DEA in the News

2010

LIDAR mapping after Samoan tsunami could boost research efforts

"The research program there was aided by equipment and software loaned by David Evans and Associates, Inc., in Portland, Ore., and Leica Geosystems in San Ramon, Calif. A strategic partnership was recently established between these organizations to provide students with advanced training in geomatics."

Environmental impact of Highway 138 projects assessed
The News-Review, Douglas County, Ore.

"Although the city of Roseburg is leading the study, ODOT is funding the $ 1.2 million environmental assessment and has hired a consultant, Portland-based engineering firm David Evans & Associates, to complete it, said Thompson."

Getting a Piece of the Renewable Energy Market
CE News

"The 135-MW Pine Tree Wind Facility owned by Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWAP) consists of 90, 1.5-MW turbines. At the time of construction, it was the largest municipally owned wind facility in the United States. David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA) partnered with Kiewit Pacific Co. as the design-build team that designed, permitted, and constructed this project in just 18 months."

October 2009

Getting to the bottom of the Bay's depths
Bay Journal, Chesapeake, Md.

David Evans and Associates, Inc., a private company, is conducting the Virginia surveys. By law, NOAA must contract out at least 51 percent of its survey work to the private sector.... Jon Dasler, director of marine services for David Evans and Associates, said two boats operating from Reedville, VA, are gathering data primarily with multibeam and side-scan sonar. "The crew is working 12 hours a day, seven days a week, weather permitting," Dasler said. "They've been going since midsummer and will finish this fall."

U.S. Highway 101 underpass project to move forward east of Port Angeles
Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, Wash.

A roadblock to Clallam County's much-anticipated overpass of U.S. Highway 101 east of Port Angeles has turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

September 2009

Two wheels good; four wheels bad
Financial Times, London, England

At David Evans and Associates, a Portland-based architectural and engineering company, staff are paid not to take the easy commuting option. “Here at our head office, we pay people $1.50 per trip for any commute method that isn’t a single occupancy vehicle,” says Tami Boardman, director of communications.

August 2009

Stimulus cash pays for Bay survey
Daily Press, Newport News, Va.

The first charting project began in June and has led to about 60 new jobs, said John Staly, lead hydrographer on the project for David Evans and Associates Inc., a private company contracted to do the work.

July 2009

Traversing Bend by wheelchair an eye-opening journey
KTVZ, Bend, Ore.

Thomas Headley is a Bend civil engineer with David Evans and Associates. He says this has changed his perspective. "At any time when I see in a design there's a grade or slope in asphalt or sidewalk, if it's not suitable for a wheelchair, it's going to affect a lot of lives," Headley said.

Open house to highlight study of Little Cottonwood traffic
Salt Lake Tribune

Starting last fall, but really kicking into gear this past week (especially today, the peak day of the Wasatch Wildflower Festival), the Park Service specialists and their private-sector partners from David Evans Associates have been doing traffic surveys for what is being dubbed the Albion Basin Alternative Transportation Feasibility Study.

Team discusses transportation plan
Shoshone News Press, Kellogg, Id.

“The whole point of a transportation plan is to identify projects that would improve the transportation system,” said Shawn Hoisington, an engineer with Coeur d’Alene-based David Evans and Associates.

June 2009

Going Beyond Engineering
Aspire magazine

“We found that, today, a bridge project is not a pure bridge project any more,” says Raj Bharil, DEA’s director of the bridge discipline.

City sticks with familiar face for BB16 surveying
The Peninsula Gateway, Gig Harbor, Wash.

The City of Gig Harbor will pay a construction administration service more than $550,000 for surveying and technical support services for the Burnham-Borgen-state Route 16 project, a city engineer said. Steve Misiurak, the city’s lead engineer, said the contract, approved by the city council June 9, was awarded to David Evans and Associates, Inc.

