KDG has been in business for nearly 30 years providing a full range of project and construction management services to over 200 different clients encompassing public agencies, private corporations and not-for-profit organizations.
KDG has been in business for nearly 30 years providing a full range of project and construction management services to over 200 different clients encompassing public agencies, private corporations and not-for-profit organizations.
KDG effectively coordinates the project team’s experience and expertise to ensure that each project is a superior model of efficient planning, design, construction and utilization. The firm’s commitment to excellence and dedication to delivering quality services is the reason that the majority of our business is from repeat clients.
KDG continues to push the boundaries of project and construction management services by utilizing state of the art technology to optimize the flow of information and ensure our clients have accurate and timely data to make informed decisions.
At KDG, we place our clients’ interests ahead of our own. We take pride in our firm’s reputation, which has been built on a steadfast adherence to the highest moral and ethical principles.
KDG Development & Construction Consulting (KDG) offers the full range of project/construction management services. For nearly 30 years, KDG has provided expertise to over 200 different clients, which include public agencies, private corporations, and not-for-profit organizations. The professionals at KDG employ knowledge and technical skills to provide the most efficient and intelligent project management and project controls services that quickly and consistently deliver the information owners need to make fully informed decisions.
KDG is proud of the fact that most of its business is from repeat clients and referrals. This is as a result of building a reputation for responsive service and quality performance with outstanding project results. The firm’s expert knowledge of project and program controls, document controls, cost estimating and scheduling enables the staff to bring value-added solutions to clients’ project/construction management needs.
KDG was founded in Los Angeles in 1980 by Lydia Kennard as an offshoot of the architectural firm founded by her father, the renowned African-American architect Robert Kennard. During the first 14 years that Ms. Kennard served as KDG’s president, the firm specialized in land-use planning and development services in both the public and private sectors. In that time, Ms. Kennard participated in the development of millions of dollars worth of commercial properties. Ms. Kennard holds a bachelor’s degree in urban planning and management from Stanford University, a master’s degree in city planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and a juris doctorate from Harvard University. In 1994, Ms. Kennard accepted a position with the Los Angeles World Airports, eventually rising to the position of Executive Director in 1999. In her place, Sam Reeves assumed the presidency of KDG. In 2007, Ms. Kennard returned to KDG and currently has an active role in both the marketing and financial management of the firm. She also currently chairs its Board of Directors.
Mr. Wright is a native of Florida and possesses a Bachelor of Science degree in Operations Management from Penn State University. He has certifications in Project Management, Erosion and Sediment Control, Construction Quality Control, and Professional Services Marketing, In addition, he has over 10 years of experience in the program and construction management industries and has been responsible for the development of new and on-going construction management services for such clients as Maryland General Services, Army Corp of Engineers, Virginia Department of Transportation, Maryland Department of Transportation, and the Housing Authority of the City of Baltimore.
Ms. Taylor as has served as a core member of the KDG Construction Consulting team since 2005 and has led the firm’s affordable housing sector serving as project manager for: Vendome Palms Apartments (36 units), Orchard Gables (Commercial Conversion), Glenoaks Apartments (61 units), Alexandria House Apartments (16 units), Hollywood Bungalow Courts (42 units), Mariposa Apartments (58 units) Additionally, she has served as the project manager of various public housing developments including 174 multi-family buildings for the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles and construction manager for the City of Glendale, Power Utility Operations Center. Ms. Taylor possesses a Bachelor of Architecture, Prairie View A&M University and a Certificate in Construction Management, University of California Los Angeles. She is a member of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) and serves on the Board of Bienvenidos Children’s Center.
Mr. Duker has more than 30 years of experience in the management of major marine, commercial and underground power transmission projects ranging in cost from $3 million to over $1 billion. Mr. Duker has served as a core member of the KDG Construction Consulting team since 2003. Mr. Duker has served a leadership role in the following KDG projects:
Owens Lake Dust Mitigation Project, Keeler, CA Sylmar Converter Station Replacement Project, Sylmar, CA Glendale Transportation Center, Glendale, CA Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Burbank Water and Power, Smart Grip Project, Burbank, CA
Mr. Duker has served as chairman of technical committees in each of the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM), Western Underground Committee, and the Western Council of Construction Consumers (WCCC). He possesses a B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Denver, and is a registered civil engineer.
