Army Signs Woolpert-Black & Veatch JV to $49M Mapping, Surveying Contract
WIESBADEN, Germany (June 24, 2019) — The U.S. Army has selected the Woolpert and Black & Veatch joint venture and Quantum Spatial Inc. to a $49 million contract to provide surveying and mapping services. Work locations and funding will be determined with each task order. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Wiesbaden, Germany, is the contracting activity. The USACE received 10 bids via an online solicitation process for the firm-fixed-price contract, according to the U.S. Department of D...
Solmax Expands Operations In Nevada, Western USA
Solmax, the world’s largest geosynthetics manufacturer, today announced that it is expanding its operations and establishing a manufacturing facility in Nevada, Western USA. The manufacturing facility will be fully operational by mid-2020. Following the successful integration of the Solmax and GSE Environmental businesses into one combined strong global entity – Solmax’s goal is to continue to grow its industry leadership position in the geosynthetics sector with strength, reach, capacity...
Stantec Selected as Partner on Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization for Science (AIMS) Project
Denver, CO: Parsons, a subcontractor to the Leidos Antarctic Support Contract, has selected Stantec, through a competitive process, as the lead designer and design manager on a design-build team to handle design, architecture leadership, and interiors-planning assessments for the National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization for Science (AIMS) project. AIMS is designed to ensure that major portions of McMurdo Station—the logistics hub for the NSF-managed U.S. An...
Vectorworks, Inc. Acquiring connectCAD to Better Support the Audio Visual Workflow
Columbia, MD (June 11, 2019)—Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. will solidify its place at the forefront of the entertainment industry with the pending acquisition of connectCAD, a systems design solution geared for the audiovisual (AV) industry. Since 2009, connectCAD has been offered as a plug-in for Vectorworks software, offering the ability for designing broadcast, AV, lighting and IT networks or any other type of connected system. connectCAD ensures that as-built d...
Thornton Tomasetti Investment Arm Takes Stake in Leading 3D Printing Firm
Thornton Tomasetti, which has long been at the forefront of innovative project delivery methods, was part of the team that built a fully functional building using 3D printing technology. A 2,000-square-foot office building was created using a 20-foot tall 3D printer and assembled on site in Dubai, UAE. Photo Credit: UAE Innovation Committee (New York, N.Y. – June 5, 2019) – TTWiiN Investment Partners, the innovation investment arm of Thornton Tomasetti, a global leader in the design and...
Brown and Caldwell Opens New San Diego Office
SAN DIEGO, June 04, 2019 — Brown and Caldwell, a leading environmental engineering and construction firm, has opened a new office in downtown San Diego to better serve municipal, federal, and private sector water and wastewater clients in the San Diego area. The new office is located at 450 B Street. “Our new office reflects our continued commitment to serving and supporting the greater San Diego metro area. By moving our nearly 50-person operation to this iconic location in the heart of San...
Newforma Announces Partnership and New Connector with Procore
Manchester, NH – Newforma, the leading provider of software solutions for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms, announces their partnership with Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of construction management software. Newforma is proud to announce a partnership with Procore Technologies, Inc. “Newforma and Procore share a common goal of improving the lives of everyone in the construction life cycle and I believe that this partnership will reduce friction and im...
Harris & Sloan Drives Workflow Automation and Digital Transformation with Agile Frameworks
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Agile Frameworks®, the leading provider of collaborative, cloud-based corporate, field, and lab information management enabling Profitable Engineering® for the construction and engineering services sector, today announced Harris & Sloan Consulting has selected its Agile Frameworks’ MetaField® solution to streamline field data collection and to automate client reporting. MetaField is a subscription-based, multi-tenant Software-as-a-Solution (SaaS) platform from Agile Fram...
Woolpert Expands Geospatial Services by Acquiring Geomatics Data Solutions
DAYTON, Ohio (May 22, 2019) — Woolpert has acquired Geomatics Data Solutions (GDS), a marine and terrestrial survey data firm, to expand and deepen its geospatial service offerings. GDS has 10 years of experience collecting, processing and performing quality control of hydrographic lidar, topographic lidar, acoustic survey data and traditional land-based survey data. With this acquisition, Woolpert is establishing a Maritime Solutions market within its Geospatial sector. The market complement...
Mitchell, Bonamici, Langevin, and Thompson Push for Infrastructure Workforce Development
WASHINGTON – Last week during Infrastructure Week, Rep. Paul Mitchell (R-MI), Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), and CTE caucus co-chairs Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI), and Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) introduced bipartisan H.R. 2831, the Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills (BUILDS) Act, which encourages partnerships to prepare the American workforce to modernize and expand the nation’s aging infrastructure systems. The BUILDS Act promotes industry partnerships made up of l...
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