4.27.10
Lincoln
Drive Water Transmission Main Under Construction
Construction
has begun on water transmission
main improvements along Lincoln
Drive between 24th Street and
36th Street. The project, which
includes new 30-inch and 24-inch
water transmission mains, provides
critical infrastructure improvements
improving system capacity and
performance. Dibble Engineering
previously provided complete
design of the pipeline improvements,
and we are currently providing
construction administration
and observation of the project.
3.5.10
Dibble's Founder
Passes Away
Ben Dibble September 3, 1922 to
March 1, 2010
Ben
Dibble, who founded our firm in 1962,
passed away March 1, 2010 at the age
of 87. While not all of Dibble's staff
knew Ben, some of us spent time with
him and enjoyed his visits to our office.
We
understand his legacy, and know that
he made an incredible impact on the
community, engineering and Arizona.
Ben was very active in our industry
associations and organizations and served
on the ACEC Board of Directors, as ASPE/NSPE
National Vice President, as ASCE Az
Section President in 1969 (John C. Park
Outstanding Civil Engineer Award Recipient),
as an Arizona Town Hall Participant
in 1980, was a member of APWA, was a
member and Chairman of the Board of
Health (now ADEQ) appointed by Governor
John "Jack" Williams from
1968 -1972, and many others. Ben touched
so many lives with his quiet example
and thoughtful service to friends and
family.
7.13.09
Dibble Announces
LEED Accredited Professional
Dibble
Engineering is proud to announce that Jason
Mikkelsen, PE, and Geoff Stone, EIT, have
passed the exam to be recognized as LEED Accredited
Professionals (LEED AP). The LEED AP program
is managed by US Green Building Council through
the Green Building Certification Institute
and distinguishes building professionals with
the knowledge and skills to successfully steward
the LEED certification process.
Dibble Engineering is proud
to announce that Dan Frank, PE; Josh Papworth,
PE, and Lance Webb, PE passed the Certified
Floodplain Manager exam given by the Association
of State Floodplain Managers and are Certified
Floodplain Managers (CFM). The primary goal
of the ASFPM Certified Floodplain Manager
Program is to help reduce the nation's flood
losses and protect and enhance the natural
resources and functions of its floodplains
by improving the knowledge and abilities of
floodplain managers in the United States.
3.10.09
Hope Lane
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Opens New Possibilities
Owner:
Gila
County
Gila County held a ribbon
cutting ceremony on February 27, 2009 to open
the new Hope Lane in Globe, Arizona. The Hope
Lane roadway near the Cobre Valley Community
Hospital provides better access to the hospital
for residents of Little Acres, creates better
mobility in the area, increases safety for
motorists and pedestrians, and eliminates
large vehicle traffic on Roberts Road. The
project was funded from the $0.5-cent sales
tax money set aside for roadway improvements.
Gila County, the owner; Coombs Construction
Company, the contractor; and Dibble Engineering,
the designer, were partners in the successful
completion of this road project.
2.10.09
Dibble Engineers
Honored by ASCE
Dibble Engineering (Dibble)
employees, Susan Detwiler, PE, and Melanie
Sikes, EIT, were the recipients of ASCE Western
Regional Younger Member awards. The region
comprises 10 states in the Western United
States and only four individuals are recognized
each year.
Susan received the Outstanding
Younger Member in Community Activities. She
was recognized for her strong leadership skills
and commitment to bettering the community
through involvement in a number of activities.
Some of the highlights include her involvement
in Canstruction, Project Cure, Ronald McDonald
House, Adopt-a-Highway, Future Cities Team
Leader, Future Cities Engineering Mentor,
Race for the Cure, Mathcounts, and serving
as a Phoenix Branch Officer.
Melanie was the recipient
of the Outstanding Younger Member in ASCE
Activities. She received this award for her
strong leadership skills, commitment to the
community, and outstanding participation in
AzSCE at the Student, YMF, Branch, and Section
level. Some of her activities include serving
as the ASCE Region 8 Representative on National
Committee on Student Activities and ASU ASCE
Practitioner Advisor and being an active member
of the Arizona Section Meeting Planning Committee,
Practitioner and Faculty Advisor Training
Workshop, and as the Annual ASU Scholarship
Liaison.
Dibble employees, Adina
Alpert, Christine Fanchi and Susan Detwiler,
were also part of the team who built the "Somewhere
Over the CANbow" structure for the 2008
Canstruction competition, which earned the
Outstanding Younger Member Group Project award
for the Phoenix Younger Member Forum. Somewhere
Over the CANbow was constructed from approximately
5,000 cans of food. The YMF team was featured
on the Food Network's Unwrapped and was awarded
Best Use of Labels during the competition.
