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Port details Brannan Street Wharf: $26 million public wharf opening next week
Summary
Port staff said the Brannan (Brandon) Street Wharf will be a 57,000-square-foot public space over water built to withstand seismic events and address sea-level rise; the $26 million project is funded through port capital, federal WRDA dollars, a parks bond and a coastal conservancy grant.
Port planners and engineers presented final construction and funding details for the Brannan (referred to in the presentation as Brannan/Brandon) Street Wharf, a new 57,000-square-foot public open space over the water between Piers 30'032 and Pier 38 that will include a large lawn, walkway with seating, an interpretive tide exhibit, and raised elements designed to provide sea-level-rise protection.
Project scale and cost: Project manager Steven Reel described the development as "a $26,000,000 project," with approximately $7,000,000 for demolition of the condemned Pier 36 and about $19,000,000 for construction of the new wharf. He told commissioners the funding package includes roughly $18.5 million in Port funds, $4.7 million in federal Water Resources Development Act funds, $2.9 million from the 2008 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks bond and a $100,000 California Coastal Conservancy grant.
Design and resilience: Reel explained the wharf's design-life goals (75 years), performance-based seismic design and measures to pick up 2' feet of elevation along key sections to address sea-level-rise exposure. The project team also installed seismic instrumentation and tailored construction sequencing to minimize impacts and complete demolition and pile driving on schedule.
Community and schedule: The Port said demolition began in March 2012 and major construction milestones have been completed; the commission was told the ribbon-cutting is scheduled for next week. The project also met local-business-enterprise and local-hire targets above initial goals (approximately 14% LBE and about 25% local hire overall on construction).
Budget status: Reel said the demolition and construction packages are within budget and that the construction contract remains under the 10% contingency; a planned float alternative was removed from the contract for lack of funding.
The presentation was informational and commissioners expressed enthusiasm about the public-space addition and resilience measures. No formal vote was required on the presentation.
