Roads and Bridges Magazine has ranked Pennoni Associates as #41 on the Top 50 Bridge Design Firms list. This list is considered one of the premier go-to lists of the top companies in North America.

Announced in the August 2009 edition of the magazine, the rankings were based on ballots sent to over 10,000 government officials. These government subscribers were asked to pick the best in the following categories: bridge projects; road and highway projects; airport projects; mass transit and rail projects; storm water and sanitary projects; and design-build projects. The responses created a complete and thorough series of lists of the top designers.
 

The Design/Build method of project delivery is gaining wide acceptance for many building and infrastructure projects where traditional Design/Bid/Build methods were originally employed.

Design/Build is a method of project delivery where an owner employs a single firm or Design/Build Team to supervise and supply planning, engineering and construction services from inception through completion of a project. Design and construction are handled in conjunction under one contract.  The design team works with the owner from day one to design a project best suited to the owners’ needs and preferences. The construction team is also in the loop from the beginning lending their expertise in means and methods and cost estimating to the planning process.  The best construction value, most sensible methods, highest quality materials and the owners’ requirements are all designed into the project.

Pennoni Associates begins a Design/Build project by assembling a professional team of architects and engineers picked by our knowledgeable experts.  We work closely with our contracting and professional partners to provide a project that meets our clients’ needs. We have established relationships with Architects, Contractors and other professionals whose expertise is required to bring a project to fruition.

From stockpiles to crushers, wastewater to mine drainage, and site design to environmental compliance, Pennoni has the expertise to design and assist new and existing coal processing operations.  Our mining engineers design primary crushers, samplers and wash systems.  Our structural engineers design foundations for conveyors, separators and support buildings.  Our environmental engineers design controls for runoff, wastewater treatment, and air compliance.  We have completed coal reserve resource evaluation studies, legacy site remediation and AMD treatment systems. 

Pennoni offers a single source of supply for all your engineering needs.  We can provide traditional design specification to turnkey design/build solutions.
 

Pennoni Associates' multi-disciplined engineering capabilities enable us to serve a vast array of state government agencies. We bring our knowledge of the workings and needs of the local and county governments to our work at the state level, considering how each state project will affect the residents who live and work in the area. Pennoni has provided engineering, consulting, planning, landscape architecture, inspection, and construction services to numerous state agencies including:

• Departments of Transportation
• Departments of General Services
• Departments of Correction
• Departments of Natural Resources and Conservation
• Departments of Archaeological and Historic Preservation
• State Higher Education Boards and Universities

Pennoni’s work with these agencies include design and management services as well as design-build services.  Pennoni serves as infrastructure and management consultants for state agencies and a host of state authorities. 

Pennoni Associates’ industrial site remediation and compliance experience covers the vast range of services needed by chemical, pharmaceutical, and raw materials processing plants to maintain compliance with the latest USEPA or state agency requirements. 

Compliance-related services include Indoor air quality monitoring, Tier 2 and SARA Title 3 reporting, SPCC Plan updates, air and stormwater permitting, routine groundwater monitoring, monthly DMR sampling and reporting.

Operational services include process audits, chemical tracking and mass balance calculation, emissions control, hazardous materials surveys, utilities and infrastructure design, UST management and remediation. 

As your preferred environmental consultant, Pennoni will help to resolve your environmental compliance issues in a typical engineer-procure-contract relationship or on a turnkey design-build relationship to suit your corporation’s contracting preference.  We understand production and we do our best to avoid all interruptions to existing plant operations.  Our expert scientists, engineers and technicians routinely help our clients stay in compliance with operating, reporting and environmental permits, as well as assisting them to improve operations while controlling costs of production.
 

Pennoni Associates maintains an in-house staff of experienced highway engineers, designers and technicians that understand the importance of the transportation infrastructure system to the American way of life.  We have seen how highway and corridor improvements can influence the economic development, progress, manufacturing, and access for the general public. Pennoni staff routinely provide design services for; intersection design and re-alignment projects, roadway widening and rehabilitation projects, major interstate/interchange projects, new roadway alignment design, urban street and streetscape improvements, and corridor studies. Through our highway design experience our highway staff has successfully coordinated and completed highway design projects for a varied client base that includes; turnpike commissions, state DOTs, federal agencies, municipal and local authorities, county governments, private developers, and design/build contractors.

