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Port updates timeline and insurance for Pier 29 reconstruction after June fire
Summary
Port staff outlined a phased reconstruction plan for Pier 29 following the June fire, saying stabilization and utility restoration are underway, initial insurance payments have been received and full reconstruction will include triggered code upgrades covered by insurance where applicable.
Wendy Proctor, the Port’s architect and project manager for the Pier 29 fire reconstruction, gave the Commission a status update and described a phased approach to rebuilding.
Proctor said Phase 1 — stabilization, temporary barriers and utility restoration — has progressed under emergency contracts and that work is being performed with approved building permits and an emergency CEQA exemption. She said utility restoration remains on the critical path and is anticipated to be completed in early November. To accommodate America's Cup activities, staff will install scaffold and a fabric wrap with a graphic of the original elevation to screen the damaged area from the public.
Phase 2 will focus on bulkhead reconstruction with immediate code upgrades tied to the work area; Phase 3 will address additional triggered code upgrades that emerge from further review. Proctor said the port's insurance carrier, AIG Lexington, delivered an initial check of $2,000,000 for initial expenses and that staff and consultants are currently negotiating coverages and the scope of code upgrades with the carrier.
Proctor said the team is pursuing an integrated project delivery approach to meet an event authority request for a March substantial completion for certain elements related to America's Cup events, while acknowledging further permits and permit analyses are required. Staff will return with more detailed cost and schedule estimates as insurance negotiations and code analyses are finalized.
Next steps: continue utility restoration, finalize scope and permitting for phased reconstruction, negotiate insurance coverage for code‑triggered upgrades, and report back at the next update.
