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Sound Transit’s Beacon Hill light-rail station and tunnels opened in July last year. The deep tunneling design by Hatch Mott MacDonald/Jacobs Engineering Joint Venture earned the top award at ACEC of Washington’s Engineering Excellence Awards on Jan. 22.



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ACEC 2010 Engineering Excellence Awards

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Washington’s 42nd annual awards ceremony on Friday honored 42 projects for a wide range of engineering achievements.

Jan. 25, 2010
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Hatch Mott MacDonald/Jacobs Joint Venture won the top honor, the Platinum Award, for structural systems engineering for the Sound Transit Central Link Light Rail Section 710 Beacon Hill Station and Tunnels. The soft-ground tunnels, which help link downtown Seattle to Sea-Tac Airport, comprise the largest project of its type in North America.

The national-level award winners (one platinum and six gold) will go on to compete in the ACEC national competition in Washington, D.C. Winners will be announced on April 27. Six projects won national silver awards. Best-in-state awards were also given to local projects.

The judges were: Jeffrey Hamlett, Callison; Carl Molesworth, Pacific Builder & Engineer; Thomas E. Moore, NAVFAC; Kristina Nelson, Kitsap County Department of Public Works; and Scott Rutherford, University of Washington College of Engineering.

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Washington is a professional trade association representing consulting engineering, land surveying and affiliated scientific and planning firms statewide.





ACEC 2010 Engineering Excellence Awards
NATIONAL FINALISTS
Platinum Award
Hatch Mott MacDonald/Jacobs
Engineering Joint Venture

Project: Sound Transit Central Link Light Rail Section 710 Beacon Hill Station and Tunnels
Client: Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority
Gold Award: Structural Systems
Cary Kopczynski & Co.
Project: Escala
Client: MulvannyG2 Architecture
Gold Award: Water and Wastewater
HWA GeoSciences
Project: Brightwater Marine Outfall
Client: Dayton & Knight
Gold Award: Structural Systems
Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Project: Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre
Client: Kendal/Heaton Associates
Gold Award: Water Resources
Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Project: Magnuson Park Wetlands and Athletic Fields
Client: Berger Partnership
Gold Award: Special Projects
Parametrix
Project: Hood Canal Bridge Program Management
Client: Washington State Department of Transportation
Gold Award: Building/Technology Systems
Wood Harbinger
Project: ShoWare Center
Client:City of Kent
Gold Awards:
Best in State
Original or Innovative Application of New or Existing Techniques
GeoEngineers
and Ground Support, PLLC

Project: 1918 Eighth Avenue Shoring System Design
Client: Schnitzer West LLC
Future Value to the Engineering Profession
HWA GeoSciences
Project: Savery Hall Renovation
Client: University of Washington, Central Projects Group
Social, Economic and Sustainable Design Considerations
Golder Associates
Project: Rich Passage Passenger-Only Fast Ferry Study
Client: Pacific International Engineering
Complexity
Tetra Tech
Project: King County South Plant Administration Building and Water Quality Laboratory
Client: King County Department of Natural Resources
Exceeding Client/Owner Needs
Reid Middleton
Project: Alaska Airlines Maintenance & Engineering Building Seismic Upgrade
Client: Alaska Airlines
Silver Awards:
Six projects on the national track earned Silver Awards
Studies, Research and Consulting Engineering Services

Reid Middleton
Project: Rapid Transit Evaluation and Assessment Program
Client: NAVFAC Northwest/ Southwest
Building/Technology Systems

Wood Harbinger
Project: Savery Hall Renovation
Client: University of Washington
Environmental

Parametrix
Project: Vancouver Lake Lowlands Aquifer Restoration Project
Client: Port of Vancouver USA
Transportation

Puget Sound Transit Consultants
Project: Central Link Light Rail Line
Client:Sound Transit
Energy

David Evans and Associates
Project: Pine Tree Wind Project
Client:Kiewit Pacific Co.
Energy

Wood Harbinger
Project: MultiCare Central Energy Plant
Client: GBJ Architecture
Silver Awards:
Best in State

Original or Innovative Application of New or Existing Techniques

BergerABAM
Project: Sauk River Bridge
Client: Snohomish County
Future Value to the Engineering Profession

Jacobs Engineering Group
Project: King County Pump Station Main
Client: King County Wastewater Treatment Division
Social, Economic and Sustainable Design Considerations

Otak
Project: Boeing Creek Basin Infrastructure Improvements
Client: City of Shoreline
Complexity

Skillings Connolly
Project: Chumstick Creek Fish Passage Improvements
Client: Chelan County Natural Resources Department
Complexity

Otak
Project: Community Transit Swift BRT
Client: Community Transit
Exceeding Client/Owner Needs

Welch Comer & Associates
Project: Colville Truck Route, Phase 3
Client:City of Colville
Exceeding Client/Owner Needs

FSi Consulting Engineers
Project: Charles Luke Milam Bachelor Housing
Client: Belay Architecture
Bronze Awards:
Best in State

BHC Consultants LLC

Project: Fire Training Academy MBR Reclaimed Wastewater Treatment
Client: Washington State Patrol – Property Management
BHC Consultants LLC

Project: Wapato Creek Relocation and Restoration
Client: City of Fife
GeoEngineers

Project: Hazel’s Creek Regional Stormwater Facility Feasibility Evaluation
Client: City of Spokane
GeoEngineers

Project: Knapp-Wham Irrigation Diversion Improvement
Client: Cascadia Conservation District
HDR Engineering

Project: City of Redmond Well Source Improvement Project
Client: City of Redmond/Public Works Department
HDR Engineering

Project: Springbrook Creek Wetland & Habitat Mitigation Bank
Client: Washington State Department of Transportation
INCA Engineers

Project: Burien Transit Center
Client: King County Metro Transit
J-U-B Engineers

Project:Crawford Reconstruction and Roundabout
Client: City of Deer Park
J-U-B Engineers

Project:Wilbur Municipal Airport Safety Area Grading and Runway Extension
Client: Town of Wilbur
Notkin Mechanical Engineers

Project:Gray Wolf Hall
Client: LMN Architects
Notkin Mechanical Engineers

Project: New Lynnwood High School
Client: Bassetti Architects
Parsons Brinckerhoffs

Project: Sound Transit Beacon Hill Tunnel
Client: Sound Transit
Perteet

Project: SR 167 – HOT Lanes Pilot Project
Client:Washington State Department of Transportation
RH2 Engineering

Project: Riverside Drive and Piere Street Improvements
Client: City of Wenatchee
Ridolfi

Project:Sha Dadx Site
Client: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Sparling

Project: Swedish Orthopedic Institute Reactor
Client: NBBJ
WHPacific


Project: North Bend Way and Cedar Falls Way Roundabout
Client: City of North Bend

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