Business Partners
Commitment to a team approach is essential to the successful completion of the Toledo Waterways Initiative, specifically the improvements at the Bay View Wastewater Treatment Plant and the modifications to the collection system.
Black & Veatch (www.bv.com) was selected as program manager of the Toledo Waterways Initiative because of its national expertise and commitment to the local community. Black & Veatch is one of the largest and most diversified engineering/construction firms in the world. It provides services in the infrastructure and power fields and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Black & Veatch’s local Toledo office is located at 420 Madison Avenue, Suite 1005 in downtown Toledo.
Black & Veatch and the subconsultants working on the Toledo Waterways Initiative have made a pledge to each other and to the City of Toledo to work together for the benefit of the City and its residents.
The individual firms selected to assist Black & Veatch on the Toledo Waterways Initiative were chosen based on their talents, resources and energy. In the process, an integrated, effective and cooperative team was formed. The blend of the nationally recognized expertise of Black & Veatch and the technical experience and resources of local firms ensures appropriate and effective application of technology and investment in Toledo.
As part of the commitment to the City, an economic development contract was approved that requires 90 percent of the work done on the Toledo Waterways Initiative be done locally, with at least 50 percent of the work being completed by local firms. The Program has a goal to award at least 10 percent of the work to minority business enterprises.
This program is an opportunity not only to boost our local economy, but also to benefit local MBEs.
Subcontractors and MBEs on the Toledo Waterways Initiative Team include:
ARCADIS (www.arcadis-us.com) is an international company providing consultancy, engineering and management services in infrastructure, environment and buildings, to enhance mobility, sustainability and quality of life. ARCADIS understands and develops solutions in storm water management, wastewater treatment and sewage collection. With more than 13,500 employees and more than $2 billion in gross revenue, the company has an extensive international network that is supported by strong local market positions.
Garcia Surveyors, Inc. (www.garciasurveyors.com)combination of talent and experience enable it to offer a broad range of surveying-related services, including boundary, land title, topographic, and construction surveying. Its employees have a high level of expertise in the utilization of both GPS and conventional surveying systems and the company is well-versed in the preparation of ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys. Garcia Surveyors in an MBE company.
G. Stephens Inc. (www.gstephensinc.com) founded in 1992 is an experienced, MBE/DBE/EDGE firm with a depth of construction management expertise that places the firm among other top-tier construction companies. G. Stephens, Inc. is honored to serve clients throughout Ohio from offices in Akron, Cleveland, Columbus, and Toledo – with honesty, integrity and accountability.
Hart Associates (www.hartinc.com), founded in the early 1960s, is the leading integrated marketing and communications firm in Northwest Ohio. The firm has a long history of providing communications services to government and related organization.
A member of the American Association of Advertising Agencies, Hart Associates offers a wide range of services to business-to-business and business-to-consumer clients.
Jones & Henry Engineers, Ltd. (www.jheng.com) provides high-quality consulting services in water, wastewater, storm water and civil engineering to municipalities and industries throughout the United States from five offices.
The staff at Jones & Henry include environmental, civil, electrical, chemical, and mechanical engineers; certified operators of water and wastewater systems; certified groundwater professional and certified floodplain managers. The average experience of its technical staff is 23 years.
Jones & Henry assists clients in collecting wastewater, treating wastewater, and managing wastewater residuals. Additionally, the firm assists clients in managing storm water including collecting, conveyance, flood protection, storage and pumping, plus assists with storm water pollution abatement.
Northwest Consultants, Inc. (www.nci-eng.com) is a professional, multi-disciplinary engineering firm established in 1985 and headquartered in Toledo, Ohio. It provides a full array of civil, structural and transportation consulting services throughout Ohio, Michigan and Indiana.
NCI is recognized as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and/or Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) by agencies in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana.
Rhodes & Associates, Inc. (www.rhodeseng.com) founded in 1984, provides specific services to the mechanical and electrical construction industry with particular emphasis on the water and wastewater market. The firm’s services include design, engineering, management, consulting, installation, maintenance and electrical testing.
Rhodes & Associates’ certifications include WBE / MBE / DHB / MMBDC / DBH/ SBE.
Stantec Inc. (www.stantec.com) founded in 1954, provides professional consulting services in planning, engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management and project economics for infrastructure and facilities projects.
Wastewater and storm water conveyance systems are part of the essential environmental infrastructure of every community. Stantec has designed systems for municipalities, as well as industrial and commercial clients with unique and compelling needs.
The firm’s services are offered through more than 10,000 employees operating from more than 130 offices in North America.
Tetra Tech (www.tetratech.com) is an engineering and management consulting firm with a focus on finding and developing cost-effective and sustainable solutions to engineering, environmental and natural resource management problems. Tetra Tech is headquartered in Pasadena, California. Its local Toledo office is one of 250 offices worldwide that house the company’s 10,000 employees.
Tetra Tech’s Environmental Consulting Services provides scientific, consulting, engineering and project management services for water resources, groundwater, watershed management and various other project types. Additionally, its Engineering and Architecture Services provide engineering, architectural, interior and exterior design and program administration for water and wastewater facilities along with other large-scale projects.
TTL Associates, Inc. (www.ttlassoc.com) was founded in 1927 as Toledo Testing Laboratory and is a leading environmental consulting, geotechnical engineering, and construction materials testing firm in the Great Lakes region. TTL offers a wide range of services including environmental site assessments, hazardous materials surveys and air quality monitoring, drilling, geotechnical engineering, brownfield redevelopment, industrial hygiene/facility management, sustainable building/LEED certification and construction quality control/quality assurance testing and inspection.
Vision Mechanical, Inc. (www.visionmechanicalinc.com) provides professional Mechanical and Electrical Engineering services to national, regional and local customers. Located in Toledo, Ohio, Vision has been providing plumbing, piping and sewer design; heating, ventilation and cooling design; and electrical power and lighting design since 1998.