract T-02, Singapore
Responsible for evaluation of ground conditions and preparation of a Geotechnical Interpretive Report and assisted with tunnel and shaft design for a design/build tunnel in Singapore. The tunnel is 20 ft in diameter and approximately 4-mi long. Shafts include a 50-ft-dia work shaft and four 10- to 15-ft-dia service shafts and underground connection structures. In addition, there is a large drop structure and deaeration chamber near the work shaft. Ground conditions include soft clay, very dense alluvium, and granite bedrock. Design included shaft, tunnel, and cross passage lining design; deep open cut design; permits; and pavement and foundation design for contractor work areas and structures. Granite was discovered in borings following award of the contract. Evaluations of the granite section included evaluation of ground conditions and selection of a preferred alignment through the rock, ground modifications including permeation grouting and jet grouting, and modifications to the tunnel lining system to accommodate adverse ground combinations.

Walsh Tract Interceptor, Austin, TX
Evaluated alternative construction methods and prepared final design documents for 2,610 ft of 24-in. sewer following a previous microtunneling attempt that was terminated for lack of progress. Alternatives considered included open cut; directional drilling; microtunneling; and conventional tunneling with a TBM, road-header, and drill and blast. Project challenges include construction in an urban area, environmental considerations, tight grade tolerances, and difficult ground conditions. Tunneling will be through rock and the Edwards limestone formation with chert lenses, clay lenses and pockets, potentially voids, and faults.

State Highway 82, Snowmass Canyon Value Engineering Study, Aspen, CO
Performed a Value Engineering (VE) study for CDOT on SH 82 through Snowmass Canyon. The project consisted of widening the existing two lane road to a divided four lane highway. The roadway traversed a narrow canyon bounded on one side by the Crystal River and the other by steep mountainside. Roadway widening required significant elevated bridge structures and massive earth retaining structures to create the required roadway profile. The VE study provided geotechnical recommendations focused on the efficiency of the retaining structures and bridge foundation alternatives.

Abbot Laboratories, North Chicago, IL
Facility upgrades for the bulk manufacture of pharmaceutical products. The expansion included a large centrifuge system, mix tank, fluid bed dryer and pack-out blender. Special considerations on this project included ensuring the design accommodated a safe and fully compliant hazardous environment that afforded protection of personnel from OSHA controlled substances.

Rohm & Haas, Andover, MA
Specialty chemical facility. The project included accommodation of chemical reactors, distillation and extensive heat exchange mechanical systems as well as the use of pyrophoric materials. Performed extensive code reviews and fire protection research that for this project.

KEY PERSONNEL:

MARK H. MCGIVERN, CSI, Aff M. ASCE
Principal/Chief Executive Officer

Mr. McGivern has broad experience in the design, construction, estimating and analysis of building systems, construction methods and practices. In this area Mr. McGivern is primarily responsible for managing the firm’s technical investigations. Mr. McGivern is also the senior construction specifier for CCA design projects, and maintains an active role in the firm’s architectural design practice. His general background includes planning and management of large-scale residential, industrial, and commercial construction projects. He has more than twenty-eight years of varied professional experience in the management of design and construction professionals in small and large-scale projects including cause and origin investigations of construction and material failures and the analysis of appropriate repair methods and related costs. Mr. McGivern has qualified as an expert in testimony at mediation, arbitration and trial related to building codes, construction methods and standard of care, costs, cost estimates and best practices. He has presented numerous seminars and presentations regarding construction techniques, and construction projects, with particular emphasis on analysis of how different construction methods and or products are constructed and perform.

CLARK L. GRIFFITH, AIA
President, Director of Architectural Services

Mr. Griffith, a practicing architect for over 30 years, is a founding partner and directs all aspects of the operations of the architectural design department providing architectural, engineering, and building consultation services relative to all aspects of design, budgeting, planning, permitting, the construction process, code compliance, building evaluations and construction performance and practice. Mr. Griffith provides expertise in programming, design, building evaluation, construction and life safety codes, budgets, professional standards of care and contract documents. Historical structures are a specialty in which he has remained involved, serving on various historic boards in the Boston, MA area for a number of years. Mr. Griffith has a broad-based background in designing commercial, residential, and institutional projects. He has provided defendant and plaintiff expert opinions in civil litigation, is qualified to testify in multiple states and has authored numerous reports on design defects, code investigations and life safety issues. Also, Mr. Griffith has served as an expert to the United States Department of Justice on The Americans with Disabilities Act, (ADA) and The Fair Housing Act (FHA) relative to investigations of the private sector’s compliance with public accessibility requirements.