Mr. Appelin has been involved with major industrial and commercial construction projects for over 30 years. A member of KDG Construction Consulting since 1998, Mr. Appelin has provided senior level scheduling, cost control, project management and project planning services on the following KDG projects: LADWP Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, Los Angeles, CASkinner, Diemer and Weymouth Oxidation Retrofit Projects, Southern. California Metropolitan Water District Nevada Power Company, Bulk Business Unit, Las Vegas, NevadaHobbs & Payson Generating Station, Twin Combined Cycle Combustion Turbine Power Plant – Hobbs, New Mexico and Payson, UtahMr. Appelin holds a B.S., in Industrial Construction Management from Colorado State University.
Mr. Sullivan has more than 30 years of working knowledge with airports, airport authorities and aviation operations. His expertise includes terminals, passenger bridges, luggage conveyors and other related building, passenger and safety systems. An expert in mechanical and electrical coordination, Mr. Sullivan has supported the construction and installation of electrical feeders, fire controls, chiller/hot water systems and other critical components necessary for airport operations.
520 North Central Avenue
Suite 715
Glendale, CA 91203
P (818) 241-0800
F (818) 241-0818
6655 W. Sahara Ave.
Suite B-200
Las Vegas, NV 89146
P (702) 222-4080
F (702) 434-3800
P (818) 241-0800
F (818) 241-0818
LaShonda Hass
lhass@kdg.net
P (702) 222-4080
F (702) 434-3800
LaShonda Hass
lhass@kdg.net
KDG is always searching for experienced construction and project management professionals. If you are interested in submitting your resume, please email employment@kdg.net.
Since its inception, KDG has finely tuned its construction management services with years of successfully completing projects on schedule and within budget. KDG has established a strong reputation of professionalism, efficiency and reliability. Our scope of services spans all life cycles of a project.
During the pre-construction period, KDG will provide the following services:
During the bid and contract award period, KDG will provide the following services:
During the construction period, KDG will provide the following services:
KDG has established itself as a market leader in project and program control systems which include the development, implementation, management, and analysis of automated systems that monitor, forecast and report, projects’ and/or programs’ costs, time, resources, issues and documents.
KDG, its principals and key employees have developed, implemented, and maintained program control systems that contain 25 projects to systems that contain over 550 projects. We have provided a complete automated estimating system that populates and integrates the estimates of over 400 separate projects, then integrates the estimates into the cost and schedule control system.
We have developed program control systems that integrate the client’s month-end accounting data for project and program actual cost and employee and resource actual costs into the program control system to provide our clients with the complete status of their program cost. That includes the most current budget costs, committed cost, actual costs, and the cost-to-complete for every project (in detail) and for the entire program. KDG can integrate the data from any accounting system, including those created using Oracle, Legacy and People Soft.
We provide the processes and tools to collect report program information that allows our clients to make informed decisions regarding the short- and long-term direction of their body of construction work. We give our clients an unprecedented level of program control.
The full scope of KDG’s Project and Program Controls services include:
$110 million
November 2008 – Ongoing
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
111 N. Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
The City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) established the Owens Lake Dust Mitigation Project in response to California State and Federal dust emission standards. Dust is being generated from the surface of the lake bed during wind events and is affecting air quality for the surrounding areas. Shallow flood mitigation techniques are being utilized to mitigate this dust.
Shallow Flood – This method of dust mitigation has proven to be very effective on past phases of the project, and another 9.2 square miles is being installed during Phase VII. Shallow flooding is designed to supersaturate the soil by bringing groundwater to the surface. The fresh water is being delivered to the lakebed from the LA Aqueduct via a closed pipeline loop approximately 30 miles long. The gravity-fed system pipes water to bubblers that act as sprinkler heads to wet the ground. This allows the soil to be moistened enough so that it is not affected by wind events.
The shallow flood system requires the installation of above and below ground high density polyethylene (HDPE) and welded stainless steel (WSP) piping ranging in size from 18” to 54”. In addition, turnout structures have to be constructed and outfitted with mechanical pads on which valves are mounted and connected to direct-buried electrical lines to be operated autonomously by a SCADA system. The construction is spread across a 100-square-mile site and requires intense communication and coordination among the Contractor, Engineer, Construction Manager, Owner and various utility companies and vendors.
KDG’s Document Control System, which utilizes Expedition Contract Manager 12.0, is designed to provide a “paperless” office. Using this system, KDG has been able to reduce the amount of paper used throughout the duration of the project by over 80%.
