LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Dutch firm with offices in Louisville and Lexington has won a $25 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract to do architecture and engineering civil works services on resiliency projects over the next five years in the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division. The region includes oversight of navigation on the Ohio River and hydropower on the Cumberland River.
Part of a world-renowned Dutch community of water control engineering, Arcadis is a leading global design and consultancy organization for natural and built assets. It is managing partner in a joint venture with Bergmann Associates that the Corps selected to perform services in an area that encompasses 17 states across the U.S.
The Arcadis-Bergmann Lakes and Rivers JV will provide engineering and architectural planning, design, and construction support as part of a $200 million shared capacity framework contract for resilience work funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The work will be worth an estimated $25 million for Arcadis over the next five years.
The scope of work is expected to include the provision of nature-based solutions such as ecological restoration alongside the design of dams, levees, pump stations, bridges, roadways, and canals. The overall framework contract is expected to tackle projects throughout the 17-state area encompassing USACE’s Lakes and Rivers Division, improving quality of life for the more than 58 million people who reside in the area.
Arcadis will deliver its digitally enhanced water management services on the projects, including the use of BIM 3D modeling, in addition to its flood damage reduction and dam safety engineering experience. The Arcadis-Bergmann Lakes and Rivers JV has committed to contracting 15% of its work to small business subcontractors, which includes disadvantaged business enterprises and other small businesses in various socio-economic categories.
“Our work is part of a historic investment in projects that will help to improve resilience in communities around the Great Lakes and Ohio River,” Rudy Guichard, Arcadis director of water management, North America, said. We have a longstanding relationship with Bergmann and are delighted to partner with them and our client to deliver this transformative change.”
“Digitally enhanced, nature-based solutions are the hallmark of Arcadis’ water management services, allowing us to climate proof and create sustainable communities around the world,” Frank Goossensen, Arcadis global director for client development for resilience, said.
Headquartered in Amsterdam, Arcadis is a $4.47 billion company with 36,000 employees in 70 countries. It supports UN-Habitat with knowledge and expertise to improve the quality of life in rapidly growing cities around the world through sustainable outcomes, focus and scale, and digitalization. www.arcadis.com
