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President Directs Labor Department ACEC Supports To Update Overtime Rules Amicus Brief to U.S. Supreme Court on n March, President Obama issued an official memorandum directing the Legal Protection for Department of Labor (DOL) to review and revise overtime pay regulations. Federal Contractors IIn an appearance before the House Education and the Workforce Commit- tee, DOL Secretary Thomas Perez discussed the agency’s plans to carry out CEC is participating in an amicus this mandate. brief urging the U.S. Supreme Secretary Perez stated that DOL would review both the salary threshold ACourt to review a case that nar- below which workers must be paid overtime and the rules regarding time rowed the scope of legal protection afforded spent on management duties. He did not specify how much the salary thresh- to service providers, including engineering old would increase over today’s level of $455 firms, when performing work for the fed- per week. However, Secretary Perez did note eral government. that if the original 1975 threshold of $250 per In the case of KBR Inc. v. Metzgar, ACEC week had been indexed for inflation, joins the Associated General Contractors it would be $970 per week today. of America and the Professional Services Secretary Perez indicated that the agency Council in seeking to defend the principle has begun to reach out to interested parties, of derivative sovereign immunity, which and ACEC will engage closely with DOL and protects government contractors from tort business allies as the rulemaking process litigation when they are performing the same U.S. Secretary of Labor moves forward. functions that would entitle a government Thomas Perez ett y I mages r ick /G K i r kpat T.J. department or agency to immunity.

Key Senate Committee Advances Six-Year, $265 Billion Highway Bill he Senate Commit- expertise helps agencies deliver complete with tee on Environment projects more efficiently and existing state Tand Public Works has effectively. formula funds, g v ia G ett y I mages approved a six-year, $265 bil- The bill would fund state would receive lion MAP-21 reauthorization highway programs at $38.4 bil- $400 million bill that would fund highway lion in F.Y. 2015, ramping up per year.

programs at current levels plus to $42.6 billion in F.Y. 2020. The legisla- r loombe H a rr e r/B An d r ew inflation. It would maintain the existing tion would also Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chairman of the Senate The bill (S. 2322) includes core program structure and create a research Environment and Public Works Committee, speaks to an ACEC-developed provision state funding formulas under and develop- ranking member David Vitter (R-La.). to incentivize state departments MAP-21, while adding a new ment program Trust Fund. More than $100 of transportation to contract $6 billion freight mobility pro- to evaluate highway system billion in additional revenue out more for engineering and gram beginning in F.Y. 2016. financing alternatives, includ- will be necessary to meet the design services. Section 1105 The bill authorizes $750 mil- ing multistate pilot projects funding levels authorized in the of the bill increases the federal lion annually for TIFIA loans, to assess the implementation, bill over the next six years. cost share up to 100 percent loan guarantees and lines of interoperability, and public Action now turns to other for contracted engineering and credit to continue leveraging acceptance of new revenue Senate committees with juris- design services. The language state, local and private invest- mechanisms. ACEC has sup- diction over highway safety and was inserted into an existing ment in projects. Projects of ported additional research and transit to write those portions program to promote inno- National and Regional Sig- developments to begin the tran- of the reauthorization before vative and efficient project nificance, a discretionary grant sition to a vehicle-miles-traveled the bill comes before the full delivery methods, technologies program to be administered by fee or other direct-user charge. Senate later this summer. Fund- and practices. It underscores the U.S. Department of Trans- The bill does not address the ing for those programs is not the Council’s consistent mes- portation to fund critical high- gap between current funding reflected in the $265 billion sage that using private sector cost projects that are difficult to and revenue into the Highway total.

6 ENGINEERING INC. May / June 2014 Draft Tax Reform IssuEs on the move What’s Next Plan Released; Focus MAP-21 Reauthorization Senate action in June On Tax Extenders Tax Extenders Action likely in the fall DOL Review of FLSA Rules Possible action before the end ouse Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave of the year Camp (R-Mich.) has released a comprehensive Htax reform plan that may form the basis for Congress Clears Major future action, but Congress is expected to act in the short term on a smaller package of extensions of expired tax Corps Water Bill; Includes provisions. Expansion of QBS Under the draft legislation released by Chairman Camp, he House and the Senate have passed the final version the top corporate tax rate would drop from 35 percent to of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act 25 percent. The top individual income tax rate would fall (WRRDA), completing work on the first major jobs and from 39.6 percent to 25 percent, with a 10 percent surtax T economic growth bill for 2014. WRRDA authorizes numer- for individuals with incomes over $400,000 and married ous new U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects to develop, couples with incomes over $450,000. maintain and support the nation’s waterway infrastructure, To offset the costs of lowering the tax rates and ensure and support critical navigation, flood control and water supply that the legislation is revenue-neutral, Camp’s draft needs. The measure also expands federal requirements in the use would eliminate scores of tax preferences. Key changes of Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS) for federally-funded wastewater projects. The final WRRDA conference report incorporates many ACEC policy recommendations. The report provides for accel- erated project delivery, innovative financing alternatives and a levee safety program. This includes a new Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program, which will pro- vide low-interest loans and loan guarantees to local governments for water ett y I mages chi /G infrastructure projects. ett y I mages amad /AFP/G

M a r co The conference report S J ewel M a r also includes a number for engineering firms include elimination of the Section of critical reforms to the Clean Water Act State Revolving Fund 199 domestic production activities deduction; limit on the (SRF), including a requirement to use QBS or an equivalent use of cash accounting to firms with less than $10 million state QBS method for engineering and other design activities, as in revenues; repeal of the Section 179D energy-efficient well as construction management, when using federal funds on commercial buildings deduction; increase in payroll taxes wastewater projects. This represents the first time that QBS has for S corporation owners; and repeal of the tax exemption been applied to the SRF program, which has been a key public for interest on newly issued private activity bonds. policy objective for the Council for several years. The measure Congressional action on the plan is unlikely this year, also includes provisions to expand the list of eligible uses for SRF but the draft may form the foundation of future tax reform financing, extended repayment periods and special financial assis- efforts. In addition, some members of Congress have tance to communities facing major wastewater upgrades. expressed interest in using tax increases identified in the In addition, the report creates a National Levee Safety Pro- draft to offset unrelated legislation. gram, which includes language requiring the Corps to make rec- In the meantime, the Senate Finance Committee ommendations that “identify and address any legal liability asso- approved legislation extending for two years a package ciated with levee engineering projects,” responding to ACEC’s of expired tax benefits. Chairman Ron Wyden’s (D-Ore.) concerns over liability issues associated with levee inspections and legislation includes extensions of provisions used by certifications. ACEC Member Firms, such as the R&D tax credit, parity The president is expected to sign this legislation into law. for employer-provided transit benefits, increased Section 179 expensing limits and 50 percent bonus depreciation. Chairman Camp intends to permanently extend a smaller For More News number of these tax benefits, including the R&D tax credit For weekly legislative news, and Section 179 expensing. visit ACEC’s Last Word online at www.acec.org.

May / June 2014 ENGINEERING INC. 7 MarketWatch By gerry donohue Education Construction

Market on Its Way to $100 Billion o c k c

he education construc- higher education segments. Educational Construction students. “That’s driving a lot of onny H edge tion market (grade school While the two sectors share Put in Place capital improvement dollars,” Tthrough graduate school) many of the same challenges, Millions of Current and says Clegg. “They’re install- is in the midst of a massive they are dramatically different. Projected Dollars ing the latest technologies and transition. Schools are having to The vast majority of K–12 2008 104,890 upgrading the original mechani- adapt to shrinking enrollments, schools get their funding from 2009 103,202 cal, electrical and plumbing T he E nter p rise, S AP Photo/ tighter budgets and changing public sources. In recent years, systems.” 2010 88,405 student priorities. that revenue stream has dried “These are very challenging up. 2011 84,985 In the Classroom times for our clients. They’re try- “We saw a downturn in 2012 84,618 Both education segments must ing to determine how to remain school construction dollars 2013 81,325 respond to dramatic changes in relevant in the 21st century,” when the economy slumped, 2014 84,344 the way teachers teach and stu- says Liz Cook, director of HDR’s and it’s only now slowly turn- dents learn. 2015 88,522 Academic Market Sector. “Our ing around,” says Price Jepsen, “The traditional K–12 class- challenge is to be right there vice president at STV, which 2016 94,023 room with 30 chairs facing the with them or ahead of them.” works in the K–12 and higher 2017 100,510 chalkboard has given way to The educational market seg- education segments. “There’s an Source: FMI collaborative, high-tech learning ment is by far the largest non enormous backlog of work that Change From Prior Year— environments,” says Jepsen. residential vertical market in the has been deferred, but funding Current Dollar Basis “Kids are stimulated in differ- A/E/C industry. FMI forecasts remains tight.” 2008 8% ent ways,” adds Riojas. “There’s that total education construction Higher education funding 2009 -2% less need for the slope-floored put in place in 2014 will top $84 is more complex, but just as 2010 -14% auditorium. We’re designing billion, far outpacing manufac- mercurial. Public funding and highly flexible spaces with lots turing ($52 billion) and com- endowments have not kept up 2011 -4% of wall space and movable mercial ($51 billion). Looking with current demand. Many 2012 0% furniture so kids can assemble ahead, FMI projects the market colleges and universities have 2013 -4% in small work groups. Lecture will grow 6 percent annually sought new revenue streams. 2014 4% learning is largely conducted through 2017, when construc- In some parts of the country, through web-based events.” 2015 5% tion put in place will colleges have sought to build A commitment to sustain- top $100 billion. research facilities for government 2016 6% ability also links the two seg- One primary market driver and corporate partners, using 2017 7% ments. Going green is more is that renovations and addi- the money derived from those Source: FMI than an environmental maxim; tions will grow at a faster pace ventures to fund other needs. it’s quickly becoming a financial than new construction. Almost “Two-thirds of our business “As a society, we all agree that imperative. two-thirds of all public schools in the Science and Technology an educated society is extremely “Schools have a huge number (K–12) were built before 1970, Group is now with academic important,” says Maureen of buildings and infrastructure and nearly half of university clients,” says Riojas. “Five years Clegg, manager of C&S Com- and use a tremendous amount buildings were built between ago, it was less than one-third.” panies’ Education and Health of energy,” says Cook, who has 1950 and 1975. Care Group. been involved in a carbon- “We’re doing a lot of renova- Demographic Higher education faces a dif- neutral building for Georgia tion projects, for example, taking Changes ferent demographic problem. Tech. “Making their infrastruc- old chemistry buildings and K–12 enrollments are expected “For the first time in decades, ture more efficient can not only turning them into new, state-of- to grow by 2.5 million over the universities are seeing a decline save a lot of money, but also the-art facilities,” says Steve Rio- next four years, which will put in applications,” says HDR’s allow the university to reallocate jas, director of HDR’s Science more pressure on limited school Cook. “They’re having to find funding to student education.” and Technology Group. budgets. Many experts believe ways to attract and retain more With rising instances of this trend will force state and students.” school and campus violence, Industry Challenges local governments to loosen the Updating facilities is one way safety is also a prime concern. The educational market is split purse strings and begin invest- for colleges to make themselves “There is a significant between the K–12 and the ing in new capital projects. more attractive to potential amount of public funding going

