vision has offices in Houston, Austin, and
Dallas, Texas, and Mobile, Alabama, and
the purchase will bring about 180 profes-
sionals with experience in transportation,
water/wastewater and aviation projects to
Stantec.
“One of the strongest opportunities for
growth in North America is within the
transportation and infrastructure markets,
particularly in Texas,” says Stantec Presi-
dent and CEO Bob Gomes in a press re-
lease. “As a part of KBR, Infrastructure
Americas has a strong background in de-
sign/build, highway and bridge design;
construction engineering and inspection;
aviation experience including airside and
landside design; and civil and structural
engineering. This project experience and
their seasoned staff will give us a platform
to continue growing in these areas across
the country, while significantly boosting
our presence in Texas and Alabama.”
KBR’s Infrastructure Division is a leader in
the Gulf Region with an impressive series
of recently completed, ongoing and up-
coming projects for major clients and lo-
cal communities. Their recent and award-
ed work includes Loop 375 in El Paso
and State Highway 288 in Houston, on-
call construction engineering and inspec-
tion and on-call design contracts for the
Alabama Department of Transportation,
program management support services
for the Houston Airport System, and pre-
construction and full construction manage-
ment and inspection services for the San
Jacinto River Authority’s large diameter
waterline to deliver treated water to Mont-
gomery County, Texas.
“Joining Stantec will help us leverage our
infrastructure expertise,” said Nick Bokaie,
Vice President, Infrastructure Americas.
“Our strong clientele in the transportation
and water/wastewater business lines will
complement Stantec’s existing presence
in the Gulf. Our combined forces will al-
low our staff to continue to work on the
biggest and most complex projects in the
region, now with a greater resource pool
and enhanced service lines as we draw
from across the Stantec community.”
Stantec’s current presence in the Gulf in-
cludes more than 800 people working in
28 offices in Texas, Louisiana, Alabama,
Mississippi, and Florida. Stantec is one of
the United States’ largest engineering and
architecture firms with more than 6,550
employees in 163 offices across the U.S.
and additional offices operating through-
out Canada.
NOVEMBER 2015
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