Awards and Recognition Demonstrate Leadership in Evolution and Application of Innovative Technology
Our designs have gained local and national acclaim, and our firm has consistently been included in Engineering News-Record’s annual list of the “Top 500 Design Firms.” We have received distinction and client praise for our ability to coordinate and facilitate difficult projects. Our talent to bring together differing viewpoints for the success of a project and the benefit of the community has been recognized with the following awards of distinction.
2024 (Current Year Winners)
- 2024 ACEC National Recognition Award — Bee Branch Creek Railroad Culvert and Pedestrian Tunnel Project — Dubuque, IA
- 2024 APWA National Small Cities/Rural Communities Public Works Project of the Year Award – Historical Restoration/Preservation — Water System Expansion — Lannon, WI
- 2024 APWA National Small Cities/Rural Communities Public Works Project of the Year Award – Historical Restoration/Preservation — Shawano Plaza — Shawano, WI
- 2024 ACEC Iowa Engineering Excellence Grand Place Award — Bee Branch Creek Railroad Culvert and Pedestrian Tunnel Project — Dubuque, IA
- 2024 ACEC Wisconsin Engineering Excellence Best of State Award — Bee Branch Creek Railroad Culvert and Pedestrian Tunnel Project — Dubuque, IA
- 2024 ACEC Wisconsin Engineering Excellence State Finalist Award — West Jackson Street Reconstruction — Wisconsin Rapids, WI
- 2024 APWA WI Small Cities/Rural Communities Public Works Project of the Year Award – Historical Restoration/Preservation — Water System Expansion — Lannon, WI
- 2024 APWA WI Small Cities/Rural Communities Public Works Project of the Year Award – Historical Restoration/Preservation — Shawano Plaza — Shawano, WI
- 2024 Ohio Water Environment Association Engineering Excellence Award — Lick Run Valley Conveyance System and Greenway Project — Cincinnati, OH
- 2024 Federal Highway Administration Environmental Excellence Award — Second Street Corridor Project — Frankfort, KY
2023
- 2023 ACEC National Engineering Excellence Recognition Award — Hite Creek Water Quality Treatment Center Expansion — Louisville Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, KY
- 2023 ACEC National Engineering Excellence Recognition Award — Second Street Corridor TIGER Grant — Frankfort, KY
- 2023 ACEC National Engineering Excellence Recognition Award — Star City Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements — Morgantown Utility Board, WV
- 2023 AASHTO Regional America’s Transportation Award — Beltline Flex Lane — Madison, WI (in partnership with HNTB)
- 2023 ACEC Kentucky Engineering Excellence Grand Award — Hite Creek Water Quality Treatment Center Expansion — Louisville Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, KY
- 2023 ACEC Kentucky Engineering Excellence Grand Award — Second Street Corridor TIGER Grant — Frankfort, KY
- 2023 ACEC Wisconsin Engineering Excellence Grand Award — Beltline Flex Lane — Madison, WI (in partnership with HNTB)
- 2023 ACEC Wisconsin Engineering Excellence Best of State Award — Beltline Flex Lane — Madison, WI (in partnership with HNTB)
- 2023 ACEC Wisconsin Engineering Excellence Best of State Award — Star City Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements — Morgantown Utility Board, WV
- 2023 ACEC Wisconsin Engineering Excellence State Finalist Award — Washington Avenue (STH 20) Reconstruction — Racine, WI
- 2023 ASCE Innovation in Sustainable Engineering Award — Lick Run Valley Conveyance System and Greenway Project — Cincinnati, OH
- 2023 WisDOT Excellence in Highway Design for Best Local Program Project — West Jackson Street Reconstruction — Wisconsin Rapids, WI
- 2023 WisDOT Excellence in Highway Design for Best Urban Project — Washington Avenue (STH 20) Reconstruction — Racine, WI
2022
- 2022 ACEC National Engineering Excellence Grand Award — Lick Run Valley Conveyance System and Greenway — Cincinnati, OH
- 2022 ACEC National Recognition Award — USH 18/151 (Verona Road) Reconstruction Stage 2 — Madison, WI
- 2022 ACEC Indiana Engineering Excellence QBS Award — Hope Town Square — Hope, IN
- 2022 ACEC Ohio Engineering Excellence Grand Award — Lick Run Valley Conveyance System and Greenway — Cincinnati, OH
- 2022 ACEC Wisconsin Engineering Excellence Best of State Award — USH 18/151 (Verona Road) Reconstruction Stage 2 — Madison, WI