March 2009

Green Machine
Portland Monthly

To figure out how best to do that, Hamilton and chief of staff Chip Terhune, with Dave Chen and Mark Edlen (the Gerding/Edlen developer of the Brewery Blocks and the South Waterfront), recruited a think tank of mostly Portland-based green gurus that also included Dan Heagerty, chief strategic officer at David Evans & Associates, the firm involved in every streetcar and light-rail project in metro Portland and in other cities across the country; Steven Straus of Glumac, an engineering firm that specializes in green retrofits of skyscrapers; and Dan Carol, a Eugene-based political consultant who worked in Chicago as the Obama campaign’s director of content and issues and who cofounded the Apollo Alliance, a San Francisco–based green-energy advocacy group.

Ivy in the City
Sustainable Industries

Our Green Building Research Lab, where we develop and test new green building technologies provides workforce training and facilitates the adoption of energy-efficient technologies throughout the building industry. We are working with Glumac, Interface Engineering, PAE Consultants, Gerding Edlen, David Evans and Associates and we will be involving others.

February 2009

Deer Park Road overpass approved for U.S. 101
Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, Wash.

County planners used a benefits matrix to settle on "Alternative L," one of 10 designs conceived by David Evans Associates.

January 2009

Wilsonville challenges cost of I-5 to 99W project
The Oregonian

Bowers on Wednesday said proposed upgrades in Wilsonville aren't included in the $750 million price. Lead consultant Scott Richman, of David Evans and Associates, said the price is inclusive.

Washington releases impact statement for Puget Sound wind farm expansion
Wind Watch

David Evans and Associates Inc., consultant to the project sponsor, is the principal author of the supplemental EIS.

Replacement of Sauvie Island Bridge had to shine
Daily Journal of Commerce Portland

David Evans and Associates Inc. was selected by the county and the state Department of Transportation as the engineering design consultant for the bridge replacement. DEA won an ACEC Grand Award for the project.

ACEC lauds numerous other engineering projects
Daily Journal of Commerce Portland

By combining Washington Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration standards with European design influence, DEA created the first two-lane compact urban roundabout in Vancouver.

Investing in your community
CE News

Painting a transitional housing unit on a Saturday morning with 15 co-workers may not sound like the usual way to relax on the weekend. But in the Denver office of David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA), it’s an invaluable opportunity for our firm to give back to our community. Since 2002, we’ve partnered with Denver-based Family HomeStead to help the organization fulfill its mission of providing emergency and transitional housing to homeless families with children.

City wants freeway ramps to impress
San Gabriel Valley Tribune Calif.

They have hired a consulting firm, David Evans and Associates, to do the designs and help work with Caltrans. Caltrans owns the property and has the final say on what can be done at the ramps.

December 2008

Portland firm helps U.S. agency map river bottoms
Daily Journal of Commerce Portland

The boat has been equipped with the latest equipment for surveying the river bottom and is being used by David Evans and Associates, a Portland-based engineering firm. This week, engineers with the firm have been surveying the Portland harbor, analyzing the river bottom for objects that could create obstructions for large ships.

Engineers eager to vie for federal and state infrastructure projects
Daily Journal of Commerce Portland

“We hate to get out too in front with our excitement,” said Ken Wightman, president and CEO of David Evans & Associates. “A lot of things could happen, especially dealing with the government and funding.”

November 2008

City ponders options for Puyallup River Bridge
Tacoma Weekly

Once an option is selected, the consulting firm hired by the city for his project, David Evans and Associates, will need 18 months for design work. It will take an additional 18 months for construction.

Improvements in Gateway District Include Bioswales
Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland, OR

The project, which stretches from Northeast Weidler to Northeast Glisan Streets, also includes bioswale planters that take street storm-water runoff and filter it – reducing the amount of pollution that makes its way to the aquifer, according to officials. The second phase of the project will stretch from Northeast Glisan to Northeast Washington streets.

GreenWorks and David Evans and Associates worked with the city on designing the improvements to 102nd.

Looking Beyond LEED
Colorado Construction

“In 2003 Denver’s David Evans and Associates underwent a firm-wide effort to identify a core purpose: ‘to be stewards of the built and natural environment,’ says Paul Horton, director of sustainability for the consulting and planning firm.

