Good morning. Good morning thank you so much for being here. It is my pleasure and deep honor to welcome everyone to our grand Opening Celebration and Birthday Party for our new westbound i 80 yerba buena ramps project are happy birthday to our new ramp. [applause] i am kelly tang director here at the county Transportation Authority. Thank you all for taking the time to join our celebration. The four i begin i would like to recognize some of our officials and special guest who are with us today. Assembly membered david chius office we have judson true g5 staff. Over here. Per david hes who i understand is celebrating his wedding anniversary. I wanted to be here but is celebrating his wedding anniversary. Smart man. [laughing] we are grateful. So grateful to judgment and Assembly Member two 480 7324 over the finish line this past session which provides us and other sponsors with Construction Management general contractor Delivery Authority which will help our next stage project the westside ramp and bridges next year. From the betide a board we have president s panel and window bridges and linda spoken our groundbreaking 2. 5 years ago on so pleased and grateful for your participation today. And bobour executive director from tida his team. This man get so much done with so few words. Bob. Thank you, bob. From the tac presenting district 6 and herself a resident, did i see becky hope . I saw her last night at the tiedye event but becky is ours on our Citizens Advisory Committee did thank you, becky and from our board we have chairman scott weiner and commissioner jane kim. Thank you chairman weiner and bobby thank you so much [inaudible]. And from the Us Coast Guard we have right rescue. Thank you, greg and your team. And the captain as well. You been tremendous allies throughout our project. From the chp we have commander christopher sherry. His team will be speaking later as well in our program. And from the cpc even mahler is again thank you so much for being here, stephen. And for your support and from ntc we have executive director Steve Preminger as well. Thank you, steve. Steven has a striped cap. [inaudible] so youve got the biggest giants fan up here as what could id also like to recognize several people who were unable to be here today. Who provided critical advocacy legislative and funding support for this project. Senators feinstein and boxer, sen. State sen. Mark leno. Former state sen. Carol mcginn and Assembly Member john amato at the time. This project was 90 million project funded by federal highway Bridge Program funds. Not easy to get. And state prop b b1 funds as well as local match provided by tida and it was through their efforts were able to help secure those funds. Gov. Schwarzenegger brown, and sec. Bonner reinhardt, kelly and caltrans dir. Kempton [inaudible] generations of leadership at the state level have all been great partners in support to our project as well. Of course, radical California Division administrative [inaudible] who cannot be here again but we do have mr. Cole who will be speaking. Going back to the beginning of our partnership with oewd that is the office of economic and Workforce Development the Mayors Office and tida that was in 2008. We appreciate the leadership of then mayor newsom and his key staff which is continued with mayor lee and his administration. Item objectand there he is. We work so closely together. Jose luis and speaking of jose luis we must recognize our great former executive drucker here at 58 who he had another operative produced so he senses congratulations to all of you, all of us. Jose luis demonstrate a great commitment to this project as well. Also great wisdom in taking eric cordova are amazing project manager and now deputy for Capital Projects the quarterback this after. Eric. [applause] so eric will be up in a moment but eric led the procurement the resultant selection of golden state bridge and the a team who is here about the prospect [inaudible] from golden state rage, president and are the Construction Management team, pb, with mike scott and Mark Whitehouse is here. Thank you so much. This group with their team has built this amazing project and we are really fortunate to be working with golden state bridge and this writer team not only do they manage every challenge from the migratory birds that wouldnt migrates [laughing] to the difficult and really challenging crowded site conditions. We had our project we had the tida construction of the homes in the golden gate excuse methe baby rich project all in the same site. Also we have frustratingly late shipments of critical supplies we guys made it all work. You pushed through by champs and you deliver this project on time and on budget. Take you. [applause] not only that they met are disadvantaged Business Enterprise goal of 12. 