2003 Eminent Conceptor | 2003 Honor | 2003 Special Achievment | 2003 Merit

MERIT AWARDS are given for those projects worthy of recognition for the engineer and the owner/client. 27 Projects were awarded Merit Awards in this year's competition, as follows:

STUDIES, RESEARCH & CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES

ALFRED BENESCH & COMPANY
Fox River Bridge Crossings Study
Owner: Kane County Division of Transportation
Subconsultants: Teng & Associates, Inc.; McDonough Associates, Inc.;
Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc.

ALFRED BENESCH & COMPANY
Life Cycle Cost Analysis Study
Owner: Illinois Department of Transportation
Missouri Department of Transportation
Subconsultants: William J. Flannigan, IDOT; Mark Ehlen, Denver;
Thomas Canick, FHWA; M. Kandasamy, NJ

CLARK DIETZ, INC.
Ultrafiltration Membrane Pilot Testing
Owner: Lake County Public Water District

BUILDING/TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

HENNEMEN, RAUFEISEN AND ASSOCIATES, INC.
Steam Tunnel, Western Illinois University
Owner: Illinois Capital Development Board
Client: Western Illinois University
WIU Project Managers: Dr. James R. Barnett, Charles Darnell, Pat Dowdall

PATRICK ENGINEERING, INC.
Tri-County State Park Visitor's Center / IDNR District 2 Headquarters
Owner: Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Client: Illinois Capital Development Board
Subconsultants: Susan Conant, Landscape Architect

STV INCORPORATED
Chicago State University - Natatorium Environmental Systems Upgrade
Owner: Illinois Capital Development Board
Client: Chicago State University
Subconsultants: GSG Environmental, Inc., Chicago

STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS

HOMER L. CHASTAIN & ASSOCIATES, LLP
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Owner: City of Mattoon
Subconsultants: Architectural Expressions, LLP

MCDONOUGH ASSOCIATES, INC.
West Lake Avenue Bridge
Owner: Cook County Highway Department
Subconsultants: Wang Engineering, Inc; Aero-Metric, Inc.

TRANSYSTEMS CORPORATION
I-290 Overpass and Bike Path
Owner: Village of Elk Grove Village
Subconsultants: O'Brien & Associates

URS CORPORATION
NICTD (South Shore) Bridge Replacement over CSX
Owner: Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
Subconsultants: Earth Exploration, Inc.; North-West Engineering Co.

WENDLER ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC.
Whiteside County Covered Bridge
Owner: Whiteside County

WIGHT CONSULTING
MCDONOUGH ASSOCIATES, INC.
Community Trail Bridge
Owner: Village of Roselle / Village of Bloomingdale
Client: Village of Roselle
Subconsultants: McDonough Associates, Inc.; Schleede-Hampton Associates, Inc.; ENCAP, Inc.

SURVEYING & MAPPING TECHNOLOGY

MCCLURE ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, INC.
USPS Plenum Ceiling
Owner: United States Postal Service
Client: Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade & Douglas
Subconsultants: Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade & Douglas

ENVIRONMENTAL

CAMP DRESSER & MCKEE INC.
Household Hazardous Waste Transfer Facility
Owner: Solid Waste Agency of Lake County

URS CORPORATION
Glenview Naval Air Station Redevelopment
Owner: Village of Glenview
Subconsultants: Ensafe, Inc.; MK Washington Group International; Harza Engineering; Mesirow Stein

WATER & WASTEWATER

BAXTER & WOODMAN, INC.
Plainfield Wastewater System Improvements
Owner: Village of Plainfield
Subconsultants: Urban Forest Management, Inc.; Allied Archaeology

DAILY & ASSOCIATES, ENGINEERS, INC.
Cannery Waste Pretreatment Lagoon Improvements, Hoopeston, IL
Owner: City of Hoopeston

KLINGNER & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
Clayton-Camp Point Water Commission
Twenty Year Capital Needs Program
Owner: Clayton-Camp Point Water Commission
Subconsultants: Western Illinois University Archeological Research Center; Hannibal Testing Laboratories

REZEK, HENRY, MEISENHEIMER AND GENDE, INC.
Wells Nos. 3 and 4 Iron Removal Facilities
Owner: Village of Barrington
Subconsultants: Daniel K. Bleck Architects

WATER RESOURCES

MCCLURE ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, INC.
Fox River Preserve and Marina
Owner: Lake County Forest Preserve District
Subconsultants: Hyman Engineering, Inc.; Subsurface Construction; Bleck & Bleck Architects

SHIVE-HATTERY, INC.
Storm Sewer/Drainage Improvements Project
Owner: City of Camanche, Iowa

SMITH ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS, INC.
Del Webb, Eakin Creek Relocation, Huntley, Illinois
Owner: Del Webb Communities of Illinois
Subconsultants: Kabbes Engineering, Inc.; Hey & Associates; Bio Technical Erosion Control, Ltd.

TRANSPORTATION

ENGINEERING RESOURCE ASSOCIATES, INC.
Roosevelt Road Streetscape and Lighting Project
Owner: Village of Glen Ellyn
Subconsultants: Planning Resources, Inc.

H.W. LOCHNER, INC.
IL Route 50 (Cicero Ave.) from 127th St. to I-294 (Tri-State Tollway)
Owner: Illinois Department of Transportation, District One
Subconsultants: Everest Engineers; ECS Ltd.; JFG Technical Center

OATES ASSOCIATES, INC.
Confluence Trail Bikeway
Owner: Madison County Transit
Subconsultants: SCI Engineering, Inc.

SHIVE-HATTERY, INC.
LeClaire Road Reconstruction - 1st to 9th Street
Owner: City of Eldridge, Iowa

V3 INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES, LTD.
Mount Prospect Streetscape Improvements Project
Owner: Village of Mount Prospect
Subconsultants: Land Design Collaborative