Collins Engineers, Inc. is an ENR Top 500 Design Firm[1] and provides water resources, waterfront,
program management and
underwater engineering services to government agencies, contractors, and private sector clients. The firm was founded by Thomas J. Collins in April 1979. It is a privately held company with eighteen offices in the United States, United Kingdom,[2] and Ireland.[3] Collins Engineers, Inc. is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Collins Engineers, Inc. was an early advocate for the use of professional engineers as diving inspectors in the evaluation of underwater structures.[4] The firm provides underwater engineering services performed by in-house engineer-divers around the world to clients including the
United States Navy and state departments of transportation.[5] Reference manuals were developed on the subject for the
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and National Highway Institute (NHI).[6]
In 2006, Collins Engineers, Inc. acquired
MacIntosh Engineering and Development Co. located in Auburn, California. In 2008, Collins Engineers, Inc. acquired Charles Keim & Associates, Inc. located in Boulder, Colorado.[7]
Mitchell Interchange Construction Inspection, Milwaukee, Wisconsin[20]
I-94 Construction Inspection, Stearns Road to Wisconsin State Line, Gurnee, Illinois
Dams
Reconstruction of Sinnissippi Dam, Rock Falls, Illinois[11]
Mohawk River Dam Safety Inspection, Rotterdam Junction, New York
Manual and Course Development
Underwater Bridge Inspection (FHWA-NHI-10-027), Federal Highway Administration/National Highway Institute
Underwater Bridge Repair, Rehabilitation, and Countermeasures (FHWA-NHI-10-029), reference manual and course, Federal Highway Administration/National Highway Institute
Bridge Inspection and Reporting Guidelines, U.S. Navy Bridge Inspection Program
Guidelines for the Installation, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires, and Traffic Signals (FHWA NHI 05-036), Federal Highway Administration/National Highway Institute[21]
Structural Inspection of the Frying Pan Shoals and Diamond Shoals Light Towers for the U.S. Coast Guard, Cape Fear and Cape Hatteras, North Carolina[29]
References
^Tulacz, Gary J. "The Top 500: Rising Above Economic Woes," ENR, April 23, 2012.
^"Engineering Firm Creates 10 jobs at Science Park," Belfast Telegraph, February 7, 2011.
^Collins, Thomas J. "Engineers Dive the World Over… and Under," Engineers Journal, October 2009.
^Collins, Thomas J., and James J. Powers. "Underwater Bridge Inspector," Civil Engineering, March 1973.
^Murphy, Cathy. "Excelling in Underwater Investigation," CE News, June 2002.