Contractor Profiles
Engineering Design Source, Inc.
- Location
- Headquarters in Chesterfield, MO. with a satellite office in O’Fallon, IL.
- Mission
- EDSI, a certified DBE/MBE, provides design and surveying services.
- Number of Employees
- 36, includes nine professional engineers, two environmental scientists and four full survey crews.
- Employees on the MRB Project
- 19
Jeff Geisen, left, and Jeff Hull of EDSI stake borings for the Mississippi River Bridge foundation piers, while on a barge in the Mississippi River.
About working on the bridge:
“We’re very fortunate to have an extensive role in both the survey and design of the MRB project…(a)s a DBE/MBE firm, working as a sub-consultant to companies like CH2MHill, CTE/AECOM, CMT and HNTB has given us a wonderful opportunity to build strong partnerships to tackle such a large project. The experience working on the New Mississippi River Bridge has been extremely valuable, and we look forward to developing our experience with similar MoDOT and IDOT projects.”
George John
EDSI Principal
Kaskaskia Engineering Group, LLC
- Location
- Belleville, Illinois
- Mission
- The group provides engineering services to the private and public sector.
- Number of Employees
- 30, includes 17 engineers - nine are registered professional engineers, one is a licensed structural engineer.
- Employees on the MRB Project
- Eleven
Warren Clemons, left, and Joe Hamilton, of Kaskaskia Engineering Group LLC, discuss the locations of bridge piers to determine which utilities need to be relocated.
About working on the bridge:
“Working on the New Mississippi River Bridge project has been an incredible experience for our team. The whole purpose of the DBE program is to provide firms such as ours great opportunities and the rest is up to us. We have seized this opportunity with gratitude and understand this experience will help us progress and continue our core value of striving for our ultimate potential. MoDOT and HNTB has fostered an atmosphere of partnership and trust and we look forward to future opportunities with this talented group.”
Marsia Geldert-Murphey
Managing Partner