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GeoEngineers’ stream habitat restoration and fish passage work improved the ability of salmon species to access Beaver Creek near Port Orchard, Washington. The project earned six separate awards and kickstarted the firm’s river science and fish passage work across the state and region.

GeoEngineers’ creative approach to shoring for the deep excavation for this 39-story residential high rise in downtown Seattle, Washington helped establish the firm as a serious player in geotechnical services for large development projects in the region. The owner estimated that the innovative shoring approach saved more than $1.5 million.

GeoEngineers’ Caminada Headlands Beach and Dune Restoration project for the Coastal Protection Restoration Authority (CPRA) won the national award for 2019 Best Restored Beaches from the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA). The Caminada Headlands project, located southwest of Grand Isle, Louisiana, restored more than 13 miles of beach and dune along the coastline.

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) gave a GeoEngineers project its 2018 President’s Transportation Award in the Environment category. GeoEngineers contributed geotechnical services to the winning Big Wood River Bridge project near Sun Valley, Idaho.

GeoEngineers’ Palermo Data Gaps and Feasibility Study received a Gold Best in State Award in the Client/Owner Satisfaction category from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Washington. The award recognized a groundbreaking subsurface investigation that helped GeoEngineers’ client better understand environmental contamination at the long-running Palermo Wellfield Superfund Cleanup in Tumwater, Washington.

The SR 520 Floating Bridge in Seattle, Washington, won the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) Grand Conceptor award, marking it as the year’s most impressive engineering project in the United States. GeoEngineers played a critical role on the construction team, providing geotechnical consulting, design and construction support.

The Baton Rouge Business Report ranked GeoEngineers as the best large company to work for in Baton Rouge. The magazine highlighted GeoEngineers’ employee wellness program, performance recognition, emphasis on safety, a relaxed and creative office culture, broad stock ownership, profit-sharing, management style and the freedom given to every employee to grow and excel.

The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Missouri chapter honored GeoEngineers’ Direct Pipe® crossing of the Sabine Neches Waterway with a Grand Award in their annual Engineering Excellence Awards. This was the very first trenchless crossing of a US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)-regulated levee using Direct Pipe® methods. The 48-inch-diameter pipeline stretches for more than a half-mile under the Sabine Neches Waterway, levee and railroad tracks in Port Arthur, Texas.

The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) gave GeoEngineers and our project partners a national Honor Award for engineering excellence for our work on the reconstruction of Washington State Route (SR) 530 after the Oso Landslide.

The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) gave GeoEngineers and teaming partners a national Grand Award for engineering excellence for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation headquarters project in Seattle, WA. This was the first national ACEC award for GeoEngineers, but not the last. The project earned one of just eight grand awards out of 143 entries representing some of the largest and most complex engineering projects in the country.