Location Secaucus, Weehawken, Hoboken, and Jersey City, NJ
Client New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection/New Jersey Division of Property Management and Construction (DPMC)
Services Construction Management, Project Management
Hill, in a joint venture, provided project and construction management services to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) under a contract with the New Jersey Division of Property Management and Construction (DPMC) for flood mitigation and environmental infrastructure projects. The project was funded through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grants (CDBG). These hazard mitigation projects provided resiliency and enhanced safety for residents, commuters, business owners, and critical infrastructure from Weehawken Cove through NJ Transit’s Hoboken Rail Yard. In addition to the DPMC, stakeholders for all projects included the NJ Department of Community Affairs, the NJ Department of Environmental Protection, and the local governments of Hoboken, Weehawken, and Jersey City. Other third parties requiring coordination included several state and local environmental groups, utilities, businesses operating in the impacted areas, and neighborhood associations.
The Hill team supported two Rebuild by Design (RBD) projects. The RBD projects originated with a design competition sponsored by HUD to find effective ways to protect people, homes, businesses, and infrastructure, and to increase resilience in regions affected by Superstorm Sandy. At the conclusion of the RBD competition, HUD selected two projects for New Jersey. These projects were:
Task Order 1, The RBD Hudson River Project
This project took a multi-faceted approach to address flooding from both major storm surge and high tide as well as from heavy rainfall events. The project sought to benefit flood-prone areas in Hoboken, Weehawken, and Jersey City. The state received $230 million in CDBG-DR funds to implement this project. Hill’s scope of services included assisting the DEP in managing the Hudson River RBD project throughout the phases of the project life cycle. The first work order was for the Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Statement (FS/EIS) phases, with an emphasis on meeting goals relating to project deliverables, schedule, budget, scope, and quality. The JV also assisted the DEP in attaining final approval from HUD for the EIS, Action Plan Amendment (APA), and Record of Decision (ROD). In addition, the team assisted with the selection of the design team to complete the design and move the project into construction.
Task Order 2, The RBD Meadowlands Project
Hill, in a Joint Venture, provided construction management services on the RBD Meadowlands Project (Meadowlands Project). This was a multi-year effort to plan, design, and implement various flood reduction and resiliency measures. New Jersey received $150 million in CDBG-DR funds to implement “Pilot Area 1” of the flood mitigation project known as the “New Meadowlands – Protect, Connect, Grow” (New Meadowlands). Pilot Area 1 encompassed portions of the towns of Carlstadt, Little Ferry, Moonachie, South Hackensack, and Teterboro. Hill assisted the DEP in determining the best, most cost-effective way to implement comprehensive flood protection, as well as reviewing the designer’s FS/EIS for the project.