5 . Thank you, dave and for dsps commitment to achieving that goal and help create jobs and opportunities for local Small Business community. Thank you for sharing those b van values. Finally, we are proud of our collaboration with our little units and workforce on our project later this morning youll hear from pat karen and whose without local union 34. Pat. Thank you for representing labor and how important this is such an important project speaking about that to the local workforce. Because of your collective efforts, as policymakers, community leaders, funders, and project delivery partners and builders we are here to celebrate the opening of the ybi west bound rampart. This is a connection to the future of speech robert yerba buena and Treasure Island about a round of applause for all of you. [applause] now for Transportation Authority staff many of whom im so glad earlier it is a really special initiative. Because it was our first largescale construction project that we read and delivered from a to z. I like it a moment to recognize several Key Team Members from the sfmta a loving critical to the success of this part. Of course, first and foremost, eric Cordova Deputy for Capital Projects. Our project manager and human project delivery juggernaut. [laughing] [applause] anna laforge director for policy and programming and her staff who helped us get all those funds and keep our partners coordinator limo Maria Lombardo chief Deputy Director 70 phone Deputy Director for finance and administration who seven Straight Year clean audit. Go team. Eric young on Communications Officer and Bridget Smith are fabulous Graphic Designer who spent about his job present your project to the public. Thank you, all. Please join me in giving this team a hand in their Excellent Teamwork. [applause] now speaking of excellence in transportation, it is my pleasure to introduce our chairman scott weiner whos led the mta for the past two years and also represents San Francisco on the metropolitan transportation commission. Chairman weiner. The clapping thank you, kelly. I want to just thank kelly chang and her incredible staff as well as those eight lisa moskowitz. We are really blessed in San Francisco do have amazing amazing Transportation Leaders at our Transportation Authority as well as that are mta and planning department. And we are really lucky in terms of the internal capacity that we have to do good work in San Francisco and to work with our regional partners to make sure that were all moving forward together. So, thank you telling. This is really exciting. On the one hand when you first look at what this event is about its about an off ramp and you might be pensive to say its just an offering. Its not just an offering. This is really one of the i think early steps towards the complete and utter transformation of Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island to be an amazing sustainable urban Walkable Community to help with all of our really daunting goals here in San Francisco and the bay area around housing in particular and transportation as well. Of course, when this project is done and it will be done and its going to be phenomenal, its going to house 20,000 people with a great commitment to Affordable Housing and also to formally homeless residents. We will do wonderful transportation improvements relating to the bridge but also robust ferry service. We need to make better use of our ferries here in the bay area. And its going toit just want to be amazing. And the fact that this effort both these operands but ultimately for the entire project, will be such a great regional collaboration is a real testament to where we need to go. Because we know that today in the bay area we can no longer go it alone as San Francisco or any other community. We are all in this together around housing and transportation in particular in this project will ultimately, i think show that in spades. So i want to just thank all of the agencies that made this possible including our federal government, and the state, the mtc on which i circuit as well as our local county agencies, the coast guard as well. Just one of those it takes a family kind of situations and im just really honored to be here to be able to take this great step four. So, thank you. [applause] thank you so much chairman weiner. Next let me welcome Barbara Lopez legislative aide to district 6 supervisor jane kim. Chairman kim services are Treasure Island mobility chairman. Barbara. Speak good afternoon anybody but its a pleasure to be here with all of you. I think the last two days has been really great day for the Treasure Island and yerba buena communities. How many folks out last night celebrating tiedyed . Yes. Lets give it a hanford tiedyed. [applause] tiedye is an Amazing Organization that serves an acre. Treasure island helping homeless families and stabilizing the community and helping build what were going to look for it it makes sense that we talk about tiedyed when we talk about the opening of the ramp because just the kind of partners we have and need to great a smart sustainable city. I know our office as work with all of you for many many years and even before our office many of you were working on these items for 10 years. To make sure that we have the kind of design with its bike access, or account cart access or ferry access with a kind of transportation access we need to make this a Sustainable Community. We talked about that a lot. What is a Sustainable Community looks like that i think the historic commitment of folks like caltrans and county authority board, tida the residence of Treasure Island, all the other partners were here the Mayors Office, it shows what awful were able to get Affordable Housing at the levels we need to great the communities we want and b we can create the infrastructure on some projects to make sure that our residents have the kind of transportation they need to get to work were to enjoy the city. I just want to again thank everyone here and say really this is your work. I think [inaudible] get the levels of respect you show. Comment read our offices we nod our heads and weekly or disagree but really you are the ones doing the plans the engineering plans, the plans to make sure that the project go forward on time. So, thank you. [applause] thank you, bob. Thank you so much. Next, were honored to have say 10of the tida and perhaps