San Diego Community College District
PROPOSITIONS S & N PROJECT FACT SHEET Miramar Site & Infrastructure Development Phase I – Landscaping Campus
San Diego Miramar College
Address
10440 Black Mountain Road San Diego, CA 92126 619 388 7800 619.388.7800 www.sdmiramar.edu
Architect
Wimmer Yamada and Caughey
Construction Manager
Gafcon, Inc.
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Project Description The Miramar Infrastructure Phase I project calls for the demolition and grading of over 1,000,000 SF of surface areas to install new ADA‐compliant walkways and parking with lighting, landscaping and irrigation. The landscape architecture component is designed to respect the character of the existing site, while at the same time enhancing it with vegetation and other elements that will provide a more drought‐tolerant, low water‐use environment that requires less maintenance. The new landscaping will use reclaimed water for irrigation The new landscaping will use reclaimed water for irrigation.
Special Features The types of plants used for the landscape project are a combination of “California Friendly” trees, shrubs, and groundcovers. These non‐thirsty plants grow well in our Mediterranean‐type climate, with the ability to tolerate less water. They include several native species. The landscape design is intended to provide year‐round, aesthetically pleasing outdoor environment appropriate for this campus setting. The irrigation design and equipment incorporates a number of proven water and soil conservation methods and principles. The irrigation system uses an automatic controller that measures the amount of moisture in the air and soil, and automatically adjusts water accordingly. Plants are grouped by “hydrozones” – so that those with similar requirements for sun and water exposure are clustered together to increase irrigation efficiency. Natural and reintroduced vegetation also help with storm water management and pollutant removal. Vegetated depressions in the ground – known as the ground known as “swales” swales – collect and filter rainfall and runoff. Plants, trees and collect and filter rainfall and runoff. Plants, trees and other vegetation remove pollutants before they can enter the storm drain system, and help control erosion. The new parking lots at Miramar will all have shallow vegetated swales between the rows as a storm water management tool. San Diego Community College District • 3375 Camino Del Rio South • San Diego, CA 92108 Phone: 619.338.6546 • Fax: 619.338.6509 • www.sdccdprops‐n.com
By the Numbers • • • • • • •
18.3 miles or 98,589 linear feet of below‐ground irrigation pipe ranging in size from 6” diameter down to ¾” diameter 7,800 pop‐up sprinkler heads 21,457 square feet of drip irrigation in appropriate areas to minimize water use 763 newly planted trees (24’ box, 36’ box, and 60’ box sizes) 63 770 l l t d h b t l d d 63,770 newly planted shrubs, ornamental grasses, and ground covers 149,561 square feet of newly created turf areas 51,794 square feet of native plant buffer adjacent to the environmentally sensitive area on the campus’ northwest corner
Fast Facts j Name Project
p Miramar Infrastructure Phase I – Landscape Architecture
Funding Source
Proposition S
Architect
Wimmer Yamada and Caughey
Construction Manager
Charlotte Zolezzi, Gafcon, Inc.
Contractor
West Coast General Corporation
Ci il Engineer Civil E i
R B F Consulting R.B.F. C lti
Electrical Engineer
LSW Engineers California Inc. (Electrical Design)
Mechanical Engineer
MA Engineering
Landscape Architect
Wimmer Yamada and Caughey
Propositions S and N Program Manager
Gafcon, Inc.
Campus Project Manager
Jim Bray, Gafcon, Inc.
Construction Start Date
7/1/2008
Project Budget
$15.8 million
Targeted Completion Date
October 2009
San Diego Community College District • 3375 Camino Del Rio South • San Diego, CA 92108 Phone: 619.338.6546 • Fax: 619.338.6509 • www.sdccdprops‐n.com