10.29.08
Dibble's Airport
Infrastructure Practice Selected for the Phoenix-Mesa
Gateway Airport Taxiway Bravo Phase IV Project
Owner:
Williams
Gateway Airport Authority
Contract:
Phoenix-Mesa
Gateway Airport Taxiway Bravo Phase IV
The Williams Gateway
Airport Authority selected Dibble's Airport
Infrastructure Practice to prepare studies,
designs, plans, special provisions, specifications,
quantities, estimates, and bid-phase services,
for the Taxiway Bravo Phase IV project at
the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. The scope
will include design of approximately 2,300
feet of new Group V Taxiway from existing
Taxiway L to Taxiway N, along with design
for reconstruction of Taxiway N, and design
for Detention Basin South. Major elements
of work will include design for taxiway Portland
Cement Concrete Pavement; asphalt taxiway
shoulders; intersections Taxiway N; design
for reconstruction of the existing 600-foot
Taxiway N between the Taxiway A and Runway
30L; storm drain design for the new infields
between Taxiway A and Taxiway B; design for
Detention Basin South and associated storm
drains; taxiway edge lights, taxiway guidance
signs, and taxiway markings.
10.29.08
Dibble's Site
Infrastructure Practice Selected for the Daley
Park Project
Owner:
City
of Tempe
Contract:
Daley
Park
As part of the EPG
Team, Dibble was selected to provide civil
engineering and survey services to upgrade
a 13.5-acre park located between the Union
Pacific Railroad and Encanto Drive, east of
College Avenue. The City wants to improve
vehicular access, create a landscape buffer
between the park and adjacent streets, add
basketball and volleyball courts, add two
new age-appropriate playgrounds and a splash
pad, a grass amphitheater, and a lighted multi-use
field, while preserving some of the existing
historic trees. The design will also be coordinated
with several nearby projects, including College
Avenue traffic calming and the Railroad Quiet
Zone improvements.
10.23.08
Dibble's Water
Resources Practice Selected for the 56th Street
Water Main Project
Owner:
City
of Phoenix
Contract:
56th
Street Water Main Project
The City of Phoenix
selected Dibble's Water Resources Practice
to design approximately 2 miles of 36-inch
water main in 56th Street from Deer Valley
Drive to Pinnacle Peak Road. The construction
cost is estimated at $4 million.
10.23.08
Dibble's Water
Resources Practice Selected for the City of Mesa
Gas & Water Replacement Project
Owner:
City
of Mesa
Contract:
Gas
& Water Replacement, Quarter Section
37B, 37D, 45B
The City of Mesa selected
Dibble's Water Resources Practice to design
replacement gas and potable water lines in
an area bounded by Mesa Drive, Hill Street,
Main Street and Broadway Road. Dibble will
provide comprehensive engineering design services
and project management for the design of gas
and water infrastructure replacement. The
project will replace existing potable waterlines,
generally constructed of asbestos cement pipe
and/or cast iron pipe with polywrapped ductile
iron pipe and will also replace existing steel
gas lines with polyethylene gas lines. Combined,
the three quarter sections will include replacement
of approximately 40,000 linear feet each of
gas and waterlines, 650 gas meters and services
and 700 water services.
10.2.08
Dibble's Site
Infrastructure Practice Selected for the Glendale
Community College Public Safety Facility Project
Owner:
Maricopa
County Community College District
Contract:
New
Public Safety Facility at Glendale Community
College
As part of the Substance
Design Team, Dibble was selected to provide
civil engineering services for the design
of a new 23,000 square foot Public Safety
Classroom Building. The purpose of the Public
Safety Building will be to provide a larger,
more flexible and accessible space to house
the Administration of Justice, Law Enforcement
Operations, Emergency Medical Technology and
Fire Science instructional units. All lecture/lab
facilities will incorporate significant technology
infrastructure to support state-of-the-art
teaching equipment and methods. Classrooms,
lab spaces and supporting facilities will
allow maximum intradepartmental collaboration
and resource sharing.
10.2.08
Dibble's Transportation
Practice Selected for Baseline Road Improvements
Owner:
City
of Phoenix
Contract:
Design
of Baseline Road Improvements
The City of Phoenix
selected Dibble's Transportation Practice
to provide survey and engineering design services
for improvements to Baseline Road from 47th
Avenue to 49th Avenue. The existing roadway
is in a scalloped-street condition and this
project will eliminate the existing bottleneck.
Dibble's scope includes two segments of half-street
widening on the north side of Baseline Road,
including approximately 1,200 feet of curb,
gutter, sidewalk, drainage improvements, and
street lighting.