KDG currently provides several positions on the Construction Management Team, including:
For a complete listing of KDG’s project experience, please contact us.
$25 million
August 2005 - Ongoing
Glendale Water & Power
800 Air Way
Glendale, CA 91201
Glendale Water & Power (GWP) provides utility services in the City of Glendale through systems which include distribution stations, pumping plants, and related facilities. GWP’s Grayson Power Plant and Field Operations, collectively known as the Utility Operations Center (UOC), occupy a 33-acre site that is essentially the hub of Glendale’s utilities. The UOC is a functional property that is used extensively to provide water and electric utilities and support services throughout Glendale.
GWP has proposed a three phase, multi-year project to remodel and undertake new construction of electric, water, and general facilities and site improvements. In the design stages, GWP investigated several methods to attempt to reduce the amount of natural resources used by the existing facilities. These methods include reclaimed water usage, waste water treatment, storm water treatment, local public transportation, alternative fuel vehicles and construction waste management. Through the implementation of these methods, GWP announced their intention to pursue a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification.
The first phase of the UOC site development plan includes the following projects:
During the pre-construction phase, KDG provided constructability and maintainability review, cost estimating, value engineering, maintenance planning, and evaluation of bids.
During construction, KDG’s scope of work includes monitoring health and safety programs, quality assurance/quality control, site inspections and testing. The firm also handles master scheduling, budget analysis, document control and administrative support including payment verification, change order negotiation and cost control, and is responsible for record drawings and turnover packages.
For a complete listing of KDG’s project experience, please contact us.
TBD
December 2009 – Ongoing
Los Angeles World Airports
7800 World Way West
Los Angeles, CA 90048
The City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, also known as Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), issued a request for proposals for firms to perform on-call professional construction support services for various Airports and Capital Improvement Projects at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) and Van Nuys Airport (VNY). KDG was awarded the contract for the Other Airport Support Facilities and Infrastructure category.
Projects listed under this category include:
Due to the fact that the contract is for on-call support services, KDG’s exact responsibilities are diverse and varied. KDG’s Team has to be able to respond to a wide array of demands in a short amount of time. Possible responsibilities include:
For a complete listing of KDG’s project experience, please contact us.
$1 Billion+
October 2007 - Ongoing
HNTB Corp. / Yang Management (Prime)
2501 W. Burbank Blvd., Ste. 207
Burbank, CA 91505
HNTB and its joint venture partner, Yang Management, are providing design and construction management, program controls, value engineering, master schedule setup and updates, and cost estimating services for the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Facilities Modernization and New Construction Program. Under the $19.2 billion program, more than 800 schools will be built or modernized.
KDG is currently providing a site safety inspector who is responsible for monitoring and maintaining the contractor’s compliance with Federal and State OSHA safety regulations (CAL/OSHA). In addition, he is responsible for implementing LAUSD’s Safety Program in conjunction with the Owner Controlled Insurance Program and LAUSD General Conditions. He conducts safety audits and surveys, observes and monitors contractors’ high risk operations such as crane lifts, aerial/helicopter lifts and scaffolding inspections. He coordinates with the Owner’s Authorized Representative, the Regional Project Management Department and other agencies in prevention and correction of potential safety hazards. Other duties include tracking accidents, near misses and conducting an accident/incident investigation and coordinating with OEHS in closing Corrective Action Notices relating to construction. He is also responsible for coordinating with Labor Compliance, OEHS and Risk Management Departments in generating and publishing reports for the Facilities Council Meeting and GOAL website.
For a complete listing of KDG’s project experience, please contact us.
$2 billion (Generation) &
$2 billion (Distribution)
March 1998 – Ongoing
NV Energy (formerly Nevada Power Company)
6226 W. Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 90012
KDG provides staff augmentation services to NV Energy to develop and maintain a program control system for all Generation and Distribution projects. In the Generation Division, KDG has managed the development and/or construction of seven (7) separate projects providing over 4.5 GW of energy to the Southwest United States. The projects have included gas-fired combined-cycle power plants, coal-fired power plants, peaking units and numerous renewable energy projects. In the Distribution Division, KDG has supported the development and construction of dozens of projects associated with NV Energy’s Capital Improvement Program. The agency’s distribution system controls more than 15,000 miles of transmission lines, and KDG has supported both maintenance of existing systems and construction of new systems.
