Award-chain reconciliation

Los Angeles Berths 49-51 discloses USD 20.467m across six lower-tier lines

Published 8 August 2026 Publisher IMWO Region North America Confidence Confirmed
Port of Los Angeles contractor, subcontractor and steel-pile supplier table for Berths 49-51 showing Shimmick and six named lower-tier parties

Port of Los Angeles; exact Specification 2815 bid-stage contractor, subcontractor and supplier list

The Port of Los Angeles bid attachment names five subcontractors worth USD 13,385,192 and one steel-pile supplier worth USD 7,081,937 for Berths 49-51. The six external-party lines total USD 20,467,129, or 33.39% of Shimmick's USD 61,290,400 bid. Axia Electric holds the largest subcontract line at USD 8,292,107, but official Shimmick and SEC records identify Axia as a wholly owned subsidiary rather than an independent external specialist.

Six named external-party lines explain one third of the bid

The Port's Transmittal 4 controls names, bid-stage roles, amounts and SBE/VSBE calculations. The board report controls the main contract and scope, while the bid analysis controls competition and quantities. Shimmick's official electrical page and its 2026 SEC subsidiary exhibit establish Axia's ownership boundary. The lower-tier table is not evidence of executed subcontracts, actual payments or field performance.

A named lower-tier table still needs ownership and arithmetic checks

The board attachment exposes more of the delivery chain than the RAMP award row alone. It distinguishes subcontractor and supplier totals, identifies the steel-pile source and reveals an affiliate electrical package. Without that reconciliation, an analyst could double count the supplier, misclassify Axia as independent or turn bid-stage commitments into claims about executed agreements and field delivery.

Evidence conclusion

Bid-stage package execution remains undisclosed

The five subcontractor lines total exactly USD 13,385,192, matching the table's 21.84% subcontractor total. Hermosa Infrastructure Materials is listed separately as a USD 7,081,937 steel-pile supplier and is included inside Shimmick's USD 47,905,208 prime amount including supplier; it must not be added again when reconciling prime plus subcontractors to the USD 61,290,400 bid. For delivery-chain analysis, however, the five subcontractors plus the separately disclosed supplier total USD 20,467,129, leaving an arithmetic balance of USD 40,823,271 not assigned to another external entity. That balance is not proof of Shimmick's actual self-performed cost. Alcorn's USD 1,150,003 and Hermosa's USD 7,081,937 produce the stated USD 8,231,940 SBE amount and 13.43% participation; Hermosa alone produces 11.55% VSBE. Axia's USD 8,292,107 electrical line is operationally important but belongs to a wholly owned Shimmick subsidiary. The table leaves Manson Construction's and NMN Construction's work-type cells blank. Signed lower-tier agreements, purchase orders, mobilisation, installed quantities and paid values remain undisclosed.

Outstanding evidence

  • Executed subcontract and purchase-order status for all six named parties
  • Axia Electric scope split across substation, switchgear, cable management and commissioning
  • Manson Construction work type and any marine-plant package
  • NMN Construction work type
  • Hermosa steel-pile fabrication, inspection, delivery and accepted quantity
  • Any lower-tier replacement, novation, assignment or value movement after award
  • Shimmick self-performed workshare versus the arithmetic unassigned balance
  • SBE and VSBE participation measured on actual payments rather than bid commitments
  • First physical work, AMP energisation and owner acceptance
  • Variations, retention and final account

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