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cally savvy and expect the uni- ments are adding more con- versity to operate ahead of the straints. There is more pressure technology curve, says Cook. than ever to do business with Clients expect the firms they local partners. contract with to be ahead of “The biggest trend is that

AP Photo/the enterPrise, sonny hedgeCoCk enterPrise, sonny AP Photo/the the game. funding streams are now more toward items such as card access sectors where we work, there But that’s not all. Academic localized, so there’s a drive for systems, entry vestibules with are a lot fewer firms,” says institutions are, by their everything—and everyone— controlled access, fire detec- Riojas. “The academic sector very nature, consensus deci- involved with the project to be tion and security cameras,” says is much more crowded.” sion makers; there is more local, too,” says Cook. “Fifteen Clegg. With competition often hands-on involvement, and years ago, we’d have thought comes price-cutting. larger groups of people must nothing of jumping on a plane Firms Face “There’s a danger of this weigh in before decisions for a project anywhere in the Challenges market segment becoming can be made. Plus, firms can country. That’s no longer the The size of the education commoditized,” adds Clegg, expect pressure to spread work case.” construction market and its who says, “Fees are being around. “Loyalty to any one potential make it an attractive driven down.” firm or team is much more Gerry Donohue is ACEC’s entry point for a lot of firms. Academic clients also tend difficult to realize,” Riojas senior communications writer. And competition is high. “In to have very specific demands. explains. He can be reached at the government and corporate Their students are technologi- Plus, state and local govern- [email protected].

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rd w inners wa Conceptor The Winners Are Award

The 2014 Engineering Excellence Awards Gala—known as the t ems

“Academy Awards” ys of the engineering ACEC 2014 A ACEC Engin ee ring E xcellence industry—showcased 143 ACEC Member Firm projects from S n / Tran hto Joh n N aug the United States and throughout the world. EEA Gala attendees at the TranSystems table react to hearing their project, Wacker Drive/ A panel of Congress Parkway Reconstruction, won the 2014 Grand Conceptor Award for the year’s most 25 judges from outstanding engineering achievement. across the nation representing a variety of built environment disciplines selected 24 top award recipients—16 Honor Awards, seven Grand Awards and the Grand Conceptor Award for the most outstanding engineering achievement. Comedian Rex Havens hosted the black-tie extravaganza, which was attended by 600 members and guests.

10 ENGINEERING INC. MAY / JUNE 2014 Wacker Drive and Congress Parkway Reconstruction 2014 GRAND Chicago, Ill. tranSystems/Alfred Benesch & Co./ t.Y. Lin International/Burns & CoNCeptoR McDonnell/Infrastructure Engineering/ Parsons Brinckerhoff/Lochner The Winners Are AwARD Chicago, Ill. trailblazing engineering totally reconfigured a primary downtown Chicago bi-level traffic interchange, while keeping 135,000 vehicles and 150,000 pedestrians moving through the construction zone each day. the 10-year, $300 million project involved reconstruction of upper and lower Wacker Drive, the major interchange with Congress Parkway, and new access ramps. other features of the project are a three-acre public park, lighting and ventilation to improve visibility and air quality, and a new storm water management system to prevent runoff into the Chicago River. By effectively addressing heavy loads, unbalanced spans and geometric anomalies, the project is a testament to transportation innovation. Photo CoURtESY oF tRANSYStEMS CoURtESY Photo The Winners Are GRANDAwards > Ward County (Texas) Water Supply Project rd w inners wa From Monahans to Odessa, Texas Freese and Nichols, Inc. Fort Worth, Texas A devastating water supply crisis was averted for over half-a-million West Texas residents when resource- ful engineering generated a new emergency supply system in less than 18 months. The record drought of 2010–2011 produced serious water shortages at three Texas reservoirs serving the areas of Odessa, Midland, Big Spring, Snyder and San Angelo. Even with rationing, the reservoirs were expected to be completely dry by early 2013. The project team led design and construction of 21 new groundwater wells, 66 miles of new

ACEC 2014 A ACEC Engin ee ring E xcellence pipeline and four new booster sta- tions. The project was completed two weeks ahead of schedule, nearly $27 million under budget, and is now pumping 30 million gallons of water a day to people in West Texas.

Dragon Bridge > Da Nang, Vietnam The Louis Berger Group/Ammann & Whitney Morristown, N.J. The new bridge across the Han River in Da Nang, Vietnam, is a breathtaking blend of artistry and functionality, and a new prime tourist attraction. The 2,200-foot-long structure links the region’s growing economic and cultural center to the developing eastern sectors. It features a distinctive structural system modeled after a dragon flying across the river. The bridge’s center three spans employ a unique design in which steel box girders are supported by a central rib steel-and-concrete arch. The arch is composed of five steel tubes supporting the superstructure, which also provide the base for the dragon’s scales. The bridge is illuminated by 15,000 LED lights and breathes fire and water on weekends in a dazzling show of ingenuity.

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Cleveland Museum of Art Addition & Renovation Cleveland, Ohio Karpinski Engineering Cleveland, Ohio Engineers tailored the renovation of the nearly century-old Cleveland Museum of Art to meet the unique needs of a 21st-century art gallery. Prized artworks are protected by specially designed air-handling and distribution systems, which meet strict tolerances for temperature and humidity. A floor-embedded system uses circulated water to enhance occupant comfort and protect air quality for sensitive art displays. A centerpiece of the $350 million restoration project is a 39,000-square-foot atrium and its skylight, designed to restore the museum to its original daylight-and-skylight- illuminated state. Another feature is an innovative piping system that weaves unnoticed through the skylight to melt

snow in the winter and reduce

solar heat in the summer. >

Dos Rios Water Recycling Center Filter Improvements San Antonio, Texas C P &Y, Inc. San Antonio, Texas An innovative, first-of-its-kind water treatment design doubles the filter capacity at the nation’s largest recycling system, and reduces annual operating costs by almost $2 million per year. With filtration being the single most critical step before recycling at San Antonio’s Dos Rios Water Recycling Center, the project team added new cloth media technology while maintaining the same structural footprint—the first such application of its kind—and for half the cost of a conventional facility expansion. The recycling center is now the world’s largest cloth media filter installation. It will save $42.5 million over the life of the project, and will aid other utilities in retrofitting similar facilities and realizing hundreds of millions in potential savings.

MAY / JUNE 2014 ENGINEERING INC. 13 > Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Headquarters Seattle, Wash. GeoEngineers/KPFF rd w inners wa Seattle, Wash. Resourceful geotechnical engineering helped transform a little-used 12-acre brownfield into a world-class office campus. Prior to development, the Gates Foundation wanted assurances that the polluted site was salvageable. The project team removed 620,000 tons of contaminated soil and then designed and installed a 560,000-square-foot gasoline vapor barrier—one of the largest ever deployed in an urban environment—to prevent intrusion of chemical vapors from the remaining soils into overlying buildings. The design also included sustainable elements to capture rainwater and optimize cooling. The 900,000-square-foot complex of offices and conference center in two six-story towers is the world’s largest nonprofit LEED Platinum building. ACEC 2014 A ACEC Engin ee ring E xcellence

King Road Grade Separation Burlington, Province of Ontario, Canada > Hatch Mott MacDonald Westwood, Mass. Massive traffic delays at a railway crossing were alleviated with a new 2,500-ton concrete underpass that was separately built and jacked into place under the existing tracks. After excavating more than 4,000 cubic yards of soil, the project team used an open-cut bridge-jacking technique to slide the massive structure into place under the railway. Incredibly, rail traffic was still able to proceed via single-tracking while the underpass was being moved into place. It was the largest scale project of its type in North America, and it was accomplished entirely over a Thanksgiving Day weekend.

14 ENGINEERING INC. MAY / JUNE 2014 OTIA III State Bridge Delivery Program > Statewide, Ore. HDR Engineering/ Fluor Corporation Salem, Ore. A revolutionary blueprint to deliver infrastructure helped spearhead repair or replacement of more than 270 aging Oregon highway bridges, all while creating 22,000 jobs and saving the state more than $45 million. The project team developed a streamlined program, comprising 90 major projects focused on sustainability and efficient project delivery. The $2.1 billion plan included cost- saving initiatives, such as a new Work Zone Traffic Analysis tool to minimize construction impact on the traveling public and local communities. The program shows how innovative program management can provide a high return on investment for massive public infrastructure projects without sacrificing the needs of local communities, the traveling public or the environment.

MAY / JUNE 2014 ENGINEERING INC. 15 ACEC 2014 Engineering Excellence A ward winners Honor 16 great art. can also harmonize with great structural design The project shows how 3,200-square-foot stage. enhanced sound from the acoustical panels provide trusses. Curved overhead steel and100-foot-long ceilings madeof structural features 48-foot-high radiate. The concert hall and allows sound to seismic lateral system valley, also acts asthe fashioned asanelliptical the concrete shellthat, theformworksupport of was incorporated to complex steel skeleton and seismic integrity. A yet ensure structural foot center art design, the unique111,000-square- theories to accommodate and rectangular design shed traditional linear The project team hadto stunning appearance. augment its visually and seismic design to innovative structural center features an new performing arts Stanford University’s San Francisco, Calif. Degenkolb Engineers Stanford, CenterArts Bing Performing The WinnersAre

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underneath it. Inbecoming theworld’s first transit bridgeover anactive taxiway, airport theproject helpedestablish Aw by 20,000 vehicles aday andgreenhouse gasemissions by 6,000 tons ayear. The project’s centerpiece isa340- the first Federal Aviation Administration design guidelines for suchastructure. The project isalso theonlyLEED- 10 busiest airports, features theworld’s first transit bridgeover anactive runway. The driverless 1.9-mile sky train connects terminals, parking areas, ground transportation centers andlocal light rail whilereducing traffic airport A new state-of-the-art automated peoplemover system atPhoenixSky HarborInternational, oneof thenation’s foot bridgespan withavertical clearance of 90feet above alive taxiway—tall enough for aBoeing 747 to pass ards certified publictransportation campus intheworld. University of Washington. Pine Street indowntown Seattle to the travel timefrom 30 to sixminutes from roadway. The $1.9 billionproject willreduce quarter-inch of movement from thesurface movement from thewalls and less thana through—resulting inless thananinchof four locations where theTBMscould pass buttress theretaining walls—one ateach of four large concrete underground boxes to steel I-beams, theproject team designed machines (TBMs) cannot bore through extend 75 feet deep. Since tunnel boring nine-foot-deep encased steel I-beams that 10-foot-diameter drilled concrete shafts and highways inSeattle—are retaining walls with highway—one of themost heavily used traffic. Beneath thedouble-decked without any significant impact onsurface for alight rail lineunderSeattle’s I-5 made possible theboringof twin tunnels Groundbreaking geo-structural design Bellevue, Wash. HNTB Corporation Seattle, Wash. U-Link Tunnels UnderI-5 > Gannett Fleming, Inc.