KDG’s responsibilities include implementing an enterprise wide program control system utilizing Primavera Project Planner and Expedition. The keystone of the system is the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), which facilitates the output of standard reports to management, the transfer of actual costs and the calculation of performance measurement indices. In addition to developing a 34,000-activity master schedule, KDG’s other major tasks include developing a system to capture actual costs, develop standard reports, develop a training program for the project controls staff, improve the process for updating project schedule information, set up customized reports for use on NV Energy’s intranet, and develop a staffing analysis system. KDG is also responsible for financial transactions, budget analysis and budget variance reports to the Board of Directors, senior management and the Public Utility Commission, and has developed audit procedures and processes for internal monthly labor.
For a complete listing of KDG’s project experience, please contact us.
$1.5 billion
June 2008 – July 2009
San Diego Gas & Electric
8326 Century Park Court
San Diego, CA 92123
The Sunrise Powerlink is a new electric transmission line proposed by San Diego Gas & Electric to be constructed between the Imperial Valley and San Diego. This new “energy superhighway” will be capable of handling the electricity needs of over 650,000 customers and help ensure a safe and reliable supply of energy for the region, and provide access to clean, renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and geothermal.
KDG was responsible for developing the project schedule and providing monthly schedule status utilizing Primavera software. The schedule development included detailed land acquisition, detailed permitting and project entitlements, environmental mitigation and associated upgrades of existing facilities. Work arounds were developed and incorporated into the plan as required. The updated schedule was reviewed during the on-site monthly meetings between the Owner and Contractor.
For a complete listing of KDG’s project experience, please contact us.
$333.8 million
March 2007 - Ongoing
Los Angeles World Airports
7800 World Way West
Los Angeles, CA 90048
The South Airfield Improvement Project (SAIP) is aimed to reduce the potential for runway incursion at LAX by constructing a new parallel center taxiway. To accommodate the new taxiway, the southern-most existing runway will be relocated approximately 55 feet south of its current location. The project will also include the relocation and replacement of the runway pavement, aircraft navigational and visual aids, and other associated site work such as utilities, lighting, signage, grading, drainage and structural improvements over the Sepulveda Tunnel. The project will reduce aircraft taxi and idle time, thereby reducing air emissions. The airfield modifications will also improve LAX’s ability to efficiently handle the new larger aircrafts coming into service, including the Airbus A380. The project is the first of the LAX Master Plan “green-lighted” projects, which incorporates several innovative practices to reduce environmental impacts. These practices include: recycling 100 percent of all material from the old demolished runway and incorporating them into the construction of the new runway, retrofitting all of the construction equipment to reduce noise and emissions and designing specific routes for service vehicles to travel to and from the construction site to reduce impacts to the surrounding neighborhoods.
KDG provides scheduling, construction change order estimating and document controls, and is responsible for reviewing construction claims and mediating and resolving construction issues. The first phase of the project, which included the relocation of the southern-most runway, was completed on time and almost 6% under budget, saving LAWA over $15 million. In addition to finishing the second phase of the SAIP, KDG’s services were also requisitioned for the construction of LAX’s new Airfield Electrical Vault (AEV). For this task, KDG provides construction management services, including QA/QC and field engineering oversight. KDG staff members provide technical and engineering support and monitor the Contractor’s compliance with the building plans and specifications, coordinate the permit issues and approvals with the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety and other LA County agencies, and manage the design, construction and schedule requirements with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. The KDG staff also monitors the overall project schedule, reviews the Contractor’s schedule submittals, evaluates possible impacts and manages document controls including submittals, RFIs and monthly reports for the client. They perform job walks in which they supervise the engineers and inspectors, attend weekly project meetings and lead field meetings for quality control issue resolution.
For a complete listing of KDG’s project experience, please contact us.
$2.5 billion (CIP) & 1.8 billion (IRP)
June 2000 – December 2005
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
111 N. Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Capital Improvement Program
The City of Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) is the largest municipally owned and operated retail water agency in the country and serves approximately 3.6 million people through a distribution system made up of 7,200 miles (roughly 650,000 meters) of pipe. However, many of its facilities predate World War II and were installed between 40 to 70 years ago at an original cost of $2.25 billion. As a result, DWP created the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) to rehabilitate the City’s aging water system. The program consisted of five categories of facility improvements prioritized as follows: (1) water quality improvement projects; (2) infrastructure improvement projects, (3) water supply improvement projects; (4) support improvement projects and (5) seismic improvement projects.