‘After the core purpose was identified, it was clear that an individual was needed to organize this overall stewardship effort, with a major focus on the sustainability program,’ he says. ‘A key responsibility for this person is to foster a culture of sustainability among all of our employees.’ ”

October 2008

Poulsbo Wants Drivers to Stop Cutting Through Town
Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, Wash.

“Consultant Mike Birdsall, with David Evans and Associates, said the study revealed that about 40 percent of drivers heading through downtown were either on their way to the highway, or east Poulsbo, and don't stop downtown.”

Nicolas Valley residents could get some help with their dirt roads
The Californian

“Being considered is a $120,900 contract with David Evans and Associates of Riverside to design and provide engineering services for paving certain roads in Nicolas Valley.”

Restoring Sustainability
CE News

“Western Washington University (WWU), Bellingham, Wash., selected David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA) as the design lead for its new transit center project, which included restoration and enhancement of nearby Lincoln Creek.”

David Evans and Associates, Inc., to Provide Hydrographic Surveying Services for NOAA
American Surveyor

“ ‘David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA) announced today that its Marine Sciences division, based in Vancouver, Wash., has been awarded a five-year, $250 million Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for hydrographic surveys in U.S. territorial waters by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). ”

September 2008

Sustaining business success with green initiatives
CE News - Green Solutions Special Report

"David Evans and Associates shares exeriences in making sustainability part of its bottom line."

Put mixed uses where they belong — by the water
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce - Seattle WA

“Additional flexibility and creative license need to be granted to our local governments to harmoniously integrate pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use development with traditional water-dependent uses,” said Dennis Derrickson, a senior planner with David Evans and Associates.

August 2008

Selling Clark County one firm at a time
Portland Business Journal - Portland, OR

Economic development group hopes recent efforts will spur more startups ... Sheila Muckridge, director of business development for David Evans and Associates’ Portland office, said the [Columbia River Economic Development] council provided good numbers as the land-use specialist mulled opening a Vancouver location.

Limited Access
Steel Bridge News by Kip Coulter, P.E. and Kent Cordtz, P.E., S.E.

"There's only one bridge to Sauvie Island and given its long list of requirements, only one way to build it."

Vancouver firm’s underwater mapping work used in key area projects
Vancouver Business Journal - Vancouver, WA

"Under the Earth’s oceans, rivers and lakes lies a world with geography all its own, and a Vancouver marine services firm is in the business of exploring it. Portland-based engineering firm David Evans and Assoc. Inc. opened a marine sciences unit in Vancouver in February. The branch is currently incorporated in Washington and by Nov. 1, it’s expected to become a wholly owned subsidiary of DEA called David Evans and Assoc. Marine Sciences Inc."

Washington State Department of Ecology Awards Seattle's Blue Marble Energy Contract to Remove Toxic Algae From Puget Sound Beaches
marketwatch.com

"Blue Marble Energy is working closely with partner David Evans and Associates on this project, which provides BME with permitting, regulatory compliance and environmental fisheries biology support. DEA will monitor aquatic species by-catch and ensure as little environmental impact as possible from the operation."

July 2008

Portland should get its gateway
The Oregonian - Portland, OR

"In short order, Gilbert corralled a design team from Portland State University and a hefty engineering assist from David Evans and Associates, a pledge of $1 million from a private donor, and green lights from the Oregon Department of Transportation, Portland Parks and Oregon State Parks — all owners of adjoining land, including that sylvan east flank of Rocky Butte."

City studying transportation, will survey drivers at intersections through next week
Longmont Times-Call - Longmont, CO

"The city contracted with David Evans and Associates Inc. to do the $140,000 study, Wolfrum said. The money is coming from the city street fund, which is funded from the city's existing three-quarter-cent street tax."

The End of an Era
Rogue River Press - Rogue River, OR

"The aptly-named David Evans and Associates engineering firm has worked hand-in-hand with contractor, J. W. Fowler, to minimize a considerable amount of unavoidable inconvenience to nearby residents and drivers."

