The Bridge Home, an affordable housing development aimed at supporting the unhoused population in Ames, officially broke ground on September 27, 2023. This innovative supportive housing project is now underway. The Bridge Home’s 18 units, funded by a $4 million grant from the Iowa Finance Authority, will soon provide stable housing for those without a…
The July 2018 Marshalltown tornado destroyed Lennox’s administration and north manufacturing buildings. During the rebuilding process, Lennox took the opportunity to make parking lot enhancements, ADA compliance upgrades, and enhance the walkability around the site, including more sidewalks and paths. They also did a site-wide facility analysis on how trucks flow through the site, how…
CGA assisted FEH Design on a new athletic complex in Marshalltown, Iowa. The $6.25 Million project for the Marshalltown Community School District included new lighting, a synthetic turf football/soccer field, a new track base and surface, a home grandstand, a sprinkler system, restrooms, concessions, a press box, and entry from Bobcat Blvd. Coordination with the…
CGA has assisted the Meskwaki Nation with numerous projects for several years. Most recently our team provided engineering services for the construction of 3,000 feet of new trail, including connection to a tunnel beneath an existing highway underpass. Services included construction staking, testing, surveying, and site design, and is currently assisting with the development of…
The Clear Creek Watershed Project includes activities in the upper watershed to reduce flooding and improve water quality, as well as infrastructure projects in the city of Coralville. Visit this link for more information about this watershed: http://www.clearcreekwatershedcoalition.org/quick-facts.html The Iowa Watershed Approach (IWA) is a vision for Iowa’s future that voluntarily engages stakeholders throughout the…
CGA completed the site design for the EMS and Clinic addition to the UnityPoint Health South Campus in Marshalltown. The project was completed as a design-build delivery and the scope included topographic survey, construction staking, new Emergency Room, new Clinic, new EMS garage, new Maintenance shed, three parking lot additions, helipad, sanitary sewer lift station,…
CGA completed the site design and construction administration services for improvements at the Oelwein Community School District High School/Pre-school/Gymnasium/Track & Football field. Improvements will be made throughout the summer of 2022. SITE A High School Parking Lot Improvements to include paving gravel lot, restriping, and stormwater management. SITE B 8th Ave. Reconstruction to include pavement…
CGA assisted a private franchise owner with the completion of a new coffee shop in Ames. Our scope included various site layout concepts to maximize the building on the site, topographic survey, Plat of Survey to combine multiple lots, coordination with the City of Ames Development Review Committee, coordination with Scooter’s on a custom building…
The City of Ames has experienced localized flooding in various areas around the city including in the Somerset area. CGA modeled stormwater flowing to the Somerset detention basin along GW Carver and measured the amount of silt that had accumulated in the bottom of the pond over the years. The final design included silt removal,…
CGA performed Land Acquisition Services for the Ioway Creek (formerly Squaw Creek) Flood Mitigation Project including 11 parcels near the Duff Avenue Corridor in Ames, Iowa. Services were in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Relocation Assistance, Real Property Acquisition Act (URA), and FEMA HMGP Section 44 CFR Part 80, including: Title Certs, Appraisals,…
