Erin Lee

Erin Lee advises public sector clients on the delivery of large, high-profile infrastructure projects using alternative delivery methods. She assists with drafting procurement and contract documents for various types of alternative delivery, including design-build and its variations and construction management/ general contractor (CM/GC) and analyzing and ensuring compliance of such documents with local, state and, if applicable, federal laws. Erin is currently a member of the Nossaman team advising the City of Los Angeles on its LA Convention Center Expansion and Modernization design-build project, as well as the Nossaman team advising the East County Advanced Water Purification Joint Powers Authority in the development of four progressive design build packages for its project. She also assists in advising the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority on the progressive design-build delivery of the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Project and on the CM/GC delivery of the Link Union Station Project.

Erin is a graduate of Duke University School of Law. While in law school, she served as a student-attorney for Start-Up Ventures Law Clinic and simplified complicated legal procedures for clients, such as incorporation and intellectual property protection processes.

Experience

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) – Link Union Station (Link US) Project. Member of the legal team advising on the agency’s CM/GC project to convert LA’s Union Station from a “stub-end” to a “run-through” station, increase operational capacity to meet the demands of the regional rail system and provide full multimodal connectivity between light rail, subway, commuter and intercity rail with local, regional and intercity transportation services. The project, which will be delivered in two phases, includes modifications to platform 4, construction of a viaduct across the 101 freeway to ultimately accommodate 10 tracks, and raising the entire track yard.

Colorado Transportation Investment Office (CTIO) – Commercial Tolling Back-Office. Key member of Nossaman team that is advising CTIO on procurement of a tolling back-office system that is secure and capable of integration with the new Express Lanes facilities and other third-party systems, including interoperable toll agencies/hubs, transit and parking.

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) – Sepulveda Pass Transit Corridor Project. Member of the legal team engaged to implement LA Metro’s first application of the Pre-Development Agreement delivery method to develop the approximately $6 billion to $10 billion Sepulveda Pass Rail Transit project through one of the most congested interstate highway corridors in the nation. This transit line will connect with the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles’ Westside, integrating into the East-West San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit, the Orange Line, the Purple Line, the E Line (formerly the Expo Line), and ultimately the Los Angeles International Airport.

East County Advanced Water Purification (ECAWP) Joint Powers Authority (JPA) – East County Advanced Water Purification Project. Member of the legal team advising the JPA in the development of four progressive design-build (PDB) packages that will provide East San Diego County with a new, safe, sustainable and drought-proof water supply using state-of-the-art technology and potable reuse. Once online, the ECAWP Project is anticipated to treat the combined 2025 wastewater flow of approximately 15 million gallons per day and produce up to 12,880 acre-feet per year or 11.5 MGD, of new, safe, reliable and locally controlled potable water supply. This represents approximately 30% of East County’s water demand. Advising on all aspects of the procurement including structuring the transaction, drafting the RFQ, RFP and PDB contracts.

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) – East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Project. Member of the legal team advising on the progressive design-build delivery of the $1.6 to $2.0 billion 6.7 mile at-grade light rail transit line between LA Metro’s “G” Line (Orange) in Van Nuys to San Fernando Road in Pacoima. The new transit line will include 14 new stations, traction power substations and a new Maintenance & Storage Facility. The project also includes a public-private partnership component and is the second project to enter the Federal Transit Administration’s Expedited Project Delivery pilot program.

Los Angeles County Sanitation District (LACSD) PureWater Southern California Advanced Water Purification Facility. Member of the legal team advising the LACSD Team in partnership with Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and PureWater Southern California on the upcoming PureWater Southern California Advanced Water Purification Facility procurement. The facility is set to produce up to 150 MGD of purified water at LACSD’s A.K. Warren Water Resource Facility in Carson, California.

Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) I-15 Express Lanes Project Southern Extension (ELPSE). Member of the legal team advising the I-15 Express Lanes Project Southern Extension. In collaboration with the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS), I assist the project aimed at extending tolled express lanes along Interstate 15 between Lake Elsinore and Corona. As the local project sponsor, RCTC and CALTRANS are leading preliminary engineering and environmental studies to prepare the Environmental Impact Report and Environmental Assessment (EIR/EA) under CEQA and NEPA. The proposed 15.8-mile extension aims to enhance traffic operations, alleviate congestion and improve travel times. Key project features include adding southbound auxiliary lanes, widening 15 bridges and installing electronic toll collection systems, noise barriers and signage along the corridor.

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