INGENUITY AND ENGINEER ABOUT US Enginuity Engineering Solutions, LLC (Enginuity) is a womanowned civil engineering solutions firm. The core mission of Enginuity is to supply civil engineering services and talent to both private and public sector clients including local, state and federal government agencies. Enginuity is a unique blending of talent acquisition (recruiting and staffing) and consulting. By combining these two business models, Enginuity is readily able to meet both the short-term and long-term needs of our clients. Having a solid footprint in the civil engineering industry, our talent acquisition team has a broad network of professionals to pull from to meet the needs of our engineering clients who have permanent and temporary staffing needs. Enginuity was founded in 2008. While Enginuity is a relatively new consulting firm, our ownership is deeply rooted in the Denver engineering community with our firm’s principals having spent over 16-years providing engineering services to clients within Colorado and the Western United States. Specific areas of expertise include water resources engineering, floodplain management, stormwater engineering, GIS, and project management. The business philosophy of Enginuity is to implement the WOW factor in everything we do; to implement continuous quality improvement in every process, every deliverable, and every project. In every client interaction, Enginuity staff seeks to improve communication and find ways to uniquely meet client needs. On every project, team members seek to improve quality, content and appearance of deliverables. We will take your defined objectives and always look for ways to provide additional value on everything that we do. You will find a common theme amongst our staff; we want to provide you with the best expertise at the best value and want to perform in such a way as to earn your repeat business. In essence, the best talent serving the best clients. Our team members are turnkey, not only performing the project management, but also performing the engineering calculations, preparing the construction documents, and coordinating with you on every step of the project. What this means to you is that our team members are fully integrated into the day-to-day work activities and can provide you with innovative and cost effective solutions which address all of your master planning needs. Our team understands that it’s not the company that makes a project successful, but the individuals. Enginuity offers seasoned professionals who have come together to offer
best-in-class services to our clients. The Enginuity Team has a strong desire to work with not only existing clients, but new clients, and each team member has a long-term commitment to serving the needs of clients in Colorado for years to come. It is our goal that we would develop a strong, long-term, working relationship with you. BLENDING COMPATIBLE SERVICES There are numerous factors putting pressure on today’s engineering firms and engineering professionals. Those include limited infrastructure funding, a limited professional talent pool, staffing demands on design-build projects, and a a changing workforce with values that emphasize a balance of work and personal life. Enginuity seeks to provide solutions for our clients and for professionals by providing three areas of focus to meet our clients’ needs: • Permanent Staffing/Staff Placement, • Staff Augmentation/Temporary Staffing, and • Traditional Engineering Consulting What is unique about the solutions that Enginuity provides is the resultant overlap of our blended services. These areas of overlap create flexibility for our clients and are further explained below:
1. Flexible Engineering Our consulting engineers can be directly available to you via our staff augmentation service or we can provide independent contractors to our clients. This allows us to provide for our clients short-term needs for projects that require immediate attention or for which a full-time position is not required, desired, or necessary.
RING...ENGINUITY 2. Knowledge Recruiting Our talent acquisition and staffing team can seek out professionals in the industry who are seeking full-time employment to find a challenging new position or potential promotion. Enginuity is different in this area because we have full-time engineers working in the industry. No other staffing company provides consulting services as part of their core business.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
BRIDGE SCOUR AND HYDRAULIC ANALYSIS
3. “Try Before You Buy” Staff working with clients on a temporary basis have the potential to be hired by our clients. Let Enginuity cover the overhead while you evaluate the performance of a professional over a period of time.
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING
4. Engineering Solutions Enginuity is not just a staffing company and not just a consulting company. We are a SOLUTIONS company. We meet our clients at their point of need.
