May 2004

Design Firm Awarded Three Aviation Projects

Mead & Hunt will help transform airports in Oregon and Michigan over the next five years through several key design and planning contracts.

Mead & Hunt, a nationally recognized design consulting firm, specializes in planning, engineering, and architecture for general aviation and air carrier airport clients nationwide.

The firm was recently selected to assist the Oregon Department of Aviation with planning over the next five years.  This $3 million contract will initially involve a statewide economic impact study, an inventory of airport zoning ordinances, the development of a statewide aviation system plan, and commercial air service development work.

The Capital Region Airport Authority chose Mead & Hunt for a five-year selection to provide consulting services at Capital City Airport in Lansing and Mason-Jewett Field Airport in Mason, Michigan.  Projects will include a terminal building expansion, runway extension, other pavement construction and rehabilitation, runway safety area improvements, lighting, electrical, and NAVAIDs.

Finally, the firm was selected to provide engineering and planning for upcoming Federal Aviation Administration airport improvements and other projects at Klamath Falls Airport in Oregon.  The five-year contract will include design of a north end perimeter road, new construction and reconstruction of taxiways, security fencing, and environmental mitigation.

Mead & Hunt, an Engineering News Record’s Top 500 design firm, provides professional services in the fields of historic preservation, architecture, municipal and infrastructure engineering, transportation engineering, and water resource engineering to clients throughout the US.  Mead & Hunt was recently recognized on the The Zweig Letter Hot Firm 2003 List as one of the top 100 fastest growing A/E firms.  Founded in 1900, Mead & Hunt is a privately held, employee-owned corporation with offices nationwide.