Collins Engineers Explained

Collins Engineers, Inc. is an ENR Top 500 Design Firm[1] and provides water resources, waterfront, program management and underwater engineering services to government agencies, contractors, and private sector clients. The firm was founded by Thomas J. Collins in April 1979. It is a privately held company with eighteen offices in the United States, United Kingdom,[2] and Ireland.[3] Collins Engineers, Inc. is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Collins Engineers, Inc. was an early advocate for the use of professional engineers as diving inspectors in the evaluation of underwater structures.[4] The firm provides underwater engineering services performed by in-house engineer-divers around the world to clients including the United States Navy and state departments of transportation.[5] Reference manuals were developed on the subject for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and National Highway Institute (NHI).[6]

In 2006, Collins Engineers, Inc. acquired MacIntosh Engineering and Development Co. located in Auburn, California. In 2008, Collins Engineers, Inc. acquired Charles Keim & Associates, Inc. located in Boulder, Colorado.[7]

Projects

Bridge Engineering

Construction

Dams

Manual and Course Development

Program Management Oversight/Infrastructure Management

Seismic Engineering

Structural Engineering

Waterfront Facilities

Notes and References

  1. Tulacz, Gary J. "The Top 500: Rising Above Economic Woes," ENR, April 23, 2012.
  2. "Engineering Firm Creates 10 jobs at Science Park," Belfast Telegraph, February 7, 2011.
  3. Collins, Thomas J. "Engineers Dive the World Over… and Under," Engineers Journal, October 2009.
  4. Collins, Thomas J., and James J. Powers. "Underwater Bridge Inspector," Civil Engineering, March 1973.
  5. Murphy, Cathy. "Excelling in Underwater Investigation," CE News, June 2002.
  6. Web site: Publications - Hydraulics . Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
  7. Web site: Welcome to nginx . 2012-06-14 . 2013-01-18 . https://archive.today/20130118204722/http://www.cenews.com/print-news-firms_on_the_move-496.html . dead .
  8. Web site: Construction to Begin on Chicago's Elevated Bloomingdale Trail Next Summer. October 2012 .
  9. Web site: Dobson . Miranda . 2013-06-20 . CEI Collins Engineers open Salford office Bdaily Business News . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305173550/http://bdaily.co.uk/industrials/20-06-2013/cei-collins-engineers-open-salford-office/ . 2016-03-05 . Bdaily Business News.
  10. Web site: Engineering Excellence Awards . 2024-06-22 . acecsc.org.
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20040701174033/http://www.acec-il.org/exawards.cfm "ACEC of Illinois Engineering Excellence Awards,"
  12. McCampbell, Candy. "Kentucky Bridge Piers OK Despite Collision," ENR, February 27, 2012.
  13. Parsons, Jim. "Sonar Imaging of Bridges Gains Interest from States," ENR, September 2, 2009.
  14. Jones, Jenny. "Bascule Bridge Reconstructed During Two Limited Closures," Civil Engineering, May 2013.http://www.asce.org/CEMagazine/Article.aspx?id=23622325898#.Ud3HQm3aLlX
  15. "American Council of Engineering Companies of Wisconsin," Engineering Excellence Awards
  16. Web site: 2012-02-13 . Collins Engineers receives award for EJ&E Bridge roll-in design . https://web.archive.org/web/20120603143922/http://www.rtands.com/newsflash/collins-engineers-receives-award-for-ej-e-bridge-roll-in-design-5025.html . 2012-06-03 . Railway Track and Structures.
  17. "2012 EEA National Recognition Awards," Engineering Inc., May/June 2012, 16, 18.
  18. Cho, Aileen. "Tight Focus, New Mix Puts Wacker Drive Back in the Loop," ENR, April 29, 2002.
  19. Web site: A Model Corridor.
  20. Web site: Rebuilding America's Infrastructure . 2012-12-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140401082452/http://www.rebuildingamericasinfrastructure.com/magazine-article-rai-10-2012-redesigning_a_complex__critical_freeway-9018.html . 2014-04-01 .
  21. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/signinspection.pdf Federal Highway Administration
  22. Web site: Publications - Hydraulics - Bridges & Structures - Federal Highway Administration.
  23. Web site: Hilkevitch . Jon . 2013-04-08 . Getting Around: Chicago tries to coordinate road work and utility projects . https://web.archive.org/web/20130409222000/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-04-08/classified/ct-met-getting-around-0408-20130408_1_water-project-addison-construction . 2013-04-09 . Chicago Tribune.
  24. Web site: City of Chicago Saves with dotMaps GIS Application - Google Cloud . 2017-04-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170404053455/https://sadasystems.com/blog/google-solutions/google-cloud-platform/bloggoogle-solutionsgoogle-cloud-platformbloggoogle-solutionsgoogle-cloud-platformcity-of-chicago-reports-14-5-million-in-contributed-cost-savings-with-new-dotmaps-gis-application-built-on-google-c/ . 2017-04-04 . dead .
  25. Web site: SC Biz News.
  26. Web site: Public provides input on new cruise terminal | TheDigitel Charleston . https://archive.today/20130204001411/http://charleston.thedigitel.com/top-stories/public-provides-input-new-cruise-terminal-30775-0511 . 4 February 2013 . dead.
  27. Web site: Gregerson . John . 2012-11-26 . Best Project Specialty Contracting: Citgo Lemont Refinery Coker Turnaround ENR: Engineering News Record McGraw-Hill Construction . https://web.archive.org/web/20130122000551/http://midwest.construction.com/midwest_construction_projects/2012/1126-Best-Project-Specialty-Contractor-Citgo-Lemont-Refinery-Coker-Turnaround.asp . 2013-01-22 . ENR: Engineering News Record.
  28. Martinez, J., Colleen Symansky, Lynn Stock, and Elizabeth Burkhart. "Underwater Acoustical Imaging," The Military Engineer, July/August 2010.
  29. Tennant, Diane. "Perhaps a North Carolina Light Station Could Be Yours," The Virginian Pilot, August 15, 2012.

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