HYDROLOGY AND HYDRAULICS FOR TRANSPORTATION
HYDRAULIC DESIGN AND ANALYSIS
STREAM REHABILITATION AND RESTORATION SURFACE WATER SUPPLY
DRAINAGE FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
ENGINEERING SERVICES Enginuity’s past performance and the skills and expertise of our staff members illustrate three requirements for a successful project: responsive and flexible customer service, quality work, and value. The Enginuity team members have a successful track record of delivering engineering services that meet project schedules while maintaining quality engineering work. The accompanying list provides a summary of the engineering services we offer as part of our consulting business. Further detail of each service is provide later in this SOQ and example projects are also provided. All of the projects listed in this SOQ were worked on by at least one Enginuity employee. We believe an engineering team is only as good as their past experience and the experience listed herein represents years of consulting at various consulting firms in the Denver area.
WATER RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY
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FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
BRIDGE SCOUR AND HYDRAULIC ANA SERVICES
KEY PROJECTS
Many proposed highway improvements involve replacement or widening of bridges over streams. It is imperative that several elements be reviewed on these types of projects including flood conveyance, floodplain impacts, accommodation for wildlife and recreational activities, stream morphology, and scour caused by the structure itself. Our team has extensive experience on bridge projects and has performed numerous hydraulic analyses for highway bridges, pedestrian bridges, and utility crossings. Some of our key services include:
Mary’s Lake Road Bridge Replacement, Estes Park, CO, Larimer County
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Bridge hydraulic analysis; Bridge scour analysis; Scour countermeasure design; Bridge sizing and freeboard analysis; and FEMA CLOMR/LOMR assistance
Castle Oaks Bridge Replacement over Cherry Creek, Douglas County, CO, Town of Castle Rock Hagerman NWR Bridge Replacement, Grayson County, TX, FHWA Central Federal Lands Bridge Scour Countermeasure Design, Denver, CO, City and County of Denver Oregon Bridge Replacements, Oregon, Oregon Department of Transportation
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KEY PROJECTS
Floodplain Management is an evolving profession. What used to be a process of determining floodplain limits and managing development to those limits has now become a much more involved effort. Managing flood hazards now is a process of not only understanding the flood hazard itself, but also how entire river systems are affected by development and changes in the environment. In effect, a present day floodplain manager’s goal is finding ways to minimize impacts to the river system and fully realize the natural and beneficial functions of the floodplain corridor. Enginuity works within these guidelines to assist our clients with floodplain management challenges. Some of our key services include:
Colorado Floodplain Map Modernization Project, Various Colorado Counties, Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB)
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Hydraulic modeling of stream systems; Floodplain mapping; Floodway modeling and determination; FEMA Conditional Letters of Map Revision (CLOMR); FEMA Letters of Map Revision (LOMR); NEPA floodplain technical assistance; and Floodplain development permit assistance.
Plum Creek Regional Trail, Castle Rock, CO, Town of Castle Rock Dutch Creek, Coon Creek, and Lilley Gulch Flood Hazard Area Delineation, Jefferson County, CO, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District Cascade Dam Removal, Yosemite National Park, CA, FHWA Central Federal Lands FIS Update of Rock Creek, Coal Creek, and Bullhead Gulch, Boulder County, CO, FEMA Mesa County Floodplain Studies, Mesa County, CO, CWCB
ALYSIS Castle Oaks Bridge over Cherry Creek
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND PLA SERVICES Enginuity has worked on numerous master planning projects and understands the challenges, pitfalls, and solutions to deliver successful master planning documents. Some of the keys to success include: • Making use of the most efficient planning methods, • Addressing water quantity and quality issues, • Addressing local drainage issues, • Identifying long-term capital improvement plans, and • Providing an easily updateable master plan. Our approach to your master plan provides you with easy access to critical stormwater data, is easily updateable, and provides for a capital improvement program that addresses flood hazards with practical and constructible solutions. The master plans we develop for you will: • Become the foundation of the stormwater infrastructure capital improvement program, • Clarify funding sources for such a program, • Establish floodplain boundaries, drainage infrastructure and regulation for future development • Address water quality implementation, operations and maintenance and long term asset management.
HYDRAULIC ANALYSIS AND DESIGN SERVICES
KEY PROJECTS
Many of the planning projects our team have worked on have resulted in design and construction of various stormwater infrastructure improvements including the design of open channels, detention facilities, water quality ponds, and storm drain conveyance systems. In other instances, the team was requested to further analyze the local hydraulics to determine drainage solutions for localized flooding, erosion, or water quality and detention solutions.