KENNETH R. QUIGLEY, MS, PE
Vice President of Engineering

Mr. Quigley has successfully completed diverse engineering projects that include; residential, commercial, and industrial projects. He has held various positions of responsibility that include Structural Engineer, Project Engineer on Architectural/Engineering teams, Project Structural Engineer, Engineering Project Manager, Civil/Structural Engineering Department Manager and Manager of an Engineering group consisting of Civil, Structural, Architectural, Building Mechanical, Electrical and Process Piping Engineering Departments. Mr. Quigley has over 30 years of experience and training in engineering, design and construction. His skills include structural/civil design, planning, construction detailing and specifications. He has designed and directed the design of numerous commercial and industrial buildings and facilities including: chemical plants, laboratories, office buildings, warehouses, residential buildings and clean room facilities. His designs include; structural steel buildings, reinforced concrete buildings, pre-cast concrete buildings, shallow foundations, deep foundations, wood structures, and masonry. He has provided special designs for pressure resistant structures, blast resistant structures, and facilities for hazardous chemicals. Ken has also provided support to other disciplines in the areas of pipe stress, equipment shell sizing, pipe and equipment supports. As director of a Facilities Engineering Department, Mr. Quigley was responsible for the quality and timeliness of the work product which included the systematic engineering and design of site civil work, structural design of buildings, miscellaneous structures and equipment supports, architectural design, electrical design, and HVAC/building mechanical systems. Ken is an expert in the preparation and production of construction drawings, specifications and the direct provision of construction support services for new and renovated facilities. He is a registered Professional Engineer in numerous states including Florida and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the International Concrete Repair Institute.

MARTIN J. BARRY, MS, PE, CSP, CIH
MEP Engineer

Mr. Barry is a licensed professional engineer in multiple States, is a Certified Industrial Hygienist and a Certified Safety Professional. Mr. Barry has more than 30 years experience in the design, construction and management of industrial, healthcare, and military facilities. He has been a key team member on projects delivering solutions for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), FDA regulated manufacturing processes, mechanical engineering, safety, construction, industrial health and environmental engineering. His professional practice has placed him with responsibility for facility engineering, construction management, military construction (Seabee) and environmental management including hazardous material and extremely hazardous substance management. He has led major projects involving construction and renovation, commissioning of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, validation of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) manufacturing operations and compliance with various codes and standards. He has also managed construction programs, facilities maintenance and repair programs, safety and industrial hygiene programs and regulatory compliance activities at manufacturing facilities, healthcare facilities and military and government operations.

ROBERT D. PFEIFER, AIA
Regional Vice President

Mr. Pfeifer has completed diverse architectural and engineering projects that span single-family residences, multi-family complexes, commercial, industrial, material and chemical processing plants, institutional, government and municipal buildings and structures. Within this experience, he has held various positions of responsibility including independent and sole Architect, Senior Architect on Architectural/Engineering teams, Project Architect, Engineering Project Manager and Architectural Project Manager in his own firm and for c several national and multi-national firms with assignments in the U.S., Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He has over 30 years of experience and training in architecture, design and construction, he is a source of knowledge and know-how within the industry and to the CCA organization. His skills include design, planning, programming, schematic design, design development and construction detailing and specifications, project budgeting, scheduling, preparation of development proposals, procurement, invoicing, project performance tracking and reporting, and resource management. Mr. Pfeifer is a registered Architect in numerous states including Florida. He is a current and active member of the American Institute of Architects, has published several articles and, as a recognized expert in his field, has addressed and presented to numerous industry conferences.