Pennoni maintains experienced technology teams within that provide our clients with a high level of individualized and specialized attention, an understanding of expectations, the ability to develop a design that meets AASHTO standards and regulatory requirements.  We are proud to say that we will provide a safe and effective solution that is within an agreed upon project budget and schedule.
 

Pennoni Associates provides a wide variety of transportation system operations services to public and private sector clients. Our Professional Traffic Operations Engineers (PTOEs) and support staff provides these services to our Department of Transportation, municipal, university, and private clients. Pennoni’s project experience ranges from small specific studies to large, complex traffic corridor design projects to open-ended services contracts. Each project is unique and requires a specific approach, depending on the complexity of the issues and the stakeholders involved. Pennoni seeks to understand our clients’ traffic system operations needs and plan and execute the most effective solution.  Pennoni is also experienced in supplying staff to support Traffic Operations Centers as we have done for State DOTs.

Pennoni’s transportation system operations services include traffic planning, traffic operation studies, traffic design, maintenance and protection of traffic design for construction projects, parking facility design, services during construction related to traffic control installation, traffic study and design review services, traffic safety research and training, Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) planning and design (including design-build), municipal traffic engineering and expert testimony.
 

MINING, MILLING and HYDROMETALLURGICAL FACILITIES

I. Mine and Mill Systems Design

1.  Conventional mine engineering 
2.  Crushing and milling systems 
3.  Mine water handling and treatment process design 
4.  In-situ recovery system engineering 
5.  Conventional leach and SX systems engineering
6.  Tailing pond engineering design
7.  Process evaluation and operations improvements
8.  Conceptual financial evaluations
9.  Bench scale and on-site pilot plant development

II. Process Water and Wastewater

1. Source and wastewater characterization
2. Conceptual process development based on production demand and quality requirements.
3. Preliminary and final engineering
4. Procurement and construction specification development in CSI format
5. Development of operations and maintenance (O&M) manuals
6. Operation personnel training manuals and programs
7. Process QA/QC and vendor evaluations 
8. Design/procure and design/build programs
9. Chemical reclamation, recycling and water reuse programs

III. Environmental

1. Air, water and wastewater permitting
2. Phase I environmental site assessment
3. Phase II soil and groundwater investigations
4. Remediation design, alternatives, analysis and implementation
5. Solid and hazardous waste and tailings management plans
6. Regulatory expertise and agency negotiations
7. Environmental impact statements
8. Compliance programs, reporting and training program
9. Industrial Health and Safety

 IV.  Implementation Services

1. Design, purchase, build programs
2. Engineering design packages
3. Equipment procurement specifications
4. CSI-based construction specifications
5. Technical review of vendor submittals
6. Construction management
7. System start-up management
8. Operation and maintenance manuals
9. In-Line/Off-Line monitoring protocols
10. Operation personnel training programs
11. Lab testing of construction materials according to ASTM, AWWA and AASHTO.

 V. Survey and Geomatics

1. Technologies utilized are RTK GPS, High Definition 3D-Laser Scanning robotics and refectorless systems.
2. Boundary and topographic surveys
3. Construction stake-out 
4. GIS development

VI. Site Design

1. Site Feasibility
2. Infrastructure Requirements
3. Permit Applications
4. Water Resources
5. Wetlands

VII. Structural

1. Conceptual phase technical evaluation
2. Design review and comments
3. Specialty structural engineering
4. Pre-cast structures

VIII. Geotechnical

1. Shallow and deep foundation design
2. Ground modifications
3. Mechanically stabilized earthen wall design
4. Reinforced earth entrainment design
5. Preloading schemes design
6. Pavement analysis and design
7. Field exploration programs, design and implementation