Park Hill Detention Pond, Denver, CO, City and County of Denver
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Local hydrology and hydraulics; FLO-2D analysis; Open channel design; Detention facility design; Water quality analysis and design; and Design of erosion control measures.
Hampden Heights Area Flood Investigation and Improvement Plan, Denver, CO, City and County of Denver Cherry Creek Drainage Basin Implementation Study, Denver, CO, City and County of Denver Omni Channel Erosion Correction, Castle Rock, CO, Town of Castle Rock Sand Creek Greenway Trail, Commerce City, CO, City of Commerce City
ANNING KEY PROJECTS Dutch Creek, Coon Creek, and Lilley Gulch Drainageway Master Plan and Flood Hazard Area Delineation, Jeerson County, CO, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District 27th and Federal Stormwater Master Plan, Denver, CO, City and County of Denver Hangmans Gulch Drainageway Master Plan and FHAD, Castle Rock, CO, Town of Castle Rock Denver Storm Drainage Master Plan, Denver, CO, City and County of Denver Boxelder Creek Regional Stormwater Master Plan, Larimer County, CO, Boxelder Creek Regional Authority Park Hill (North of Smith Road) Outfall Systems Plan, Denver, CO, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District Pinery Drainage Assessment, Douglas County, CO, Douglas County
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HYDROLOGY AND HYDRAULICS FOR T
STREAM REHABILITATION AND RESTO SERVICES
KEY PROJECTS
Channel rehabilitation and restoration poses many challenges. First and foremost is the location of the channel itself; is it urban or is it rural? Our team has performed design for both applications using many of the standard methodologies in the engineering community today provided by the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, and numerous local entities and professionals. Our stream rehabilitation and restoration services include:
South Jefferson County Drainageway 6100, Arapahoe County, CO, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District
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East Plum Creek Channel Restoration, Douglas County, CO, Aggregate Industries
Open channel design; Stream stabilization using bioengineering; Grade control structure design; Hydraulic analysis and geomorphology; and Wetland mitigation design.
Shooks Run Drainage Improvements, Colorado Springs, CO, City of Colorado Springs Fountain Creek and Sheridan Avenue Drainage Improvements, Woodland Park, CO, City of Woodland Park
Gordon Creek Channel Restoration, Pagosa Springs, CO, Archuleta County Warren Air Force Base, Cheyenne, WY, U.S.A.F.
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
KEY PROJECTS
Providing hydrologic and hydraulic services for transportation projects is about communication, coordination, and knowing your ultimate client and what their requirements are. Our staff has worked on numerous transportation projects from large interchanges in metropolitan areas to small rural highways traveling through National Forests. In every case, understanding the clients criteria and requirements has been the foundation of success. Building on that foundation, close coordination with roadway engineers, structural engineers, and environmental scientists paves the way for project success. Our team has the right experience to deliver on your transportation projects. Some of our services for transportation projects include:
FasTracks Eagle P3 Commuter Rail, Denver, CO, Regional Transportation District
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Hydrologic analysis; Culvert and storm drain design; Ditch analysis and sizing; Culvert rehabilitation; Detention and water quality design; Bridge hydraulics and scour assessment; and Floodplain assessments.
East Corridor Environmental Impact Study and Basic Engineering, Denver, CO, Regional Transportation District US 85 at Sedalia and Highlands Ranch Parkway to Titan Road, Douglas County, CO, Colorado Dept. of Transportation I-25/Castle Pines Parkway Interchange, Douglas County, CO, Colorado Dept. of Transportation Beartooth Highway Reconstruction and Widening, Shoshone National Forest, WY, FHWA Central Federal Lands Northwest Parkway, Broomfield, CO, Northwest Parkway Authority US 40, Winter Park, CO, Colorado Dept. of Transportation I-25/Ridgegate Parkway Interchange Design, Lone Tree, CO, City of Lone Tree
ORATION
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SURFACE WATER SUPPLY SERVICES
KEY PROJECTS
Our team is ready and able to assist you with surface water and irrigation projects. Living in the arid west, we understand how valuable water is and how important the ability to capture, store, and deliver water is to both agricultural users and municipal users. Enginuity offers the following services to assist you with your irrigation projects:
Woods Lake Offtake Structure, Weld County, CO
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Hydraulic analysis; Offtake design; Pipeline design; Ditch analysis and sizing; Water measurement design; Irrigation company coordination; and Feasibility analysis.
