by Doug Fisher On April 19, 2019, a thermal runaway event took place in a battery energy storage unit (ESS) located within a building in Surprise, Arizona. The ESS was provided with fire detection and fire suppression, which both activated. Approximately five hours after arriving on the scene, the responding fire department opened a door […]
Bowman has been selected by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to provide engineering and oversight services related to the construction of pedestrian and bicycle grade separation at Arizona State University’s (ASU) Tempe campus. Bowman, serving as the prime engineering contractor, will lead the project in collaboration with Jacobs and SmithGroup. The Company will develop […]
Bowman has secured a combined $1.9 million of assignments through two new mining contracts in Arizona. Under the first contract, Bowman will oversee the comprehensive design work for the SX plant feasibility study, which includes process, geotechnical, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering. The project for which Bowman will be providing design services includes two miles […]
Bowman today announced the acquisition of Hess-Rountree, Inc. (“Hess-Rountree”), a full-service engineering firm headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. With an emphasis on renewable energy, educational and sports facilities projects, Hess-Rountree provides comprehensive civil engineering, land surveying, contract administration, 3D laser scanning, UAV aerial mapping and photography and as-built BIM modelling services to a range of […]
Bowman has been awarded more than $1.7 million in two new engineering and survey contracts for separate mining projects in Southern Arizona. Of the new contracts is a two-year master service agreement for a copper leach pad. As part of the assignment, Bowman is supplying engineering and survey services to support quantity verification. Leach pad […]
Bowman today announced the purchase of Fisher Engineering, Inc. (“Fisher”), a professional services firm specializing in customized fire protection and life safety engineering for public and private customers. Founded in 2007, Fisher serves customers across the United States and internationally from offices in Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, Detroit, Portland (ME), Phoenix and Virginia Beach. The firm […]
Bowman announced the appointment of Jay Yenerich, PE as Regional Chief Engineer for Transportation in Arizona. With more than 25 years of statewide project management in transit, highway, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and signals project experience, Yenerich will be responsible for developing Bowman’s public, municipal and private transportation practice in Arizona. Bowman has extensive transportation […]
Bowman announced that Tim Johnson joined the company as landscape architect in Tucson, AZ. Through a value-added approach, Johnson will help Bowman expand into the landscape architecture market in Tucson and across the western United States. Before joining Bowman, Johnson owned JStudio LA, LLC in Tucson for more than four years. He led the business […]
Bowman today announced it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement for the acquisition of Perry Engineering LLC (“Perry”). Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, Perry delivers civil engineering consulting and land surveying for residential, commercial, industrial, education, and healthcare-related projects. Under the leadership of Ken Perry, the company’s founder, Perry serves both […]
Even before the pandemic hit, the build for rent industry was booming. The need for housing in major markets continues to increase where desirable housing is in short supply. Instead of opting for a standard apartment unit, some renters seek a single-family residential experience that still has the benefits and amenities of a professionally managed […]