CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY,
SAN BERNARDINO
COACHELLA VALLEY CENTER – PHASE I
Final Report
October 4, 2002
KPMG Construction Cost Review
CSU – San Bernardino Coachella Valley Center - Phase I
Foundation Project #150002-258602
CSU – Foundation Project #15002-258602
California State University – San Bernardino
Coachella Valley Center – Phase 1
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October 4, 2002
PROJECT OVERVIEW
KPMG was retained by the California State University (CSU) Office of the University
Auditor to perform a review of CSU – San Bernardino’s (CSUSB or the University)
Coachella Valley Center – Phase I. The 36,580 gross square feet project was constructed
by the Foundation for the CSU San Bernardino (Foundation) with donor funding. Phase I
consisted of a new campus complex with a 120-seat theater, teleconference and distance
learning areas, an information resource center, a student union, and a bookstore.
Additionally, construction included landscaping, a 250-space parking lot, and other
extensive sitework.
CSUSB’s Capital Planning, Design, and Construction (CPDC) provided construction
project management for a fee as a service to the Foundation. The project was developed
utilizing a “Construction Management at Risk” (CM at Risk) delivery process. The
Construction Manager was selected by a Request for Qualifications (RFQ).
KPMG reviewed project records from the following firms involved in the project’s
development and execution:
Construction Manager at Risk (CM):
Swinerton & Walberg Builders
Architect/Engineer (A/E):
Lee, Burkhart, Liu, Inc.
Project Management (PM):
CSU-San Bernardino CPDC
Inspection (IOR):
CSU-San Bernardino CPDC
American Inspection Company
Sladden Engineering
Additional findings include:
• Swinerton & Walberg Builders furnished an appropriate Payment and Performance
Bond in the amount of $7,284,887 (included on C.O. #1).
• Swinerton & Walberg Builders is a California Corporation.
• Liq