David Evans wins interagency U.S. 95 traffic study
Journal of Business - Coeur d'Alene, ID

"The Kootenai Metropolitan Planning Organization Board has selected the Spokane office of Portland, Ore.-based David Evans and Associates Inc. to complete a study of traffic on U.S. 95 ... just north of Hayden, Idaho."

June 2008

2009 transportation funding package is the top priority for trade group
Daily Journal of Commerce - Portland, OR

"Local offices of engineering firms such as David Evans and Associates and Parametrix said they increased hiring due to the Oregon Transportation Investment Act. According to the Oregon Department of Transportation, for every $1 million on transportation, about 17 family wage jobs are created."

May 2008

Local companies pay employees to leave car at home
KGW.com - Portland, OR

"David Evans and Associates is generous when it comes to supporting alternative forms of transportation. Employees who walk to work also receive $3 for each trip and for those who carpool or take the bus, they get $1.50 per trip."

April 2008

UO to spend $18 million on arena parking
DailyEmerald.com - Eugene, OR

"The University is relying on a parking needs study by David Evans and Associates that says roughly 900 cars can park in the nearby neighborhood when attending events at the new arena."

Council tackles goal mapping
Bonner County Daily Bee, Idaho

"Hoisington and his firm, David Evans and Associates, used travel demand and traffic forecasting computer models to estimate future traffic patterns throughout the greater Sandpoint area."

February 2008

An $80 million rescue for the Murray Morgan?
TheNewsTribune.com - Tacoma, WA

"...but the City Council asked for a second opinion from David Evans and Associates, an engineering consultant firm with special expertise on bridges."

SR 202 Stream and Wetland Mitigation: Achieving a Fine Balance
Land and Water Magazine

"To comply with compensatory mitigation required by federal, state, and local environmental regulations, WSDOT hired David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA) to provide design and construction assistance services for wetland and stream mitigation."

Lincoln Creek work earns Gold Award for David Evans and Associates
The Bellingham Herald - Bellingham, WA, USA

"The Bellingham office of David Evans and Associates won a State Gold Award for social, economic, and sustainable design considerations."

Creating an enriching workplace
Spokane Journal of Business - Spokane, WA, USA

"Representatives for the Spokane offices of David Evans and Associates Inc. and Coffman Engineers Inc. say those companies grew up with a community culture, ..."

Study will OK more traffic congestion
The Bellingham Herald - Bellingham, WA, USA

"... over two other bidders: Kirkland-based Mirai Transportation Planning and Engineering, and David Evans and Associates, which has an office in Bellingham." ...

Fresh hope for Murray Morgan bridge
TheNewsTribune.com Tacoma,WA,USA

"A detailed inspection is expected to be completed this week ... David Evans and Associates is performing the work for the city. It's more in-depth than the state's ..."

January 2008

Feds taking comment on Coos Bay Channel Modification Project
The World

"... those interested can go to http://www.CoosBayChannelEIS.com or contact: Terry Buchholz of David Evans and Associates, by calling (503) 499-0370."

DEA No. 73 on Fortune’s 2008 100 Best Companies to Work For list
Fortune

“What makes it so great? Everyone gets overtime at this employee-owned engineering consultant: Salaried employees are paid an hourly rate, and hourly workers get time and a half.” (read more)

November 2007

David Evans names new president
MSN Money

“Al Barkouli has been named president and chief operating officer for David Evans and Associates Inc.”

Experts favor a new I-5 bridge
Oregonian

“ ‘A replacement river crossing does perform better than a supplemental river crossing on most of the values that were created by this task force,’ said Ron Anderson, deputy project manager and a consultant from the David Evans and Associates firm.”

Community Center Pursued
Riverside Press-Enterprise

“Ontario-based architectural firm David Evans and Associates has held a series of neighborhood meetings, seeking suggestions on the center's design and programs.”

October 2007

Volunteers help add to airport runway
Albany Democrat-Herald

"Project engineer Tracy may, of the firm David Evans and Associates in Corvallis, said about 3000 yards of crushed rock will be needed."

Cleaning up EPA's largest Superfund site
Revitalization e-Digest

“Yet to move toward a more sustainable society, we must go beyond these old problem solving guidelines," said Tom Puttnam, a sustainability planner and engineer.

