Long Beach Water Department Program Management

Ardurra provides program and project management services for Long Beach Water Department's (LBWD) aggressive $40 million Capital Improvement Plan spanning Fiscal Year 2022 from October 2021 to September 2022. The ambitious CIP encompasses diverse projects ranging from new well water supply systems to extensive sewer pipeline and lateral replacements, requiring strategic coordination and execution expertise.

The concentrated influx of projects over a compressed timeframe demands sophisticated program management to ensure coordinated sequencing, minimize public disruption, and maintain operational continuity. Ardurra manages individual CIP projects while supporting overall program objectives through strategic scheduling, workload management, and performance optimization.

Key Program Management Elements:

• Managing $40 million CIP budget spanning diverse water infrastructure projects from well systems to sewer pipeline replacements

• Coordinating project sequencing, mitigating public disruption, while minimizing impacts to LBWD Operations Department activities

• Managing dynamic project scheduling, adjusting project manager workloads as parameters change throughout fiscal year execution

• Targeting over 85% CIP execution rate, demonstrating LBWD's capability to secure grants and financial instruments through proven delivery performance

• Executing individual CIP projects while supporting overall program goals through an integrated management approach

• Providing strategic coordination services, ensuring seamless integration between multiple concurrent infrastructure projects

• Supporting increased execution capacity, enabling LBWD to achieve ambitious capital improvement objectives within a compressed timeline

The program management approach positions LBWD for enhanced grant funding opportunities while demonstrating exceptional project execution capabilities. Strategic coordination and performance optimization enable efficient capital investment, supporting Long Beach's objectives to modernize its water infrastructure and enhance community services.