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RECENT ACEC DEAL-MAKERS
JULY 2017

ACEC member Terracon Consultants (Olathe, Kan.)
acquired Dente Engineering (Watervliet, N.Y.), a provider
of geotechnical, geohydrologic, engineering and testing services.
The company and its employees will continue to serve clients as
Dente Group, A Terracon Co.

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view the most up-to-date and "live" versions of the
M&A heat maps, and to see who are the buyers and
sellers in each state, go to www.morrisseygoodale.com.

JUNE 2017

ACEC member WGI (West Palm Beach, Fla.) acquired Carl
Walker, Inc. (Kalamazoo, Mich.), a parking consulting and
structural engineering firm. Combined, the national firm will
operate from 13 offices in six states and serve an active client base
in over 30 states.
ACEC member CP&Y (Dallas) acquired Winn Professional
Engineers and Constructors, LLC (Longview, Texas), a civil
and environmental engineering firm. CP&Y is a full-service A/E
and consulting firm with offices in five states.
ACEC member PRIME AE Group, Inc. (Baltimore, Md.),
acquired P&L Systems, Inc. (Westerville, Ohio), a civil engineering, surveying and environmental consulting firm. PRIME
AE provides a full range of architecture and engineering services.
ACEC members IMEG Corp. (Rock Island, Ill.) and Missman, Inc. (Rock Island, Ill.), have merged. The merger of two
Quad City firms expands their combined service offerings to
include a complete range of engineering design and constructionrelated services.
Global design firm and ACEC member Stantec (Edmonton,
Canada) acquired RNL Design (Denver), an architectural, interior and urban design firm. Stantec strengthens the coast-to-coast
reach of its U.S. buildings practice while broadening its civic and
commercial capabilities.
Bureau Veritas (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France), an ACEC
member and international leader, has acquired California Code
Check (Westlake Village, Calif.), a provider of third-party code
compliance plan review and inspection services for municipalities.
ACEC member DCI Engineers (Seattle) and BCE
Structural (Missoula, Mont.) have merged. BCE Structural has
experience in heavy timber and bridge projects. BCE has offices in
Missoula, Bozeman, Kalispell and Billings.
ACEC member Manhard Consulting (Vernon Hills, Ill.)
acquired fellow ACEC member Tamarack Consulting, LLC
(Lakewood, Colo.), a civil engineering, surveying and geospatial
firm. The transaction expands Manhard's oil and gas services
for regulatory permitting, land survey for right-of-way acquisition and machine control, as well as water storage and transport
systems.
ACEC member McGoey, Hauser and Edsall Consulting Engineers (MH&E) (New Windsor, N.Y.) acquired Shute
Engineering, PLLC (Goshen, N.Y.), a mechanical engineering firm. Lyle R. Shute, Shute Engineering's founder, will join
MH&E as a principal and head its MEP department.
ACEC member NV5 (Hollywood, Fla.) acquired RDK Engineers (Andover, Mass.), a specialized MEP firm with approximately $33 million in annual revenues and 185 employees. The

acquisition creates one of the largest MEP firms in North America.
ACEC member WSP (Montreal) acquired YR&G (Denver),
which specializes in sustainable consulting, education and analysis.
WSP also acquired ProVAb AB (Kramfors, Sweden), a consulting
company with expertise in water treatment, sewage treatment and
automation.
ACEC member Terracon Consultants (Olathe, Kan.)
acquired Earth Exploration, Inc. (Indianapolis), which provides
geotechnical, materials, construction, exploration and laboratory
capabilities. This enhances Terracon's presence in the Upper Midwest by establishing offices in the states of Indiana and Michigan.
MAY 2017

ACEC member Coffman Engineers (Seattle) acquired electrical engineering firm DEI Electrical Consultants (Spokane
Valley, Wash.). DEI will now operate as part of Coffman Engineers and expand its electrical service offerings.
ACEC member VHB (Watertown, Mass.) acquired McGee
Partners (Atlanta). This acquisition solidifies VHB's presence in
Georgia as a transportation engineering firm. McGee Partners will
now operate as VHB.
ACEC member Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineers, Inc., (N&W) (New Cumberland, Pa.) acquired
Raudenbush Engineering, Inc. (REI) (Middletown, Pa.),
a full-service civil engineering firm serving the Pennsylvania and
Maryland markets. REI will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary
of N&W.
ACEC member DLZ Corp. (Columbus, Ohio) acquired
WMB Consulting Engineers (Lexington, Ky.), a firm that
specializes in the planning and design of rural and urban highways, interstates and bridges. n
Nick Belitz is a principal at Morrissey Goodale, LLC, a strategy, M&A
and human capital solutions firm serving the architecture, engineering
and construction industry. Belitz heads the firm's merger and acquisition, valuation and financial services advisory group. He can be reached
at: nbelitz@morrisseygoodale.com.

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Engineering Inc - September/october 2017
Contents
From Acec to You
Market Watch
Legislative Action
Eye on The Storm
Boost Profits, Reduce Loss
Innovations in Airport Design
Future Looks Bright for Vr
The Legend of Gridlock Sam
Focus on Philanthropy
Guest Column
Mergers and Acquisitions
Members in the News
Business Insights
Engineering Inc - September/October 2017 - Intro
Engineering Inc - September/October 2017 - Engineering Inc - September/october 2017
Engineering Inc - September/October 2017 - Cover2
Engineering Inc - September/October 2017 - Contents
Engineering Inc - September/October 2017 - 2
Engineering Inc - September/October 2017 - 3
Engineering Inc - September/October 2017 - From Acec to You
Engineering Inc - September/October 2017 - 5
Engineering Inc - September/October 2017 - Market Watch
Engineering Inc - September/October 2017 - 7
Engineering Inc - September/October 2017 - Legislative Action
Engineering Inc - September/October 2017 - 9
Engineering Inc - September/October 2017 - Eye on The Storm
Engineering Inc - September/October 2017 - 11
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Engineering Inc - September/October 2017 - Boost Profits, Reduce Loss
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Engineering Inc - September/October 2017 - Innovations in Airport Design
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Engineering Inc - September/October 2017 - Future Looks Bright for Vr
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Engineering Inc - September/October 2017 - The Legend of Gridlock Sam
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Engineering Inc - September/October 2017 - Focus on Philanthropy
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Engineering Inc - September/October 2017 - Mergers and Acquisitions
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Engineering Inc - September/October 2017 - Members in the News
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