September 2007

RFTA seeking input on high-tech transit system
Aspen Daily News

“RFTA is working to set out a phasing plan stretching out to 2017, but next year is a key time. Working with consultant David Evans and Associates, RFTA hopes to iron out its plans for service, park-and-rides and stations, highway design and funding.”

August 2007

Marna O'Brien Park reopens
North County Times

“The Marna O'Brien park was designed by David Evans and Associates and built by Western Rim Contractors at a total cost of $4.3 million. The sports and recreation park will be open from dawn to dusk daily.”

Port commission OKs change to rail contract
Columbian

“The contract with David Evans and Associates will cover design of the $13 million to $15 million section of rail improvements into the port. The overall cost of the rail work could be as much as $86 million.”

July 2007

Garco wins $29 million Fairchild job
Spokane Journal of Business

“The design team for the project at Fairchild includes the Spokane office of Seattle-based Coffman Engineers Inc., for structural and mechanical design; Bernardo Wills Architects PC for architecture; and the Spokane office of Portland-based David Evans and Associates Inc. for civil engineering design.”

May 2007

Surveying at the Utah State Capitol Dome
American Surveyor

“It was a dark November evening; it was snowing, and our survey crew was more than 200 feet in the air atop the Utah State Capitol Dome, freezing. David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA) had been contracted to provide as-built drawings for the restoration of the historic capitol dome.”

Local business helps beautify community
Tacoma Weekly

“The staff at David Evans and Associates Inc. (DEA) has been working diligently the last four years to give much-needed facelifts to two traffic islands located between Fife and Tacoma near the intersection of Milwaukee Avenue and Pacific Highway East.”

People on the move
The Denver Post

“DAVID EVANS AND ASSOCIATES INC.: Sue Grabler has joined the firm as a senior rail project manager, and Gary Gable joined as a survey project manager.”

Early FasTracks spending appears behind schedule
Orange County Register

“In the case of the West Corridor, RTD had expected to spend $18 million by now on the final design of the 12.1-mile line from downtown to Golden. But through March, the prime consultant, David Evans and Associates, had been paid $3.36 million. Nevertheless, FasTracks managers expect all of the work to accelerate this year and vow to meet the deadline for completing all of the lines by 2017.”

April 2007

Council takes meeting on the road
Orange County Register

“In November 2005, the council contracted with David Evans and Associates, Inc., for $160,000 to prepare the enhancement plan.”

Global warming could be economic boon for some
Santa Cruz Sentinel

“Some firms are advising water agencies that they’ll need to be able to store more water than they ever did before, said Jeff Rupp, a civil engineer for David Evans and Associates in Ontario.”

 

March 2007

Extreme garden makeover
LandscapeOnline.com

"With some help from the landscape architects at David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA), the California School Garden Network (CSGN) and celebrity garden designer Dawson Connor, local students brought new life to a long-neglected garden at Locke High School in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, Calif."

David Evans acquires engineering firm
Portland Business Journals

“David Evans and Associates Inc. has acquired structural and civil engineering firm CES Inc. Engineering. CES has 15 employees based in Olympia, Wash., and serves Pacific Northwest clients in the public and private sectors. The addition of CES will add to Portland-based David Evans' structural, construction and transportation engineering programs.”

State Department of Transportation seeks transit-focused entrepreneurs
The Tacoma Daily Index

“Past Trip Reduction Performance Program participants include Nintendo of America Inc., Washington State University, Sage Manufacturing, Children's Hospital, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research, and David Evans and Associates.”

 

February 2007

Engineered for the long haul
The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.

“The three principals admit competition abounds in the regions the company serves. Project contenders include similar-sized firms like Vancouver-based MacKay & Sposito Inc. and larger firms such as Portland's David Evans and Associates Inc., which recently opened a Clark County office.”

Engineered for the long haul
The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.

“The three principals admit competition abounds in the regions the company serves. Project contenders include similar-sized firms like Vancouver-based MacKay & Sposito Inc. and larger firms such as Portland's David Evans and Associates Inc., which recently opened a Clark County office.”

