Gannett Fleming Corporate Brochure

Defining Innovation
© 2009 Russell Abraham
Our Mission: To Amaze our clients with our responsiveness and innovation and become their
trusted advisor, while also promoting a rewarding work environment for our employees.
Welcome
When you work with Gannett Fleming,
you are going to feel different.
Why? Because we are not a typical
engineering firm. We know when to
listen. When to offer advice. More
importantly, we are passionate about
the consistent quality of work we
provide and strive to take on new
challenges. Each project has the support
of an entire team that, together with
you, will find the right solution to
whatever challenge you face.
Our Vision is to be a driving force
in improving our communities
and sustaining our world through
an uncompromising commitment
to growth, innovation, ethics, and
technical excellence. With a focus on
our Vision and Mission, our talented
employees bring to your door a
firm that is committed to make you
successful.
Knouse Foods® polycrystalline
solar panels, Peach Glen, Pa.
More Than Engineering
In 1915 when Gannett Fleming was
founded, there was a staff of two.
Both were engineers.
While the cornerstone of our business
is still consulting engineering, we
have changed.
We also are Planners.
Designers.
IT Specialists.
Program Managers.
Construction Managers.
And so much more.
Florida Department of Transportation
District 4 Traffic Control Center
Photo by Peter Jakubowski
Research and development in water desalination technologies.
Our diverse range of services can
take you from an initial feasibility
study to the maintenance of
your completed project. Our
companywide Practice Leadership
Teams ensure that your project
receives the appropriate expertise for
every issue. Our specialized expertise
is a direct testament to the talented
staff of professionals that have come
to call Gannett Fleming “home.”
When you work with us, these
professionals are at your disposal.
1915 and has become the mantra of
all our employees today.
We approach each project with
unparalleled enthusiasm and
creativity. More importantly, we
work hard to develop relationships
with our clients and maintain them
by providing consistent, high-quality
services. This tradition of excellence
began with our simple beginning in
Our full capabilities are applied to all
projects, from the routine to the most
difficult and demanding. You can rest
assured that when you work with
Gannett Fleming, your individual
and business needs will not outgrow
our services.
With more than 60 offices worldwide,
we have the size and resources to
provide a total spectrum of services.
While each office has a special
knowledge of the geographic area it
serves, our complete range of services
knows no geographic boundaries.
We have the in-house capabilities
and services to meet your challenges,
wherever they occur.
Mingo Creek Viaduct, Washington County, Pa.
The George Street Bridge and Reconstruction of
New Jersey Route 18, New Brunswick, N.J.
Improving Our Way of Life
Where we live and work…
how we get from place to place…
the quality of life we enjoy…
are all a part of our society’s
infrastructure.
Gannett Fleming understands this
and is constantly striving to make
the world a better place in which to
live. We provide the same degree of
personal involvement on all projects,
whether large or small, in the public
or private sectors.
The variety of the projects we have
completed — highways; bridges;
dams; airports; transit and rail;
water and wastewater; industrial,
commercial, and educational
buildings; site remediation; facilities
management and commissioning;
construction management and
inspection; program management;
vertical transportation; and designbuild — is as diverse as the places
where we’ve completed them.
Canal Street Streetcar, New Orleans, La.
Life Science Building, University Park, Pa.
We recognize the capacity that we have to improve the standard of living in
the communities served by our designs.
World Trade Center Station Restoration,
New York City, N.Y.
Olivenhain Dam, San Diego, Calif.
Our commitment and dedication transpires
to a better way of life by:
• Getting people to places safely and
more efficiently
• Improving health and longevity
with cleaner water and air
• Promoting economic development
through sustainable design
• Inspiring endless possibilities for
the future.
Our designs are sensitive to the
community and its surroundings, and
our engineers work closely with our
environmental professionals to develop
solutions that are socially responsible
and exceed our clients’ needs.
Dolphin Expressway Bridges, Miami-Dade County, Fla.