9.30.08
Melanie Sikes
Awarded AzSCE 2008 President's Award
The Arizona Society
of Civil Engineers (AzSCE) recognized Melanie
Sikes, an Engineer in Dibble's Water Resources
Practice, as a recipient of its 2008 President's
Award for outstanding service, individual
dedication and commitment, and leadership
within the Section. Melanie has served as
the ASU ASCE Student Chapter Practitioner
Adviser for three years, regularly attends
their meetings, assists them with their sponsorship
of the annual graduating student picnic and
the student Career Fair, and advises the students
at the Pacific Southwest Regional Student
Conference. She was recently appointed to
the National ASCE Committee on Student Activities.
At its Annual AzSCE Section Meeting, held
September 25 and 26, 2008, Sikes received
a plaque and verbal recognition of her achievement
during the Thursday evening banquet. Congratulations,
Melanie!
9.5.08
Dibble's Water
Resources Practice Selected for the Hamilton Street
Waterline Project
Owner:
City
of Chandler
Contract:
Hamilton
Street Waterline Project
The City of Chandler
selected Dibble's Water Resources Practice
design new water distribution mains along
Hamilton Street between Frye Road and Galveston
Street (approximately 1 mile) and along Hamilton
Place between Commonwealth Place and the northern
cul-de-sac termination (approximately 500
linear feet). The new water distribution mains
will replace existing water distribution mains
of varying sizes along Hamilton Street.
8.11.08
Dibble's Site
Infrastructure Practice Selected for Glendale
Community College Improvements
Owner:
Maricopa
County Community College District
Contract:
Business
and IT Building Remodel
As part of the RNL
Design Team, Dibble was selected to provide
civil engineering services for improvements
to the 17,000 square foot Glendale Community
College Business and IT Building classrooms
to provide updated teaching spaces and convert
a portion of the regular classrooms to computer
labs.
8.5.08
Dibble's Drainage
& Flood Control Practice Selected for Harmony/Windsong
Project
Owner:
City
of Sedona
Contract:
Design
of Harmony/Windsong Project
The City of Sedona selected
Dibble's Drainage & Flood Control Practice
to prepare design and construction documents
for the construction of approximately one-half
mile of drainage channel improvements along
with seven culvert replacements extending from
SR 89A at Hozoni Drive to Lyric Drive, just
west of Harmony Drive in Sedona.
8.5.08
Dibble's Drainage
& Flood Control Practice Selected for Downtown
Storm Drain Project
Owner:
City
of Phoenix
Contract:
Downtown
Storm Drain Project
The City of Phoenix
selected Dibble's Drainage & Flood Control
Practice to prepare detailed hydrologic reports,
storm drain plans, construction cost estimates
and special provisions for the construction
of drainage improvements in the downtown Phoenix
area. These projects will be funded by The
Flood Control District of Maricopa County
(50%) and the City of Phoenix (50%).
8.5.08
Dibble's Site
Infrastructure Practice Selected for the Bryant
Bannister Tree Ring Building
Owner:
The
University of Arizona
Contract:
Design
Services for the Bryant Bannister Tree-Ring
Archive Building
As part of the Richard+Bauer
Team, Dibble was selected to provide civil
engineering services for the design of a new
gift-funded facility, which will allow consolidation
and organization of the Laboratory's unique
and globally significant wood specimen collection
in climate controlled and secured conditions.
The new facility site is near the West Stadium
on the Campus of the University of Arizona,
in Tucson. Dibble will provide site, grading,
and utility plans for the proposed facility,
including a surface water analysis to address
flooding concerns in the area.
7.23.08
Dibble's Water
Resources Practice Selected for the Lincoln Drive
Water Main Services
Owner:
City
of Phoenix
Contract:
Lincoln
Drive & 24th Street Water Main Design
Services
The City of Phoenix
selected Dibble's Water Resource Practice
to provide design services for approximately
7,000 feet of 24-inch and 30-inch water main.
The new water main will replace an existing
20-inch steel water main in Lincoln Drive.
The project is located on Lincoln Drive from
the 24th Street Water Treatment Plant Booster
Station 3B-B2 to 28th Street and from 32nd
Street to the Water Storage Facility 3B-ES1.
The estimated construction cost is $5 million.
7.17.08
Dibble's Transportation
Practice Selected for Sonoran Boulevard Project
Owner:
City
of Phoenix
Contract:
Design
of Sonoran Boulevard West Section
The City of Phoenix
selected Dibble's Transportation Practice
to design the West Segment of Sonoran Boulevard.
The West Segment is one of three adjacent
projects that will provide an important east-west
connection through north Phoenix and the Sonoran
Preserve from 15th Avenue to Cave Creek Road
(approximately 6.5 miles). The three projects
will be designed concurrently by three separate
design teams, who will coordinate closely
to ensure that the design and construction
documents that are consistent throughout the
scenic corridor. The West Segment is approximately
2.1 miles and includes 150-foot right-of-way,
40-foot roadway width with landscaped median,
several drainage crossings, shared use path,
and street lighting.
7.8.08
Dibble's Water
Resources Practice Selected for the WA078 Direct
System Well
Owner:
Town
of Gilbert
Contract:
WA078
Direct System Well
The Town of Gilbert
selected Dibble's Water Resource Practice
to complete this well abandonment and replacement
project. Phase I includes abandonment of an
existing well located approximately 900 feet
south of the intersection of Val Vista Drive
and Germann Road. A replacement well will
be drilled within 660 feet of the abandoned
well on a site to be dedicated to the Town.
Phase II of the project
will include design and limited construction
phase support services for equipping the new
well and well site. Site improvements will
include a new well pump and electric motor
driver, disinfection system with enclosure,
flush to waste system, discharge piping, flow
meter, concrete masonry unit site wall, vehicle
access gate, site security system, electrical
motor control center, remote terminal unit,
electric service and meter, electric transformer
along with site grading, drainage and paving
improvements.
6.30.08
Dibble's Transportation
Practice Selected for Avondale Intersection Improvements
Owner:
City
of Avondale
Contract:
Design
of Avondale Boulevard & Encanto Boulevard
Improvements
The City of Avondale
selected Dibble’s Transportation Practice
to design a traffic signal and minor roadway
improvements at the intersection of Avondale
and Encanto Boulevard. The roadway improvements
will consist of improving the intersection
to its ultimate conditions, right-of-way acquisition
services, and coordination with utility companies,
particularly with Salt River Project for irrigation
relocations and power line undergrounding.
6.27.08
Dibble's Water
Resources Practice Selected for the Well N Raw
Water Main
Owner:
City
of Goodyear
Contract:
Well
N Raw Water Main
The City of Goodyear
selected Dibble’s Water Resource, Transportation
and Drainage and Flood Control Practices to
design pavement replacement, roadway drainage
improvements, new 24-inch sanitary sewer,
and new raw water main along Bullard Avenue
between Bullard Wash and Yuma Road. Additionally,
the project will include a new 16-inch raw
water transmission main to convey water from
Well “N” to the Bullard Water Campus,
a distance of approximately 8,200 lineal feet.
6.20.08
Dibble's Site
Infrastructure Practice Selected for the Glendale
Community College Public Safety Facility Project
Owner:
Maricopa
County Community College District
Contract:
New
Public Safety Facility at Glendale Community
College
As part of the Substance
Design Team, Dibble was selected to provide
civil engineering services for the design
of a new 23,000 square foot Public Safety
Classroom Building. The purpose of the Public
Safety Building will be to provide a larger,
more flexible and accessible space to house
the Administration of Justice, Law Enforcement
Operations, Emergency Medical Technology and
Fire Science instructional units. All lecture/lab
facilities will incorporate significant technology
infrastructure to support state-of-the-art
teaching equipment and methods. Classrooms,
lab spaces and supporting facilities will
allow maximum intradepartmental collaboration
and resource sharing.
6.16.08
Dibble's Drainage
& Flood Control Practice Selected for Highline
Canal Elevation Certificate Program
Owner:
City
of Phoenix
Contract:
Highline
Canal Elevation Certificate Program
The City of Phoenix
selected Dibble’s Drainage & Flood
Control Practice to perform detailed survey
work and complete elevation certificates for
structures within an existing flood hazard
Zone A. The project is located south of the
Highline Canal from Central Avenue to 36th
Street. The elevation certificate program
provides elevation information necessary to
ensure compliance with community floodplain
management ordinances, to determine the proper
insurance premium rate, and to support a request
for a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) for individual
properties. Work will include surveying the
canal bank and around the affected adjacent
flood-prone buildings.
6.12.08
Dibble's Site
Infrastructure Practice Selected for 4,000 Public
Prison Beds at Statewide Detention Facilities
Owner:
Arizona
Department of Administration
Contract:
4,000
Prison Bed Expansion
As part of the Durrant
Architects/Arrington Watkins Architects Design
Team, Dibble was selected to provide civil
engineering services to provide up to 4.000
prison beds at selected Arizona State Prison
Complexes. The project will include facility
expansions in Perryville (Goodyear), Tucson,
and Yuma, incorporating over 80 acres of site
improvements. The project design and construction
is on a fast-track for completion in 2009.
6.11.08
Dibble's Transportation
Practice Selected for Baseline Road Improvements
Owner:
City
of Phoenix
Contract:
Design
of Baseline Road Improvements
The City of Phoenix
selected Dibble’s Transportation Practice
to provide survey and engineering design services
for improvements to Baseline Road from 47th
Avenue to 49th Avenue. The existing roadway
is in a scalloped-street condition and this
project will eliminate the existing bottleneck.
Dibble's scope includes two segments of half-street
widening on the north side of Baseline Road,
including approximately 1,200 feet of curb,
gutter, sidewalk, drainage improvements, and
street lighting.
6.11.08
Dibble's Water
Resources Practice Selected for the Higley Road
Water Line Project
Owner:
Town
of Gilbert
Contract:
Higley
Road Waterline Project
The Town of Gilbert selected
Dibble’s Water Resources Practice to design
a 16-inch water line in Higley Road from Guadalupe
Road to Banner Drive, a 12-inch sewer line in
Baseline Road from Claiborne Avenue to Greenfield
Road, and a 10-inch sewer line in Greenfield
Road from Baseline Road to Houston Avenue. The
design is anticipated to be complete in mid-2008
with construction complete in 2009.
5.30.08
Dibble's Infrastructure
Rehabilitation Practice Selected for PVC-lined
Sewer Rehabilitation Project
Owner:
City
of Phoenix
Contract:
PVC-lined
Sewer Rehabilitation
The City of Phoenix selected
Dibble’s Infrastructure Rehabilitation
Practice to assess the condition of PVC-lined
sewers and the remediate the sections that have
failed. Sewers range from 30 inches to 60 inches
in diameter. Rehabilitation of sewers may include
spot repairs or cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining.
The scope of work is anticipated to include
six rehabilitation projects:
75th Ave and Indian
School Road - repair and line 604 lineal
feet of 30-inch diameter sewer main.
South of Pecos Road
from 44th Street to just west of 48th
Street - repair and line 8 segments of
30-inch diameter pipe totaling 3,012 lineal
feet.
South of Greenway Parkway,
east of 7th Street - repair and line 1,274
lineal feet of 48 inch diameter sewer
main.
39th Avenue and Surrey
Avenue - repair and line 740 lineal feet
of 54-inch diameter sewer main.
39th Avenue south of
Glendale Avenue - repair and line 495
lineal feet of 60-inch diameter sewer
main.
Sweetwater Avenue,
east of 38th Avenue - repair and line
858 lineal feet of 30-inch diameter sewer
main
5.29.08
Dibble's Infrastructure
Rehabilitation Practice Selected for Small Diameter
Sewer Rehabilitation Project
Owner:
City
of Phoenix
Contract:
Small
Diameter Sewer Rehabilitation
The City of Phoenix selected
Dibble’s Infrastructure Rehabilitation
Practice to rehabilitate 8-inch to 14-inch small
diameter sanitary sewer using cured-in-place
pipe (CIPP). Work will include lining, cleaning,
point repair, and clean out replacement/removal.
Dibble will work with the Job Order Contractors
and will provide construction administration
and inspection services.
5.14.08
Dibble's Water
Resources Practice Selected for Improvements to
the Rancho Sunora Reservoir and Booster Station
Owner:
Town
of Buckeye
Contract:
Rancho
Sunora Reservoir and Booster Station Improvements
The Town of Buckeye selected
Dibble’s Water Resources Practice to provide
design services for rehabilitation improvements
to the Rancho Sunora “Tract A” Well,
Reservoir and Booster Station. Dibble previously
completed a Design Concept Report for the facility.
The rehabilitated facility will be used to provide
irrigation water to a new Town park.
5.14.08
Dibble's Water
Resources Practice Selected for Avondale Well
25
Owner:
City
of Avondale
Contract:
Well
No. 25 Design and Construction Services
The City of Avondale
selected Dibble’s Water Resources Practice
to provide design and construction services
for its new potable water Well No. 25, located
near Van Buren Street about ½-mile east
of the Agua Fria River. Services will include
design of wellhead improvements, yard piping,
disinfection systems, and site improvements
as well as engineering support during construction.
5.8.08
Dibble's Site
Infrastructure Practice Selected for the Northwest
Public Safety Facility
Owner:
City
of Avondale
Contract:
Northwest
Public Safety Facility Design Services
As part of the Dick Fritsche
Design Group Team, Dibble was selected to provide
civil engineering services for the design of
a 17,000 square foot public safety facility
on a 3.5-acre site on the Northwest Corner of
Dysart Road and Sage Lane. The new facility
will provide living space for on-duty fire crews,
enclosed bays/garages for fire apparatus, a
full service police substation, two EMCC classrooms,
appropriate space to support EMCC campus security
functions and space to house an ambulance and
crew. The project is a joint effort between
the City of Avondale, the City of Litchfield
Park, Estrella Mountain Community College, and
Southwest Ambulance.
4.8.08
Dibble's Airport
Infrastructure Practice Selected for the Phoenix-Mesa
Gateway Airport Engineering Services On-Call
The Williams Gateway
Airport Authority selected Dibble’s Airport
Infrastructure Practice to serve as its On-call
Engineering and Construction Administration
provider for the next five years. Dibble teamed
with our sister company, Oridian Construction
Services, and The Louis Berger Group to provide
services that range from planning to construction
management. Services may range from pavement
rehabilitation, to drainage analyses and design,
to taxiway design and construction.
4.3.08
Dibble Staff
Members Honored by ASCE
Dibble
employees, Christine Fanchi, PE, and Jason Mikkelsen,
PE, were the recipients of ASCE Western Regional
Younger Member awards. The region is comprises
10 states in the Western United States and only
4 individuals are recognized each year.
Christine received the Outstanding
Younger Member in Community Activities. She
was recognized for her strong leadership skills
and commitment to bettering the community
through involvement in a number of activities.
Some of the highlights include Christine’s
involvement in: Future Cities, Mathcounts,
Ronald McDonald House, Project Cure, Miracle
in the Desert Toy Drive, Adopt-a-Highway,
E-day at the Science Center, Cardboard Boat
Race, and St. Mary’s Food Bank.
Jason was the recipient
of the Outstanding Younger Member in ASCE
Activities. He received this award for his
strong leadership skills, commitment to the
community, and outstanding participation in
AzSCE at the Student, YMF, Branch, and Section
level. Some of his activities include serving
on the Board of the Section as Technology
Director for over 10 years, Phoenix Branch
Membership Chair, YMF Board, Co-Chairperson
of the 2005 WRYMC held in Phoenix, and Quiz
Bowl Host at several AzSCE Section Meetings.
In addition to the AzSCE positions, he is
extremely involved in the community.
3.30.08
Dibble's Transportation
Practice Selected for the Design of Ocotillo Road
Owner:
City
of Chandler
Contract:
Ocotillo
Road Design Project
The City of Chandler
selected Dibble’s Transportation Practice
to serve as its Design Engineer for all unimproved
portions of Ocotillo Road from Arizona Avenue
to McQueen Road. The improvements will include
a four-lane section with median, curb and gutter,
sidewalk, traffic signals and left turn/right
turn bays at the Arizona Avenue and McQueen
Road intersections. Streetlights, landscaping,
water and wastewater pipe replacement and/or
installation, and utility relocation and coordination
are also included. Dibble will coordinate the
UPRR crossing upgrades and the SRP Consolidated
Canal Box culvert extensions.
3.30.08
Dibble's Site
Infrastructure Practice Awarded Banner Health
Ironwood Hospital
Owner:
Banner
Health
Contract:
Banner
Health Ironwood Hospital
As a subconsultant to
SmithGroup, Inc., Dibble will provide site civil
design services for a $180 million greenfield
hospital in Queen Creek, Arizona. The facility
will have a full complement of inpatient/outpatient
services. Construction is scheduled to begin
in April of 2008.
3.19.08
Dibble's Site
Infrastructure Practice Awarded Maricopa County
Sheriff's Building Project
Owner:
Maricopa
County
Contract:
Maricopa
County Sheriff’s Building
As part of the Durrant/SmithGroup
Team, Dibble’s Site Infrastructure Practice
was selected to provide the civil design elements
for a new Sheriff’s Building located near
35th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road. The project
will include a needs assessment, topographic
survey, site layout, new utility services, grading
and drainage design, and floodplain research.
The new facility, to be designed and built under
the CM@Risk delivery method, will house a new
911 Dispatch Center, Telecommunications Facilities,
and Crime and Photo Laboratories.
3.12.08
Dibble's Drainage
& Flood Control Practice Selected for the Rainbow
Valley Area Drainage Master Plan
Owner:
Flood
Control District of Maricopa County
Contract:
Rainbow
Valley Area Drainage Master Plan
As part of the URS team,
Dibble's Drainage & Flood Control Practice
was selected by the Flood Control District of
Maricopa County to provide engineering services
for the Rainbow Valley Area Drainage Master
Plan. The project will quantify the extent of
flooding problems and develop cost effective
alternative solutions to reduce flooding hazards
in the Rainbow Valley study area.
3.12.08
Dibble's Drainage
& Flood Control Practice Selected for the Buckeye
Storm Water Master Plan
Owner:
Town
of Buckeye
Contract:
Storm
Water Master Plan
The Town of Buckeye selected
Dibble Engineering to create a comprehensive
storm water management plan to be implemented
by the Town. The Town currently has limited
storm water regulations in effect. As the Town
continues growth of a 600 square mile planning
area, a comprehensive plan for storm water management
is critical to the Town and the safety of its
residents.
3.12.08
Dibble's Infrastructure
Rehabilitation Practice Awarded Scottsdale Sewer
Rehabilitation Project
Owner:
City
of Scottsdale
Contract:
Sewer
Rehabilitation Project
The City of Scottsdale
selected Dibble's Infrastructure Rehabilitation
Practice to provide the design and construction
phase services for the rehabilitation of 65,000
lineal feet of 8-inch vitrified clay pipe in
South Scottsdale. The sanitary sewer mains,
many of which are located in residential backyard
easements, will be relined utilizing CIPP trenchless
technology. This is Phase 1 of a three year
contract and will be completed in mid-2008.
3.12.08
Dibble's Drainage
& Flood Control Practice Selected for the Buckeye
Downtown Storm Drain Project
Owner:
Town
of Buckeye
Contract:
Downtown
Storm Drain Project
The Town of Buckeye selected
Dibble Engineering to assess the flooding problems
within the downtown area and to design a public
system for flood relief. The Town does not currently
have a dedicated outfall. The project will include
identification and design of an outfall for
the downtown storm water. Dibble will provide
professional engineering services to complete
the design of the Buckeye Regional Basin System
and Downtown Storm Drain Improvements within
the Town's downtown area and evaluated possible
alternatives of retention and conveyance requirements.
The regional basin system will be designed to
retain the 100-year 2-hour storm event and convey
the 10 year storm event.
3.12.08
Dibble's Transportation
Practice Awarded Subconsultant Contract for Grand
Avenue Access Management Plan
Owner:
Maricopa
Association of Governments
Contract:
Grand
Avenue Access Management Plan
As a subconsultant to
Wilson & Company, Dibble Engineering will
assist in preparing the Access Management Plan
for Grand Avenue (US 60) from SR303L to SR 74.
This portion of US 60 serves as a portion of
US 93, which links the Phoenix Metro Area with
Nevada. To maintain reasonable levels of service
on US 60 thru the 'vision year' of 2050, the
Access Management Plan will coordinate access
control of the roadway. There are number of
new developments planned for this section of
US 60 and it is important to establish access
prior to the completion of those facilities.
MAG, ADOT, and the City of Surprise are key
members of the stakeholder team.
1.8.08
Dibble Engineering
is proud to announce that Kent M. Dibble, PE,
RLS, has been elected President
Kent
joined Dibble in 1973, and most recently served
as Transportation Practice Leader. He holds
a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from
Arizona State University and is a licensed Professional
Engineer in Arizona and New Mexico and a Registered
Land Surveyor in Arizona.
Richard J. Perry,
PE, RLS, formerly President and Chief Executive
Officer, was elected Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Dibble Engineering and continues
his involvement in the firm's operations.
1.8.08
Dibble's Site
Infrastructure Practice Selected for The College
of Nursing Expansion
Owner:
City
of Phoenix
Contract:
College
of Nursing
As part of the DRP/SmithGroup
design-build team, Dibble was selected to provide
site civil services for the $15 million Arizona
State University Downtown College of Nursing
and Healthcare Innovation Expansion project.
The 50,000 square foot facility will be located
next to the existing College of Nursing near
Second and Fillmore Streets in downtown Phoenix.
Design of this facility may include retail,
academic, administrative, and lease space. The
facility is required to be open for Fall 2009
classes and will be constructed to be LEED Certified.
12.21.07
Dibble Announces
the Retirement of Jack E. Vandersee
After
40 years of service to Dibble Engineering, Jack
E. Vandersee, Senior CAD Technician/Designer
announced his retirement. Jack joined Dibble
in July 1968 as a civil engineering drafter.
Since then he has been involved in many of Dibble’s
projects for multiple disciplines, including
water and sewer pipelines, pump stations, lift
stations, and septic systems; airport runways,
taxiways, parking lots, and parking structures,
grading and drainage; city streets, county roadways,
and interstate and rural highways; storm water
drainage systems; site development infrastructure;
results of surveys; and gas distribution pipelines.
Jack successfully made the
transition from hand drafting with pencils
and ink pens on linen, vellum, sepia, and
mylar sheets to multiple platforms for computer
aided drafting systems and color plotters.
In his early years he was a master at manipulating
the “LeRoy” template lettering tools.
Jack was raised in Wisconsin.
He served in the US Army (11th Airborne) at
Fort Carson and in Germany. He played professional
baseball in the Cincinnati Reds Farm system
in the early 1950s. He began his drafting
career in the late 1950s at the Allied Signal
Co. and went to the Ken R. White Company.
He joined Dibble Engineering in 1968
Jack’s dedication to
quality, his commitment to excellence, his
loyalty to our company, and his friendly sense
of humor has been an example to all who know
him. We wish him the best in his retirement
years. He will be missed at Dibble.
12.21.07
Dibble Announces
the Retirement of Myron G. Jasmann, RLS
After
40 years of service to Dibble Engineering, Myron
G. Jasmann, RLS announced his retirement. Myron
has been an integral part of almost every Dibble
project that included surveying, right-of-way,
and roadway design efforts. He served as a Vice
President of Dibble for many years and held
the positions of Survey Party Chief, Survey
Manager, Right-of-Way Manager, and Roadway Designer.
Myron was raised in North
Dakota and gained a strong work ethic from
his farming background, and since 1952 has
provided survey and design services for the
consulting engineering community. Myron moved
to Arizona in 1955 and joined Dibble Engineering
in September 1967.
Over the years Myron has
been active in several community, religious,
and service organizations, including the Boys
Scouts of America, the Scottsdale Presbyterian
Church, Little League Baseball, and the Moose
and Elks Lodges.
His professional affiliations
have included the American Congress on Surveying
and Mapping (ACSM), the National Society of
Professional Surveyors (NSPS) and the National
Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).
Myron was a Charter Member of the Arizona
Professional Land Surveyors (APLS) and served
as Secretary and as a member of the By-Laws
Committee.
In 2007 Myron received the
APLS Gordon McLain Award for exceptional lifetime
service to the surveying industry in Arizona.
We congratulate Myron
on his many achievements and wish him well
in his retirement years. He will be missed
at Dibble.
12.10.07
Dibble's Transportation
Practice Begins SR 90/92 Sierra Vista Design Concept
Report Project
Owner:
Arizona
Department of Transportation
Contract:
SR
90/92 Sierra Vista DCR
Dibble’s Transportation
Practice is preparing the design concept report,
which will consider upgrading this urban stretch
of highway within the Sierra Vista City limits
in southern Arizona. Continual growth has hampered
the highway's ability to move traffic efficiently.
Alternatives will be considered to reduce congestion
and improve traffic operations through the City.
Access control and impacts to right-of-way are
critical components to the study. Dibble will
study traffic operations and accident data to
correlate areas of safety concerns. We will
also calculate the hydrology for seven large
multi-barrel box culverts and numerous smaller
culverts in this landscape where the soil is
very erosive.
10.23.07
Dibble Selected
as Best Civil Engineering Firm to Work for 2007
CE
News named Dibble Engineering to its list of
Best Civil Engineering Firms to Work For 2007.
This year, 145 firms, ranging from eight to
over 5,000 employees, applied to be on the list.
Dibble Engineering was ranked at the number
13 spot in the Overall Ranking and at number
5 for the Small Firm Ranking (firms with less
than 100 employees). This program recognizes
and honors firms that create the best work environment
possible. Dibble Engineering is proud that its
commitment to its employees resulted in being
ranked as the top Arizona-based firm on the
list.
10.23.07
Dibble Awarded
ACEC Professional Development Award
The
American Council of Engineering Companies of
Arizona recognized Dibble Engineering with its
inaugural Professional Development Award at
its 27th Annual Engineering Excellence Award
Ceremony on October 13, 2007. The Professional
Development Award recognizes ACEC of Arizona
member firms that have encouraged and provided
exceptional opportunities to their employees
for growth through career development, community
services, technical education, leadership opportunities
and professional development. Dibble Engineering
is proud to receive this award that recognizes
the firm’s commitment to its employees
as well as to the community.
10.2.07
Dibble's Site
Infrastructure Practice Part of the Arizona Biomedical
Collaborative Team
Owner:
University
of Arizona
Contract:
Arizona
Biomedical Collaborative II and Medical
Education Building
As part of the Ayers Saint Gross/CO Architects
design team, Dibble was selected to provide
site civil services for the Arizona Biomedical
Collaborative II and Medical Education Building
on the TGEN/IGC Campus in Downtown Phoenix.
The ABC II building will contain approximately
404,000 square feet of non-clinical, shared,
and clinical research space. The Medical Education
Building will contain 310,000 square feet of
flexible classrooms and state-of-the-art education
facilities, including simulation laboratories,
gross anatomy facilities, pre-clinical training
facilities, a learning resources center, student
services, and faculty office administrative
space.
