Bowman was selected to provide civil and structural engineering services for the first standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) in California. Our scope of work included delivering detailed engineering at 30%, 60%, 90% and issue for construction (IFC) stages, ensuring complete compliance with the client’s scope and California’s regulatory requirements. Structural engineering services included a […]
Bowman was contracted to provide civil and structural engineering services for the first combined solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) development in Colorado. The project involved a multi-phase approach where Bowman delivered 30%, 60%, 90% and issue for construction (IFC) plan sets in accordance with the client’s scope of work and all applicable regulatory […]
This confidential project was the client’s first stand-alone battery energy storage system (BESS) initiative in the state, contributing approximately 50 MW of capacity to the power grid. Bowman took on a new role with the client, employing a program approach to navigate the project’s complexities. Services provided by Bowman included title policy research and mineral […]
The City of Vancouver, WA is the fourth largest city in the state and largely recognized as an extension of the greater Portland, OR metropolitan area. The city has experienced significant growth in recent years and has taken steps to dramatically redevelop its downtown and waterfront amenities along the northern bank of the Columbia River. […]
With a population of nearly 100,000 people, Bend, OR is the sixth largest city in the state having doubled in size over only a 25-year period. To address the explosive growth being experienced by the community, our team was first engaged in 2013 to develop water, sewer and storm water financial plans and rate strategies […]
The “Tri-Cities” region of Eastern Washington is among the fastest growing areas in the state consisting of the cities of Richland, Pasco and Kennewick. To address the impact of growth on its utilities, and to align the utility rates with updated financial policy drivers, our team was initially engaged by the City of Richland to […]
The City of Aurora is home to over 400,000 people and is the third largest utility in Colorado. The city is one of the most water-challenged providers in Colorado. Dependent on multiple watersheds, each subjected to the same or greater aridification as the Colorado River, Aurora has often led the way in Colorado in terms […]
As the fifth largest city in Oregon, the City of Hillsboro (pop. 107K), is a rapidly growing community within the greater Portland metropolitan area. Our team has assisted the city for over two decades on financial, economic and planning projects including preparing the funding element of the citywide transportation system plan, calculating development impact fees […]
Portland’s wholesale agreement, defining the terms and conditions of service for 19 separate water providers, will expire in 2026. After 20 years of experience with the existing agreement, Portland and many wholesale providers wanted to make key changes to redefine certain aspects of the service provided, the allocation of costs, and sharing of regional risks. […]
The Columbia/Snake River system is the largest wheat export gateway in the U.S. Almost half of the wheat exports arrive by barges moving through the Columbia/Snake River system. It is estimated that each year over 3.5M (4.2M in 2020) metric tons of commodities currently move through the lower Snake River locks. The Pacific Northwest Waterways […]