LANSING, MI – The American Council of Engineering Companies of Michigan (ACEC/Michigan) recently honored firms for engineering and surveying excellence during the association’s annual Engineering and Surveying Excellence Awards Gala. Design professionals and guests gathered at the Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum in Portage, Michigan, to recognize Michigan engineering and surveying projects from the past year, as well as engineering professionals who have significantly contributed to the profession. The ACEC/Michigan Awards Program recognizes the efforts of professional design firms to solve clients’ needs through projects and offers the opportunity to showcase the year’s best engineering and surveying achievements to an audience of peers, clients, and decision-makers at all levels.
“Congratulations to all the firms that shared their projects this year," said Ronald Brenke, PE, ACEC/Michigan Executive Director. "The infrastructure improvements engineered by ACEC member firms significantly improve the daily lives of Michigan residents and visitors. Their talent and expertise was on display at the gala. So many innovative projects have been completed this past year.”
This year’s Engineering Eminent Conceptor Award went to Wade Trim (Taylor) for the Ford Dearborn Campus Stormwater Management project for Ford Motor Company. The new stormwater management system is protecting Ford Motor Company’s massive Dearborn Campus Transformation via 2 million cubic feet of storage, weather-monitoring technology, automated controls, and green infrastructure. Wade Trim led stormwater master planning and system design and provided engineering and survey expertise through construction.
Eight firms were honored with an Engineering Honorable Conceptor Award for their work on the following:
- Anderson, Eckstein & Westrick (Shelby Township) - Spiral Wound Sewer Lining project for Macomb County Public Works
- Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED) (Royal Oak) - H-STEM Health Technologies Complex for Michigan Technological University
- HNTB Michigan, Inc. (Detroit) and AECOM Great Lakes, Inc. (Grand Rapids) - Innovate Mound project for Macomb County Department of Roads
- OHM Advisors (Livonia) - Roosevelt Park Transformation and Unification for City of Detroit General Services Department
- SmithGroup (Ann Arbor) - Glass City Metropark for Toledo Metroparks
- Spicer Group (Saginaw) - Churchill Downs Natural Floodplain Area for Evan Pratt, PE, Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner
- The Mannik & Smith Group (Detroit) - East Riverfront Riverwalk - “Uniroyal Site” for Detroit Riverfront Conservancy and Michigan Department of Transportation
- Williams & Works (Grand Rapids) - Greenville Wastewater Treatment Plan for the City of Greenville
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Engineering Merit Awards were presented to:
- C2AE (Grand Rapids) and SmithGroup (Ann Arbor) - Easterday Avenue & Carbide Dock Improvements for the City of Sault Ste. Marie
- AECOM Great Lakes, Inc. (Grand Rapids) - Jackson & Mechanic Railroad Bridges for the Michigan Department of Transportation
- Anderson, Eckstein & Westrick, Inc. (Shelby Township) - Pedestrian Bridge and Shared Use Pathway for Clinton Township, Michigan
- Benesch (Grand Rapids) - M-89 Five-Point Roundabout in Allegan for the Michigan Department of Transportation
- Fishbeck (Novi) - Farm Lane Design/Build Bridge Replacement for Michigan State University
- Fleis & VandenBrink (Grand Rapids) - Increasing Capacity, Efficiency, and Savings for Leoni Charter Township
- Fleis & VandenBrink (Traverse City) - Water Improvements Flush Out Discoloration for City of McBain
- HED (Royal Oak) - Innovation Center and Regional Headquarters for Wacker Chemical Corporation
- Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc. (Grand Rapids) - Road to Zero Action Plan for Road Commission of Kalamazoo County
- Michael Baker International (Dearborn) - Rouge River BIM Pilot for the Michigan Department of Transportation
- ROWE Professional Services Company (Flint) - Fenton Road Over Thread Creek Bridge for City of Flint
- SME (Lansing) - Mid-Michigan Pipeline for Consumers Energy
- Stantec Consulting Services Inc. (Ann Arbor) - US-12 Wastewater Improvements for Pittsfield Charter Township
This year’s Surveying Eminent Conceptor Award went to Spicer Group (Saginaw) for the Tittabawassee River Watershed Survey for Midland Business Alliance. Spicer Group conducted hydrological and hydraulic surveys along the rivers and tributaries within the Tittabawassee River Watershed, developing a cohesive data package for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to use in a study that examined stormwater-related infrastructure to create feasible solutions to decades of flooding issues.
A Surveying Honorable Conceptor Award was presented to Wightman (Benton Harbor) for Elkhart Dam Flowage Lands Mapping for American Electric Power.
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Surveying Merit Awards were presented to:
- Anderson, Eckstein & Westrick (Shelby Township) - 3D Scanning of Huntington Place for Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority
- ROWE Professional Services Company (Saginaw) - Buick City Restoration Land Surveying for Ashley Capital
- Wade Trim (Flint) - Mid-Michigan Pipeline Construction Survey for Consumers Energy
The Board Design Award went to OHM Advisors (Detroit) for their board designed to tell the story of the Roosevelt Park Transformation and Unification project for City of Detroit General Services Department.
This year’s ACEC/Michigan Vernon B. Spalding Leadership Award was presented to Donald E. Lund, PE, of Tetra Tech to honor his leadership roles in ACEC and several community organizations. The ACEC/Michigan Felix A. Anderson Image Award was presented to James Escamilla, PE, of Abonmarche Byce for his actions and contributions to enhance the image of the profession.
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The Eminent and Honorable Conceptor award winners are eligible to compete at the National ACEC engineering competition in Washington, D.C.