Serratoga Falls Irrigation Lateral Relocation, Larimer County, CO Rigden Ponds Feasibility Analysis, Larimer County, CO, Fishing Bridge Pipe Crossing, Yellowstone National Park, WY, National Park Service
DRAINAGE FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJE
ECTS SERVICES
KEY PROJECTS
Our team has provided engineering services for numerous land development projects. Our involvement has included preparation of drainage reports, area drainage master plans, floodplain assessment and analysis, storm drain layout and design, detention and water quality pond design, and coordination with local agencies including the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District. Our service offerings are listed below:
Prairie Gateway, Commerce City, CO, Kroenke Soccer Stadium, LLC., and Romani Group, Inc.
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The Sanctuary at West Meadows, Jefferson County, CO, Skyland Meadows Development
Drainage report preparation; Floodplain assessment and analysis; CLOMR/LOMR preparation; Stormwater infrastructure design; Agency coordination; Low impact development (LID); Open channel design; and Water quality and detention design.
Stapleton Filing 18, Denver, CO, Forest City Enterprises, Inc. Lowry Air Force Base Redevelopment, Denver, CO, Lowry Redevelopment Authority
Upper and Lower Running Gulch Improvements, Black Hawk, CO, Western Diversified Builders Hidden River Home Development, Parker, CO, Pulte Home Corporation
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CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
WATER RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY
SERVICES
KEY PROJECTS
Enginuity can take your projects from start to finish; planning through construction. Our staff has performed construction management for numerous projects, providing construction oversight to ensure that your project is built according to the plans and specifications prepared by the engineer.
Louisville Lower Drainageway “D”, Louisville, CO, City of Lousiville
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South Jefferson County Drainageway 6100, Arapahoe County, CO, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District
Bidding assistance; Construction observation; Shop drawing review; Requests for Information (RFI); Construction coordination; and Preparation of Pay estimates.
The Sanctuary at West Meadows, Jefferson County, CO, Skyland Meadows Development
Lena Gulch Maintenance Improvements (downstream of Consolidated Mutual), Lakewood, CO, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District Airport Creek, Westminster, CO, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District Lower Running Gulch Improvements, Black Hawk, CO, Western Diversified Builders
SERVICES
KEY PROJECTS
Ingenuity and Engineering together; Enginuity. The goal of Enginuity is to always be seeking ways to apply new technology to our industry, whether it be for an ongoing project, or for a perceived need within the industry itself. One of the differentiators that Enginuity uses to set itself apart is a commitment to R&D, whether it be developing innovative solutions on a job or as a company project. Enginuity seeks to develop leaders within the engineering industry as a whole, encouraging participation in professional organizations and fostering the implementation of new ideas. Our goal is to integrate the most advanced H&H tools available into our client solutions. Below are a few of the ways we may be able to help your organization:
Master Planning Cost Estimation Tool, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District
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Cost Estimator for DFIRM, Colorado Water Conservation Board
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OUR CORE VALUES
Core Values The core values of Enginuity are meant to guide the employees of the firm in creating a professional environment that respects coworkers, clients, contractors, the engineering community and the ownership of the company. These core values are in order of importance to implementing the vision of Enginuity, showing a priority of first caring for the staff within the firm, clients and ultimately the overall profitability of the work performed within the company. Caring for each other. In all circumstances, we will strive to treat others as we would wish to be treated. • Always practice open and transparent communication. • Always maintain an environment of grace, where staff can admit mistakes without fear of retaliation. • Be honest and truthful with clients, competitors, and fellow employees. • Commit to one another so that nobody is left facing an insurmountable challenge by themselves. • Never over-commit resources, capabilities, or deliverables. • Establish an environment where we celebrate each other’s successes and partner