- 2022 ACEC Wisconsin Engineering Excellence State Finalist Award — Marquette Interchange Green Infrastructure Project — Milwaukee, WI
- 2022 ACEC Wisconsin Engineering Excellence State Finalist Award — Janesville Town Square — Janesville, WI
- 2022 ACPA Indiana Chapter Excellence in Concrete Pavement Award — INDOT R41066 Concrete Pavement Restoration, State Road 19, IN
- 2022 APWA Illinois Chicago Metro Chapter-Southwest Branch Public Works Project of the Year – Environment: $5-$25 Million — Channahon’s Strategic Master Planning Facilitated Cost-Effective Phased Improvements — Channahon, IL
- 2022 APWA Illinois Chicago Metro Chapter-Suburban Branch Public Works Project of the Year – Transportation: Less than $5 Million — Gary Avenue Multi-Use Path — DuPage County, IL
- 2022 APWA Iowa Project of the Year – Environment $500k – $1M — South 1st Street Parking Lot Improvements — Marshalltown, IA
- 2022 APWA Kentucky Project of the Year – Stormwater — Southland Park Project — Lexington, KY
- 2022 APWA Wisconsin Small Cities/Rural Communities Public Works Project of the Year Award – Structures — East Town Square — Janesville, WI
- 2022 APWA Wisconsin Public Works Project of the Year Award – Environment: Less than $5 Million — Ecological Restoration in UW-Madison Arboretum — Madison, WI
- 2022 ASHE Triko Valley Section Donald C. Schramm Transportation Improvement Award – US 22 (Montgomery Road) & SR 26 (Ronald Reagan Highway) Roundabout — Montgomery, OH
- 2022 AWWA Wisconsin Engineering Project of the Year Award — Membrane Filtration Plant Retrofit — Kenosha, WI
- 2022 Federal Highway Administration Environmental Excellence Award — Town Branch Commons Corridor — Lexington, KY
- 2022 IDOT Exceptional Consulting Engineering Service Award – Urban Category — Illinois Route 47 Environmental Assessment and Combined Design Report — Woodstock, IL
- 2022 NAFSMA Innovative Project Award — Lick Run Greenway and Valley Conveyance System — Cincinnati, OH
- 2022 Wisconsin Intelligent Transportation System Project of the Year Award — Madison Beltline Flex Lane — Madison, WI
- 2022 WisDOT Outstanding Highway Construction Project, Large Contracts Category — Madison Beltline Flex Lane — Madison, WI
2021
- 2021 ACEC National Recognition Award — Completing the Legacy: Fourth Street Corridor & Legacy Trail Phase 3 — Lexington, KY
- 2021 ACEC National Recognition Award — Joliet’s Collaborative Approach to CSOs — Joliet, IL
- 2021 APWA National Public Works Project of the Year Award – Environment $25 million to $75 Million — Joliet CSO Tunnel and Wet-Weather Treatment Facility — Joliet, IL
- 2021 ACEC Illinois Engineering Excellence Honor Award — Joliet CSO Tunnel and Wet-Weather Treatment Facility — Joliet, IL
- 2021 ACEC Illinois Engineering Judge’s Choice Award — Joliet CSO Tunnel and Wet-Weather Treatment Facility — Joliet, IL
- 2021 ACEC Indiana Engineering Excellence Honor Award — Bargersville Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements — Bargersville, IN
- 2021 ACEC Kentucky Engineering Excellence Grand Award — Completing the Legacy: Fourth Street Corridor & Legacy Trail Phase 3 — Lexington, KY
- 2021 ACEC Ohio Engineering Excellence Honor Award — Cincinnati Art Museum Art Climb — Cincinnati, OH
- 2021 ACEC Wisconsin Engineering Excellence State Finalist Award — East Johnson Street Reconstruction — Madison, WI
- 2021 APWA Illinois Chicago Metro Chapter-Southwest Branch Project of the Year Award — Joliet CSO Tunnel and Wet-Weather Treatment Facility — Joliet, IL
- 2021 APWA Illinois Chicago Metro Chapter Project of the Year Award — Joliet CSO Tunnel and Wet-Weather Treatment Facility — Joliet, IL
- 2021 INDOT Excellence in Concrete Pavement Award – Concrete Overlays (Highways) — I-69 Reconstruction/Overlay — Grant County, IN
- 2021 IRWA Region 5 Project of the Year Award — Bridging Kentucky — Louisville, KY
- 2021 Kentucky Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects Merit Award — South Fourth Street Streetscapes Improvements — Louisville, KY
- 2021 Water and Wastes Digest Top Project — Joliet CSO Tunnel and Wet-Weather Treatment Facility — Joliet, IL
2020
- 2020 ACEC National Recognition Award — South Fourth Street Streetscapes Improvements — Louisville, KY
- 2020 ACEC National Recognition Award — IDOT IL 47 Phase I Study Relieves Woodstock Congestion — McHenry County, IL