Coca-Cola Manufacturing/Bottling Facility, Wastewater Pretreatment
Reverse Osmosis Membrane Unit Upgrade, Wilsonville, Ore.
Our obligation on all projects is to protect and remediate the natural environment.
Phase 1 Dam Safety Investigations
for the Nuuanu Dam in Hawaii
Sustaining the Future
Gannett Fleming uses our
comprehensive, multidisciplinary
approach to protect and improve the
environmental systems on which our
infrastructure is built.
• We’re a charter member of
the Institute for Sustainable
Infrastructure, a sustainability
rating system for civil
infrastructure projects.
• Well-planned and executed water
and wastewater projects, which
include planning and designing
water and wastewater treatment
plants, pumping stations, and
water and sewer systems, are a
hallmark of the firm.
• Our experts in industrial
waste management carefully
manage environmental and
LEED® Certified Water Treatment Plant with
Ultraviolet Light Disinfection, Northampton, Pa.
public concerns and address
environmental regulations.
• Our experienced geotechnical
engineers and geologists provide
solutions for foundations,
underground construction, earth
structures, groundwater resources,
foundation rehabilitation, and
marginal building sites.
• We’re accomplished in site
investigation and remediation for
industrial and commercial sites,
brownfields, facility compliance,
and facility closures.
• Our construction management
practice provides the owner
with comprehensive services
and coordinates the engineer,
architect, and contractors on water
and wastewater treatment plants,
industrial production facilities,
office buildings, dams, and utilities.
Augusta Brownfields Redevelopment, EPA Brownfields
Assessment Grant Phase II Investigation, Augusta, Ga.
GRTC’s LEED® Silver Bus and Maintenance Facility, Richmond, Va.
• Our LEED® Accredited
Professionals focus on sustainable
facility design at an affordable cost.
• Our planning services utilize
context sensitive solutions
to preserve and enhance the
human experience and natural
environment, while addressing
social, political, and economic
issues.
• We’re experienced in planning,
permitting, and design for solid
waste management and dealing
with the public’s concerns.
• We pride ourselves on sensitive
control of water resources in
environmentally beneficial ways on
dam and water resource projects.
Gannett Fleming is committed
to protecting and preserving
the environment on all projects
and in our own operations. Our
sustainable approach incorporates site
development, water savings, energy
efficiency, materials selection, and
indoor environmental quality into all
planning, design, and construction
management.
Clients demand and deserve the
optimum solutions to their complex
project challenges. Time and time
again, our proven technologies and
services go beyond their expectations.
IntelliGrout® Technology at the Mississinewa
Dam Foundation Remediation, Peru, Ind.
George Washington Bridge Transportation
Management System, New York, N.Y.
Providing Growth Through
Technology
Environment and infrastructure cannot
stand alone; technology is a fundamental
component of all our services.
For example, IntelliGrout® is the
first comprehensive system in the
world for grouting soil and rock
that automatically collects, analyzes,
and reports data in real time. This
patented system provides project
teams with unprecedented analysis
and visualization tools to efficiently
perform grouting work in a wide range
of geologic conditions.
Also, utilizing geographic information
systems (GIS) has improved the global
deployment of U.S. Armed Forces and
made it possible to track sensitive cargo
in support of the national military
strategy. Likewise, we work closely
BIM perspective for the Cabin Creek Water
Treatment Plant, Red Lion, Pa.
with local law enforcement agencies
to help them most effectively address
public safety issues.
We offer results-oriented engineering
services and customized products to
enable our clients to maximize their
resources and deliver public projects
in an effective and timely manner.
Our design professionals were
among the early pioneers in utilizing
computer aided design (CAD),
and we serve as a beta test site for
national software developers. Our
current focus includes maximizing
the potential of building information
modeling (BIM) to streamline the
entire design and construction
process for the benefit of building and
infrastructure owners.
Our nationally recognized information technology services help keep our
nation’s people and resources safe.
