CDM Smith explained

CDM Smith Inc.
Image Alt:Front of 75 State Street, Boston, MA
Type:Private
Location:75 State Street
Location City:Boston, Massachusetts
Location Country:US
Area Served:Worldwide
Industry:Global Engineering Services; Architectural Services; Engineering Consulting; Full service Design Build Construction and Engineering Firm
Num Employees:6,000

CDM Smith Inc. is an American engineering and construction company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. CDM Smith offers services in water, environment, transportation, and energy and facilities projects for public and private clients. Major services include design, consulting and program management with a focus on emerging areas such as polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), transportation advisory services, lead in drinking water and digital solutions.[1] The employee-owned company is currently ranked 23rd on Engineering News-Record's 2022 Top 500 Design Firms list[2] and 22nd on their 2021 Top 200 Environmental Firms list.[3]

History

Camp Dresser & McKee (CDM) was founded in 1947 by Thomas Ringgold Camp with partners Herman Dresser and Jack McKee. Due to Camp’s background in sanitary engineering, the company initially focused on drinking water infrastructure programs in New England. In the 1960s when the firm started accepting contracts internationally in Colombia and Bangladesh,[4] the firm grew to become a global engineering and construction firm. Through numerous acquisitions in the 1970s, as well as partnering with the U.S. EPA in 1973 and other federal agencies in 1985, CDM Smith expanded to offer services in clean water, hazardous waste and the environment, transportation, energy, and facilities sectors on a national and international scale. Today, the company has nearly 5,000 employees in 131 offices, with 85 offices being in the United States. [5]  

In 2011, CDM acquired Wilbur Smith, a 1,000-employee transportation engineering firm, to form CDM Smith. CDM Smith later acquired the Ohio-based Louis Perry Group in late 2014 as an independent subsidiary to expand its industrial expertise in the rubber and plastic industry. In 2015, CDM Smith moved its headquarters from a 180,000 square foot space at 50 Hampshire St, Cambridge, Massachusetts to a 120,000 sq ft office space at 75 State Street in Boston. In 2021, CDM Smith acquired Milestone Solutions, a North-America based firm specializing in road usage charging and pricing.[6]

In January 2022, CDM Smith formed a new subsidiary, Trinnex, to offer digital services and software to U.S. municipal clients.[7] Trinnex offers software as service products, including pipeCAST, leadCAST, epiCAST and precipiCAST for water, lead pipes, epidemics and weather tracking and insights. Their digital services include risk, performance, and capital planning; digital strategy and transformation; decision analytics and optimization; and digital twin design and development.[8] Trinnex is headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire, with nearly 50 employees distributed across the Unit

On June 21, 2017, the US Justice Department declined to prosecute CDM Smith for corruption, despite finding that the company had paid $1.18 million to officials in India.[9] In July 2017, CDM Smith agreed to pay around $4 million to the US Treasury, after which investigations by the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice into bribery were closed. CDM Smith has been sanctioned by the World Bank for “failing to disclose a subcontract on a project in Vietnam, and was conditionally non-de-barred for one and half years.[10] On July 15, 2017, it was announced that the Goa government had asked state chief secretary Dharmendra Sharma to investigate bribes from CDM Smith in India.[11] Based on Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Central Vigilance Commission (India's anti-corruption watchdog),[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] India's Central Bureau of Investigation (parallel to USA's FBI) filed first FIR in this case on February 2, 2018.[17]

Principal subsidiaries

CDM Smith's principal subsidiaries are:

