G2 Consulting Group in Troy acquired Schleede-Hampton Associates, a Birmingham-based firm providing similar engineering services. The eight-member Schleede-Hampton team will be integrated into G2 offices by end of the year. G2 also has offices in Ann Arbor and Chicago… READ MORE.
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Troy-based G2 Consulting Group, a geoenvironmental and construction engineering firm, has acquired Birmingham-based Schleede-Hampton Associates, a company that provides similar geotechnical engineering services in the construction industry. Terms of the deal were not disclosed…. READ MORE.
Owner: Michigan Department of Transportation
Designer: Michigan Department of Transpiration/G2 Consulting Group
Contractor: Dan’s Excavating Inc.
The Michigan Department of Transportation reopened the 7-mile stretch of I-96 between US-24 and Newburgh Road in Livonia more than two weeks early. This highly visible project was the largest awarded in MDOT history. Known as “The 96fix,” work included rebuilding 56 lane miles of highway, repairing 37 bridges, reconstructing 22 ramps, and installing new lighting and utilities.
The project featured the placement of 350,000 cubic yards of concrete and 850,000 tons of stone, installation of 16,000 feet of special barrier walls, the installation of 500 new LED lights, repair and installation of 1,200 draining structures, the reuse of 410,000 tons of crushed concrete, the recycling of 200 tons of steel, and the installation of 78,000 feet of new storm sewers. No steel, concrete or soil were landfilled in the project.
More than 50 MDOT staff was assigned to coordinate the project, using an innovative e-construction system to coordinate documents. Dan’s Excavating was responsible for managing 3,000 line items on the project schedule that totaled over $170 million.
Even facing challenges such as a 350-year storm that flooded many areas of the project and nighttime restrictions on demolition, the team beat the schedule.
A critical construction challenge was a “zero movement” requirement on a critical 48-inch supply line that provides fresh water to a major portion of western Wayne County.
“The 96fix” was not only the largest single-season, single-construction contract awarded in MDOT history, but under the leadership of Dan’s Excavating, Inc., Shelby Township, the project ran at a pace never before attempted in Michigan. As lead contractor, Dan’s Excavating coordinated a project team with an extensive breadth of engineering and construction expertise, including G2 Consulting Group, LLC Troy; C.A. Hull Company, Walled Lake; Ajax Paving Industries, Troy; and Nicholson Construction, Kalamazoo. MDOT led the design and…Read More.
Coming off its third consecutive year of increasing project activity and strong revenue growth, Troy-based G2 Consulting Group said today that it has hired 12 new environmental scientists and geotechnical engineers in the past six months and is looking to hire up to five additional professionals. The nationally recognized geotechnical, environmental and construction engineering company has a full-time professional staff of 49, plus six interns.
“We are continuing to add talent to better serve our clients,” says G2’s Mark Smolinski. “With the construction business gaining traction, both here in the metro Detroit area and in other markets we serve, we have a number of projects underway and a strong book of business going forward.”
G2’s recent projects include work on last summer’s I-96 reconstruction in Wayne County, Michigan, Field & Stream’s first Michigan location in Troy and several senior living developments. The company is currently involved in the I-75/University Drive interchange Design/Build project in Auburn Hills, telecommunications projects throughout the United States, and the Lavergne Avenue Sewer Improvement Project (part of the Tunnel and Reservoir Plan for the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago). G2 completed a record 2,700 projects last year in highway and roadway construction, water and wastewater treatment, telecommunications, commercial development and education.
“With the current focus on improving roads in Michigan and the increase in development activity throughout the geographic areas we serve, we want to be ready to dive in wherever we have an opportunity to do so,” said Smolinski. “We’ve been fortunate to win a number of marquee projects and we continue to add qualified professionals to handle the steady volume of work we have on hand.” Smolinski encouraged entry and mid-level engineers to forward their resumes for consideration (www.G2consultinggroup.com).
