RALEIGH, NC – The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation has awarded an on-call contract to WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff for services to support the Division and airports across the state.
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff will provide professional planning, design and construction services. The firm will assist the Division with environmental reviews, airport compliance reviews, planning, permitting, land acquisition, airport layout plans and master plans. Other services might include pavement design and system management, vertical construction planning and design, airport design, evaluation and review of ground-based navigational aids, lighting and utilities, value engineering, benefit/cost analysis, peer reviews of plans and documents, airport condition assessment, and construction administration/inspection.
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff will also serve in support of and as an extension of Division staff in coordinating public outreach and education programs and will provide GIS and website assistance, inventory and data analysis, database management, special studies, and program marketing.
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff provides a full range of planning, program management, design, and construction management services for aviation. The firm offers airside and landside services, including extensive experience in road and rail access to airports. Specialized services include strategic consulting, security system planning and design, environmental studies, access and transit studies, sustainability consulting, and financial and economic analysis. The firm has been active in aviation for more than 70 years. Current clients include Los Angeles International, La Guardia, Boston Logan International Airport, Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
About WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services consulting firms, provides services designed to transform the built environment and restore the natural one. The firm’s expertise ranges from environmental remediation and urban planning, to engineering iconic buildings and designing sustainable transport networks, to developing the energy sources of the future and enabling new ways of extracting essential resources. Approximately 36,500 employees, including engineers, technicians, scientists, planners, surveyors, program and construction management professionals, as well as various environmental experts, work for this dynamic organization in more than 500 offices across 40 countries worldwide. wsp-pb.com/usa
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