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Building the Climate Pledge Arena under the old landmarked roof was like building a world class arena under a circus tent. The project won a Platinum Award. Photo courtesy of Climate Pledge Arena

Haley & Aldrich wins top prize for Climate Pledge Arena

Haley & Aldrich is the top winner in the American Council of Engineering Companies of Washington’s annual Engineering Excellence Awards program. The firm took home the top honor — the Platinum Award — for its design to hold up the existing roof on KeyArena, while doubling the size of the arena below.


March 28, 2022
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Sponsored by ACEC’s Washington state chapter, the awards program recognizes projects that represent a wide range of engineering achievements and demonstrate the highest degree of skill and ingenuity.





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Twenty-seven projects were honored in this year’s program. The top national awards will go on to compete in the ACEC national competition in Washington, D.C., in April.

Project entries were evaluated by a five-judge panel: Robert Axley, engineer emeritus, Wood Harbinger; Steve Johnston, engineer emeritus, Landau Associates; Supriya Kelkar, senior design manager, Sound Transit; Benjamin Minnick, construction editor, Daily Journal of Commerce; and Kathy Robertson, engineer emeritus, Picketts Engineering.

ACEC Washington is a professional trade association representing consulting engineering, land surveying and affiliated scientific and planning firms statewide.



ACEC 2022 Engineering Excellence Awards

NATIONAL FINALISTS
PLATINUM AWARD
Special Projects

Haley & Aldrich, Inc.
Project: Climate Pledge Arena
Client: Oak View Group/ CAA Icon
GOLD AWARD
Structural Systems

Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Project: Rainier Square
Client:RSQ Tower LLC
GOLD AWARD
Special Projects

Shannon & Wilson, Inc.
Project: TAPS-Lost Creek Thermal Improvements
Client: Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
GOLD AWARD
Water Resources

HDR, Inc.
Project: Anacortes Water Treatment Plant Clearwell
Client:City of Anacortes
GOLD AWARD
Transportation

KPFF, Inc.
Project: WSDOT Ferries Division
Client: Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal

BEST IN STATE
Gold Awards
UNIQUE OR INNOVATIVE APPLICATION OF NEW OR EXISTING TECHNIQUES
BHC Consultants
Project: Salmon Creek WWTP Solids Handling Improvements
Client: Southwest Suburban Sewer District
FUTURE VALUE TO THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION
P2S Inc.
Project: EvergreenHealth Critical Care Unit
Client: Evergreen Health/ KMD Architects
FUTURE VALUE TO THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION
Tetra Tech Project: Lake Ketchum
Client: Snohomish County

SUCCESSFUL FULFILLMENT OF CLIENT/OWNER NEEDS
Herrera Environmental Consultants
Project: Albany Street Stormwater Park
Client: Thurston County
COMPLEXITY
Wood Harbinger
Project: Harborview Medical Center Water Damage Repair
Client: King County
SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
David Evans and Associates, Inc.
Project: John Lewis Memorial Bridge
Client: City of Seattle DOT
SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
Landau Associates, Inc.
Project: Bay Wood Shoreline Restoration and Cleanup
Client: Port of Everett

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AWARDS
Large firm: Brown and Caldwell

Midsize firm: KBA, Inc.

Midsize firm: Coughlin Porter

ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Shelley Clark

NATIONAL SILVER AWARDS
TRANSPORTATION
McMillen Jacobs Associates
Project: Northgate Link Extension
Client: Sound Transit

TRANSPORTATION
H.W. Lochner, Inc.
Project: Issaquah-Fall City Rd. 242nd- Klahanie Dr. SE
Client: City of Sammamish

TRANSPORTATION
Jacobs
Project: SR 167/70 Ave E. Vicinity Bridge Replacement
Client: WSDOT/ Atkinson Construction

TRANSPORTATION
AECOM
Project: Sea-Tac Airport N. Satellite Modernization
Client: Port of Seattle

TRANSPORTATION
HDR, Inc.
Project: I-90, Barker Road Interchange Improvement
Client: City of Spokane Valley

WATER RESOURCES
Inter-Fluve
Project: Nason Creek Upper White Pine Restoration
Client: Chelan County and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

BEST IN STATE
Silver Awards
UNIQUE OR INNOVATIVE APPLICATION OF NEW OR EXISTING TECHNIQUES
Coughlin Porter Lundeen
Project: 2005 Poplar
Client: Rowley Properties/ VIA- A Perkins Eastman Studio

FUTURE VALUE TO THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION
Shannon & Wilson, Inc.
Project: US 101 Siebert Creek - Fish Barrier Removal
Client: WSDOT

SUCCESSFUL FULFILLMENT OF CLIENT/OWNER NEEDS
Reid Middleton, Inc.
Project: Pier 62 Evaluation and Replacement
Client: City of Seattle

COMPLEXITY
WSP USA
Project: Duportail Bridge Project
Client: City of Richland

SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
Reid Middleton, Inc.
Project: Edmonds Waterfront Center
Client: Environmental WORKS Community Design Center

BEST IN STATE
Bronze Awards
COMPLEXITY
PS2 Inc.
Project:P-401 Ship Maintenance Support Facility
Client: U.S Navy

SUCCESSFUL FULFILLMENT OF CLIENT/OWNER NEEDS
Moffatt & Nichol
Project: A Dock Reconfiguration
Client: Port of Anacortes

SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
Parametrix
Project: Veterans Drive SW Improvements
Client: City of Lakewood

SUCCESSFUL FULFILLMENT OF CLIENT/OWNER NEEDS
KBA, Inc.
Project: Link Operations and Maintenance Facility East
Client: Sound Transit




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