to overcome each other’s challenges. • Create a workplace where employees feel valued and respected, because achieving this goal will enable the company to meet its second core value; caring for our clients. Caring for our clients. As a service based company, we understand that our ultimate success will be dictated by our clients. In all situations, our actions will show caring for the needs of our clients through providing the best service, talent, and resources available to meet their needs. • Always seek out opportunities to improve our deliverables to the client; always seek to implement the WOW Factor. • Responsibly manage project schedules, budgets, and resources to meet client expectations. • Encourage one another to constantly improve in the delivery of client services. • Always provide professional review of deliverables to assure they are accurate and of high quality. • Relentless pursuit of the satisfaction of our client expectations. Caring for the communities in which we work. Whether it is the communities in which we live, or the professional community we work in, we will make personal and corporate investments to address the challenges faced within those communities. • Encourage and support participation in community service activities. • Seek opportunities to serve in leadership roles within the professional community in which we work. • Seek to invest in the development of new ideas and technology and freely provide this knowledge within the academic and professional engineering community. • Seek opportunities to encourage students to enter our profession and mentor them through the educational process. Caring for our partners. In all our business transactions we will treat others with professionalism and respect. • Practice honesty and integrity in our business dealings with our subcontractors, suppliers, and vendors. • Seek to build long-lasting relationships with our business partners. Caring for our investors and profitability. Understanding that we must be good business people, we will strive to achieve profitability on all of our business dealings.
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JEFFREY W. SICKLES, P.E., CFM Mr. Sickles has 16 years of experience in water resources engineering. He has served as a group manager, project director, project manager, project engineer and hydraulics task manager on numerous projects throughout Colorado and the Western United States and has worked with a variety of local, state and federal agencies. Jeff ’s expertise includes a broad knowledge of hydraulic and hydrologic engineering from conceptual studies, CLOMR/ LOMR approval, through preparation of final construction plan packages. Specific areas of expertise include floodplain management, floodplain hydraulic modeling, design of open channels, channel rehabilitation, drop structure design, design of stream stability and scour countermeasures, stream restoration, storm drains, and culverts. His broad range of experience includes construction management for storm drainage projects. Jeff is well known for providing innovative, cost-effective drainage solutions.
Sample Project Experience Dutch Creek, Coon Creek, and Lilley Gulch Drainageway Planning Study and Flood Hazard Area Delineation, Jefferson County, CO, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District. Service Categories: Project manager responsible for the development of revised hydrology for the Dutch Creek watershed (16 sq miles) using the Colorado Urban Hydrograph Procedure and EPA-SWMM; development of a new hydraulic model for over 23 miles of drainageways using HEC-GeoRAS; new floodplain mapping with 1.0 ft and 0.5 ft floodway for 23 miles of drainageways; and development of a comprehensive drainageway master plan for flood damage mitigation and channel stabilization totaling more than $50 million.
27th and Federal Stormwater Master Plan, Denver, CO, City and County of Denver. Service Categories: Project manager for the City and County of Denver’s 27th and Federal stormwater master planning project. Responsible for overseeing the development of the hydrologic models for a 5.2 square mile basin that is fully developed in a dense urban area. The Colorado Urban Hydrograph Procedure (CUHP) and Urban Drainage Stormwater Management Model (UDSWM) were used for the hydrologic analysis. Developed alternative stormwater concepts including conveyance and detention. Other tasks managed or performed include hydraulic analysis for storm drain systems, storm drain system sizing, inlet interception analysis, detention pond design, and water quality concept development. All master plan mapping was developed using GIS. Developed a
comprehensive capital improvement plan for the project area that included project-by-project descriptions, design flows, cost analysis, and preliminary storm drain profiles.