the so fortunate of the trust and support of tida do an amazing job of the implantation of the implementation and vision. Thank you. Welcome everybody to Treasure Island. And Yerba Buena Island. What a Beautiful Day for this opening. My name is faith then i service the president of the board of directors of the Treasure Island development authority. Before i begin i would like to recognize my fellow Board Members especially the past german window richardson. Racer hand which linda. [applause] mark don mark is here as well. Mark is on the authority. We also john [inaudible] larry rizzo who are not here but they are members of the board and we worked very diligently for Treasure Island. I would also like to recognize actually, one of the most important people at Treasure Island and it is bob beck, who is the executive director of the Treasure Island development authority. All of you know bob and you know his staff and it is because of bob and his staff that we are here today. So, thank you so much, bob. You know, we have a vision for Treasure Island. It is a vision which has taken three decades to make. It has gone through years of Community Consensus and Environmental Review and it is incredible that we are finally at this point where we are starting the infrastructure and we are doing the work, starting the construction, for making Treasure Island the reality that weve all dreamed about. We very much appreciate the work of all of you in doing this , these ramps the old rams were so antiquated and in order to build the vision we had of 1000 homes of 300 acres of parkland and open space with pedestrian pathways and bicycle pathways that we have envisioned, we need to have the access. These ramps are the way to give us the access [inaudible] ve said and working on the west side as well [inaudible]. But, so we want to applaud the Transportation Authority dedication to this project. We havent they have been great partners from the planning stages to the funding plan to the financing role to that place to the timely project of events that its been a great job and thanks to you all. At the federal state and regional levels have supported us in this effort. And a shout out to golden state bridge contractors would have been an Excellent Team working with us to the successful conclusion. This is not the end of the transportation authorities work on ybi and Treasure Island. We look forward to working with them on many additional important projects. We have the west side rams ahead. Working together to realize our Overall Development plan and we are working for a comprehensive transportation policy which will also provide accessibility, not just to cars, but to varies, to transit Public Transit because thats very important part of the overall plan of accessibility for Treasure Island. So, thank you again to the Transportation Authority. And to tida that and to all the partners that work so hard to make today happen. Thank you for your continued support. [applause] thank you so much fate. This is really the first of many connections to the future that we are partnering on. Next, we welcome our great friend and leader at caltrans District Board chief deputy district director Dan Metrolink against the work closely with us every step of the way. To ensure successful connections to the east span of the bay bridge. Thank you, dan. Wow. Its a great day in San Francisco at Treasure Island. Thank you for having us caltrans is part of the team. Of course, for our great bridge here in the bay bridge area to have these ramps not only providing the safety on main lines for traffic moving through the ybi tunnel westbound but also for access to the island. That left him ramp to the island will be closed by saturday night. [cheerring] on dan macklin chief Deputy Director for caltrans and the bay area and when the city and the region and the state and the federal can come together for the bay area enjoy competitive we can be statewide for those highway bridge funds which are very its very competitive processits really about Building Trust and confidence in what we delivered today. The are competing for summer highway bridge funds for the next ramp going eastbound. So i want to thank hillary and honestly eric and the Board Members for the pa. Excellent excellent leadership for tida excellent leadership from the board. Ctc is a. Mr. Mallard. Mtc Steve Hemminger great leader for us on the bay bridge shared the bay Bridge Oversight Committee for many years during its construction and completion. As we compete for those limited bridge sites retrofitted account funds and come together all caltrans that, there are not many in support of this job. Theyre very small group but they do a lot of great work in support of kelly and bob back and i get to make it happen in our local systems local projects group and bridge design, construction, advisers, project coordination, very proud to serve sidebyside with the ta and tida staff caltrans maintenance get many of them here now maybe they just raise their hand. I want to thank him for all doing the great job caltrans staff. [applause] in helping make everyone successful. Of course, over my 30 years ive worked with a lot of contractors in golden state bridge to turn out to be one of the best and we are very impressed so thank you for your quality, your schedule and cost effectiveness. Solving problems because eric and i are tackling a number projects behind the scenes and its about problemsolving. Coming together as a team. So thank you for your delivery golden state bridge. The benefit of these rents is now about location. Weve overcome