In 2006, The Sacramento Business Journal awarded the Sterling Pointe Shopping Center the Best New Retail project. The shopping center features elaborate architectural treatments and an Italianate motif to foster a sense of place and community within Lincoln.

The Lowe’s complex, which is currently under construction, is the newest addition to the Center. The project consists of nine buildings including Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse, a fast food restaurant with drive thru, other retail shops and a potential gas station.

Sterling Pointe Shopping Center is located within the Sterling Pointe Specific Plan Area. The project is adjacent to Highway 65, Ingram Slough (a conservation area), residential homes and Lincoln Hills Golf Course, all of which caused some special concerns for nearby residents. RSC Engineering worked closely with residents, the City of Lincoln and Caltrans to respond to these issues.

The project was planned and the grading was designed to address the concerns voiced by the residents. Improvement plans were prepared to protect the integrity of Ingram Slough. RSC Engineering coordinated with Caltrans for modifications to Highway 65, including preliminary plans for the widening of the Highway 65 Bridge. And RSC assisted with the preliminary alignment study for a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) bridge crossing.

Preparing for this retail center called for RSC Engineering to provide comprehensive planning and engineering services including:

• Preliminary Site Layout
• Coordinating preliminary design between the City, client and architect
• Assisting with the entitlement processing
• Preparing opinions of cost and fee estimates
• Preparing full onsite and offsite construction documents
• Preparing improvement plans for Highway 65 modification and coordinating improvements with Caltrans for title encroachment permit
• Preparing improvement plans for project entrance from Highway 65 and coordinating improvements with CalTrans for issuance of encroachment permit
• Acquiring civil permits
• Assisting in preparation and recordation of the final map
• Assist with Highway 65 Bridge widening preliminary plans
• Assist with preliminary alignment study for NEV Bridge Crossing
• Providing construction administration assistance to the client
• Prepare Tentative Parcel Map