RBF Consulting was recently selected to receive an Outstanding Civil Engineering Project of the Year Award from the San Diego Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for the Naval Training Center Redevelopment (Liberty Station) project.  RBF will be recognized, together with The Corky McMillin Companies, at the ASCE Annual Awards Dinner to be held at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina on May 12, 2007.

The City of San Diego and The Corky McMillin Companies partnered to transform the 360-acre Naval Training Center into a vital new mixed-use waterfront community renamed Liberty Station.  Under contract to McMillin, RBF was designated as the prime engineer responsible for the design of $125,000,000 in infrastructure improvements to support the redevelopment. Liberty Station boasts 125 acres of public parks and open space; a 28-acre civic, arts and cultural district housed in 26 historic buildings; retail villages; two hotels; a seven building office district; 349 homes; a 22-acre educational campus; golf course; and an extensive pedestrian pathway that will extend to downtown. 

Engineering required the ability to handle unusual constraints that were being unveiled daily with respect to existing infrastructure and areas of historical significance.  Success depended on resolving a combination of engineering, environmental, social, economic and political challenges.

Liberty Station is transforming into a model transit and pedestrian friendly environment with a wide range of amenities for residents, businesses, students, and civic services.  For additional information please visit www.libertystation.com.

About RBF:
RBF is a leader in military base closure and redevelopment process management.  This experience includes all engineering services in support of reuse planning, including the coordination necessary between federal and local government entities and intended users, consideration of site and jurisdictional constraints, and analysis of engineering properties for alternative proposed developments of a specific site for reuse.

RBF Consulting, recently ranked among the "Best Firms to Work For" in the nation by CE News Magazine for the second consecutive year, provides consulting services for planning, design and construction of the built environment, contributing expertise to numerous projects throughout the western United States and Internationally. For additional information visit www.RBF.com.

Visit libertystation.com or mcmillin.com for more information.