- 2020 APWA National Public Works Project of the Year Award – Small Cities/Rural Communities (Environmental) — Wisconsin Rapids West Side Pumping Station Force Main — Wisconsin Rapids, WI
- 2020 ACEC Illinois Engineering Excellence Honor Award — IDOT IL 47 Phase I Study Relieves Woodstock Congestion — McHenry County, IL
- 2020 ACEC Indiana Engineering Excellence Merit Award — Lawrenceburg Civic Park — Lawrenceburg, IN
- 2020 ACEC Kentucky Engineering Excellence Honor Award — South Fourth Street Streetscapes Improvements — Louisville, KY
- 2020 ACEC Wisconsin Engineering Excellence State Finalist Award — Fond du Lac Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery Facility Sidestream Deammonification — Fond du Lac, WI
- 2020 APWA Chicago Metro Chapter Project of the Year Award — Cary Wastewater Treatment Plant Phase I Improvements — Cary, IL
- 2020 APWA Chicago Metro Chapter-Fox Valley Branch Project of the Year Award — Cary Wastewater Treatment Plant Phase I Improvements — Cary, IL
- 2020 APWA Chicago Metro Chapter-Lake Branch Project of the Year Award — Lake Forest Drinking Water Treatment Plant Improvements — Lake Forest, IL
- 2020 APWA Chicago Metro Chapter-Southwest Branch Project of the Year Award — Ravinia Avenue Roundabout and Village Hall Complex Improvements — Orland Park, IL
- 2020 WisDOT Excellence in Highway Design for Best Local Program — East Grand Avenue Reconstruction — Wisconsin Rapids, WI
2019
- 2019 ACEC National Recognition Award — People Trail Extension — Columbus, IN
- 2019 ACEC National Recognition Award — Fairhill-MLK Green Ambassador Project — Cleveland, OH
- 2019 ACEC National Recognition Award — Meister Cheese Company Wastewater Treatment Plant Energy Improvements — Muscoda, WI
- 2019 ACEC Illinois Engineering Excellence Special Achievement Award — Moline North Slope Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements — Moline, IL
- 2019 ACEC Indiana Engineering Excellence Honor Award — People Trail Extension — Columbus, IN
- 2019 ACEC Ohio Engineering Excellence Outstanding Achievement Award — Fairhill-MLK Green Ambassador Project — Cleveland, OH
- 2019 ACEC Wisconsin Engineering Excellence Best of State Award — Meister Cheese Company Wastewater Treatment Plant Energy Improvements — Muscoda, WI
- 2019 APWA Illinois Southwest Branch Project of the Year Award — Well No. 14 Drilling and Iron Filtration Facility — Lockport, IL
- 2019 APWA Illinois Project of the Year Award — Moline North Slope Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements — Moline, IL
- 2019 APWA Indiana Public Works Project of the Year Award (Transportation Category) — People Trail Extension — Columbus, IN
- 2019 APWA Wisconsin Project of the Year Award — Janesville West Town Square — Janesville, WI
- 2019 ASCE Wisconsin Engineering Project Achievement Award — Janesville West Town Square — Janesville, WI
- 2019 Cincinnati Design Awards Honor Award — Cincinnati Art Museum Art Climb Master Plan — Cincinnati, OH
2018
- 2018 ACEC National Recognition Award — Verona Road (USH 18/151) Reconstruction Stage 1 — Madison, WI
- 2018 ACEC Illinois Engineering Excellence Special Achievement Award — Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency (KRMA) Upgrades — Kankakee, IL
- 2018 ACEC Wisconsin Engineering Excellence Best of State Award — Verona Road (USH 18/151) Reconstruction Stage 1 — Madison, WI
- 2018 APWA Illinois Chicago Chapter Project of the Year Award — Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency (KRMA) Upgrades — Kankakee, IL
- 2018 APWA Illinois Southwest Branch Project of the Year Award — Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency (KRMA) Upgrades — Kankakee, IL
- 2018 APWA Illinois Southwest Branch Project of the Year Award — Well 7 Site Improvements — Crest Hill, IL
- 2018 APWA Wisconsin Project of the Year Award — Waukesha Clean Water Plant Improvements — Waukesha, WI
- 2018 AWWA 50-Year Service to the Water Industry Award
- 2018 KY-TN WEA Outstanding Overflow Abatement Project Award — Henderson Water Utility CSO Long Term Control Plan — Henderson, KY
2017
- 2017 ACEC Illinois Excellence Special Achievement Award — Bensenville Wastewater Treatment Facility — Bensenville, IL
- 2017 ACEC Illinois Excellence Merit Award — County Line Road and I-55 Interchange Enhancements — Burr Ridge, IL