MAURICIO PINTO, MS, PE, PMP
Structural Engineer/Project Manager

Mr. Pinto has over 28 years engineering design, supervisory and project management experience with construction engineering and utility firms throughout the U. S. and South America. He has held positions with several national and multi-national engineering firms in the capacity of Chief Engineer, Director of Engineering, VP/Engineering Manager, Sr. Civil/Structural Engineer, Senior Project Manager, Senior Engineer and Field Engineer. His design work includes reinforced block walls, concrete beams, slabs, footings, steel trusses, columns, floor framing systems, piping, instrumentation, conduit and cable tray systems, using manual and computerized methods. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) fully versed in the project management body of knowledge. He has extensive program and project management expertise with commercial, power, heavy industrial, power plants and institutional and residential design-build projects. Mr. Pinto is a U.S. citizen and is fluent in Spanish. He is a registered Professional Engineer in multiple States.

RICHARD J. MALONE, MS, PE
Senior Process Engineer

Mr. Malone is an experienced MS/PE Chemical Engineering & Capital Project Management Professional with a 35-year track record of planning, designing, constructing, commissioning, qualifying & maintaining facilities in the Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Biotechnology industries. He is an expert in the process design of large-scale, hazardous, complex, manufacturing facilities. Mr. Malone has extensive experience in facilities handling hazardous chemicals such as high-pressure hydrogen, phosgene, ethylene oxide, and flammable solvents. He is experienced with process support systems including material handling, HVAC, general utilities (steam, water, gases), clean utilities (WFI/Clean steam), and building infrastructure. His experience also includes leading project management and engineering teams delivering international projects with individual construction values of $150 million, as well as managing international engineering, construction, and commissioning business units. He has successfully completed diverse engineering projects that include a wide range of industrial projects: Nuclear Power, Chemical, Petrochemical, Synfuels Pharmaceutical, and Biotechnology. He has held various positions of responsibility that include Vice President Operations, Vice President International, Project Director, Project Manager, and Process Engineer. He has held these positions with both operating companies and international Architect/Engineer Construction Management firms. Mr. Malone is an expert in the preparation and production of construction drawings, specifications and the direct provision of construction and commissioning support services for new and renovated facilities. He is a registered Professional Engineer in multiple States and is a member of the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the Project Management Institute.

TRACY J. LYMAN, PE, PG
Geotechnical Engineer

Mr. Lyman has over 30 years of progressive experience in geological and geotechnical engineering specializing in rock and soil engineering and hydrogeology. He has applied this expertise to a variety of waste management and remediation, tunneling, trenchless technology, highway and bridge, water development, hydroelectric, power, mining, and industrial projects throughout the United States and abroad. Mr. Lyman's management experience includes project management where he has delivered geotechnical and environmental consulting and design assignments for projects with up to $115 million in construction costs, and general management where he has served as regional manager responsible for over 35 people in four offices in the western US, been responsible for a department of 30 people for a large company and co-founded his own consulting engineering practice. Mr. Lyman has taught rock mechanics at the University of Colorado, lectured at the Microtunneling Short Course at the Colorado School of Mines, published professional papers, lectured extensively, and has actively participated in professional activities. He is s registered Professional Engineer in multiple States and is a member of the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the Project Management Institute.

ERIC D. JOHNSON, PE
Senior Associate/Chief Electrical Engineer

As CCA’s Chief Electrical Engineer, Mr. Johnson brings more than thirty years of engineering experience providing studies relative to the design, construction and failure analysis of mechanical and power distribution systems, primary electrical distribution, lighting, fire alarms and emergency systems. Trouble shooting and analysis of electrical power systems and equipment is a specialty. Mr. Johnson also has demonstrated expertise in forensic investigations of electrical failures relating to transformers, lighting, heating elements, power distribution and wiring. Mr. Johnson has investigated a wide variety of failures to determine the cause and origin and provide remedial solutions. He has also worked extensively in the design and analysis of mechanical design, motor controls, lighting and power distribution systems for commercial, residential, institutional, and industrial environments. Mr. Johnson has been responsible for providing investigations on a number of diverse projects ranging from an airport runway lighting failure to failure analysis of power distribution equipment. Design projects have been located throughout the United States as well as Argentina, Austria, Belgium, and Saudi Arabia. Mr. Johnson provides design services to a variety of government, institutional, and corporate clients. He has qualified as an expert in testimony at mediations and arbitrations.