the gm metrics drivers without visibility that they never had on the previous rams for the safety has changed a lot since the 1930s. Emergency vehicles, driver safety, a long service. These bridges are going to be in service for a long long time so the investment will last many many years for the communities on ybi and Treasure Island. Lastly i want to thank the Us Coast Guard again and the california Highway Patrol and maybe ill wrap up with if we could give a round of applause for all women and men that serve in uniform statewide as well as nationwide. Thank you very much. [applause] thank you, dan. Now we are honored to commander of the california Highway Patrol am a San Francisco office, capt. Christopher shy. Thank you commander for giving a cruise safe and supporting our lunch this weekend and beyond. [applause] congratulations to the sf va tida caltrans and all their partners on the spot. The interchange looks fabulous good unsafe roadways and insufficient traffic flows can lead to collisions and injuries. The yerba buena iad interchange Improvement Project will provide safe and efficient access to Yerba Buena Island and Treasure Island from the San Francisco open they bridge. This will improve Traffic Safety and traffic efficiency on the on ramps for all of us. The mission of the california Highway Patrol is to provide the highest level of safety, service and security and you can count the california Highway Patrol will be there to enforce our laws on this interchange and be there to assist any disabled motorist. We are proud to participate in this momentous achievement which will support San Franciscos newest emerging neighborhood. We are very proud to be here to work on one of the most beautiful bridges in the world which leads to the most beautiful city in the world. Thank you. [applause] here here. Thank you so much commander sherry. Now, before i turn the show over to the man of the hour and the biggest lover of San Francisco, eric cordova, let me say a few words about eric. Eric is someone who i learned from every day. He is leading a dynamic and transformative team here at the ta. Leading us into a whole new role of our project Delivery Agency with expertise. His expertise experience and integrity of having worked with six case we were lucky to get him. Sure, jose lisa charmed him and together they laid a Great Foundation with early stages of the project going pretty smoothly but eric could have delivered the project as our consultant and not join the ta. What i think made the difference in his joining our agency was that eric cared so much about this project and so much about San Francisco. Having been born and raised here in the city and in the excelsior. He wanted to continue on another level. In public service. To work with the community and to mentor the next generation of staff. So eric, congratulations to you and your family were all here today. Thank you for your hard work, your dedication, and your sacrifice to get this job done. You know, the giant may of come up short this year but you, sir, get it out of the park. [laughing] i know youre just getting started. [applause] hi everybody. They convey much, kelly. On behalf of the trust addition authority Capital Projects division were think everyone for coming today. This is definitely been a labor of love for me. Yes, i am a native san franciscans. San francisco is the best city in the world. Actually an exciting day for the Transportation Authority to celebrate the completion of the ybi on and off ramps was spent on and off rain is on time and on budget and were proud of that but i could not have done it i think we could not have done it without everybody here is part of it. Im going to thank a lot of people get over to give a little History Lesson very quickly because i have been working on the project since 2008 and as we start the environmental documentation process. We went ahead and got the approved environmental eis eir within three years by the summer of 2011 timeframe. We completed the design and the right weight certification efforts to years later. And basically awarded the contract to golden state bridge daybreak hotel, thank you so much, for your continued and hardworking pursuit of this project. And problemsolving as dan indicated. Its a credit to your company and the way you do business. Thank you very much in that regard. We started work and actually will start working separate 2014 so its about 2. 5 years a little bit over 2. 5 years and we are now ready to open the ramps. But it would done a good job in that regard of meeting the schedule in the overall schedule we have in front of us. I want to make sure that everybody understands that when you manage projects like this, it really in my opinion is really the players involved its a sense of ownership. Its a sense of, we got to get the job done and theres nobody in this room was done that more among more than mike scott. From wsb arson sprinkler. Mike has been living and breathing this job since day one actively managing the contract, actively looking ahead to see where there are things that need to be done and frankly, managing change. All these projects have changed. And the issue, the success factor is really how you manage that change. Congratulations to mike, too, because hes been out the Bay Area Toll Authority in one of their contracts on the richmond braves did you got a winner there, steve. I appreciate your tireless efforts, mike. You know, about a year or go or so scott and you came to visit the job and we show you how it looked in one of the things you have said and actually commissioner