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Jacques Chaban-Delmas Vertical Lift Bridge Bordeaux, France Hardesty & Hanover New York, N .Y. A new vertical lift bridge helps preserve the status of Bordeaux, France, as an important port city. Crossing over the River Garonne, the bridge is accented by four sleek 387-foot-high pylons, which help produce a lift height of 150 feet. Realizing the more lightweight the deck, the less powerful the motor required, the project team incorporated a specially designed low-mass orthotropic box girder deck to optimize the lifting system and allow a reduction in pylon size, all resulting in a more aesthetically pleasing structure. The design also extended an operating rope system vertically through the pylons rather than horizontally from a central machinery room. The facility’s 2,700-ton lift span is expected to operate 120 times a year, allowing passage of large ships, cruise ships and naval vessels.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center > Brooklyn, N .Y. Weidlinger Associates, Inc. New York, N.Y. Blending seamlessly into the surrounding topography, the striking new visitor center is a model of creative structural design and sustainability. The project team applied several imaginative, yet cost-effective innovations, such as 29 architecturally exposed, structural rigid frames in an undulating grid that comprise the building’s support, while an innovative trellis grid system sustains the center’s custom-made curved glass canopy. A living roof garden supports 40,000 seasonal plants to annually capture 190,000 gallons of storm water. The LEED Gold-certified center also includes 28 geothermal wells to reduce energy consumption and three bio-infiltration basins that filter storm water to the Japanese Garden.

MAY / JUNE 2014 ENGINEERING INC. 17 > Tesla Water Treatment Facility Tracy, Calif. Stantec—Surrey, British Columbia A new water treatment facility serving the San Francisco area, completed in nearly half the time of similarly sized plants, includes a ground- breaking power system to prevent the release of untreated water. The

rd w inners wa 315-million-gallons-a-day Tesla treatment facility is the largest UV disinfection plant in California and one of the largest in North America. The project team incorporated the UV process area, operations and electrical building into a single LEED Silver-certified facility, reducing capital costs and improving operability and maintenance. An innovative sand and grit removal system for upstream pipelines was also incorporated, as were flywheel uninterruptible power systems in one of the first such applications for a large load system in North America.

Chattahoochee River Ecosystem Restoration Columbus, Ga. > McLaughlin Whitewater Design Group (a division of Merrick & Company) Greenwood Village, Colo. Creative engineering has transformed a stagnant section of the Chattahoochee River into a world-class whitewater recreation

ACEC 2014 A ACEC Engin ee ring E xcellence destination. The river’s ecosystem in downtown Columbus, Ga., had deteriorated because of two century-old dams from the textile mill era. The project team’s removal of the dams quickly reestablished historic fall line rapids. Twenty-two new hydraulic structures, including grouted boulders, were added and channels were excavated to produce enhanced whitewater characteristics. The WaveShaper—an in-river tunable hydraulic jump feature that creates a six-foot wave for whitewater competitions—was also incorporated. The new design restored habitat areas for fish and wildlife, and changes the stretch of river from a lifeless static environment into an environmentally sensitive, dynamic centerpiece for the community.

New Runway 10C–28C and Associated Taxiways Chicago, Ill. > O’Hare Airport Engineers: (Joint Venture) AECOM/Jacobs/Milhouse Engineering and Construction/Delta Engineering Group Chicago, Ill. The new center runway at O’Hare International, the nation’s second-busiest airport, provides a more efficient airfield, increases airport capacity and significantly reduces travel delays. Design of the new 10,800-foot-long by 200-foot-wide runway included 7.2 million cubic yards of earthwork, 1.3 million linear feet of airfield electrical cable, roughly 1 million square yards of PCC pavement, 680,000 tons of asphalt and more than 3,000 airfield lights. The project also involved relocation of two major cargo facilities and decommissioning of an existing 1,840-acre-foot detention basin. The massive undertaking was completed in strategic phases to allow for full operation of the airport during construction.

18 ENGINEERING INC. MAY / JUNE 2014 > Bagby Street Improvements Houston, Texas Walter P Moore Houston, Texas Resourceful engineering transformed a common drainage improvement project into a 10-block model of streetscape excellence and sustainability. The project team used a contextual design approach to address the unique needs of each block. Roadway materials, lighting fixtures and landscaping were carefully chosen to blend with the context of adjacent developments. Innovative storm water management features included rain gardens to filter storm water before it enters the storm sewers. The design solutions resulted in a vastly improved urban setting, a reduced heat island effect, increased storm water treatment and conveyance, improved air quality, better conditions for heritage trees and a significantly enhanced public experience.

Barclays Center Brooklyn, N .Y. > Thornton Tomasetti New York, N .Y. Imaginative structural design for the new 675,000-square-foot home for the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets includes a steel lattice artistically wrapped around the entire facility and an entrance canopy cantileved 85 feet over a plaza. The facade includes more than 12,000 pre-weathered steel panels. A tied-arch truss design supports a curved roof, which spans more than 380 feet. The arena, which hosts more than 200 sporting and cultural events annually, includes more than 18,000 seats, two levels of concourses, two levels of suites, bars/clubs, restaurants and retail shops, as well as an ice floor for hockey and other skating events. Despite facing unique foundation challenges in the tight urban setting, the steel superstructure achieved LEED Silver certification. > 495 Express Lanes Northern Virginia HNTB Corporation Arlington, Va. A massive rebuilding of one of the nation’s most bottlenecked highways has significantly reduced congestion while employing first-of-its-kind occupancy detection technology for HOV lanes. The project—covering a 14-mile stretch of the Washington, D.C., beltway—also included construction of four dedicated express lanes; the reconstruction of eight general-purpose lanes; and reconstruction or the addition of 57 bridges, 12 interchanges, sound walls, retaining walls and tolling infrastructure—all while 220,000 vehicles passed through the construction zone each day. The new HOV express lanes feature the new automated occupancy detection system.

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Terraced Reforestation for Sustainable CSO Control Covington, Ky. > Strand Associates, Inc. ACEC 2014 A ACEC Engin ee ring E xcellence Cincinnati, Ohio Innovative green infrastructure design is averting millions of gallons of combined sewage overflows (CSOs) from entering the Ohio River. A roadside hill with steep topography (120 feet of elevation change) had each year produced more than 6 million gallons of storm water runoff year over year, which, after overwhelming the local storm sewer system, resulted in more than 4 million gallons of CSOs flowing into the river. The engineering solution featured 12 terraced berms totaling 4,740 linear feet installed on the hillside, a deep bio-filtration system and bio-retention soil mixes, in addition to an underdrain system to capture, store and slowly release storm water runoff. Three hundred trees and native plants were added to further enhance runoff reduction. The project is now a green infrastructure model for both storm water and CSO management.

The Bullitt Center Seattle, Wash. > PAE Portland, Ore. A six-story commercial office building epitomizes sustainability by using nothing but nature to fulfill its needs for fresh air, light, power, and heating and cooling. With the knowledge that 45 percent of all energy produced in the United States is consumed by buildings, the project team sought to create the world’s largest commercial “Living Building,” in designing a closed-loop, vertical geothermal heating and cooling system; radiant floors; sophisticated shading to minimize solar heat gain; and natural ventilation. A 242-kilowatt PV system covers the entire roof and captures enough solar energy to power the entire building, and a 56,000-gallon underground cistern captures rainwater that is filtered for potable use. The project is 83 percent more energy efficient and saves 80 percent more water than a typical Seattle office building.

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Spaceport America Upham, N.M. URS Corporation Columbus, Ohio A futuristic new hanger and terminal helps usher in the age of commercial space flight. The 110,000-square-foot Virgin Galactic Gateway to Space—the centerpiece of Spaceport America—features a sinuous- shaped steel-framed roof, a 45,000-square- foot drive-through hangar, and astronaut and visitor spaces. The project team designed the geometrically complex shape to blend with the visual impact on the nearby El Camino Real, a National Historic Trail. Mechanically stabilized earth was employed to create a 46-foot-high berm that abuts the facility, while an innovative underground earth tube heating and cooling system uses soil temperature to pretreat intake air and substantially reduce energy demand and costs. > Colton Crossing Flyover Rail-to-Rail Grade Separation Colton, Calif. HDR Engineering Olathe, Kan. Pioneering design eliminated a major rail bottleneck at one of the busiest at-grade rail-to-rail intersections in the nation. With more than 110 freight and passenger trains daily, rail congestion had become legendary, with trains frequently backed up for miles into nearby cities. Challenged by severe space limitations, the project team created an 8,150-foot flyover structure out of cellular concrete to take Union Pacific Railroad’s east- west tracks 35 feet—a height record for this type of concrete—above the north-south tracks of the BNSF Railway. The use of lightweight yet strong

cellular concrete also saved $30 million in project costs by eliminating the need to replace the underlying soils to support a heavier structure. > Checkered House Bridge Rehabilitation Richmond, Vt. FINLEY Engineering Group, Inc./Harrison & Burrowes Bridge Constructors, Inc./CHA Consulting, Inc. Tallahassee, Fla. New life was breathed into a historic but obsolete bridge by widening and reinforcing the steel-truss structure to handle today’s transportation loads. The 1920s-era, 350-foot-long bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places but had significant weight restrictions and was too narrow for two vehicles to travel in opposite directions simultaneously. In a pioneering effort to widen that type and size of bridge, the project team deployed 10 specially designed hydraulic ram systems on the top and bottom chords and at each bridge abutment, which provided constant pressure to nudge the 65-ton north truss on rollers to its new location. The process allowed 80 percent of the original truss to be preserved, while adding approximately 12 feet, six inches to the bridge width and nine feet to its travel surface.