I. FDA and USDA Requirements

1. Compliance conformance to cGMP requirements
2. Compliance conformance to USP specifications
3. Development of validation master plan
4. Development of validation protocols
5. Development of component SOPs
6. Development of cleaning/sanitization SOPs
7. Development of a microbiological control strategy
8. Development of IQs (Implementation Qualification)
9. Development of OQs (Operation Qualification)
10. Materials handling study of the proposed facility to determine raw and finished goods storage requirements
11. Materials handling study of the proposed facility to determine product flow for incoming raw materials and outgoing finished food products
12. Materials handling study of the proposed facility to determine type and layout of racking for efficient use of space
13. Prepare specifications for all types of rack systems
14. Materials handling study of the proposed facility to determine structural column layout to ensure proper location of columns (out of aisles and within and behind storage rack locations)
15. Layout of all spaces for a complete food plant building footprint to ensure good product flow, good personnel flow, good fork truck flow including: shipping and receiving docks; raw product and finished product storage areas; food preparation areas; food processing areas; coolers and freezer storage areas;,employee locker rooms and lunch rooms; refrigeration, electrical and mechanical equipment spaces; and battery charging areas
16. Determination of drain types, materials and drain locations for processing and other wash-down areas.
17. Complete final building design and specifications including food-grade materials meeting USDA, FDA and 3A dairy standards: concrete including floor types and finishes; masonry; structural steel including bollards to protect doors from fork truck traffic; insulation and roofing; doors and windows; walls and ceilings; floor toppings; painting; loading dock equipment including dock seals, dock levelers and bumpers; insulated panels and cold storage doors; refrigeration systems mechanical systems; plumbing systems and materials; sprinkler systems including dry, pre-action systems for freezers; and electrical power and lighting including wet-condition outlets and panels
18. Direction and complete specifications on structural choices including columns, metal decking, beams, joists, joist girders,girts, purlins, concrete foundation details and concrete floor finishes suitable for food grade operations.
19. Provide design details and complete specifications for cooler and freezer areas including types and thicknesses of insulated metal panels; cold storage doors, roof insulation and roofing systems;,roofing details and other vapor barrier details.
20. Provide design and details for freezer floor warming systems
21. Provide design details for wall penetrations between rooms of different temperatures.

II. Surveying and Geomatics

1. Technologies utilized are RTK GPS, High Definition 3D-Laser Scanning, robotics and refectorless systems.
2. Boundary and Topographic surveys
3. Construction stake-out
4. GIS development

III. Site Design

1. Site Feasibility
2. Infrastructure Requirements
3. Permit Applications
4. Water Resources
5. Wetlands

IV. Structural

1. Conceptual phase technical evaluation
2. Design review and comments
3. Specialty structural engineering

V. Geotechnical

1. Shallow and deep foundation design
2. Ground modifications
3. Mechanically stabilized earth wall design
4. Reinforced earth entrainment design
5. Preloading schemes design
6. Pavement analysis and design
7. Development and implementation of field exploration programs.

VI. Environmental

1. Air, water and wastewater permitting
2. Phase I environmental site assessment
3. Phase II soil and groundwater investigations
4. Alternative remedial analysis, design and implementation
5. Solid and hazardous waste management plans
6. Agency negotiations
7. Environmental impact statements
8. Industrial Health and Safety

VII. Process Water and Wastewater

1. Source water characterization
2. Conceptual process development based on production demand and quality requirements.
3. Conceptual financial evaluations
4. Preliminary and final engineering designs
5. Cooling water system design and chemical program development
6. Procurement and construction specifications in CSI format
7. Development of operating and maintenance (O&M) manuals
8. Operation personnel training programs
9. Vendor QA/QC
10. Design, purchase, build programs
11. Development of water and chemical reclaim and reuse programs

VIII. Implementation Services

1. Design/build or design/purchase programs
2. Engineering design packages
3. Equipment procurement specifications
4. CSI-based construction specifications
5. Technical review of vendor submittals
6. Construction management
7. System start-up management
8. Operation and maintenance manuals
9. In-Line/Off-Line monitoring protocols
10. Operation personnel training programs
11. Lab testing of construction materials according to ASTM, AWWA and AASHTO