kim also said was we have not heard any complaints. We really have not heard anything. Our whole mode of operation has been letters get it done. So when we hear things like that thats music to our it could meet were doing our job the weight supposed to be done. Im going to get into some geeky and tonight i expected there important to note because this is a massive project in that regard. Julie five bridge structures interconnected that form the on and off ramp system. We built many retaining wall systems, every rose to ensure access to and from the coast guard operate their Homeland Security interest. We actually located a legal base corner 10 building 267 as they are called. We relocated them right across the cove there. That building right there is now going to be in future use by the Treasure Island developer. Its actually really a cool feature of the project. 12,500 yd. 3 of structural concrete and we would go later this month from julie berry, is the company that basically provided and pumped all the concrete. 1400 truckloads of paul soil transports and we, i think one thing thats important to note here, too, we met our disadvantaged Business Enterprise goals. That is a task that doesnt always happen on projects and we are very proud of that fact and want to thank in particular, golden state bridge for their commitment to meeting that disadvantaged Business Enterprise goals and also to Penn Pendergast and pendergast consulting for working with the dbe Contracting Community to get the word out and make sure that you went ahead and helped us meet that goal make sure the dbe community knew about all the different trades and work to be done here i appreciate your efforts, paul paul in that regard. 5,000,000 pounds of reinforcing steel, 37,000 feet of steel pilings and steel pilings driven into the ground. Thats 7 miles of private Brother Foundation systems. 185 tons of structural steel. Happy to report we are compliant with the federal buy america provisions. This is a federally funded project and we received clean audits on all fronts good. Out of that fact. I cant say enough about the team and im going to very quickly mention other players involved here. Dave and particular paul luke whitsitt was daves project manager he is not here today is up and ready building another great. Please say thank you to paul for me and ryan hagan was hopefully hearing none, is to be comanaging the project is outer doing his work. We mention mike scott j jones, matt olander and mike berger. Thank you all for your efforts. Theyre part of the Construction Management inspection team. Moffitt nick oh are the engineer and design of record. I see cory lincoln im glad you made it. I see sam juliesam julie is a gentleman was worked on this project since the very beginning. His commitment i appreciate your commitment, sam. Thank you restaurant joseout eli, their Structural Engineer some of the topnotch social engineers in the country working on us with part of the team. Also from caltrans, every wednesday morning we have meetings to talk about construction what are we doing . Was going on . How do we coordinate the schedule . Baran from caltrans buildout tiempo seconds the whistle thank you all for your efforts in that regard. In particular, around, thank you so much and is on there, too. Thank you. Fhwa greg coley and peter anglin thank you for your support and working with us and all the funding and oversight from a structural standpoint. Cant say enough about greg vasile glycol the mayor of ybi. Just because greg is been quite great to work with. Hes basically making sure we all dont forget that the coast guard is here. This is our home also. So thank you very much and then bob back from tida which were that he Liz Hirschhorn and wade zhang. Thanks to all the staff. Im not sure that a lot of people know but i was a consultant for about 30 years and have my own company for 15. I was registered as a disadvantaged Business Enterprise. I know go important it is to go ahead and reach out to the community and meet those goals. Im actually honored to work at the Transportation Authority because they understand the value and merit as relates to getting small but vocal and disadvantaged Business Enterprise firms on the project. The federal dbe programs is meant to put men and women minorities and disadvantaged firms to work to create jobs, build community, and build our companies. Im happy to say we done that as part of this project that means a lot to me personally. When the Transportation Authority can team with caltrans and fhwa on other projects in particular doyle drive, we came across our marketable woman when the name of julie berry was the owner of calc and pumping. Nice piece of equipment, julie. Right there to our right. Julie and urging pumped leads about the concrete on a project and low and behold, or whole days is Treasure Island is where she operates out of. So when the ybi project came along we were thrilled to see that golden state bridge had chosen calc on pumping to go ahead and provide the concrete year for the project and help us meet our goals. So i just want to right now actually ladies and gentlemen, join me in welcoming julie berry to the podium. [applause] thank you, eric for that gracious introduction. He does make me especially proud to not only work on the ybi ramps project but the located right here on Treasure Island. Our contrasting locator avenue m in our ministration building is in the building where we had the refreshments. Whereupon the fourth floor 91 steps to the top, by the way. No gym membership required we just go up and down the