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FIRST STREET PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS PS&E
<br />RFP NO.: 10-110
<br />Mauricio Argente, RLA, QSD/P, ENV SP
<br />Program Manager, Landscape Architecture/Architecture/
<br />Project Role: Principal -in -Charge
<br />Mr. Argente has28 years of combined planning and engineering experience in both the public and private
<br />sectors. Mr. Argente's strength is leading complex multi -disciplinary projects given his previous experience
<br />as a city planner, a landscape architect, and project manager of teams of engineers and scientists. He
<br />possesses the unique qualifications to integrate engineering science with equal attention to environmental
<br />and aesthetic concerns. Asa landscape architect. Mr. Argente has a solid understanding of hydrology,
<br />hydraulics, earthworks, infrastructure, and construction. Mr. Argente has evaluated and implemented
<br />solutions that lessen the environmental impacts of urban development or impacts into environmental
<br />assets for the communities.
<br />EXPERIENCE
<br />Sixth Street Park, Arts, River and Connectivity
<br />(PARC), City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering,
<br />Los Angeles, CA. Project Manager responsible
<br />for overseeing the schematic and final design,
<br />environmental documentation and permitting, public
<br />presentations, construction support services, and post -
<br />construction services for nearly 12 acres of recreational
<br />and open spaces beneath and around the new
<br />bridge. The project includes approximately'h mile of
<br />improvements including bike trails, pedestrian access,
<br />and softening of the existing concrete lined channel. The
<br />City's goal is to make the landscape component under
<br />the new bridge into a world class public space that
<br />will include an Arts Plaza, several performance stages,
<br />synthetic turf sports fields, river terracing, and bicycle
<br />and pedestrian pathways.
<br />Riverside Drive Zoo Bridge, City of Los Angeles
<br />Bureau of Engineering, Los Angeles, CA. Visual Quality
<br />Manager and Landscape Architect for these ism ic retrofit
<br />and widening of Riverside Drive. Tetra Tech provided
<br />final environmental documentation and processing,
<br />hydraulic analysis,100% PS&E, and design support
<br />during right-of-way and construction phases of the
<br />project. The goal of the project was to correct existing
<br />geometrical design deficiencies, address seismic
<br />vulnerabilities, improve pedestrian and bicycle travel,
<br />and preserve the historic character of the bridge. The
<br />project also included the addition of a Class I bicycle
<br />undercrossing to link eastern and western segments of
<br />the Los Angeles River bike trail.
<br />Active Transportation Project (ATP) 2 and 3, City of
<br />Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering, Los Angeles, CA.
<br />Principal -in -Charge responsible for overseeing design
<br />services and support during construction for the Boyle
<br />Heights Linkage Project (ATP 2) and the Arts District
<br />Pedestrian/Cyclist Improvement Project (ATP 3). The
<br />goal of ATP 2 is to improve pedestrian safety and access
<br />to the City's Sixth Street Viaduct and Sixth Street PARC
<br />Projects, specifically aiming to improve the pedestrian
<br />circumstances for users of the Aliso Pico Recreation
<br />Center, Pecan Recreation Center, and Boyle Heights
<br />Technology Youth Center. The ATP 3 Project will provide
<br />pedestrian and cyclist improvements including new
<br />cycle tracks, bike lanes, bike routes, new and widened
<br />sidewalks with curb extensions, new traffic controlled
<br />intersections, a new shared street connecting to the
<br />new Sixth Street Viaduct Arts Plaza, as well as green
<br />street elements. The goal of these two Caltrans Local
<br />Assistance Program funded projects is to increase the
<br />mobility and safety for non -motorized users to achieve
<br />the regional agency's greenhouse gas reduction goals,
<br />and aid in the enhancement of the public's health.
<br />Soto Street Bridge Improvement, City of Los Angeles
<br />Bureau of Engineering, Los Angeles. Project Director
<br />responsible for overseeing engineering design support
<br />services during construction including RFIs, review
<br />of shop drawings, geotechnical engineering support,
<br />responding to requested design changes, and preparing
<br />as-builts.
<br />RESUMES 25Ke.139
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