MAY / JUNE 2014 ENGINEERING INC. 21 NAtional Recognition Award Winners Firm Name Project Name Firm Name Project Name

ACEC/Alabama ACEC/Florida Barge, Waggoner, Beaver Creek Wastewater Plant AVCON, Inc. State Route 600 Pavement Sumner & Cannon, Inc. Decommissioning Rehabilitation rd w inners wa Ayres Associates Courtney Campbell Multiuse Trail ACEC/Arizona Bridge Gannett Fleming, Inc. PHX Sky Train CDM Smith Lakeside Ranch Storm Water HDR Engineering Cordes Junction Traffic Interchange Treatment Area Finley Engineering Group, Inc./ Checkered House Bridge ACEC/California Harrison & Burrowes Bridge Rehabilitation CH2M HILL Sankey Diversion Project Constructors, Inc./CHA David Evans and Associates, Inc. Space Shuttle Endeavour Move Consulting, Inc. Degenkolb Engineers Bing Performing Arts Center Hazen and Sawyer Wastewater Treatment Plant HDR Engineering Colton Crossing Flyover Upgrade HDR Engineering Wastewater Treatment Plant Hazen and Sawyer/Federico, C-51 Reservoir Public-Private Upgrade Lamb & Associates, Inc. Partnership HNTB Corporation Tom Lantos Tunnels Mathews Consulting, Inc. Duck Key Utility Improvements Psomas South Los Angeles Wetland Park Parsons Brinckerhoff Central Florida Water Initiative Stantec Tesla Water Treatment Facility RS&H Depot Avenue Rail-Trail Pedestrian Stantec Wastewater Treatment Facility Bridge Upgrade RS&H Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad ACEC/Colorado RS&H State Routes 408/417 Interchange Beaudin Ganze Consulting Crestone Charter School Engineers, Inc. ACEC/Georgia Frachetti Engineering, Inc. Wastewater Treatment Facility AMEC Environment & Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail

ACEC 2014 A ACEC Engin ee ring E xcellence Upgrade Infrastructure, Inc. McLaughlin Whitewater Design Chattahoochee River Ecosystem Geosyntec Consultants Kingston Peninsula Disposal Site Group (a division of Merrick & Restoration Heath & Lineback Engineers, Inc. St. Sebastian Way/Greene Street Company) Extension Merrick & Company Airborn Geospatial Mapping of Power Lines ACEC/Idaho EHM Engineers, Inc. Buhl to Wendell Right-of-Way ACEC/Connecticut Surveying AI Engineers, Inc. Amtrak Bridge Replacement Over Elite Edge Engineers/ Chobani Yogurt Manufacturing Route 1 EHM Engineers, Inc. Facility TranSystems Mystic Movable Bridge Rehabilitation ACEC/Illinois VHB/STV West Haven Commuter Rail Station Alfred Benesch & Company Red Gate Road Corridor AMEC Environment & I-294 Roadway Repair with Precast Infrastructure, Inc. Pavement Hanson Professional Services, Inc. Revitalizing Rockford: Auburn and Main Roundabout Joint Venture of AECOM/Jacobs O’Hare Runway 10C–28C & 2014 EEA National Recognition Engineering Group/Milhouse Taxiways Award winner Panama Museum Engineering & Construction/ of Biodiversity, Amador, Delta Engineering Group Panama, designed by Magnusson T. Y. Lin International Dan Ryan Red Line Track & Stations Renewal Klemencic Associates, Inc., TranSystems/Alfred Benesch & Wacker Drive/Congress Parkway Seattle, Wash. Company/T.Y. Lin International/ Reconstruction Burns & McDonnell/ Infrastructure Engineering/ Parsons Brinckerhoff/Lochner

ACEC/Indiana American Structurepoint Cummins Parking Structure American Structurepoint Maplecrest Road Extension

ACEC/Kansas Burns & McDonnell Waste Water Treatment Plant & Conveyance System George Butler Associates, Inc. Resourceful Kansas Energy Use Assessment HNTB Corporation I-35 Corridor Optimization Plan

ACEC/Kentucky EN Engineering Modular Syngas to Green JP-8 System

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Mason & Hanger Training Area Infrastructure ACEC/Nevada Qk4, Inc. The Parklands of Floyds Fork CH2M HILL I-580 Freeway Extension Stantec Strong Stand on Seismic Safety Strand Associates, Inc. Terraced Reforestation for ACEC/New Hampshire Sustainable CSO Control HNTB Corporation Hooksett Toll Plaza Conversion URS Corporation U.S. 60 Bridge Over the Tennessee Project River HNTB Corporation Portsmouth Memorial Bridge Replacement ACEC/Maryland EA Engineering, Science and Bacterial Source Tracking for ACEC/New Jersey Technology, Inc. Sanitary Sewer Overflows Cherry, Weber & Associates U.S. Route 202 Full Depth Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson 11th Street Bridges, Phase 1 Pavement Recycling Dewberry Peter J. Biondi Bypass ACEC/Massachusetts Dewberry Superstorm Sandy Waterway Debris AECOM East Providence Wastewater & Removal Collection System Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. Garden State Parkway Interchanges Hatch Mott MacDonald King Road Grade Separation 154 & 155P Improvements Kleinfelder/MWH Americas/ Alewife Storm Water Wetland Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. Rova Farms Bridge Replacement Bioengineering Group Hatch Mott MacDonald Calgary’s West Light Rail Transit Project ACEC/Metropolitan Washington A. Morton Thomas and Stoney Creek at National Institutes ACEC/New York Associates, Inc. of Health AECOM Cleaner Greener Long Island Dewberry I-95/I-495/Telegraph Road Regional Sustainability Plan Interchange & Mainline Arup Delta JFK Airport Redevelopment Reconstruction Program EBL Engineers Net Zero Energy Residential Test Arup Fulton Center Corbin Building Facility Erdman Anthony I-590/Winton Road Interchange HNTB Corporation 495 Express Lanes Greeley and Hansen/Hazen and Newtown Creek NC-41 Central The Louis Berger Group Sheikh Zayed Street Project Sawyer/ARCADIS Residuals Building T. Y. Lin International New York Avenue Bridge Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. Transit Signal Priority for New York Rehabilitation City Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc. Huntley Meadows Restoration HAKS/The RBA Group Hamilton Avenue Asphalt Plant Reconstruction ACEC/Michigan Hardesty & Hanover Jacques Chaban-Delmas Vertical HNTB Corporation Blue Water Bridge Plaza Booth Lift Bridge Expansion Hazen and Sawyer/CH2M HILL Disaster-Proofing Vital Infrastructure ACEC/Minnesota Hazen and Sawyer/Montgomery Advanced Wastewater Treatment Braun Intertec Trunk Highway 13/State Highway Watson Harza Project 101 Environmental Mitigation Jacobs/TKDA TH 169/I-494 Interchange Reconstruction TKDA Van White Memorial Boulevard Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, Owensboro, Ky., designed ACEC/Mississippi by HGA Architects and Engineers, Compton Engineering, Inc. Relocation/Reconstruction of Milwaukee, Wis., is a 2014 EEA Round Island Lighthouse National Recognition Award winner. ACEC/Missouri Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. Coldwater Wet Weather Storage Facility Tank Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. I-70 Interchange–New Mississippi River Bridge HDR Engineering Grand Avenue Viaduct Reconstruction Stantec Wenneker Treebrook Storm Channel Improvements

ACEC/Montana DOWL HKM Water Treatment Plant Upgrades

ACEC/Nebraska Lamp, Rynearson & Associates, Inc. Combined Sewer Overflow/ Nicholas Street Sewer Extension

MAY / JUNE 2014 ENGINEERING INC. 23 Firm Name Project Name Firm Name Project Name

HDR Engineering Emergency Stabilization of the ACEC/Pennsylvania Rockaway Line Gannett Fleming Mon/Fayette Expressway HNTB Corporation Squibb Park Bridge Uniontown-Brownsville Jaros, Baum & Bolles Weill Cornell Medical College Michael Baker Jr., Inc. AASHTOWare Bridge Design & rd w inners wa The Louis Berger Group/ Dragon Bridge Rating Program Ammann & Whitney Skelly and Loy, Inc. I-99 Acid Rock Drainage Sam Schwartz Engineering Aruba Tram System Remediation STV Delta JFK Terminal Redevelopment STV Restoration of the Lumberville- Program Phase I Raven Rock Bridge Thornton Tomasetti Barclays Center Weidlinger Associates, Inc. Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor ACEC/South Carolina Center Michael Baker Jr., Inc./ Johnnie Dodds Boulevard Infrastructure Consulting & Improvements ACEC/North Carolina Engineering Cavanaugh & Associates Water Efficiency Training Program STV I-385 Widening Vaughn & Melton Consulting Hicks Grove Road Relocation Vaughn & Melton Consulting West End Wastewater Engineers, Inc. Engineers, Inc. Improvements

ACEC/North Dakota ACEC/South Dakota HDR Engineering Bakken Boom: Program HDR Engineering Lake Kampeska Phosphorus Management for Power Growth Removal

ACEC/Ohio ACEC/Texas American Structurepoint Emerald Parkway Improvements Burns & McDonnell Parkland Hospital Central Utility HNTB Corporation Computerized Traffic Signal System Plant Karpinski Engineering Cleveland Museum of Art Addition CP&Y Dos Rios Water Recycling Center

ACEC 2014 A ACEC Engin ee ring E xcellence & Renovation Filter Improvements URS Corporation Spaceport America Freese and Nichols, Inc. Regional Groundwater Update Project ACEC/Oklahoma Freese and Nichols, Inc. Ward County (Texas) Water Supply CP&Y John Kilpatrick Turnpike 8-Mile Project Widening HDR Engineering President George Bush Turnpike– Western Extension ACEC/Oregon Huitt-Zollars, Inc. Woodall Rodgers Freeway Extension HDR/Fluor Corporation Oregon Transportation Investment Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Superior Efficiency Power Plant Act III State Bridge Delivery Upgrade Program Surveying And Mapping, Inc. Cascade Tunnel Mobile LiDAR PAE The Bullitt Center Scanning Solution Walter P Moore and Associates Bagby Street Improvements

ACEC/Washington Cary Kopczynski & Company The Martin Apartments GeoEngineers and KPFF Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Headquarters Delta JFK IAT Redevelopment Hart Crowser, Inc. Federal Center South Program, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y., HNTB Corporation U-Link Tunnels Under Interstate 5 designed by Arup, New York, Jacobs Associates Railroad Drainage and Avalanche N.Y., is a 2014 EEA National Diversion System Recognition Award winner. Magnusson Klemencic Panama Museum of Biodiversity Associates, Inc. Tetra Tech Chief Joseph Hatchery Wood Harbinger Cogeneration & Electrical Distribution Upgrades