Significant projects

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180317232432/https://www.cdmsmith.com/en/About-Us . 2018-03-17 .
  2. Web site: ENR 2022 Top 200 Environmental Firms .
  3. Web site: ENR 2021 Top 200 Environmental Firms .
  4. Master Wastewater Collection and Treatment Plan for Bogotá, Colombia . Journal (Water Pollution Control Federation) . Wiley. 25036077 . Horsefield . David R. . 1968 . 40 . 8 . 1443–1458 .
  5. Web site: CDM Smith – Delivering Solutions . 2022-08-09 . en-US.
  6. Web site: Weekly Merger and Acquisition Update; June 11 2021. 11 June 2021 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210716151803/https://www.csemag.com/articles/weekly-merger-and-acquisition-update-june-11-2021/ . 2021-07-16 .
  7. Web site: Small Business - Kenbridge Victoria Dispatch . 2022-08-04 . Small Business - Kenbridge Victoria Dispatch.
  8. Web site: 2022-05-23 . Consulting - Specifying Engineer Pardon the disruption . 2022-08-04 . Consulting - Specifying Engineer . en-US.
  9. News: Rubenfeld . Samuel . June 30, 2017 . U.S. Declines to Prosecute Engineering Company for Bribery. . United States . July 1, 2017.
  10. News: July 11, 2017 . US Firm Accused Of Paying $1.18 Million To Indian Officials For Highway Contracts . . July 30, 2017.
  11. News: July 15, 2017 . Goa chief secretary to conduct inquiry in CDM Smith bribery case. . July 30, 2017.
  12. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/et-investigation-how-us-company-bribed-indian-officials-to-win-contracts/articleshow/62701302.cms
  13. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/et-investigation-part-ii-how-us-contractor-cdm-smith-used-service-tax-reimbursements-to-pay-bribes/articleshow/62715084.cms
  14. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/et-effect-cbi-registers-fir-against-nhai-officials-american-firm-in-1-18-million-graft-case/articleshow/62860413.cms
  15. https://www.debevoise.com/~/media/files/insights/publications/2018/02/fcpa_update_february_2018.pdf
  16. https://thewire.in/political-economy/illegal-tax-refunds-nhai-bribery-concerns
  17. http://cbi.gov.in/firs/2018/2018_pdf/2018_ac2_firs/RC2172018A0001.pdf
  18. Web site: 2022-01-12 . CDM Smith announces launch of subsidiary Trinnex . 2022-07-26 . Water Finance & Management . en-US.
  19. Web site: A Model of Waterworks Engineering . Godwin . Angela . WaterWorld . November 18, 2019 . waterworld.com . September 21, 2022.
  20. Web site: The US city that proves replacing lead water lines needn't be a pipe dream . Peeples . Lynne . July 15, 2021 . . September 21, 2022.
  21. Web site: Wadi Al Arab System II water conveyance project begins operation. The Jordan Times . November 12, 2020 . jordantimes.com . September 21, 2022.
  22. Web site: Construction Wrapping Up at Facility to be Used in Case of COVID-19 Spike . Reece . Myers . Flathead Beacon . May 22, 2020 . flatheadbeacon.com . September 21, 2022.
  23. Web site: ACEC/MA Announces CDM Smith as a 2018 winner of Gold Engineering Excellence Award . Warfield . Edwin . citybizlist . May 31, 2018 . boston.citybizlist.com . September 21, 2022.
  24. Web site: Northwest Water Treatment Plant Expansion & Reverse Osmosis Treatment Upgrades . Brunswick County . brunswickcountync.gov . November 29, 2023.
  25. Web site: Removing PFAS From Drinking Water . LeBlanc . Alan . WaterWorld . August 4, 2023 . waterworld.com . November 29, 2023.
  26. Web site: JEA Water Purification R&D Project . Water & Wastes Digest . January 11, 2021 . wwdmag.com . September 21, 2022.
  27. Web site: TxDoT's US 67 Corridor Master Plan honored with Transportation Achievement Award. El Paso Herald Post . October 1, 2020 . elpasoheraldpost.com . September 21, 2022.
  28. Web site: Landmark Lesotho Dam and Water Supply Program honored with CMAA awards. Waterworld . October 20, 2015 . waterworld.com . September 21, 2022.
  29. Web site: Is Autonomous Bus Rapid Transit the Next Evolution of BRT?. Sorenson . Tim . Mass Transit . December 12, 2016 . masstransitmag.com . September 21, 2022.
  30. Web site: DC Water unveils $470M waste-to-energy project using first-of-its-kind technology . WaterWorld . October 8, 2015 . waterworld.com . September 21, 2022.

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