Location
United States / North America
Project record
Los Angeles Berths 238-239 Marine Oil Terminal Improvements
The City of Los Angeles Harbor Department awarded Specification 2792A and Contract 2326 to Manson Construction Co. on 24 April 2025. Manson's USD 27,414,900 bid, plus a 10% contingency for a USD 30,156,390 authorization, covers demolition of existing Berth 238 structures, a new 125 by 58 foot loading and unloading platform, access ramp, two berthing dolphins, four landside mooring dolphins, catwalks, fenders and a separate maintenance-dredging workfront at Berths 167-169. The official contractor list names 12 subcontractors worth USD 3,331,945. The January 2026 CIP report is the latest official progress baseline recovered: 22% construction complete through November 2025, with a 31 March 2027 forecast finish.
Segment
MOTEMS wharf replacement, dolphins, fenders and maintenance dredging
Status
The Port of Los Angeles January 2026 CIP report classifies the project in construction and, using actuals through November 2025, records 22% construction completion, a 31 March 2027 forecast finish, USD 39,288,466 projected project cost and USD 6,315,074 spent to date / Confirmed
Last checked
11 August 2026
Coverage
Related sectors
MOTEMS wharf replacement, dolphins, fenders and maintenance dredging is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.
Subject index
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Project anatomy
Contract scope and delivery roles
- Client / authority
- City of Los Angeles Harbor Department, Port of Los Angeles
- Delivery parties
- Manson Construction Co. - prime contractor, USD 27,414,900 bid under Specification 2792A and Contract 2326, Johnson-Peltier - electrical subcontractor, USD 1,530,000, Penhall Company - partial demolition subcontractor, USD 505,250, Pacific Steel Group - reinforcing-steel furnish-and-install subcontractor, USD 319,000, W.W. Stephenson Co., Inc. - landside mooring-anchor subcontractor, USD 211,000, Endemic Environmental Services - mitigation-monitoring subcontractor, USD 185,000, Bill Carr Surveys Inc. - land-survey subcontractor, USD 150,000, Platinum Contracting Inc. - partial earthmoving subcontractor, USD 127,000, Summit Environmental Services, Inc. - partial hazardous-waste, asbestos and lead-remediation subcontractor, USD 100,000, Merkel & Associates Inc. - water-quality-monitoring subcontractor, USD 90,695, Phamarine - diving-services subcontractor, USD 60,000, ABE Construction Services Inc. - pile-dynamic-analysis subcontractor, USD 30,000, TransCal Services LLC - Project Labor Agreement and jobs coordinator, USD 24,000
- Contract route
- The Harbor Department advertised on 23 October 2024, held a pre-bid meeting on 6 November and received five bids on 13 March 2025. Manson's USD 27,414,900 bid was the lowest responsive and responsible offer. The Board awarded Specification 2792A for 45 bid items on 24 April 2025 under Resolution 25-10528 for 600 calendar days. RAMP records Opportunity 217922, Contract 2326 and 13 award-participant rows; only Manson's row carries the dated contract award, while the Port's Transmittal 3 resolves the other 12 firms as subcontractors with package-specific amounts.
- Execution window
- Award planning in April 2025 estimated notice to proceed in June 2025 and completion in January 2027. The January 2026 CIP report supersedes that planning view with actuals through November 2025: construction status, 22% complete and forecast completion on 31 March 2027. The report records 13 project schedule revisions and four budget revisions but no adverse schedule or budget trend flag for this row. The current accepted programme, activity-level critical path and subcontractor mobilisation dates remain undisclosed.
- Works package
- At Berth 238, the contract removes existing concrete loading and unloading platforms, catwalks, access ramps and mooring and berthing dolphins, then constructs a new 125 by 58 foot platform, access ramp, two berthing dolphins, four landside mooring dolphins, catwalks and a fender system to Marine Oil Terminal Engineering and Maintenance Standards. The same construction contract includes maintenance dredging at Berths 167-169 under Drawing 1-3494. PBF separately owns the piping, related foundation supports and topside-equipment replacement at its sole cost.
- Marine interfaces
- The Berth 238 work combines demolition beside an operating liquid-bulk terminal, large-diameter marine piling, platform and dolphin construction, mooring geometry, fender alignment, diving, land survey, water-quality and mitigation monitoring, hazardous-material controls and tenant topside tie-ins. The Berths 167-169 dredging workfront adds marine-plant access, sediment handling, hydrographic acceptance and navigation coordination at a different terminal. Progress reporting must distinguish the Port's civil and marine works from PBF's tenant equipment and from the separate dredging quantities.
- Commercial evidence boundary
- Manson's USD 27,414,900 bid is the contract base. The Board's 10% contingency produces a USD 30,156,390 authorization. The official contractor list assigns USD 3,331,945, or 12.15%, to 12 subcontractors and reports no suppliers; Manson's prime amount including supplier is USD 24,082,955, with no supplier line to separate. SBE subcontractor value is USD 2,507,695, or 9.15%, and VSBE value is USD 827,695, or 3.02%. The January 2026 CIP projected project cost of USD 39,288,466 and USD 6,315,074 spent to date include the owner's broader project accounting and must not replace or be added to Manson's contract authorization. The Harbor Department pays the first USD 7.5 million of Berths 238-239 work, PBF reimburses the remainder for that terminal work, and the Harbor Department pays for the Berths 167-169 dredging work.