ACEC/West Virginia Freese and Nichols, Inc. Dams and Lakes at the Summit Bechtel Reserve HDR Engineering Shenandoah River Bridge

ACEC/Wisconsin Alfred Benesch & Company Three Bridges Park on Hank Aaron State Trail Bloom Companies Rawson Avenue Bridge Reconstruction HGA Architects and Engineers Owensboro Health Regional Hospital Mead & Hunt, Inc. ATW General Aviation Terminal

24 ENGINEERING INC. MAY / JUNE 2014 2014 eeA JUDGes 2014 eeA CoMMittee ACEC thanks the 2014 Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) judges and EEA Committee members for their time and dedication to this year’s competition. Andrew Wescoat Dennis Heckman James Dalton Patricia Mosher Dennis B. Micko Chief Judge Missouri Department of U.S. Army Corps of Chair Banner Associates ExxonMobil Transportation Engineers HNTB Corporation Estelline, S.D. The Woodlands, Texas Jefferson City, Mo. Washington, D.C. Kansas City, Mo. Stuart D. Monical Laura Cabiness Melinda McGrath Michael W. Franke Judy L. Hricak MKK Consulting Engineers City of Charleston Mississippi Department of Amtrak Vice Chair Greenwood Village, Colo. Charleston, S.C. Transportation Chicago, Ill. Gannett Fleming Jackson, Miss. Camp Hill, Pa. Peter F. Piattoni Moujalli C. Hourani John H. James Jr. URS Corporation Manhattan College Tom Powers Missile Defense Agency Jon M. Beekman Boston, Mass. Riverdale, N.Y. U.S. Environmental Fort Belvoir, Va. Wright-Pierce Protection Agency Fayette, Maine Daisy P. Nappier Maryann Johansson Washington, D.C. Dale A. Jans ACEC University of California–Santa Jans Corporation Herbert Berg Washington, D.C. Barbara Jack Schenendorf Sioux Falls, S.D. M & H Design Associates Santa Barbara, Calif. Covington & Burling LLP Chicago, Ill. Washington, D.C. Jo Ann Macrina Jill A. Jordan City of Atlanta Department Fredric S. Berger Dallas City Hall James Starace of Watershed Management The Louis Berger Group Dallas, Texas Port Authority of N.Y. & N.J. Atlanta, Ga. Washington, D.C. New York, N.Y. Paul Kovacs R. Bruce Williamson W. Harold Cannon Illinois Tollway Dennis Truax University of Tennessee Cannon & Cannon, Inc. Downers Grove, Ill. Mississippi State University Institute for Nuclear Knoxville, Tenn. Mississippi State, Miss. Security Kristine Young Knoxville, Tenn. Andrew J. Ciancia The Driller LLC Mark Vannoy Langan Engineering & Pleasant Hill, Iowa Maine Public Utilities Environmental Services Commission New York, N.Y. Brian D. Buchanan Hallowell, Maine VIA Metropolitan Transit Edwin K. Dedeaux San Antonio, Texas Fiona M. Allen Allen & Hoshall Trinity River Authority of Ridgeland, Miss. Michael Freiman Texas Mississippi Department of Arlington, Texas Jeffrey Druckman Environmental Quality AMEC Environment & Jackson, Miss. E. Bruce Barrett Infrastructure New York City School Chicago, Ill. Mike Gardner Construction Authority Bowling Green Municipal Long Island City, N.Y. Dennis M. Kamber Utilities ARCADIS Bowling Green, Ky. Columbia, Md.

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uilding Information Modeling (BIM) has come a long way since a few years ago when it was seen as a potentially transformative, if not Byet fully mature, design technology.>> Lyhus Randy 38 ENGINEERING INC. May / June 2014 Randy Lyhus These days, engineers who BIM to revise your design expect the percentage of work that involves use BIM say it is quickly decisions.” BIM to increase on average by 50 percent. becoming the new standard Initially, some practitio- for modeling, a veritable ners envisioned BIM as an It’s What They Want must-have technology for improved CAD with some Vendors say demand for BIM is high. any firm with a stake in com- additional features, says Erin “Among our users, BIM is the predominant plex building projects. Rae Hoffer, senior indus- way that new work is happening today” in The maturation of try programs manager at design, Roberts says. “Nobody is coming BIM is significant. But it Autodesk, another BIM pro- to us and asking, ‘Can you tell me what didn’t happen overnight. “The vider. But it’s proved to be you’ve got in 2D?’ We’re seeing a good per- In the move from CAD to conversation more than that. centage of our users pushing for these new BIM, the industry shifted “Today, some firms look capabilities.” from a dependence on has shifted back on years of BIM experi- In addition to Bentley and Autodesk, two-dimensional­ designs from ‘Should ence and hundreds of com- vendors that provide widely used BIM and shop drawings to three- we use BIM?’ pleted projects. With growing products include Graphisoft, Solibri, dimensional digital render- to ‘How are we sophistication and increas- Onuma and Riuska. ings of the physical and ing skill in the capabilities Among the factors contributing to the functional aspects of building BIMming?’” of BIM, practitioners have increased use of BIM: Files are better and projects. David Pluke become aware that BIM is a larger, especially as designers add more BIM is still evolving and, BIM Ready Consulting completely different category intelligence to models; BIM tools are more like a lot of relatively young of technology,” Hoffer says. portable, allowing users to access them technologies, engineering firms still face He adds, “BIM has the potential to via mobile devices; and BIM solutions hurdles with adoption. But the technology impact operations and maintenance over are increasingly available as cloud-based continues to change the way project teams the life of a building. The perception of services, making them more accessible to communicate and solve problems, often BIM has expanded beyond a tool to aid smaller firms, Pluke says. helping firms build better projects faster at in the 3D visualization of architecture, Many clients launching building proj- lower costs. to embrace an information-rich view of a ects—especially large undertakings—expect In the early days, “we had some suc- building throughout its lifecycle.” firms to use BIM and are putting pres- cess with BIM and were pretty convinced sure on them to do so, Pluke we were on the right path, but it was not Data Proves It says. “I think it’s pretty hard universally deployed across all offices,” says Recent industry research to defend not using BIM as David Pluke, president of consulting firm shows the role BIM is play- 800 kind of the current state of BIM Ready Consulting in St. Louis, and ing in the industry. In a Number the art,” he says, adding that former principal of Minnesota-based design January 2014 McGraw Hill of projects firms that choose not to use firm Ericksen, Roed & Associates. Construction study, contrac- Jacobs BIM would put themselves “We thought BIM was something that tors using BIM in nine of at greater risk for “errors and was for real, but we hadn’t quite seen the the world’s top construction Engineering omissions.” ability to apply it to every job,” Pluke says. markets said the technology Group has Pasadena, Calif.-based “The conversation has shifted from ‘Should improved productivity, effi- completed Jacobs Engineering Group we use BIM?’ to ‘How are we BIMming?’ ciency, quality and safety on was an early adopter of the There is much wider acceptance now, and projects. It also helped firms using BIM technology when it launched it’s more a matter of ‘Are we using BIM to be more competitive. design a project in 2005 as part of the fullest or in the right way?’” “The Business Value of technology. a strategy to have BIM turn CAD systems traditionally captured and BIM for Construction in into its primary design/ recorded geometric characteristics for shar- Major Global Markets Smart- production tool, says Tom ing details used to illuminate project design Market Report” indicates that mature BIM McDuffie, group vice president. decisions, rather than to inform the ongo- markets, including the United States, Can- “The only question was how fast, and ing process of design, explains Huw Rob- ada, France, Germany and the U.K., report could we accelerate our training and imple- erts, vice president, platform advantage at a positive return on investment in the tech- mentation to be a leader and add value Bentley, a provider of BIM and other engi- nology. Smaller, still-evolving markets indi- to our projects,” he says, adding, “This neering software products. cate similarly positive findings. enabled us to make the transition on our “BIM enables users to simulate how Advantages to the technology include own terms and to use our experiences to infrastructure will perform when in use, reduced errors and omissions; pro- demonstrate the value to our clients and not just provide a static representation,” cess improvements, such as the ability to partners as they made their transition to Roberts says. “For example, how does a enhance collaboration; and internal busi- BIM.” structure perform in an earthquake, or an ness benefits, such as enhancements to the The firm’s early success with BIM led energy system in different weather condi- user’s corporate image, according to the to a decision to use technology on all new tions? So you can use this feedback from report. Over the next two years, contractors building projects, regardless of client

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Sustainable Infrastructure is vital to our Quality of Life FIDIC is proud to offer the Young cost effective/ and the key advisors to help determine the correct investment Professional Management Training innovative choice are consulting engineers. Sustainability is likely to influ- Program (YPMTP), now in its tenth solutions to the ence all future investments. year. This is an intensive online man- most pressing Quality Based Selection has been promoted by FIDIC for many agement training program for junior problems.” years, as it emphasizes the importance of selecting Consultancy managers, based on case studies Firms on the basis of qualification, experience, professionalism and discussions of management WILLIAM HOWARD FIDIC Executive Committee and integrity, rather than price. The advice of the consulting engi- issues within an international team Member and former neer should be regarded as an asset investment, not a project of participants and mentors. The Chairman of ACEC cost. program provides international net- In 2013, FIDIC and the European Federation of Engineering working and active participation in the annual international FIDIC Consultancy Associations (EFCA) published the new Sustain- conference, meeting key representatives from the consulting ability Pack 2013. This is a collection of industry worldwide. four complementary publications, which “For almost FIDIC connects leading players and partners in infrastructure are designed as guidelines and tools for 10 years MCC and industry, to create new and meaningful business oppor- consulting engineers wishing to under- has used FIDIC tunities. Each year FIDIC hosts over 100 events, which bring stand the principles of sustainability, Red and Yellow together key players and partners in the consulting engineering use the tools to determine appropriate Book contracts industry. 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n energetic gathering of more than 1,350 ACEC members—a new record—converged on Washington, D.C., to hear insights on new markets and undertake political advocacy. Hundreds of ACEC members “stormed” Capitol Hill to build support for restoring solvency to the Highway Trust AFund, passage of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA),

New ACEC Chairman and tax issues Dick Wells greets important to the attendees at the industry. Welcome Reception and Dinner. 46 enGIneeRInG InC. May / June 2014 Bob Schieffer, CBS News chief Harvey Floyd, executive vice White House correspondent president, KCI Technolo- and host of Face the Nation, gies; Lauren Evans, president addresses attendees at the and CEO, Pinyon Environ- Opening General Session. mental; Randall Neuhaus, president and CEO, S&ME; and Mitchel Simpler, partner, Jaros, Baum & Bolles. ACEC/ Colorado Executive Direc- tor Marilen Reimer will serve as the committee’s NAECE representative. They join current ExCom members: Chairman-elect Ralph Christie, chairman, Merrick & Company; ACEC President and CEO Dave Martin Regalia, U.S. Chamber Raymond; Clinton Robinson, chief economist, offers his take associate vice president, Black on U.S. economic trends. & Veatch Corp.; Manish Kothari, president and CEO, Sheladia Associates; and Chris Poland, principal, Poland Consulting Engineers. The ACEC Board of Direc- tors voted to update the Council’s bylaws to strengthen compliance with state law and conform to current association best practices.