In addition to its Troy headquarters, G2 has offices in Ann Arbor and Chicago. The company has been in business since 1994, has completed jobs across the United States (and in Canada) and is certified in 30+ states. G2’s corporate mantra, “Smart. Results. Fast.” “is what drives us every day,” says Smolinski. “Our clients know we mean it and we’ve been delivering on the promise so they keep coming back.”
Michigan motorists in Auburn Hills and Grand Rapids will soon be using an innovative interchange that routes drivers temporarily onto the ‘wrong’ side of the road to improve safety.
It’s known as the diverging diamond interchange, and has been used in Europe and other states. It reduces the number of “conflict points,” which create the potential for accidents, by routing traffic temporarily to the left side of the road at a highway interchange. A video from the North Carolina Department of Transportation explains the new traffic flow.
The first such interchange in the state is going in at I-75 and University Drive in Auburn Hills. Construction started in March and it’s projected to be finished in December. The second will go in at I-96 and Cascade Road in Grand Rapids, starting construction in July of this year and finishing in December 2016.
Brad Wieferich, engineer of design for the Michigan Department of Transportation, said a key point of the new-to-Michigan design is that drivers are temporarily routed to drive on the left side of the road.
“Honestly looking at it from a video or an aerial I can see where folks might think that’s a little strange,” Wieferich said.
But he’s driven through these in other states, and says that on the ground it’s easy to navigate. The geometry of the interchange is specifically set up to point drivers in the right direction and it doesn’t feel strange, he said.
There are currently 45 such intersections in the United States. So far just these two are planned for Michigan. The design is being deployed at high-volume interchanges, Wieferich said.
Auburn Hills Mayor Kevin McDaniel is excited to be the site of the first diverging diamond interchange in the state.
“This innovative interchange will benefit our residents and be enormously advantageous to our thriving business community comprised of world-class companies,” said McDaniel. “We are pleased to be partnering with MDOT on this important project that will enhance commerce and vastly improve motorist safety in Auburn Hills. The lasting benefits of the DDI will far outweigh the short term inconvenience during construction.”
G2 Consulting Group is part of the design-build team on the Auburn Hills interchange. Principal Mark Smolinski said the group working on the project had a track record of keeping projects on time and on budget.
Auburn Hills, for its part, is anticipating the intersection will be less expensive to maintain over time than other interchange options.
In other states, the diverging diamond interchange has had an impact on road safety. In Missouri, crash data showed that in the first year of operation crashes were down by 46 percent at the state’s first diverging diamond intersection.
The two Michigan interchanges selected for this are 50-60 years old and needed replacement, said MDOT spokesman Jeff Cranson.
“This is not a great difference in money to replace the traditional way, but it’s going to make them a lot safer,” Cranson said.
When the Great Recession hit, G2 Consulting Group adapted by integrating more technology into its business model. It was a successful strategy and the firm grew significantly in the years that followed. Today it’s using that same philosophy to keep growing… READ MORE.
For the fourth time in as many years, Gov. Rick Snyder focused on Michigan’s crumbling roads, bridges and infrastructure in his State of the State address Jan. 21. But this year something was different. Instead of asking the state legislature to come up with a plan as he’s done in the past, he appealed to voters in the state to approve a 1 percent hike in the state sales tax coupled with concurrent actions that would raise the additional $1.2 billion needed to start to get Michigan’s roads back in shape… READ MORE.
Jason Stoops,far left, and Tony Poisson have become new associate members in the G2 Consulting Group. Stoops recently returned to Ann Arbor to open G2’s newest office… READ MORE.
G2 Consulting Group’s work hasn’t changed, but the way it does it most certainly has. As a result, the Troy-based construction firm has grown in recent years.
G2 Consulting Group specializes in environmental and geotechnical engineering services. Think of it as doing the construction work that takes place below the ground, like soil testing. This has meant generations of paperwork… READ MORE.