Integrated Resource Plan
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) developed a long term, $1.8-billion repowering plan, called the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), to replace various electrical generation facilities throughout the Los Angeles area in an attempt to improve air quality as well as increase energy efficiency. Gas turbine units were installed at the Harbor and Valley Generating Stations and combined cycle units were installed at the Valley, Scattergood and Haynes Generating Stations. The Sylmar Converter Station replacement project included new control and protection systems along with main circuit equipment, and the Castaic Pump Hydro Station underwent a complete modernization.
For both programs, KDG’s responsibilities included developing an individual program controls system to monitor the budgets and schedules for several hundred individual projects, each with up to five phases, while maintaining accurate, up-to-date information for management’s use in important decision-making strategies. The program controls databases interfaced with the existing DWP mainframe payroll and cost accounting systems to monitor actual versus budgeted costs for the projects. Resource and cost-loaded CPM schedules were combined in a Master Schedule and linked with an existing timekeeping system to measure labor performance as a function of budgeted, earned and actual labor hours. KDG also reviewed and approved contractor construction schedules and progress payment applications and processed change orders.
For a complete listing of KDG’s project experience, please contact us.
$263 million
October 2000 – August 2002
Port of Los Angeles 425 S. Palos Verdes San Pedro, CA 90731
The Port of Los Angeles built Pier 400, the largest proprietary terminal in the world, to accommodate the world’s biggest container ships. The Pier 400 Project, dubbed “The Engineering Marvel,” was awarded the Distinguished Project Award for Infrastructure for 2003 by the Western Council of Construction Consumers. The Pier 400 Project Phase 1 construction included a 3-post Panamax-reinforced concrete wharf berth, 4,000 feet long and 1,000 feet wide, dredged to 55 feet of water depth and built to load and unload container ship cargo. The 343-acre container terminal storage yard backland had utilities built behind the wharf, featuring two advanced gate complexes, three operations buildings, and 15 facility support structures. The program also included a rail and highway traffic transportation corridor consisting of an on dock intermodal rail facility with a 12-track, 96-car-capacity loading yard and a 6-track, 126car-capacity marshalling yard that serves as the vital link for shore operations at Pier 400.
KDG provided an onsite Program Master Scheduling consultant to implement project controls procedure, coordinate the resolution of progress schedule compliance issues with the owner, the construction manager and general contractors while ensuring that the design was constructed with the overall schedule and budget requirements. KDG prepared the Pier 400 Program Master Schedule Requirements and the project controls specification. KDG provided project controls oversight, developed the program master schedule, provided claims avoidance support, assisted cost control efforts, provided constructability studies, developed and maintained documentation control system, and provided support to manage the general contractor field progress performance in accordance with contract specifications.
For a complete listing of KDG’s project experience, please contact us.
$4.5 billion
October 2009 - Ongoing
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
111 N. Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) tasked KDG to create a 10-year master schedule for the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) and to train LADWP personnel on maintaining and updating the schedule. LADWP is seeking to expand its RPS to increase the amount of energy produced and sold created from renewable energy resources. These resources include:
KDG is providing LADWP with programmatic scheduling services for LADWP’s RPS program to be used for the next 10 years. This high priority item will provide project controls that will enhance LADWP’s ability to manage and track a large number of renewable energy projects and ensure that the overall program is successful. The master schedule will include current proposed schedules and will be developed in such a manner to permit integration of numerous detailed project schedules at a later date. General tasks to be performed include:
For a complete listing of KDG’s project experience, please contact us.
KDG Construction Consulting is a key member of the Honeywell Team who was awarded the contract to design/engineer, procure, construct, test and maintain the new enterprise-wide distributed control system for the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation.
The project is a 15-year, multi-phase effort, which includes work at each of the City of Los Angeles’s four treatment facilities (Hyperion Treatment Plant, Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant, Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant and the Los Angeles Glendale Water Reclamation Plant). The project also includes work throughout the wastewater collection system, which includes various pumping plants and flow monitoring systems. The goal of the project is to integrate various operational systems into a single, centralized location.
As a subconsultant to Honeywell International, KDG is providing construction management, scheduling, program/project controls and document controls services for the design, procurement and construction phases of the project. The firm will be responsible for monitoring all computerized critical-path-method schedules and cost control of the contract. KDG will also process change orders and pay applications and track construction progress. In addition, KDG will be responsible for monitoring and directing the flow of all project correspondence including submittals, requests for information, drawings and other general correspondence including letters, transmittals and emails.