2001 Eminent Conceptor | 2001 Honor | 2001 Special Achievment | 2001 Merit

MERIT AWARDS are given for those projects worthy of recognition for the engineer and the owner/client. 19 Projects were awarded Merit Awards in this year's competition, as follows:

STUDIES, RESEARCH, CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES

BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING CO., INC.
Lift Station / Pump Station Master Plan
Owner/Client: Village of Lombard, IL

CAMP DRESSER & MCKEE INC.
Pilot Plant Testing Program
Owner/Client: City of Chicago, Dept. of Water
Consultants: Primera Engineers, Ltd., Chicago; Haken Associates Testing Services, Darien;
2nd Environmental Health Laboratories, South Bend, IN

ENGINEERING ENTERPRISES, INC.
Yorkville Water Works System Needs Assessment & Project Plan
Owner/Client: City of Yorkville, IL
Consultants: Layne Geosciences, Inc., Pewaukee, WI

TETRA TECH EM, INC.
Critical Evaluation of a Russian Peat Borer for Sampling
Contaminated Sediment
Owner/Client: U.S. EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory
Consultants: Severn Trent Laboratories, CO; Advanced Terra Testing, Inc., CO

BUILDING / TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

SHIVE-HATTERY, INC.
The Theatre at Ewing
Owner/Client: Illinois State University Foundation

SHIVE-HATTERY, INC.
Caxton Building Renovation
Owner/Client: Kaizen Company of America, LLC

STANLEY CONSULTANTS, INC.
University of Illinois Gregory Drive Steam Tunnel Modification Project
Owner/Client: University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign
Consultants: Midwest Engineering, Champaign; Randolph & Associates, Peoria

STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS

CLARK DIETZ, INC.
Whitman Street Bridges
Owner/Client: City of Rockford, Illinois
Consultants: Testing Engineers, Dixon; Rosario S. Tarara and Associates, Rockford;
John R. Cook & Associates, Rockford

ENVIRONMENTAL

FARNSWORTH GROUP, INC.
Kresswood Trails
Owner/Client: Pacini Group, L.L.C.

URS CORPORATION
Eddy Pump Dredging Demonstration
Owner/Client: Ispat Inland Inc.
Consultants: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District; Weston, Vernon Hills; Eddy Pump Corporation, CA

WATER AND WASTEWATER

BAXTER & WOODMAN CONSULTING ENGINEERS
City of Geneva Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvement
Owner/Client: City of Geneva, Illinois

FARNSWORTH GROUP, INC.
AmerGen Clinton Power Station Wastewater Treatment Plant
Owner/Client: AmerGen Energy Company, LLC
Consultants: ICCS, a unit of Woodward & Curran, Savoy; Testing Services Corporation, Bloomington

HARDING ESE
Caterpillar Inc. PEPD Wastewater Treatment Improvements & Automation
Owner/Client: Caterpillar Inc. Premium Engine Products Division
Consultants: USFilter Company, Mundelein

TRANSPORTATION

BOLLINGER, LACH & ASSOCIATES, INC.
US Route 20 (Lake Street); West of Rosedale Avenue to Glen Ellyn Road
Owner/Client: Illinois Dept. of Transportation, District 1

EARTH TECH, INC.
Central Business District Redevelopment Project
Owner/Client: Village of Downers Grove, Illinois
Consultants: Terracon, Inc., Naperville; JJR Incorporated, Chicago; The Lakota Group, Inc., Chicago;
Claude H. Hurley Company, Elmhurst

H.W. LOCHNER, INC.
Metra Oak Park Station
Owner/Client: Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corp. D/B/A METRA
Consultants: Baird & Company, Lockport; DLK Architecture, Inc., Chicago; Muller & Muller, P.C., Chicago

OATES ASSOCIATES, INC.
Lebanon Avenue Bridge over MetroLink
Owner/Client: City of Belleville, Illinois
Consultants: SCI Engineering & Materials Testing, Inc., Fairview Heights

SPECIAL PROJECTS

CLARK ENGINEERS, INC.
Caterpillar Inc. Hard Surface Test Track
Owner/Client: Caterpillar Inc.

WILLETT, HOFMANN & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Fulton Welcome Center "Bouvenkruiende Beltmill" Windmill Project
Owner/Client: City of Fulton, Illinois
Consultants: KJWW Engineering Consultants, P.C., Rock Island; Lowlands Management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands