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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

Owner: Williams Gateway Airport Authority
Contract: 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.

1.15.08
Dibble Engineering Names Duane Eitel, PE, Transportation Practice Leader

Dibble Engineering named Duane S. Eitel, PE, as Transportation Practice Leader. Eitel has over 30 years of transportation and traffic engineering experience and joined Dibble Engineering in 2007. In his new role he is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of Dibble’s Transportation Practice.

Eitel is a member of the American Public Works Association, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Institute of Transportation Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers, and the Project Management Institute. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from Western Illinois University.


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.

For more information on the 2007 rankings, click http://www.cenews.com/article.asp?id=2414#ranking.

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.