Design Division

SID KITTERMAN, P.E.
City Engineer
 

City Hall Building

810 Union Street

7th Floor 
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: (757) 664-4602
Fax: (757) 664-4603

We design it, bid it, and build it for the City of Norfolk.

The Design Division procures and manages design and construction for approximately $61.1 million in Capital Improvement Projects (CIP).  These projects include alterations, dredging, development, maintenance, rehabilitation, renovations, and repairs to new and existing City buildings, beaches, bridges, bulkheads, channels, curbs and gutters, infrastructure, parking garages, sidewalks, streets, and streetscapes.

To view information and photos of selected CIP projects, click here. 

Bureaus within the Design division are: 

Architecture Bureau
Design Management for new City buildings, renovations, upgrades to major electrical, HVAC,  mechanical, plumbing, lighting, and roofing systems. 

Current projects include: (click on a project to view more information)

• Half Moone Cruise & Celebration Center (Cruise Terminal)

• Lambert's Point Community Center

• Police Firearms Training Facility

Construction Bureau
Construction management and inspection services for designed projects within the Department of Public Works, in addition to major street and arterial resurfacing.

Recently completed projects include: (click on a project to view more information)

• Mary D. Pretlow Anchor Branch Library

• Norview Community Center

• Resurfacing Program (on-going)

• Broad Creek/Bowling Green Park

• Trail of the Tiger at the Virginia Zoo

Engineering Bureau
Design management for all flatwork (sidewalks, roadway, streetscapes, infrastructure, curbs, and gutters)

Current projects include: (click on a project to view more information)

• Fort Norfolk/Atlantic City Infrastructure Improvements

• Lambert's Point Golf Club

• Light Rail Transit System Oversight/Review

• Southside Storm Drainage Improvements

Structural and Waterfront Facilities Bureau
Design management for improvements to City bridges, waterfront, parking structures, channels, and coastal regions

Current projects include: (click on a project to view more information)

• Brambleton Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation

• Beach Erosion Control

• Haven Creek Boat Ramp Rehabilitation

Management & Technical Bureau

• Manage the Division

• Assign projects and introduce work plans to Bureaus

• Prepare  CIP and Operating Budget requests

• Conduct technical review of CIP requests

• Prepare Stakeholder and Public Information

• Procure Contracts for Design and Construction

• Prepare and Process Contracts and work orders

• Provide Technical Support

   Contracts for Design and Construction are procured by the Management & Technical bureau. To view current Invitations for Bids (IFBs) & Requests for Proposals (RFPs), click here.  To view bid results and recently awarded contracts, click here.

Additional Information

• Design Standards
  The Current AutoCAD Master Copy of the Norfolk City Design Standards is: NCDS2007.12

• Tour
  The division recently toured the Half Moone Cruise & Celebration Center.  View photos by clicking here. (1.94MB pdf)