steps forfive times a day. As many of you know is quite expensive for Small Businesses to be located on San Francisco and even more so when you have a fleet of concrete pumping trucks. This truck you see over here on the right was one of the pumps used for the project. Although 39 m schwing pump. It is a vertical reach of about 135 feet. It can pump 180 yd. 3 per hour. If you think about one dump truck and carried nine qb got your puppet of the concrete pretty fast. For us, as our business has developed and have incredible honor to work on such projects as the doyle drive replacement project mother transbay transit ctr. , bainbridge, the high st. , bridge in oakland and several bart projects and many more. One of the challenges we have faced is finding a space not only large enough for our fleet of pumps, but affordable. I want to take this opportunity to thank bob back and bridge with betty and i think which were that is in the in the audience here today but from tida a scene assistance making Treasure Island our home. Many times our crews arrive before sunrise and after sunset but when our wheels hit Yerba Buena Island we know we are home and safe off the road. For those of you whove never expense standing in front of one avenue of the pump which is where we just were with the refreshments at 6 30 am in the morning with the harvest moon setting older over the Golden Gate Bridge the city skyline shimmering to the left and the sun is just about to come up behind you, we simply have to put that in your bucket list. Dan maclaine he i want to thank you, caltrans and fhwa for providing such opportunities for cal con pumping underparts. It is greatly appreciated. As eric mentioned, we are forging tab selected by golden state bridge to be on their winning team for this project. When the very start, this has been a dream job. The golden state bridge team working with mike scott and his team at pb and of course working for the sf cta has been literally fantastic. From Construction Management perspective their schedules were solid. Their onsite management was impeccable and their attention to safety and compliance was absolutely remarkable. The days with gsp that starts at the top, man. We really appreciate your support. To the sf cta i want to share with you one of the challenges that many small and disadvantaged firms that face. Its a lonely time between performing the work, invoicing for the work, then waiting to be paid. Weve had the honor to work with the large number of projects with public works agencies. I can say without a doubt we were paid the fastest on this project in any other projects weve worked on. That is a tribute to dave and his team for turning around the funds to Small Business. Working at the sf seagate db team was exceptional. We had when we had an issue is addressed we always think of your contributions really mattered. That we were really a part of something important. To the design team, who in addition to these gorgeous elegant new ramps, as someone who runs a fleet of very long legs we love you. Im sure the citizens love it, too. No waiver option when on an off ramp we you getting on and off the island and inventor of you havent caught on the bainbridge because the rate has gotten caught up in the off ramp you know exactly what i mean. These new ramps are going to really make an impact on the daily lives of People Living and doing business on Treasure Island. So to the sf cta and golden state bridge, thank you for the opportunity. Two tida my thank you for allowing us to call Treasure Island our home. One of the most exciting times in the history of the island. To all of you, thank you for supporting small local firms that are hiring from our communities and building the types of projects we can all be extremely proud of. Then also a shout out to paul pendergast. Seriously, you are one of the best people that is just an advocate for Small Business and helps us and we really appreciate it. Thank you. [applause] sorry for the confusion. I was thinking julie for being an amazing business leader. Not just at the db community but his business venture. We need more sellers like you, julie. Thanks. Mr. Pat condon for local union 34 representing the folks that got the job done. Represent all units fit with local 261, labor union, with the operating engineers the carpenters, have to talk about that. Thank you so much, pat. [applause] good afternoon joe when i think david golden state bridge and the authority for allowing me to speak. I heard a lot of talk. Eight years in planning and 2. 5 years to get the work done. So you know, all the trades are involved in this project and dave told me to and 1000 work hours out here and one twisted ankle which is a testament to his company for safety and keeping folks out of trouble. As somebody whos had to help folks with their lives back together when somebody has been hurt or killed on a job i really appreciate it. Overall project and be doing with the bay bridges since it first started glad to see its finishing up now. Im really happy and happy for trades and old job you think about it. Desmond one real serious accident out there and no fatalities could we really appreciate that. Us guys in the trades. Thank you, all. [applause] okay. So with that, thank all our speakers and all of you again for your attendance today, your support. For the celebration that you will help us continue at we move forward into the lunch burger but first let me thank again the folks who organize the chief communications about officer eric young is that including brigitte smith. Paul pendergast put on this amazinev