Promoting New Opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa House Transportation and U.S. officials and repre- Infrastructure Committee Chairman sentatives from 12 African Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) praises the nations led a symposium on advocacy efforts of ACEC. Advancing Industry Agenda infrastructure opportuni- ties in Sub-Saharan­ Africa. “The Convention lineup of Washington Needs back to American politics, Participating nations Angola, political and business sessions ‘Political Engineers’ because that’s where most Botswana, Democratic Repub- was very good,” said James Bob Schieffer, host of CBS’s Americans are,” he said. lic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, ­Porter of J-U-B Engineers, Face the Nation, told attend- Lesotho, Nigeria, Republic of Inc., in Boise, Idaho. ees, “The federal government Wells Succeeds Congo, Senegal, South Africa, “This was my first time has come to a complete Thomopulos as ACEC Tanzania and Zambia outlined attending the ACEC Annual stop,” adding, “It’s eternal Chair projects already in the pipeline. Convention,” said Jen- gridlock. Are there any politi- Dick Wells, vice president of Leaders from the State nifer Hanley of Ulteig in cal engineers here? That’s San Diego-based Kleinfelder, Depart­ment, Commerce Fargo, N.D. “It was exciting what Washington needs right took the gavel as ACEC Department, U.S. Trade Rep- to be exposed to so many now.” Chairman for 2014–2015 resentative, U.S. Agency for ideas about the engineering Schieffer, who has been during the ACEC Annual International Development, business.” reporting on politics for more Convention. He succeeds Millennium Challenge Corpo- More than 600 guests than 40 years, bemoaned Gregs Thomopulos, chairman ration, U.S. Trade and Devel- attended the 48th annual the outsized influence of of Stanley Consultants, Inc. opment Agency, Overseas Pri- black-tie Engineering Excel- money on politics, saying it The Council also vate Investment Corporation lence Awards Gala, hosted for has forced politicians in both announced new members and the Export-Import Bank the first time by comedian Rex parties to the edges. “We for the 2014–2015 Execu- discussed plans for new infra- Havens. need to bring moderation tive Committee: Treasurer structure in the region.

May / June 2014 ENGINEERING INC. 47 Gen. (Ret.) Michael Hayden details new threats to U.S. security.

It was standing room only for this session that examined emerging trends in compensation.

this summer to supplement metadata collection, Hayden casts that the economy will the Highway Trust Fund, said Americans have to decide grow “more in line with the 3 which could run short of cash “What do you want your gov- percent range for the rest of as early as July. ernment to do and how far do this year and into next year.” Shuster also said that pas- you want it to go.” Alliantgroup Vice Chairman sage of a new Water Resources Mark Everson, who served as Reform and Development Act Regalia Forecasts IRS commissioner from 2003 (WRRDA) bill was imminent. 3 Percent Near-Term to 2007, told Convention “This bill, which is so impor- Economic Growth; Former attendees that “fundamental tant for our ports, harbors and IRS Leader Says Tax tax reform will happen only if waterway systems, is critical to Reform Tough Sell a candidate for president cam- the nation’s health.” Martin Regalia, chief econo- paigns on tax reform and wins.” mist of the U.S. Chamber of Everson said House Ways Former CIA, NSA Chief Commerce, said that while the and Means Committee Chair- Hayden Cites Security economy has been in “techni- man Dave Camp’s (R-Mich.) Challenges cal recovery” for 57 months, recent tax reform proposal “is Shifts in global political “tec- the 2.3 percent growth rate very thoughtful...but it imme- tonic plates” will greatly affect “just hasn’t been fast enough.” diately raised an avalanche of U.S. national security, said Looking forward, he fore- concerns.” Former IRS Commissioner Mark Gen. (Ret.) Michael Hayden Everson briefs attendees on new at the ACEC Convention. George Mulamula (left), CEO of the Tanzania Commission for Science and IRS rules. “Changes in any border are Technology, and his wife, Liberata (second from right), ambassador of the a bad thing for security. There United Republic of Tanzania to the United States, greet ACEC Vice Chairman Chairman Shuster Praises are a lot of lines moving, and Manish Kothari (second from left) and Craig Covil, principal at Arup, during ACEC Advocacy Efforts; a lot of lines that are just dis- an invitation-only dinner that was part of a special Convention program on Projects Short-Term appearing,” he said, pointing opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Highway Funding Fix to the current upheaval in House Transportation and Ukraine. Infrastructure Committee Hayden predicted upcom- Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) ing dramatic changes in the thanked ACEC members for Middle East, too. “The fault advocating a strong federal line for the future of the Mid- role in transportation and dle East will be Shiites infrastructure investment. versus Sunnis,” he said. Shuster encouraged engi- “This is going to be a neers to work with the broader very troubled part of business community to the world for the next increase support for important few decades.” transportation projects. On With security the funding front, he pre- agencies increasingly dicted that Congress would turning to technologi- pass a short-term funding bill cal solutions, such as

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Engineers and the Municipal Advisor Registration Requirement

ngineering firms have recently final rules, the commission nominally clarified the exception for engineers and stated that an engineer is excepted from the defini- found themselves in the difficult tion of municipal advisor “to the extent that the engineer is pro- position of assessing whether viding engineering advice.” More important, it provided several new Securities and Exchange pages of interpretative guidance regarding what the SEC deems permissible/impermissible activities for engineers. Subsequent Commission (SEC) rules apply to the final rules, the SEC also published additional guidance to their activities and therefore regarding the municipal advisor rules in the form of frequently necessitate registration as “municipal advisors” asked questions. The SEC has extended the effective date of the ges new rules to July 1, 2014; however, the temporary rules (as well e tty Ima /G E s with the SEC and the Municipal Securities as rules enacted by Dodd-Frank) already require registration if an Rulemaking Board (MSRB). entity is engaged in activities triggering municipal advisor regis- tration status. Edward Sam Background of Municipal Advisor Registration Requirement Engineering Firms and Advice Amid concerns about the largely unregulated and unsupervised Engineering firms that are not registered as municipal advisors municipal securities market, municipal security losses during need to be vigilant not to provide “advice” regarding municipal the 2008 financial crisis and allegations of unsavory business securities or to limit activities that involve advice so that they activities on behalf of some municipal market participants, the fall within the exceptions. The SEC has indicated that “advice” Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act includes “advice with respect to the structure, timing, terms, and (Dodd-Frank) required “a range of municipal financial advisors other similar matters concerning [municipal] financial products to register with the SEC and comply with regulations issued by or issues” as well as: the MSRB.” Under new rules adopted by the SEC, it is unlawful for any company or individual to provide certain financial advice A recommendation that is particularized to the specific to, or on behalf of, or to solicit municipal entities or certain other needs, objectives, or circumstances of a municipal entity or persons without first becoming a municipal advisor registered obligated person with respect to municipal financial prod- with the SEC. ucts or the issuance of municipal securities, including with The municipal advisor definition is broad and includes activi- respect to the structure, timing, terms, and other similar ties that ensnare many entities that have not historically consid- matters concerning such financial products or issues, based ered themselves municipal advisors, such as engineering firms. A on all the facts and circumstances. (Securities Exchange Act municipal advisor is defined as: Release No. 70462 (Sept. 20, 2013), 78 FR 67468, 67479 (Nov. 12, 2013)) A person (who is not a municipal entity or an employee of a municipal entity) that provides advice to or on behalf The SEC has excluded from “advice”: of a municipal entity or obligated person with respect to municipal financial products or the issuance of municipal The provision of general information that does not involve securities, including advice with respect to the structure, a recommendation regarding municipal financial products timing, terms, and other similar matters concerning such or the issuance of municipal securities, including with financial products or issues; or undertakes a solicitation of respect to the structure, timing, terms or other similar mat- a municipal entity. (15 U.S.C. 78o-4(e)(4)) ters concerning such financial products or issues. (17 CFR § 240.15Ba1-1(d)(1)(ii)) The definition expressly excludes, among other things, “engi- neers providing engineering advice.” Information and conversations about financing of projects can Although municipal advisors were required to register with the inadvertently, and easily, morph into “advice” about issuance of SEC and MSRB by Oct. 1, 2010, the SEC did not adopt final municipal securities, so firms should be very careful about the rules interpreting the statutory language and implementing a per- content of their oral and written statements. Likewise, firms must manent registration regime until September 2013. In the SEC’s avoid providing advice when they are asked pointed questions by

52 ENGINEERING INC. May / june 2014 Guest Column ges e tty Ima /G s Sam Edward Sam a municipal entity, because even if a firm does not provide express Compliance with advice, the SEC has warned that it will deem “implicit recom- The Municipal Advisor Rules mendations” to also constitute impermissible “advice.” Violation of municipal advisor rules is avoidable; however, many engineering firms may not think that the rules apply Independent Registered to them. Likewise, municipal entities may not be fully aware Municipal Advisors of the rules and may ask their engineering firms to engage in Although persons are prohibited from providing certain “advice” activities that would deem them municipal advisors under the to municipal entities without registering as a municipal advisor, new rules. Therefore, engineering firms should not rely on engineers and others are exempt from registration if they provide municipal entities to set the permissible boundaries. advice to a municipal entity regarding municipal securities and Due to the broad exclusion when a municipal entity has an the municipal entity has an “independent registered municipal independent municipal advisor, it would not be surprising if advisor” (Independent Municipal Advisor Exception). An inde- some firms, as a matter of practice, require that a municipal pendent registered municipal advisor is a “municipal advisor entity have an independent municipal advisor prior to agree- registered pursuant to section 15B of the [Exchange] Act and ing to a work on a project to avoid accidentally running afoul the rules and regulations thereunder and that is not, and within of the municipal advisor registration requirements. at least the past two years was not, associated…with the person This area is still evolving, and we expect that questions will seeking to rely on [the exception].” In order to rely on this excep- continue to arise both before and after the final rules become tion, the engineering firm must receive a written representation effective. The Commission has been receptive to concerns from the municipal entity that the municipal entity has an inde- raised by the industry, and it is possible that additional inter- pendent registered municipal advisor and that the entity will rely pretative guidance will be issued as new concerns are raised. on the advice of such advisor, among other things. As long as the conditions of the Independent Municipal Advisor Exception are Amy Natterson Kroll is a partner in Bingham McCutchen LLP’s met, engineers can provide certain advice without triggering the Washington, D.C., office, and Elizabeth A. Marino is a counsel municipal advisor registration requirement. in Bingham McCutchen LLP’s Boston office. Kroll and Marino focus on SEC regulatory issues and advise engineering firms, Requirements for among others, regarding the new registration requirements Interactions with Municipal Entities applicable to municipal advisors. When engineering firms meet with municipal entities regarding financing options, even generally, the engineering firms must make certain oral disclosures to the municipal entity regarding ACEC continues to strongly advocate with the SEC for clarifications to the agency’s understanding of the engineering their role and what it may and may not provide to them. Like- exemption so that Member Firms will not have to register wise, when engineering firms provide any written materials to a as municipal advisors for providing traditional engineering municipal entity, the materials must include certain disclosures services. intended to clarify the roles of the parties.

