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I-35W Minnesota River Bridge Project Tour - August 14, 2019

8/16/2019

 
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Thanks to our 2019
DBIA-UMR Summer Project Tour Attendees!
I-35W Minnesota River Bridge Project Overview
In partnership with Dakota County, Hennepin County, City of Bloomington and the City of Burnsville, MnDOT is currently reconstructing the I-35W Bridge spanning the Minnesota River.  The scope of work includes complete reconstruction of the I-35W  and 106th Street bridges, replacement of pavement from Cliff Road to 106th Street, construction of a northbound auxiliary/truck lane between Cliff Road and 106th Street, improvement of pedestrian access by the addition of a pedestrian trail between Black Dog Road and Lyndale Avenue, and improvements in signage, lighting and drainage.
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Young Professionals Summer Cookout

7/26/2019

 
Thanks to all the Young Professionals who joined us at Lake Harriet this past Wednesday for an evening of fun, food, drinks, and games!  
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DBIA-UMR/Obermiller-Nelson Engineering 1st Annual Topgolf Fundraiser to Benefit Summit Academy OIC Held on April 24

4/24/2019

 
The DBIA-UMR Board would like to thank all attendees and sponsors (Obermiller-Nelson Engineering and Anderson) for a fantastic inaugural fundraiser event on Tuesday afternoon, April 24, 2019!

Twelve teams participated in a 3-hour Topgolf tournament to benefit Summit Academy OIC.  


With the help of our attendees and sponsors, we were able to donate $1500 to Summit Academy OIC! 

Congratulations to the following teams with the top 3 scores:
Egan Company - 531
Obermiller Nelson Engineering - 528
NTH / Pie - 523
AET 2 - 523

Congratulations to our raffle winner, Curt (Egan Company),
winner of the 3-Month Topgolf Platinum Membership!
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11th Annual DBIA-UMR Design-Build Awards

3/28/2019

 
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The Design Build Institute of America-Upper Midwest Region held its 11th Annual Awards Ceremony on March 27, 2019 at Midland Hills Country Club in St. Paul, Minnesota.  All project teams were honored for their regional projects that exemplified the principles of interdisciplinary teamwork, innovation, and problem-solving that characterize design-build delivery.  Representatives from each team presented their projects and discussed the significance the design-build process had on their success.  Listed below are the honored projects and teams:
2019 DBIA-UMR Project of the Year
Fargo National Cemetery

Submitted by Anderson Engineering
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2019 DBIA-UMR Design-Build Excellence Award
365 Nicollet Project

Submitted by Opus Design Build L.L.C.
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2018 DBIA-UMR Design-Build Merit Award
General Mills - James Ford Bell Campus - One Minneapolis Technical Center

Submitted by McGough
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Congratulations to all honorees and winners! 

Thank you to the 2019 DBIA-UMR Awards Committee for their continued time and effort to make this awards program possible:  Lisa Breuer (Chair) and Jamie Walter.
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Thank you to the 2019 DBIA Judging Panel for their time and careful consideration in reviewing all submissions:  Rich Pontius (Ohio Valley Region), Dennis Ashley (Rocky Mountain Region), Lane Beougher (Ohio Valley Region), and Mandy Albrecht (Ohio Valley Region).   

January Breakfast Meeting Draws Record Attendance!

1/18/2019

 
The DBIA-Upper Midwest Region started its 2019 Breakfast Meeting program off with record breaking attendance on January 16, 2019 at Midland Hills Country Club in Saint Paul, MN.  Ron Wirtz, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Outreach Director delivered an engaging presentation where he discussed the economic outlook for the regional, public and private sectors of the Minnesota architecture, engineering, and construction industries considering our current legislative and national impacts.  Attendees received valuable insight into the current economic climate and engaged in real time surveying during Mr. Wirtz's presentation.  Mr. Wirtz's complete PowerPoint presentation and survey results may be accessed by following the links below.   If you are interested in receiving new content via email from the Minneapolis Fed, you can sign-up (and look around) at https://www.minneapolisfed.org/subscribe
PowerPoint Presentation 1/16/19
1/16/19 Survey Results
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