LONG BEACH — Alamitos Bay Marina’s multi-basin rebuild and overhaul as conceived later and completed earlier than a similar – and smaller – boating venue redevelopment in Dana Point. Long Beach city officials and their private sector partners, nonetheless, celebrated what they identified as an arduous journey by christening the updated Alamitos Bay Marina with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, April 27.
The Alamitos Bay Marina rebuild was conceived in 2005. Anywhere from 100 to 300 boats were shuffled around during the phased marina rebuilt. Construction, which took seven phases to complete, began in 2011 and covered Alamitos Bay Marina’s seven basins.
City officials stated the rebuild’s price tag was $105 million.
Bellingham Marine – the lead private firm on the rebuild project – replaced 1,967 slips with 1,646 new one.
Rebuilding Long Beach’s largest marina was a public-private partnership involving city staff, the city’s Marine Advisory Commission and boat owners association, California’s Division of Boating and Waterways and the California Coastal Commission.
Firms representing the private sector included Bellingham Marine, Anchor QEA, TranSystems Inc. and Moffatt and Nichol.
Slip mix, environmental issues and permitting process were among the hurdles all parties had to overcome, according to Marine Bureau chief Elvira Hallinan.
“This has been an epic project,” Long...
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