DWR partnered with our Gannett Fleming team of experts to create a comprehensive security program, strengthening system protection throughout the state. A key component of this comprehensive security approach is the development of a security officer coverage program across all of DWR’s critical infrastructure through an outsourced contract vehicle. The effort involved multiple contracts with four different security officer firms to cover the entire state. Over the past two years, we provided guidance, direction, and assistance in the implementation of all facets of security officer contracting, staffing, operational employment, and performance evaluation.

As part of the project, Gannett Fleming is assisting Valley Metro in the development and application of the required system security and safety certification process to protect extension travelers and employees. The work includes assuring design criteria requirements for establishing systems to provide security and surveillance at passenger stations, park and ride facilities, and systemwide access points throughout the new light rail line.
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Keeping critical infrastructure safe and secure is the goal of an intensive security course presented throughout the U.S. by Gannett Fleming’s Security and Safety team. The program provides three days of dam security course training that covers security program requirements, physical security principles, and the application of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC’s) Dam Assessment Matrix for the Security and Vulnerability Risk (DAMSVR) process. Additionally, students learn what goes into an Internal response and rapid recovery plan as prescribed by FERC.

To meet an aggressive schedule imposed by U.S. Congress as part of the ARRA requirements, the team adopted a design-build project delivery approach and completed the security installation within 11 months and $3 million under budget; a traditional design-bid-build approach would have taken nearly twice as long. Work included the installation of 600 security cameras, electronic entry control, and physical access control elements such as bollards, fencing, and gating.
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To maintain secure and safe dam operations, Yuba Water regularly conducts evaluations of the facility’s instrumentation and control and related security systems. Gannett Fleming provided specialized security consulting services to assist in the completion of a cybersecurity assessment report for the agency as required by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).