Panel approves concept for redesigning Franklin
The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore.

“Commission members agreed to explore a design that has two lanes in each direction for through traffic, two lanes for bus rapid transit, a local-access lane for traffic going in and out of streetside businesses with an option for on-street parking. Initially, only the north side of Franklin would have a local-access lane.

“That design can be created within the existing right-of-way corridor, said David Knowles, a planner with engineering firm David Evans and Associates, which is consulting on the project. ”

City commission endorses design plans
Oregon Daily Emerald, Eugene, Ore.

“The project’s two consultants, David Evans and Associates, Inc. and Urbsworks, Inc., proposed the multiway boulevard as a way to lead to Franklin Boulevard’s rejuvenation by encouraging mixed-use development and making the area more friendly to pedestrians and bicyclists.”

Building the Future: A multi-modal solution to congestion
CE News.com

“Sub-consultants involved in various aspects of the T-REX project include DMJM Harris; Jacobs Civil; Turner, Collie & Braden; Terracon; Kleinfelder, Inc.; Shannon & Wilson; Schnabel Foundations; David Evans and Associates, Inc.; and Kilgore Consulting and Management.”

 

January 2007

Albany train tower on the job
Albany Democrat-Herald, Jan 30, 2007

“Preliminary design work already is completed, Mayes said. It was done by contractor David Evans and Associates using consultant Robert Dortignacq — all of Portland — at the same time the train station and surrounding area was redesigned.”

Port wants North Spit land shovel-ready
Coos Bay World, Jan 24, 2007

“The port commission has agreed to have Portland-based David Evans and Associates survey the wetlands. The port is hoping to have the property listed in the governor's Industrial Site Certification Program. It offers industrialists a one-stop shop for shovel-ready sites.”

Public wants highways widened
Columbia Basin Herald, Jan 23, 2007

“Widening the highways also supports economic development, another driving force behind the project, said Riley Atkins, environmental project manager with David Evans and Associates Inc.”

 

December 2006

The Ghost Quarter
Portland Tribune, Dec 12, 2006

“There’s no ‘there’ there,” says David Knowles (Portland Office Planning Discipline Leader), the city planning director when the Rose Garden was built, referring to what former Mayor Vera Katz eventually would say about the Rose Quarter. “You need to have a place. It’s a place to go but not a place to be.

“The lesson really is that you need people … the lesson is that you can’t create something disconnected from any neighborhood at all and expect there to be vitality.

“People aren’t going to come to a place that’s not a neighborhood. They’re not going to linger unless it’s a neighborhood.”

Phillip Harris Bridge wins prestigious award
The Oregonian Dec 1, 2006

“The award recognizes the Oregon Department of Transportation, the county's capital project management and survey/engineering teams, consultants David Evans and Associates and the project's contractor, Wildish Standard Paving.”

 

November 2006

Officials discuss goals of interchange plan
The News-Review (Roseburg, Ore.) Nov. 21, 2006

“The open house was held by Oregon Department of Transportation engineers and outside traffic consultants from David Evans and Associates Inc., and addressed the long-term goals of the Interchange Area Management Plan.”

Salem Companies Flourish Through $1.3 Billion Bridge Program (PDF)
Salem Business Journal Nov. 2006

“Since its founding in Oregon in 1976, David Evans and Associates Inc., an employee-owned architecture, construction and engineering firm, has emerged as a recognized leader in sustainable design for complex transportation projects nationwide. It was, therefore, a natural choice as the design firm on three of the most prestigious bridge repair and replacement projects on the bridge program.”

Metro seminars focus on nature-friendly development
Gresham Outlook Nov. 10, 2006

“Speaker: Tom Puttman, PE, David Evans and Associates. Puttman will discuss low-impact practices feasible for your site and its applications. Includes green streets, eco-roofs and stormwater planters.”

El Monte parks to get face-lifts
Whittier Daily News Nov. 6, 2006

“Two community meetings to get comments from the people who use the parks will be held to give the architects, David Evans and Associates, an idea of what they want. ”