Enterprise IT System Design and Implementation,
Harrisburg, Pa.
Our facilities management
group focuses on optimizing
the performance of commercial,
institutional, and industrial facilities
and their environments. We find
unique facilities-based solutions
for our clients’ specific business
needs. Gannett Fleming provides
total project management of
public agencies’ complex capital
improvement projects and assists
public and private clients to achieve
project delivery within budget and on
schedule.
Evolving technology is a constant in
today’s ever-changing society. The
ability to integrate information with
technology has become essential for
success at all levels.
GIS development in Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates
Because our information technology
services are advancing with such
momentum, we are the best choice for
providing all your technology needs.
Why? Gannett Fleming has:
• A full range of capabilities
to meet the broad scope of
intelligent transportation system
demands for both highway and
transit facilities
• GIS capabilities that enable us to
integrate spatial information to
empower your existing system
• The qualifications to implement
the correct solution to save you
time and money
• A solid performance record
of innovation and advanced
technology that works.
The Sounds of Transit audio-visual tool conveys
the sound impact of transit projects
We deliver excellence as promised from more than 60 offices worldwide.
Pedestrian Bridge and Trail, Ned Smith Center for Nature & Art, Millersburg, Pa.
No matter the scope or size of your
project, our client-focused approach
integrates our guiding principles into
everything we do.
Our Core Values
A Tradition of Excellence in Service to
Clients. Through Continuous Quality
Improvement, we will meet our clients’
requirements with services that are
responsive, innovative, and technically
sound. By continually reviewing and
improving our work processes, we will
do work right the first time.
Employees are our Most Important
Asset. Quality services to clients
require the time, talent, and
commitment of our employees. We
will provide our employees with a
safe, challenging, and rewarding work
environment and an atmosphere of
trust. We will provide them with the
tools and training required to perform
their duties. We will appraise their
performance regularly and assist them
in achieving their full potential. We will
promote diversity and the principle of
equal employment opportunity.
Teamwork. We will require
collaborative leadership and encourage
a collegial working atmosphere in which
the opinion of each employee is valued,
the needs of the team are placed before
the needs of the individual, and the
good of the overall firm is placed before
the good of any one unit.
Professional and Community
Involvement. We will promote service
to our professions and the communities
in which we work and live. Such service
provides benefits to society, the firm,
and the individual.
U.S. Route 15, Section C41, Lycoming County, Pa.
Ethical Business Practices. Honesty
and integrity are hallmarks of the
manner in which we conduct business.
We will only provide services that
we are qualified to provide, and we
will exercise care and judgment in
the handling of confidential business
information.
Sustainability. We will take
significant and lasting steps to
minimize adverse environmental
impacts and to conserve natural
resources in both our operations and
in our projects. We will strive to meet
the needs of the present without
compromising the future.
We look forward to the opportunity
to work with you in the near future,
and invite you to visit our website for
more information.
www.gannettfleming.com
Gannett Fleming is a global infrastructure firm that provides planning, design,
technology, and construction management services for a diverse range of markets and
disciplines. With 2,000 highly qualified individuals across a global network of 60 offices,
we are united in our passion to deliver excellence. We have played a part in shaping
infrastructure and improving communities in more than 65 countries, specializing in
transportation, environmental, water, energy, and facility-related projects.
Founded in 1915, we embrace sustainability and innovation in our projects and internal
activities, achieving results while being responsible stewards of our environment. Our
culture of service, ingenuity, and responsiveness empowers us to fulfill our key mission:
make our clients successful.
Gannett Fleming is consistently ranked in the top 10 percent on Engineering News-Record’s
Top 500 Design Firms list.
800.233.1055
www.gannettfleming.com
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Muni Metro East Light Rail Maintenance and Operations
Facility, San Francisco, Calif. (Top)
(From left) Occoquan Dam, Occoquan, Va.,
Cranberry Connector, Cranberry Township, Pa.,
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