Plum Creek Regional Trail, Castle Rock, CO, Town of Castle Rock. Service Categories: Hydraulics task manager responsible for the development of HEC-RAS models on both E. Plum Creek and Sellars Gulch to model the existing and proposed conditions for the Town of Castle Rock’s regional trail project. Work included the sizing of a pedestrian bridge opening on Sellars Gulch, bridge scour countermeasure design, low flow channel design and floodplain mapping. Close coordination with the Town and the trail design team was necessary to develop a design that did not require a Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) and allowed the project to be constructed on schedule.
City-wide Stormwater Master Plan Update, Denver, CO, City and County of Denver. Service Categories: Hydraulics task manager responsible for providing stormwater master planning services as a subconsultant. Developed the existing and proposed conditions hydrologic models for basins 4400-02 (Quebec Basin) and 0060-02 (Brighton Basin) using the Colorado Unit Hydrograph Procedure (CUHP) and the Urban Drainage Stormwater Management Model (UDSWMM). In total, the basin is over 2,400 acres of fully-developed urban area. Directed GIS mapping for the Quebec and Brighton basins showing basin delineations and routing schematics. Developed a HEC-RAS model to provide a flood hazard area map at the downstream end of the basin to show areas of 100-year inundation. Analyzed alternatives for the master plan including both conveyance and detention.
Floodplain Map Modernization Project, Colorado Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB). Service Categories: Project Director responsible for coordinating between CWCB, local agencies and sub-consulting team. Coordinated with CWCB to develop project scoping and cost estimates. Provided QA/QC of map modernization elements including LOMR and existing study review and incorporation into DFIRM mapping; profile data conversions; and DFIRM production. This work effort produced some of the first, countywide, DFIRM projects in Colorado under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) map modernization efforts and established standards for future FEMA projects in Colorado. In total, oversaw over 19 H&H studies which met FEMA Guidelines and Specifications and were successfully incorporated into DFIRM panels.
SJCD 6100, Arapahoe County, CO, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District. Service Categories: Designed 900-lineal-foot boulder-lined channel per UDFCD drainage criteria (developed multiple layout options using EaglePoint design software). Developed the HEC-RAS hydraulic models for both existing and proposed site conditions and analyzed the eects of the proposed improvements to the floodplain. Authored the Alternative Selection Report from which the final alternative was selected. Provided construction services that included periodic field observation, submittal review and approval and preparation of pay estimates.
Shooks Run Drainage Improvements, Colorado Springs, CO, City of Colorado Springs. Service Categories: Hydraulic engineer responsible for developing multiple open channel alternatives and alignments for 2,000 lineal feet of Shooks Run with 100-year design flows of 6,000 cubic feet per second. Civil layout included retaining walls, bike path alignments, and storm drain design. Alternatives were presented to the public for comment and direction. Developed HEC-RAS hydraulic models for proposed conditions to develop culvert and bridge sizing. Designed channel, roadway, sanitary sewer, water line improvements, and prepared construction plans and specifications.
Fountain Creek and Sheridan Avenue Drainage Improvements, Woodland Park, CO, City of Woodland Park. Service Categories: Designed channel stabilization for approximately 2000 linear feet of Fountain Creek. Design included boulder and riprap lining, grouted boulder drop structures, storm drain systems, and two large box culverts. Designed channel, roadway, sanitary sewer and water line improvements, and prepared construction plans and specifications. Developed HEC-RAS hydraulic models to compare existing and proposed conditions floodplains and to evaluate the revised floodway due to project improvements. Prepared a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) to be submitted to FEMA. Project won the 1999 American Public Works Association award for Best Municipal Project for a small city.
East Plum Creek Channel Restoration, Douglas County, CO, Aggregate Industries. Service Categories: Evaluated a 5,000-lineal-foot segment of East Plum Creek to determine optimal stream alignment and bank stabilization techniques, which would protect the stream from both
aggradation and degradation. Developed existing and proposed conditions HEC-RAS model to evaluate potential for stream degradation and bank erosion during low flow events. Authored report documenting findings and discussing alternative stream alignments, channel stabilization, and bank stabilization techniques which included drop structures, wrapped soil lifts, willow wattle toe stabilization, a-jacks stabilization, and soil riprap banks.
