2004 MERIT AWARDS
MERIT AWARDS are given for those projects worthy of recognition for the engineer and the owner/client. This year, 29 Projects in eight categories were awarded Merit Awards, as follows:
STUDIES, RESEARCH, CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES
EDWARDS AND KELCEY
Kane County Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
Owners: Kane County Division of Transportation / Kane County Council of Mayors /
Kane County Forest Preserve District
Consultants: League of Illinois Bicyclists, Aurora; Bicycles &, Longmont, CO;
Chicago Cartographics, Chicago
STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS
CLARK ENGINEERS, INC.
Pekin Pier
Owner: City of Pekin
FARNSWORTH GROUP, INC.
Heisner's Island Roadway & Bridges
Owner: Livingston County Highway Department, City of Pontiac, Pontiac Township
KNIGHT INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
18th Street Pedestrian Bridge
Owner: City of Chicago, Department of Transportation
Consultants: James McHugh Construction / Riteway Construction Services, Chicago
MCDONOUGH ASSOCIATES INC.
111th Street Bridge Reconstruction
Owner: Will County Highway Department
Consultants: Mirza - RSV Engineering
SOODAN & ASSOCIATES, INC.
New 2nd District Skokie Courthouse Garage
Owner: County of Cook
Office of Capital Planning and Policy
Consultants: Spectrum Engineering, Skokie; Lerch Bates North America, Chicago;
Environmental Design International, Chicago
TRANSYSTEMS CORPORATION
35th Street Bridge over I-90/94
Owner: City of Chicago, Department of Transportation
Consultants: Ross Barney + Jankowski; Gensler Architects; Schuler & Shook;
Baker Engineering; Thornton Tomassetti Group
URS CORPORATION
Cowan-Lorraine Bascule Bridge
Owner: Mississippi Department of Transportation
Consultants: Michael Baker Jr., Jackson, MS
WIGHT CONSULTING
Lawrence Avenue Trail
Owner: Village of Bloomingdale
Consultants: Schleede Hampton, McHenry; ENCAP, DeKalb
SURVEYING & MAPPING TECHNOLOGY
KLINGNER & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
Pike County Farmland Assessment GIS
Owner: Pike County, Illinois
Consultants: Bruce Harris & Associates, Batavia
ENVIRONMENTAL
BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC.
South Station Remediation
Owner: The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company
Consultants: Thatcher Engineering Corp., Gary, IN
WATER & WASTEWATER
DAILY & ASSOCIATES, ENGINEERS, INC.
Water System Improvements
Owner: Village of Heyworth
Consultants: Burtness Engineering Services, Champaign
REZEK, HENRY, MEISENHEIMER & GENDE, INC.
SOC Pump Station Upgrade to 24 MGD
Owner: City of Naperville
Consultants: Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Northbrook
WATER RESOURCES
BOLLINGER, LACH & ASSOCIATES
Winston Park Drainage Improvements
Owner: Village of Palatine
CHRISTOPHER B. BURKE ENGINEERING, LTD.
Pottawattomi Park
Owner: Village of Tinley Park
CDM
NIU Storm Waterway Improvements
Owner: Illinois Capital Development Board
Consultants: Smith Group JJR, Chicago
V3 CONSULTANTS, LTD.
Chicago Premium Outlets
Owner: Simon / Chelsea Chicago Development, LLC
Consultants: Ted Gray & Associates, Western Springs
TRANSPORTATION
BAXTER & WOODMAN, INC.
Charles Street Realignment
Owner: City of Rockford
Consultants: Testing Services Corporation; Thomas Graceffa and Associates
BAXTER & WOODMAN, INC.
Downtown Enhancement Project
Owner: Village of Oswego
Consultants: Planning Resources, Inc., Wheaton
HANSON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC.
Interstate 55 Bridges over Lake Springfield
Owner: Illinois Department of Transportation
Client: Division of Highways, District 6
Consultants: Coombe-Bloxdorf, Springfield
T.Y. LIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Near South Transfer Tunnel
Owner: City of Chicago
Consultants: Muller & Muller, Chicago; Jose DeAvila & Associates, Oak Park
T.Y. LIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Wilmette Avenue Reconstruction
Owner: Village of Wilmette
Consultants: American Surveying Consultants, Chicago;
Testing Service Corporation, Carol Stream; Civiltech Engineering, Chicago
H.W. LOCHNER, INC.
11th Street Pedestrian Bridge & Underpass
Owner: Chicago Department of Transportation
Consultants: Muller & Muller, Chicago; DB Sterlin Consultants, Chicago; O'Brien &
Associates, Arlington Heights; Singh & Associates, Chicago; Delta Engineering, Chicago
MACTEC ENGINEERING & CONSULTING, INC.
Devon Avenue Streetscape
Owner: City of Chicago, Department of Transportation
Consultants: Jacobs, Ryan Associates, Chicago; KAM Engineering, Elgin
MACTEC ENGINEERING AND CONSULTING, INC.
Metra Lot Improvements
Owner: Village of Wilmette
Consultants: Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Rosemont; Schleede-Hampton, McHenry
STRAND ASSOCIATES, INC.
Navajo Drive & Roundabout
Owner: Village of Channahon
Consultants: Ruettiger and Tonelli, Joliet
WILLETT, HOFMANN & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Great River Trail Savanna, IL
Owner: City of Savanna, Illinois
Consultants: Testing Engineers, Dixon
SPECIAL PROJECTS
DAILY & ASSOCIATES, ENGINEERS, INC.
Campustown Streetscape
Owner: City of Champaign
Consultants: Hitchcock Design Group, Naperville; Burtness Engineering, Champaign;
Clark-Dietz, Champaign; ERI, Champaign
Edwards and Kelcey
BP - Connect Build Out
Owner: BP Products North America, Inc.
Consultants: WD Partners, OH; G2 Consultant Group, Wheeling;
Suburban Surveying Service, Mokena