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The ACEC Senior Executives Institute (SEI) program, the indus- Every engineer should be thoroughly familiar with the terms of try’s premier leadership development initiative, helps executives their contracts with clients. It is the source of their rights, duties, identify and explore their unique brand of leadership style, with the privileges and responsibilities during design and construction. goal of developing stronger, more effective corporate leaders. It explains what others expect and is determinative of their legal Participants work to build core knowledge, skills and overall exposure. Few, if any, contract documents are so complete that they business acumen–and that is just the beginning. SEI’s program is do not require clarification for guidance of the parties selected to designed to encourage creative thinking and visioning beyond the implement the design concept and carry out the requirements of day-to-day or even year-to-year approach of A/E business manage- the contract documents. The commentaries are a valuable tool for ment and to foster greater awareness of the ebbs and flows of the such clarification. To access EJCDC documents, go to www.acec. industry environment. org and click on “Contract Documents” under the Quick Links. By strengthening leadership skills, executives can better clarify what matters most for themselves and their businesses, thus creat- Tools and Publications That Land ing an environment where compelling vision, goals and strategies Development, Site/Civil and emerge and take root. Applications are currently being accepted Geo-Technical Firms Can Use for SEI Class 20, which starts in September 2014, in Washington, The Land Development Coalition (LDC) Business Practices and D.C. To learn more, visit sei.acec.org. Procedures Products are member-developed checklists, best practice guidelines and marketing tools aimed at positioning land develop- Member Firm Leaders Optimistic on ment and site/civil firms for increased business and profitability. Industry, Economy in Inaugural ‘ACEC LDC publications focus on these areas: (1) Marketing & Busi- Engineering Business Index’ ness Development; (2) Project Management; (3) Financial Man- The nation’s engineering firm leaders are upbeat about the direc- agement; (4) Risk Management; and (5) Staffing. Each focus area tion of both the industry and the overall economy, according to the includes worksheets and sample documents for engineers engaged initial ACEC Business Engineering Index (EBI). in the practice of land development to use in the daily operation of The composite EBI score of 67.4 is solidly positive. The EBI is a their firms and/or projects. diffusion index, consolidating answers to a series of questions about LDC has released new publications for the following focus areas: market and firm performance into a single number. Any number Focus Area One: Marketing & Business Development over 50 indicates expansion. More than 200 firms responded to the LDC 1C-1: Ethical Cost Proposals for Land Development Services quarterly survey, which was conducted from March 27 to April 11. focuses on the ethical issues for providers of professional services to Two-thirds of survey respondents reported a better economic the land development market. climate today than six months ago. Nearly six in 10 said their firm’s Focus Area Three: Financial Management backlog is larger than it was a year ago. Looking ahead, respondents LDC 3A-1: Establishing Financial Controls for Successful Devel- were optimistic about the long-term health of the industry, with opment Projects provides A/E firms with best practices for manag- more than half expecting their profitability to improve over the ing a financially successful development project. Focused on four next three years. key areas—scope of work, fee structures, project billing, and collec- The next EBI survey will be emailed to Member Firm leaders in tions—this new go-to resource for project managers also includes mid-June. a customizable sample collection, stop work letters and a project setup spreadsheet. New EJCDC Commentaries Now Available All LDC-developed products are available in the ACEC book- The Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee (EJCDC) store at www.acec.org/bookstore. released two new commentaries—one for the construction series of documents (C-001) and one for the engineering series (E-001). ACEC’s Business Resources and Education Department provides These commentaries are essentially “how-to” publications that comprehensive and accessible business management education explain the purpose of each document and how they interact with for engineering company principals and their staffs. one another. The aim of the documents and commentaries is to Visit ACEC’s online educational events calendar at www.acec.org/calendar/index.cfm or bookstore at help illustrate, depict and explain in clear language the nationally www.acec.org/bookstore, or call 202-347-7474, ext. 324, accepted, customary divisions of functions and responsibilities in for further information. the contracting process.

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Dilip Choudhuri was appointed president COO. Dalluge will be based in DLR eral counsel. Huchel previously served and CEO of Houston-based Walter P Group’s Phoenix office. as vice president and chief counsel for Moore, effective Jan. 1, 2015, when cur- the West Region and North America rent chairman, president and CEO Ray- Lisa Glatch joined Englewood, Colo.- Water groups at AECOM. mond F. Messer retires. Messer, who has based CH2M HILL as chief strategic served as CEO since 1993, will take on a development officer. She previously Pamela Townsend joined Dewberry new role at Walter P Moore, implementing served as senior vice president of global as senior vice president and director the firm’s strategic growth plan. sales at Jacobs Engineering. Greg of southeast strategic planning and McIntyre was named president of growth. Townsend formerly served as Donald J. Sipher was appointed president CH2M HILL’s Global Water Market, senior vice president at AECOM. She of Froehling & Robertson, Inc. (F&R), succeeding Bob Bailey, who was named will be based in Raleigh, N.C. succeeding Samuel H. Kirby Jr., who president of CH2M HILL’s Facilities retired. Sipher recently served as the firm’s and Urban Environments Market. Thomas Feldhausen joined Pasadena, COO. He is a past president of the Ameri- McIntyre most recently served as senior Calif.-based Parsons as a senior vice can Council of Engineering Companies of vice president and managing director president and director of international Virginia. Kirby will remain with F&R as of international infrastructure, based in strategy within its Government president emeritus. London. Services business unit. Feldhausen, who previously served as director of Ralph D. Csogi was named president Bernard M. Carolan was promoted international operations for Lockheed and CEO of Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. to CFO of Philadelphia-based Urban Martin International, will be based in (GPI), in Babylon, N.Y. He succeeds Engineers. Carolan, who served as the the Washington, D.C., metro area. Steve Greenman, who will remain chair- firm’s controller for 13 years, will be man of the firm. Csogi has been with GPI based in the firm’s headquarters. Mauricio Alonso joined Thornton for 30 years and has served as senior vice Tomasetti as a senior vice president in president of corporate marketing and busi- David Neitz joined Cambridge, Mass.- its Property Loss Consulting practice. ness development and branch manager in based CDM Smith as CIO. He will be Alonso, who will lead the firm’s efforts Babylon. based in the firm’s headquarters. in the Latin American and Caribbean regions, will be based in the firm’s Fort Charles Dalluge joined DLR Group in David W. Huchel joined Long Beach, Lauderdale, Fla., office. Overland Park, Kan., as president and Calif.-based Moffatt & Nichol as gen-

Dilip Choudhuri Donald J. Sipher Ralph D. Csogi Charles Dalluge Lisa Glatch Greg McIntyre

Bernard M. Carolan David Neitz David W. Huchel Pamela Townsend Thomas Feldhausen Mauricio Alonso

MAY / JUNE 2014 ENGINEERING INC. 57 Members in the News

Welcome New Member Firms

ACEC/Alaska Nelson Engineering Co., ACEC/Metro Washington ACEC/New Mexico ACEC/Texas EEIS Consulting Engineers, Merritt Island Summer Consultants, Inc., Applied Technology Curtain Wall Design & Inc., Anchorage NGV, Inc., Miami McLean, Va. Associates, Albuquerque Consulting, Inc. (CDC), ACEC/California Peninsula Engineering, Yoel & Joseph Engineering Cheney-Walters-Echols, Dallas Belden Consulting Inc., Orlando Consultants, Inc., Farmington Engineering Alliance, Inc., Engineers, Dublin Scheda Ecological Rockville, Md. Griffith Engineering Sugar Land Gray–Bowen, Walnut Creek Associates, Inc., Tampa ACEC/Michigan Services, LLC, Frank W. Neal & JLB Traffic Engineering, VIBE, Tampa Geospatial Professionals, Albuquerque Associates, Inc., Fresno ACEC/Georgia Inc., Saint Louis Thompson Engineering Fort Worth & Production Corp./dba/ Frayre Engineering & Precision Engineering and C.E.R.M., Atlanta ACEC/Mississippi Walsh Eng., Farmington Consulting, PLLC, Houston Construction, Belmont Chattahoochee Consulting Schultz & Wynne, P.A. , GRV Integrated SAGE Engineers, Inc., Group, Inc., Doraville Jackson ACEC/New York Granite Bay Daniel Consultants, Inc., Distinct Engineering Engineering Solutions, ACEC/Missouri UNICO Engineering, Inc., Atlanta Solutions, Inc., LLC, El Paso Folsom Infrastructure Consulting Iteris, Inc., Kansas City New York City HT&J, LLC, Sugar Land Jasun Technologies, LLC, James F. Turner Engineers, ACEC/Colorado & Engineering, Norcross IH Engineers, P.C., Saint Louis LP, Dallas White Sands Water Jordan & Skala Engineers, Staten Island Norcross Malone Finkle Eckhardt & Landev Engineers, Inc., Engineers, Inc., Boulder Collins, Inc., Springfield ACEC/Ohio Houston McFarland-Dyer & Fosdick & Hilmer, Inc., ACEC/Florida Associates, Inc., Suwanee Mettemeyer Engineering, Unified Building Sciences BBM Structural Engineers, LLC, Springfield Cincinnati & Engineering, Inc., ACEC/Illinois Longwood OBI Consulting Engineers, ACEC/Oregon Richardson Coordinated Construction Bridging Solutions, LLC, Inc., Kansas City Compass Land Surveyors, Vic Thompson Company, Project Control Services Naples , Renaissance Infrastructure Milwaukie Arlington Oakbrook Terrace C H Perez & Associates Consultants, Riverside Froelich Consulting ACEC/Utah Consulting Engineers, Inc., The Anthem Corporation of Engineers, Inc., Portland America, Inc., McHenry ACEC/Nebraska Spectrum Engineers, Doral E & A Consulting Group, JAS Engineering, Inc., Salt Lake City Devo Engineering Co., ACEC/Indiana Inc., Omaha Oregon City Orlando Primera Engineers, LTD, Project Delivery Group, ACEC/Virginia ACEC/New Jersey Fullone Structural Group, Munster LLC, Salem William P. Johnson II, PE, ACT Engineers, Inc., PC, Fincastle Saint Petersburg ACEC/Maine ACEC/Tennessee Grimail Crawford, Inc., Robbinsville ACEC/Washington M2 Structural Engineering, Burns Engineering, Inc. Energy Land & Tampa , Norton Corrosion Limited, P.C . , Windham Iselin Infrastructure (ELI), Kelly, Collins & Gentry, Walsh Engineering Nashville Woodinville Inc., Orlando Associates, Inc., LG Environmental Peterson Structural Mar & Associates, Westbrook Engineering, Nashville Engineers, Inc., Tacoma Jacksonville ACEC/Maryland ACEC/Wisconsin MBV Engineering, Inc., Blake Consulting Services, TERRA Engineering, Ltd., Vero Beach LLC, Columbia Milwaukee

