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We have provided construction services for the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), multiple northeastern Illinois Counties and Townships, Districts and Communities.

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Our professional staff assists our clients with meeting their diversity goals by managing programs and workforce through program development and implementation.

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Wastewater & Water Engineering

Over the years we have been responsible for the design of hundreds of miles of sanitary sewers in previously unsewered areas as well as new developments.

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Handling the Unexpected

Monday, October 14, 2019

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to oversee a simple sidewalk project in the downtown of a small town. Nothing particularly noteworthy – just removing the old sidewalk and pouring new. The only challenge expected was how best to keep local businesses open, accessible, and safe while...

An Engineer in the Woods, Installment 23: Pets #3; Dog 2, Echo

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

For background you may wish to re-read my May 2018 blog. I was released from Silver Cross Hospital for Christmas in 1989. It was a coin-flip between a rehabilitation center and home nursing, but it was Christmas, so at my family’s urging the doctors agreed to let me go home for a trial....

Stick with the Plan or Take the Opportunity? Life's Twists and Turns

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Most of us have all been there – that time when your life plan isn’t working out and an opportunity knocks that would take you in another direction. In the short-term, setbacks can be devastating but it can lead to an amazing journey where you look back and see how ...