2005 ACEC/CO Engineering Excellence Awards

Twenty-four Colorado engineering firms vied for top honors at the American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado 2005 Engineering Excellence Awards on Nov. 1.

The annual ACEC/CO competition recognizes engineering achievements that demonstrate ingenuity and significant technical, economic or social advancements by Colorado-based engineering firms.

The five judging criteria were originality and innovation, meeting and exceeding client needs, social and economic value, complexity, and future value to the engineering profession. The seven top entries will compete in the national ACEC competition in Washington, D.C. in February 2005.

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Grand Conceptor Award

Merrick & Co. for the Mustard Agent Decontamination project in Edgewood, Maryland

Client - Bechtel National Inc. on behalf of the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency

Merrick performed the detailed design, procurement, fabrication, assembly, shop testing, delivery and start-up support of the TCC system for installation at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Edgewood. A one-of-a-kind, 185-ft long, 12-station system had to meet a wide range of complex, critical and demanding requirements while ensuring safety, maintainability, efficiency and reliability of process operations.

Excellence Awards

Studies, Research and Consulting Engineering Services

HDR
Designing the Perfect Storm, Boulder
Client - City of Boulder

Structural Systems

Ayres Associates
Biking Above the Butterflies, Fort Collins
Client - City of Fort Collins

Water and Wastewater

Boyle Engineering/CH2M Hill
Denver Water Recycling Plant, Commerce City
Client - Denver Water

CH2M Hill
Charles A. Wemlinger Water Treatment Plant Upgrades, Aurora
Client - City of Aurora Utilities Dept.

Water Resources

Shannon & Wilson Inc.
Red River Valley Flood Protection, Grand Forks, ND
Client - U. S. Army Corps of Engineers

URS Corp.
The Guanella Reservoir Project, Near Empire, Colo.
Client - City of Golden

Honor Awards

Building/Technology Systems

M-E Engineers Inc.
UCHSC - Research Complex 1 at Fitzsimons, Aurora
Client - Fentress Bradburn Architects

Structural Systems

LONCO Inc.
DCPA Tramway Building, Denver
Client - Denver Center for the Performing Arts

Water Resources

GEI Consultants Inc.
Rynearson Dams, Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, Wis.
Client - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Merit Awards

Transportation

Carter & Burgess Inc.
Broadway Reconstruction Project
Boulder

Felsburg Holt & Ullevig
136th Avenue at I-25 Interchange
Thornton, Westminster

Studies, Research and Consulting Engineering Services

Boyle Engineering
Colorado River Return Reconnaissance Study
Colorado, South Platte and Arkansas River Basins

Felsburg Holt & Ullevig
U.S. 34 Corridor Access and Optimization Plan
Between the City of Loveland and Town of Kersey

Wilson & Company Inc.
Regional Cumulative Effects Analysis
Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Region

Structural Systems

HCDA Engineering Inc.
Memorial Hospital Parking Garage
Colorado Springs

J. F. Sato & Associates, Inc.
Central Park Boulevard Bridge
Stapleton Redevelopment, Denver

Loris and Associates Inc. and TST Inc. of Denver
Washington Plaza Bridge
Golden

Water and Wastewater

Richard P. Arber Associates Inc./Boyle Engineering
A Single Solution to Multiple Problems in La Junta
La Junta

URS Corp.
Colorado Springs Utilities Groundwater Collection System Phase 1
Colorado Springs

Water Resources

URS Corp.
Green Ridge Glade Reservoir Expansion
Loveland

CH2M Hill
Twin Rock Pump Station
Aurora

Meurer & Associates
East Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District Irrigation Project
Centennial

Rothberg Tamburini &Winsor Inc.
Monument Creek Exchange System
Monument

ACEC/CO Awards Judges

• Jennifer Halstead, Society of Women Engineers-Colorado Section, Past President
• Larry Friedberg, State Buildings & Programs, State Architect Director, AIA
• Dr. Renjeng Su, University of Colorado at Denver, Dean of Engineering
• Von Fransen, Fransen Pittman General Contractors, AGC of Colorado President
• Dave Rodenberg, Long International, ASHRAE President
• Chris Green, AIA, AIA Colorado President
• Hal Alguire, Society of American Military Engineers
• Christine King, Gordon Gumeson & Associates Inc., SMPS President
• Bob Watts, City of Castle Rock, Director of Public Works
• Mark Shaw, McGraw-Hill Construction Publications, Senior Managing Editor

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