American Council of Engineering Companies of Iowa Recognition of Bee Branch Greenway Copyrighted
June 17, 2019
City of Dubuque Presentation(s) # 1.
ITEM TITLE: American Council of Engineering Companies of lowa
(ACECI)andAmerican Council of Engineering
Companies(ACEC)Awards forthe Upper Bee Branch
Creek Restoration Project
SUMMARY: Civil Engineer Deron Muehring and lead design engineers
Michael Jansen of I I W and Eric Vieth of Strand
Associates, will present the City Council with three awards
for the Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project.
American Council of Engineering Companies of lowa
• 2019 Grand Prize Award in the Special Projects
category
• 2019 Grand ConceptorAward
American Council of Engineering Companies
• National Recognition Award
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American Council of Engineering CompaniesAwards City Manager Memo
for Upper Bee Branch Creek-MVM Memo
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FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: American Council of Engineering Companies of lowa and American
Council of Engineering Companies' Awards for the Upper Bee Branch
Creek Restoration Project
DATE: June 12, 2019
Civil Engineer Deron Muehring and two of the lead design engineers on the Upper Bee
Branch Creek Restoration Project, Michael Jansen of IIW and Eric Vieth of Strand
Associates, will present to the City Council the American Council of Engineering
Companies of lowa 2019 Grand Prize Award in the Special Projects category and the
2019 Grand Conceptor Award, and the American Council of Engineering Companies
National Recognition Award for the Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project.
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DATE: June 11, 2019
RE: American Council of Engineering Companies of lowa and American
Council of Engineering Companies' awards for the Upper Bee Branch
Creek Restoration Project
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memo is to provide information related to three awards given for the
Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project: the 2019 Grand Prize Award in the Special
Projects category and the 2019 Grand Conceptor Award from the American Council of
Engineering Companies of lowa (ACECI), and a National Recognition Award from the
American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC).
BACKGROUND
The Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration is one of several infrastructure improvements
the City of Dubuque is making as part of the Bee Branch Watershed Flood Mitigation
Project to address severe and frequent flash flooding in the Bee Branch Watershed. The
project involved removing the buried Bee Branch storm sewer and replacing it with a 2,300-
foot long creek and greenspace. It also included utility relocations and the construction of
two vehicular bridges, a multi-use trail, a permeable parking lot, a stepped amphitheater, a
play area with slides, and scenic overlooks.
DISCUSSION
The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) represents thousands of
companies, serving as a voice for the engineering industry in Washington, DC and
throughout the nation. Dating back more than 100 years, ACEC is a federation of 52 state
and regional councils such as the American Council of Engineering Companies of lowa
(ACEC-IA). They represent more than 600,000 engineers, architects, land surveyors and
other specialists within the engineering profession. ACEC-IA was founded in 1956. It is
comprised of leaders from more than 50 of the most prominent consulting engineering
firms representing more than 200 engineers in the state of lowa. Founded in 1956, the
Chapter has worked hard to build leaders, strengthen business practices, and promote the
engineering industry.
Each year, ACEC-IA recognizes engineered projects that demonstrate an exceptional
degree of innovation, complexity, achievement, and value. Awards are rated on the basis
of the following:
• Uniqueness &/or Innovative Application of New or Existing Techniques: 20%
• Future Value to the Engineering Profession & Perception by the Public: 20%
• Social, Economic, and Sustainable Development Considerations: 20%
• Gomplexity: 20%
• Successful Fulfillment of Client/Owner Needs: 20%
Last month, the Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project was awarded the 2019
Grand Prize Award in the Special Projects category along with the 2019 Grand Conceptor
Award from ACEC-IA. The Grand Conceptor Award is presented to one project that stands
out above all other entries, regardless of project category. The project then went on to
achieve a National Recognition Award in the ACEC 2019 Engineering Excellence Awards
competition—the"Academy Awards of the engineering industry."The National Recognition
Award is a prestigious distinction honoring projects that have achieved top awards for
excellence in state competitions.
REQUESTED ACTION
I respectfully request that Deron Muehring, Civil Engineer and two of the lead design
engineers on the Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project, Michael Jansen of IIW
(Dubuque, IA)and Eric Vieth of Strand Associates(Madison, WI), be allowed to presentto
the City Council the American Council of Engineering Companies of lowa 2019 Grand
Prize Award in the Special Projects category and the 2019 Grand Conceptor Award, and
the American Council of Engineering Companies National Recognition Award for the Upper
Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project.
Prepared by Deron Muehring, Civil Engineer
cc: Steve Sampson-Brown, Project Manager
Deron Muehring, Civil Engineer
Randy Gehl, Public Information Officer
Kristin Hill, Bee Branch Communications Specialist
Eric Vieth, Strand Associates
Michael Jansen, IIW