Airport Creek, Westminster, CO, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District. Service Categories: Developed the HEC-2 hydraulic models for both existing and proposed site conditions and analyzed the eects of the proposed improvements to the floodplain. Performed a hydraulic grade line analysis for an existing storm drain and designed a replacement inlet and storm drain. Provided construction services that included periodic field observation, submittal review and approval, and preparation of pay estimates.
Education University of Colorado, Boulder Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, May 1994. Registrations Registered Professional Engineer, Colorado #34318 Registered Professional Engineer, Wyoming #10631 Registered Professional Engineer, Montana #17265 Certified Floodplain Manager, ASFPM Affiliations Region VIII Board Director, Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers Computer Proficiency Hydrology: CUHP, HEC-HMS, TR-55, HEC-1, XP-SWMM Hydraulics: HEC-RAS, HEC-2, EPA-SWMM, XP-SWMM, UDSWM, UD-Sewer, UD-Inlet, FlowMaster, CulvertMaster, HY-8, FishXing, StormCAD, FLO-2D CADD/GIS: AutoCAD, Microstation, LDD, Eagle Point, ArcGIS
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DONALD J. JACOBS, P.E. Mr. Jacobs has 16 years of diversified experience in water resources engineering. He has experience on numerous projects throughout Colorado and the western United States, and has worked with a variety of private clients as well as federal, state, and municipal government agencies. His work experience has included complex planning studies that have proceeded through design and into construction. His specific areas of expertise include hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, design of open channels, storm sewer design, floodplain modeling, drop structure design, bridge hydraulics, storm water master planning, and highway related drainage and erosion control practices. His broad range of experience also includes construction management for storm drainage projects. Don prides himself on providing high value, innovative solutions for his clients on the most challenging projects.
Sample Project Experience FasTracks East Corridor Commuter Rail, Denver, CO, Regional Transportation District (RTD). Service Categories: Lead drainage consultant for a $1.2 billion commuter rail facility running from downtown Denver to Denver International Airport. Worked with RTD to develop drainage strategies and cost savings along the 21-mile corridor, with drainage infrastructure costs ranging as high as $120 million. Don coordinated conceptual and preliminary drainage design alternatives with rail, streets, and structural design for the project. This project is currently in both the EIS and preliminary design phases.
Denver Storm Drainage Master Plan, Denver, CO, City and County of Denver. Service Categories: Lead hydrologic modeling engineer for approximately 157 square miles of urban watershed. Prepared master planning documents to be utilized by the City’s development review staff, planners, and maintenance personnel, as well as developers, politicians, and citizens. The project proposes over $1.0 billion in capital improvements. Don worked with staff to integrate hydrologic analysis and construction cost modeling into the City’s existing GIS database and overall mapping. He coordinated design alternatives and technical analysis with the city’s planning, maintenance, design, and parks departments. He continues to work in a supporting role with City staff for flooding investigations, public involvement, design, and construction observation.
Hampden Heights Area Flood Investigation and Improvement Plan, Denver, CO, City and County of Denver. Service Categories: Don investigated flooding problems for a residential neighborhood in southeast Denver and prepared master plan level alternatives for long term flooding solutions. He directed emergency channel construction immediately after a flooding event that provided short term protection to local properties. Don worked closely with City planners, designers, politicians, and local residents on this highly visible project that received significant news coverage. An additional $10 million in improvements are planned, with construction scheduled for 2008.
Cherry Creek Drainage Basin Implementation Study, Denver, CO, City and County of Denver. Service Categories: Don developed a detailed, two dimensional hydraulic floodplain model using FLO-2D software for a 5-square block urbanized area in central Denver. Prepared and submitted a FEMA predisaster mitigation grant on behalf of the City, and performed a flood hazard risk analysis identifying potential mitigation alternatives.
