LZA conducted an in-depth Risk Analysis and Life Cycle Cost Study on pump repair options for the A.D. Edmonston Pumping Plant for the State of California, Department of Water Resources.

The Plant went online in 1971 as part of the State Water Project which delivers Feather River water to two-thirds of the population of the State of California and more than 600,000 acres of agricultural land. The Plant is the largest in the State Water Project, and has one of the highest water lifts in the world, using 1480,000-Hp pumping units.

LZA fielded a highly specialized technical team to solve the problem of several pumps that require unexpectedly high maintenance downtime and costs. This problem primarily related to severe deterioration of the pumps' impellers due to cavitation under normal working conditions. This study team identified potential courses of action, analyzed the risks, benefits, and life cycle costs associated with each alternative, and recommended remedial actions based on the risk and cost analyses.

LZA led a Risk Analysis and Value Engineering Study on this $230 million luxury high-rise condominium project in Seoul, Korea for Hyundai Engineering & Construction Company, Ltd. The project includes five buildings totaling 225,000 sq m of floor space on a 28,000-sq m site. The tallest building is 47 stories.

The team identified the risks threatening a successful completion of the project and developed an implementation plan with action parties to address each issue. Additionally, because this was a design/build project, the best VE alternatives were implemented immediately and with instant benefit to the owner and the contractor. The VE team comprised the design/build team—Hyundai architects and engineers.

As part of a Function Analysis Concept Development (FACD) Workshop for the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic Division, LZA performed a risk analysis on the design of facilities necessary to house the Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Navy Europe (CINC USNAVEUR), in a proposed move of operations and staff to Naval Support Activity offices in Naples. This complex project included a number of challenges, including a tight schedule and the required high level of security.

The risk analysis identified a myriad of concerns and analyzed the ramifications of failure to address each risk. The analysis enabled the project team to clearly identify and prioritize the risks, assess alternatives for action, and implement actions to prevent, mitigate, transfer, or accept each risk. Early identification of these risks and the subsequent investigation ultimately resulted in a decision to not proceed with the development of the field forward facility, settling on more cost effective and less complicated arrangements.