URS to design container inspection facility at Port of L.A.
San Francisco company is heading down the PCH to build a container inspection facility on site of the former United States Customs Building on Terminal Island at the Port of Los Angeles; the project may cost upwards of $90 million
Speaking of URS, as we did in the story above, the company has just been awarded the contract to design the Port of Los Angeles/Port of Long Beach Joint Container Inspection Facility (JCIF) by the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners. The project is being partially funded by a DHS grant of $2.5 million, which was accepted by the Harbor Commission in a separate action yesterday. The remaining $1.3 million for design will be paid for by the Port of Los Angeles.
The new inspection facility will be located on the site of the former United States Customs Building on Terminal Island at the Port of Los Angeles. The building will be owned by the Port, but will be used by several law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP), for inspection of special, high-risk, and randomly selected cargo containers. The total cost of the project, including construction, is estimated at $73.8 to $90.8 million. Grants have been awarded for the initial feasibility study and for design in a total amount of $4 million. The Port of Los Angeles will seek additional grants and funding to assist with the completion of the project.
The Port of Los Angeles is America’s premier port. Analysts calculate that it generates 259,000 regional jobs and $8.4 billion in annual wages and tax revenues.