Sellars Gulch Master Plan, Castle Rock, CO, Town of Castle Rock. Service Categories: Don was the lead hydrology engineer for this 15 square mile watershed, preparing baseline hydrologic analysis for master planning purposes.
38th and Holly Detention Pond, Denver, CO, City and County of Denver. Service Categories: Project manager for the design of a 49 acre-foot detention pond and 2000 linear foot, 120-inch diameter outfall pipe with a project cost of $4.5 million. Prepared and won a $3.0 million FEMA pre-disaster mitigation grant for the City of Denver to partially fund the project. Don was responsible for planning, funding, and design of this project.
North Metro/Gold Line/US 36 Outfall Systems Plan, Denver, CO, City and County of Denver. Service Categories: Analyzed potential drainage outfall locations associated with 12-miles of future light rail expansion within the City of Denver. Don produced conceptual layout and construction cost estimates for over $85 million in drainage system improvements.
Arapahoe County Comprehensive Plan, Arapahoe County, CO.
Northwest Parkway, Broomfield, CO, Northwest Parkway Authority.
Service Categories: Performed county wide research on various water supply and water distribution systems. Participated on a team of planners and engineers to establish a development plan interrelating land use, transportation, and water supply.
Service Categories: Lead drainage design engineer on this nine-mile, $187 million design-build construction project. Don managed drainage design efforts and coordinated with roadway, bridge, and utility disciplines. He worked closely with local jurisdictions, the Parkway Authority, and the contractor to address various design requirements, cost savings, and constructability issues. Also, responsible for meeting aggressive design-build project scheduling and deadlines. Designed major drainage facilities including box culverts, storm sewers, channel improvements, CLOMR’s, stormwater detention, stormwater retention, and irrigation structures.
FIS Update of Rock Creek, Coal Creek, and Bullhead Gulch, Boulder County, CO, FEMA. Service Categories: Produced HEC-2 hydraulic models for three different waterways with multiple bridges, culverts, split flow analysis, and floodway analysis. Delineated 100-year and 500-year floodplains and prepared final mapping and profiles.
Mesa County Floodplain Studies, Mesa County, CO, FEMA. Service Categories: Prepared floodplain studies for four previously unmapped drainageways. These studies met the FEMA guidelines and specifications and were successfully incorporated into the Mesa County-wide Map Modernization Project.
South Boulder Creek Floodplain Analysis, Boulder, CO, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District. Service Categories: Developed HEC-2 hydraulic models with split flow calculations for floodplain analysis. Delineated floodplain profiles.
Omni Channel Erosion Correction, Castle Rock, CO, Town of Castle Rock. Service Categories: Designed an 18-foot-high, grouted sloping boulder drop structure with channel improvements as an emergency repair to severe erosion threatening neighboring businesses. Don also prepared a hydrologic study for an 18 square mile, quickly developing watershed. Don met the client’s needs in this ‘Fast Track’ design and contractor bid process.
Lena Gulch at Mountainside, Golden, CO, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District. Service Categories: Worked with local government agencies and property owners to develop conceptual design alternatives for channel improvements to alleviate residential flooding.
West Fork Stillwater River Bridge Replacement, Nye, MT, Montana Department of Transportation. Service Categories: Created a HEC-RAS backwater analysis for multiple bridge replacements, coordinated roadway alignments with bridge hydraulics and floodplain impacts. Utilized regression analysis and rain gage data for basin hydrology and designed culverts and irrigation crossings.
Education The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, May 1994. Registrations Registered Professional Engineer, Colorado #33840 Affiliations Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers Association of State Floodplain Managers Computer Proficiency Hydrology: CUHP, HEC-HMS, TR-55, HEC-1, XPSWMM, CU Frequency Analysis Hydraulics: HEC-RAS, HEC-2, EPA-SWMM, XPSWMM, UD-SWMM, UD-Sewer, UD-Inlet, FlowMaster,CulvertMaster, HY-8, FishXing, StormCAD, FLO-2D CADD/GIS: AutoCAD, Microstation, Geopak, Eagle Point, ArcGIS
Enginuity Engineering Solutions - Statement of Qualifications