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58 ENGINEERING INC. MAY / JUNE 2014 Calendar of Educational Programs SENIOR EXECUTIVES INSTITUTE JUNE years 10 How to Give and Receive Effective Feedback— 20 Leadership that Inspires Improving Your Mental Flexibility or Change Your Thinking About the Way You Think—Spring 2014 (webinar)

12 Present with More Power and Less PowerPoint: How to Grow Your Influence and Your Business (webinar) SEI turns successful A/E 17 Positioning to Win: Taking QBS to the Next Level (webinar) executives into 18 Writing Proposal Sections (webinar) forward-thinking 19 Industry Economic Update (webinar) 23-24 Mysteries of the FAR Revealed: Using the AASHTO industry leaders. Audit Guide One, Washington, D.C.

24 Dare to Be Different! Developing a Differentiation Strategy: The Key to Your Competitive Advantage (webinar) SEI Class 20 begins 25 Strategies for Managing Interruptions: Getting September 2014. Work Done in an Interrupted World (webinar)

25-26 Mysteries of the FAR Revealed: Using the AASHTO Audit Guide Two, Washington, D.C. For details and

26 The 35th Annual Deltek Clarity registration, visit A&E Industry Study (webinar) JULY sei.acec.org 10 If You Haven’t Planned It, You Can’t Control It—2014 (webinar)

15 Defining a Winning Social Media Channel Strategy (webinar)

16 So What if You Stamp or Sign it? The Meaning of Using Your Professional Seal (webinar)

23 Creating a Social Media Policy (webinar)

24 Getting Out? Know Your Options (webinar)

30 Business Continuity Planning for Severe Weather and the Impact on Engineering Firms. Preparing for the Unexpected. (webinar) AUGUST 12 Are You Fighting Fires Instead of Managing Your Employees?—Summer 2014 (webinar)

20 Ten Keys to Business Continuity Planning (webinar)

27 Mergers & Acquisitions 2.0 (webinar) SEPTEMBER 9 Writing and Editing for Readable Proposals (webinar)

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MAY / JUNE 2014 ENGINEERING INC. 59 Mergers and Acquisitions BY NEIL CHURMAN Southeast Becoming Hotbed For Industry Mergers and Acquisitions ore than 50 indus- picture Jerry Seinfeld’s par- modate larger ships that can (Plymouth, Mass.), an environ- try decision-makers ents—snowbirds from the carry more goods. The ports mental engineering, consulting Mrecently gathered at Northeast looking to leave themselves and their associ- and project management firm. Morrissey Goodale’s South- their winter coats behind ated infrastructure needs eastern States M&A Seminar and retire in a warmer have industry firms eyeing FEBRUARY in sunny Miami. The event climate. The Southeast’s the region as a long-term ACEC Member Stantec focused exclusively on indus- latest surge in population, M&A player . (Edmonton, Canada) signed try mergers and acquisitions however, has been by driven a letter of intent to acquire activity in Florida, Georgia, by people flocking to new We’re anticipating an increase Processes Unlimited Interna- North Carolina, South Caro- jobs throughout the region. in deal activity in the Southeast tional (Bakersfield, Calif.), a lina, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, Georgia, North as industry firms look to posi- multidisciplinary engineering, Tennessee. Carolina and South Carolina tion themselves in a region on project management and design The takeaway? Interest in the are all projected to create new the rise. We saw the number firm. Southeast is rapidly growing jobs faster than the national of industry deals in the South- ACEC Member Mead & among industry dealmakers. average, combining for more east increase by more than 30 Hunt (Madison, Wis.) acquired

Here’s why: than 380,000 new jobs in percent from 2012 to 2013. H2O in Motion (Marquette, • The region’s population 2014, according to Moody’s. Through Q1 2014, we’ve Mich.), a specialist in water and continues to swell. Three Much of the job growth is already observed 11 deals in wastewater treatment focus- Southeastern states were anticipated in the industrial the region, putting this year on ing on facilities for municipal, among the top 10 in net sector, which will lead to a a trajectory to surpass the 34 industrial and mining clients. population migration in need for new facilities. regional deals in 2013. 2013. Florida led the way • Ports are taking center o view the most up-to-date with more than 200,000 stage. The expansion of the Recent ACEC Deal-Makers Tand “live” versions of the people moving to the Sun- Panama Canal is expected APRIL M&A heat maps accompany- shine State last year, placing to shift the competitive ACEC Member Professional ing this article and the buyers it first among U.S. states. landscape of U.S. ports, with Service Industries (Oakbrook and sellers in each state, go to Population growth is driving multiple U.S. cargo hubs Terrace, Ill.) acquired Mid- www.morrisseygoodale.com. the need for new construc- jockeying for more activity west Engineering Services tion and renovation of public driven by the anticipated (Waukesha, Wis.), a full-service Watch the M&A Takeaway infrastructure. capacity increases to the engineering testing, inspection video that accompanies • Regional job creation is canal. Ports in Charleston, and consulting firm with five this article, presented kicking into gear. When S.C.; Savannah, Ga.; Jack- locations in Wisconsin. by Mick Morrissey, at you hear “We’re moving sonville, Fla.; and Miami ACEC Member Parsons www.morrisseygoodale. to Florida,” you might are all expanding to accom- (Pasadena, Calif.) acquired com/ACECMergers/ Delcan (Markham, Canada), MayJune2014. 2020141 4REPORTED REPORTED M&A M&A ACTIVITY ACTIVITY StatesStates by by Total Total Activity: Activity: USUS vs vsInt’l Int’l Sellers: Sellers: 2020141 4REPORTED REPORTED M&A M&A ACTIVITY ACTIVITY StatesStates by Total by Activity: Total Activity:US vs Int’lUS Sellers:vs Int’l Sellers: FirmFirm Sales Sales by by State State through through May May 1, 1,2014 2014 21 21or moreor more Transactions Transactions TotalTotal US USSellers Sellers 64 64 Firm Sales by State through May 1, 2014 21 or more21 orTransactions more TransactionsTotal US SellersTotal US Sellers 64 an 64 engineering, planning, Firm Sales by State through May 1, 2014 16 16to 20to 20Transactions Transactions TotalTotal Int’l Int’l Sellers Sellers 24 24 16 to 2016 Transactions to 20 Transactions Total Int’l Sellers 24 11 11to 15to 15Transactions Transactions Total Int’l Sellers 24 11 to 15 Transactions US USSellersUS Sellers Sellers to Int’lto to Int’l FirmsInt’l Firms Firms 5 55 11 to 15 Transactions US Sellers to Int’l Firmsmanagement 5 and technology 6 to6 10to6 10Transactionsto 10Transactions Transactions Int’l Sellers to US Firms 4 6 to 10 Transactions Int’lInt’l Sellers Sellers to to US US Firms Firms 44 1 to1 5to 1Transactions 5to Transactions 5 Transactions Int’l Sellers to US Firms 4 2 2 1 to 5 Transactions 2 No NoTransactions NoTransactions Transactions services firm serving the trans- 2 No Transactions WAWA WA WA portation market. MTMT MT MEMEME MT NDND ND 3 3 3 ME ND 3 VT VTVT OR OR MNMN MN VT OR NHNHNH OR 1MN1 1 1 1 1 MA 4 44NH SD SD SD 1 1 1 MAMA1 ID ID ID 1 NY NY MARCH4 SD WI WI WI 1 NY CT MA ID WY WY MI CT CTRINYRIRI WY WIMI MI CT WY MI 4 RI 4 4 ACEC Member Littlejohn 2 PA 24 NE IA PA NJ2 2 NE IA IA PA NJ NJ 2 2 NE PA 2 NE IA 2 MD DE NJ NV 2 2 2 MDMD DEDE Engineering Associates (Nash- Neil Churman is principal NV UT 4 OH DEDCDE DE 9 NV UT 4 IL 2 OHOH DC MDMD DE 9 9 NV UT 4 IL IN DCMD DE 1 IL IN IN OH 2 MD DC1 9 UT CO 4 1 WV 2 1 MD CA CO 1 IL INWVWV 2 1 ville, Tenn.) acquired the assets consultant of Morrissey Goodale CACA CO MO 1 1 VA 2 1 CO KS MO 1 1 VA WV CA KS KS MO KY 1 VA KS MO KY KY VA of the Huntsville, Ala., office LLC, a strategy, M&A and KY 4 NC 1 2 TN 4 4 NCNC 1 1 2 TN 4 1 OK 2 TN NC 1 2 TN of ACEC Member ICA Engi- human capital solutions firm AZ 1 1 OKOK AZ NM 1 AR SC AZ NM OKAR SC AZ NM AR 2 SC NM AR 2 2 SC neering (Brentwood, Tenn.). serving the A/E/C industry. MS AL 2GA 8 MS AL AL GA 1 MS GA 8 MS AL GA ACEC Member Fay, Spof- Churman, who is based in the 1 8 1 AK TX 8 LA 1 TX LA LA AK AK TX 6 AK TX LA ford & Thorndike (Burling- firm’s Houston office, can be 6 6 FL 6 FL FL ton, Mass.) acquired ACEC reached at nchurman@ © Morrissey Goodale LLC 2014 FL All Rights Reserved © Morrissey© Morrissey Goodale Goodale LLC LLC2014 2014 Member Norfolk Ram Group morrisseygoodale.com. HI All RightsAll Rights Reserved ©Reserved Morrissey Goodale LLC 2014 All Rights Reserved HI HI HI

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