Contract and delivery chain
Named roles and open packages
Named appointments are shown against the workstream they cover. Unallocated packages remain open until a project source identifies the responsible party.
Prime construction award
Specification 2792A, Contract 2326
- Named party
- Manson Construction Co.
- Status
- Confirmed
- Source position
- Resolution 25-10528 awarded Manson's USD 27,414,900 bid with a USD 30,156,390 authorization including 10% contingency for 600 calendar days. Source
Berth 238 MOTEMS civil and marine works
Platform, ramp, dolphins, catwalks, fenders, piling and demolition
- Named party
- Manson and named lower-tier firms
- Status
- Confirmed
- Source position
- The board report and bid analysis define the issued work, including platform and dolphin structures and marine piling; the contractor list allocates selected specialist roles but not every bid item. Source
Maintenance dredging
Berths 167-169 under Drawing 1-3494
- Named party
- Manson; lower-tier dredging plant and sediment route not separately named
- Status
- Confirmed
- Source position
- The board award includes maintenance dredging at Berths 167-169, but the contractor list does not identify a dedicated dredging subcontractor or publish volume and disposal-route quantities. Source
Electrical
Electrical works
- Named party
- Johnson-Peltier, USD 1,530,000
- Status
- Confirmed
- Source position
- Transmittal 3 lists Johnson-Peltier for electrical work at bid stage. Source
Marine anchoring and diving
Landside mooring anchors and diving services
- Named party
- W.W. Stephenson, USD 211,000; Phamarine, USD 60,000
- Status
- Confirmed
- Source position
- Transmittal 3 publishes both specialist work types and bid-stage values. Source
Demolition, earthworks and reinforcing steel
Partial demolition, partial earthmoving and reinforcing-steel furnish and install
- Named party
- Penhall, USD 505,250; Platinum, USD 127,000; Pacific Steel, USD 319,000
- Status
- Confirmed
- Source position
- Transmittal 3 identifies each subcontractor, role and bid-stage value. Source
Survey, testing and environmental controls
Land survey, pile dynamic analysis, mitigation monitoring, water-quality monitoring and hazardous-material remediation
- Named party
- Bill Carr Surveys, ABE Construction Services, Endemic Environmental Services, Merkel & Associates and Summit Environmental Services
- Status
- Confirmed
- Source position
- Transmittal 3 publishes the five specialist roles and values, together totaling USD 555,695. Source
Tenant topside package
Piping, related foundation supports and topside-equipment replacement
- Named party
- PBF Energy Western Region LLC
- Status
- Confirmed
- Source position
- The Port presentation and board report state that PBF constructs these elements at its sole cost; they are not part of Manson's issued construction scope. Source
Construction progress
Owner CIP baseline
- Named party
- Port of Los Angeles
- Status
- Confirmed
- Source position
- The January 2026 CIP report, using actuals through November 2025, records construction status, 22% complete, a 31 March 2027 forecast finish, USD 39,288,466 projected cost and USD 6,315,074 spent. Source
Project timeline
Material developments
Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.
Open this project in the Change LogPort publishes project-level construction progress
The January CIP report confirms that the project moved from contract award into construction, with 22% completion reported through November 2025 and a revised finish forecast of 31 March 2027.
SourceHarbor Commission awards Specification 2792A
Manson becomes the prime contractor at USD 27.415 million, with a 10% contingency and 600-day term; the official attachment also resolves 12 subcontract packages.
SourceBoard certifies the environmental record and approves the long-term terminal framework
The project and lease framework clear the environmental and property gates that precede the later construction award and tenant delivery programme.
SourceEvidence gap
What remains unverified
Outstanding evidence
- Latest accepted programme and movement from 31 March 2027
- Progress split between Berth 238 construction and Berths 167-169 dredging
- Large-diameter pile installation, testing and acceptance
- Platform, access ramp, dolphins, catwalks and fender completion
- Dredged volume, sediment route, hydrographic survey and acceptance
- PBF piping, support and topside-equipment interface readiness
- Executed and changed status of the 12 listed subcontract packages
- MOTEMS inspection, commissioning and fitness-for-purpose acceptance
- Change orders, revised project cost, payments and final account
Sources and related records
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Source collections
Project sources 9
- April 2025 Harbor Commission agenda and award attachments Port of Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners, 24 April 2025
- Award and approval board report, Specification 2792A Port of Los Angeles, 10 April 2025
- Contractor, subcontractor and supplier list Port of Los Angeles, Board attachment reviewed 11 August 2026
- Bid analysis, Specification 2792A Port of Los Angeles, Bid opening 13 March 2025
- Award presentation and project overview Port of Los Angeles, 24 April 2025
- Signed regular meeting minutes, Resolution 25-10528 Port of Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners, 24 April 2025
- January 2026 Capital Improvement Program report Port of Los Angeles, 29 January 2026; actuals through November 2025
- RAMP Opportunity 217922 award detail City of Los Angeles Regional Alliance Marketplace for Procurement, Award record 24 April 2025; modified 17 June 2025
- 2018 environmental and lease approval agenda Port of Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners, 21 June 2018