GONZALES, LA — McKim & Creed, an engineering and surveying firm, announces that it has acquired GSA Consulting Engineers, Inc., an engineering firm in Gonzales, Louisiana. McKim & Creed has offices in Houston, Dallas, and Austin.

GSA provides planning, engineering, and permitting services for water and wastewater facilities, hydraulic engineering including drainage/levee/flood protection, transportation and roadway engineering, and civil/site design. Glenn G. Shaheen, PE, established the company in 1988.

“This is an important acquisition for McKim & Creed,” said McKim & Creed CEO Steve Smith, PE. “GSA’s long-standing, excellent reputation will allow us to grow our business along the Gulf Coast.”

“Expanding our services into Louisiana has long been a vital part of our strategic growth plan,” said John Lucey, PE, McKim & Creed Board Chair. “We have found a company that meshes well with our culture of creativity, innovation, dependability, and responsiveness.” 

GSA has provided engineering services for such projects as: the 1-million-gallon Pedesphere Elevated Storage Tank, Transmission Mains, and SCADA for the City of Gonzales; West Lac Des Allemands Shoreline Protection project for St. John the Baptist Parish; Regional Sewer System for Ascension Parish; Wastewater System Expansion/Upgrade for the City of Gonzales and the City of Donaldsonville; Laurel Ridge Levee Extension, including SCADA, for Ascension Parish; Luling Oxidation Pond Rehabilitation and Upgrades for St. Charles Parish; and $4.7-million Container Yard Expansion for the Port of Greater Baton Rouge.

In addition, GSA was recently successful in securing funding for projects through the Louisiana Watershed Initiative, including $42 million for the Louisiana Highway 22 Bridge Construction and Drainage Improvements Project.

“This is a great opportunity for GSA to merge with the dynamic, technologically advanced and diverse company that is McKim & Creed. This will allow us to expand the services we offer to our existing clients, grow our customer base, and for our staff to become employee-owners of the firm they are invested in,” Shaheen said.

As part of McKim & Creed, GSA adds mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and structural engineering; instrumentation and controls; industrial design-build; and surveying to its service offerings. In the future, GSA will provide services as McKim & Creed, Inc.