Collins Engineers

Collins Engineers, Inc. is an ENR Top 500 Design Firm[1] and provides civil, structural, water resources, waterfront, 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] Using this service, 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] Collins Engineers, Inc. has also developed reference manuals on the subject for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and National Highway Institute (NHI).[6]

Collins Engineers, Inc. also provides design and analysis services for railroads, waterfront facilities, and transportation structures, as well as site development engineering for commercial and institutional concerns.[7]

In 2006, Collins Engineers, Inc. acquired MacIntosh Engineering and Development Co. (Auburn, California). In 2008, Collins Engineers, Inc. acquired Charles Keim & Associates, Inc. (Boulder, Colorado).[8]

Services

Services offered by Collins Engineers, Inc. include bridge design and inspection; building design and inspection; civil and site engineering; construction engineering; construction inspection and management; dam, tunnel, and power facility assessment; railroad engineering; earth retention structure design; scour assessment and remediation design; energy structures; roadway engineering; seismic engineering; structural engineering; ancillary highway structure inspection and design; underwater engineering; asset management and database development for transportation facilities; waterfront facility design and inspection; course development and instruction; and emergency response.[7]

Projects

Bridge Engineering

Construction

Dams

Manual and Course Development

Program Management Oversight

Seismic Engineering

Structural Engineering

Waterfront Facilities

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. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/hydraulics/library_arc.cfm>
  7. 1 2 http://www.collinsengr.com/
  8. http://www.cenews.com/print-news-firms_on_the_move-496.html
  9. http://inhabitat.com/construction-to-begin-on-chicagos-elevated-bloomingdale-trail-next-summer/
  10. Dobson, Miranda. "CEI Collins Engineers open Salford office," B Daily, June 20, 2013.http://bdaily.co.uk/industrials/20-06-2013/cei-collins-engineers-open-salford-office/
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 “ACEC of South Carolina Engineering Excellence Awards,” http://www.acecsc.org/excellence/
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 “ACEC of Illinois Engineering Excellence Awards,” http://www.acec-il.org/exawards.cfm
  13. McCampbell, Candy. “Kentucky Bridge Piers OK Despite Collision,” ENR, February 27, 2012.
  14. Parsons, Jim. “Sonar Imaging of Bridges Gains Interest from States,” ENR, September 2, 2009.
  15. Jones, Jenny. "Bascule Bridge Reconstructed During Two Limited Closures," Civil Engineering, May 2013.http://www.asce.org/CEMagazine/Article.aspx?id=23622325898#.Ud3HQm3aLlX
  16. "American Council of Engineering Companies of Wisconsin," Engineering Excellence Awards
  17. “Collins Engineers Receives Award for EJ&E Bridge Roll-In Design,” Railway Track and Structures, http://www.rtands.com/newsflash/collins-engineers-receives-award-for-ej-e-bridge-roll-in-design-5025.html.
  18. 1 2 “2012 EEA National Recognition Awards,” Engineering Inc., May/June 2012, 16, 18.
  19. Cho, Aileen. “Tight Focus, New Mix Puts Wacker Drive Back in the Loop,” ENR, April 29, 2002.
  20. http://www.pobonline.com/Articles/Features/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000857841
  21. http://www.rebuildingamericasinfrastructure.com/magazine-article-rai-10-2012-redesigning_a_complex__critical_freeway-9018.html
  22. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/signinspection.pdf
  23. 1 2 http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/hydraulics/library_arc.cfm
  24. Hilkevitch, Jon. "CDOT tries coordination to ease road work headaches," Chicago Tribune, April 8, 2013.http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-04-08/classified/ct-met-getting-around-0408-20130408_1_water-project-addison-construction
  25. http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/news/40148-charleston-under-construction-summer-2011
  26. 1 2 http://charleston.thedigitel.com/top-stories/public-provides-input-new-cruise-terminal-30775-0511
  27. Gregerson, John. "Best Project Specialty Contracting: Citgo Lemont Refinery Coker Turnaround," ENR Midwest, November 26, 2012.http://midwest.construction.com/midwest_construction_projects/2012/1126-Best-Project-Specialty-Contractor-Citgo-Lemont-Refinery-Coker-Turnaround.asp
  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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