- 2017 ACEC Wisconsin Engineering Excellence State Finalist Award — Waukesha Clean Water Improvements Project — Waukesha, WI
- 2017 APWA Illinois Suburban Branch Project of the Year Award – Structural (Projects of $25 million to $75 million) — Bensenville Wastewater Treatment Facility — Bensenville, IL
- 2017 APWA Wisconsin Project of the Year for Transportation Projects of More than $75 Million — Verona Road (USH 18/151) Reconstruction Stage 1 — Madison, WI
- 2017 ASCE Wisconsin Project Achievement Award — Verona Road (USH 18/151) Reconstruction Stage 1 — Madison, WI
- 2017 Excellence in Highway Design for Best Urban Design by a Consultant — Verona Road (USH 18/151) Reconstruction Stage 1 — Madison, WI
- 2017 ITS WI Project of the Year Award — I-39/90 Comparative Travel Time and Real-time Probe Data Deployment — Madison to Beloit (Dane and Rock Counties), WI
- 2017 Indiana MPO Outstanding Transportation Project — Haw Creek Trail Connection — Columbus, IN
- 2017 Kentucky Tennessee Water Environment Association Outstanding Overflow Abatement Project Award — Crestview Pumping Station, Equalization, and Gravity Sewer Improvements Project — Crestview, KY
- Roads and Bridges Magazine Top Road of 2017 — Verona Road (USH 18/151) Reconstruction Stage 1 — Madison, WI
- 2017 Wisconsin AWWA Project of the Year Award — Madison Water Utility Well No. 7 Reconstruction — Madison, WI
2016
- 2016 APWA Nationals Small Cities/Rural Communities (SC/RC) Project of the Year — Historical Restoration/Preservation — Bayfield Historic Streets Reconstruction, WI
- 2016 ACEC Illinois Engineering Excellence Award — Main Street Pedestrian Tunnel Rehabilitation — West Chicago, IL
- 2016 APWA Illinois Southwest Branch Project of the Year Award – Transportation (less than $5 Million) — Garfield Avenue Reconstruction, IL
- 2016 APWA Wisconsin Chapter Project of the Year Award for the City of Bayfield — Bayfield Historic Streets Reconstruction, WI
- 2016 Best of State ACEC Wisconsin Engineering Excellence Award — Dubuque Water & Resource Recovery Center Upgrade, IA
- 2016 Water Environment Federation (WEF) Schroepfer Innovative Facility Design Award — Dubuque Water & Resource Recovery Center Upgrades. Dr. Randall A. Wirtz, P.E. (Strand Associates, Inc.®) was the recipient of this significant award.
- 2016 WisDOT Excellence in Highway Design Award – Best Urban Project — USH 18/151 Verona Road Between Raymond Road and West Madison Beltline — Madison, WI
2015
- 2015 ACEC Illinois Excellence Honor Award — Innovative UV Treatment Saves Well No. 3 — Romeoville, IL
- 2015 ACEC Wisconsin Engineering Excellence State Finalist Award — US 12 (Philips Boulevard) Reconstruction — Sauk City, WI
- 2015 ASCE Wisconsin Engineering Achievement Award – Construction Cost over $2 Million and under $10 Million — Terrace Avenue Reconstruction — Middleton, WI
- 2015 ITS Wisconsin Project of the Year — Verona Road Adaptive Signal Control Deployment — Madison, WI
- 2015 KY-TN WEA Outstanding Overflow Abatement Award — Terraced Reforestation for Sustainable CSO Control — Covington, KY
- 2015 Wisconsin Association for Floodplain, Stormwater, and Costal Management – Excellence in Project Design & Implementation Award featuring a large-scale project — Sawyer Creek Channel Improvements — Oshkosh, WI
- 2015 WisDOT Excellence in Highway Design Award — Consultant Best Structure – Straddle Bent Structures on US 18/151 — Madison, WI
- 2015 WisDOT Outstanding Asphalt Paving Award — CTH H — Sauk County, WI
2014
- 2014 National American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Excellence Honor Award — Terraced Reforestation for Sustainable CSO Control project — Covington, KY
2013
- 2013 ACEC Illinois Special Achievement Award — Hunt Club Roundabout Corridor project — Lake County, IL
- 2013 ACEC WI Engineering Excellence State Finalist Award — Lower Bee Branch Creek Restoration — Dubuque, IA
- 2013 APWA Chicago Metropolitan Chapter Project of the Year Award – Environment $25 million but less than $75 million — Deerfield Water Reclamation Facility Modifications — Deerfield, IL
- 2013 ASCE WI Engineering Achievement Award – Construction Cost Less Than $2 million — Whitewater North Street Bridge Replacements — Whitewater, WI
- 2013 IWEA Award (Indiana Water Environment Association) under the Small Facility Category — Combined Sewer Separation Project — Seymour, IN