The Chicago, Illinois Office

Aaron Patterson, P.E.,  Vice President, Business Development

Ken Smorynski, P.E., S.E., Vice President, Illinois

IEI Team in Chicago

The Chicago office is a diverse group of design, construction, and support services professionals. IEI’s design and construction inspection group provide prime and sub-consultant efforts for Phase 1 (Planning), Phase 2 (Detail Design) and Phase 3 (Construction Inspection) efforts with multiple agencies – Illinois Tollway, Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), Chicago Department of Water Management (DWM), Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD), Chicago Public Schools, (CPS) and multiple other agencies and consultants.

Capabilities

We custom tailor our approach to meet our clients’ project requirements. Our engineering services include preliminary and final design and engineering, program management, and construction engineering and inspection. IEI has completed projects as both a Prime Consultant and through Strategic Teaming partnerships in multiple disciplines that include multi-lane freeway/expressway reconstruction, bridge design, intersection improvements, resurfacing, drainage and utilities improvements, traffic signals, mass transit studies and resident engineering and program management services.

Our goal is to create the infrastructure necessary to build and connect communities, improve quality of life, and encourage economic development. Our diversified portfolio includes airport, harbor, highway/roadway, site development, structural, traffic, water management, airport, harbor and mass transit services.

IEI & Chicago

With decades of experience developing infrastructure in the Chicago area, IEI has demonstrated our ability to deliver projects as a prime consultant, sub-consultant and joint venture partner. Due to our relationships and quality project delivery, agencies and consultants repeatedly select IEI as a partner. We know how to work with our clients and partners to deliver high impact municipal infrastructure projects and programs.

IEI Chicago has grown steadily in business, but also in our community involvement. Our Chicago employees serve on many local committees and boards. IEI’s own non-profit organization, the Infrastructure Engineering Foundation, serves our communities and our industry.

Highlighted Projects:

• Jackson Park Transportation Network Improvements (CDOT)
• CREATE Program Management (IDOT)
• Redline Extension (CTA)
• C*NECT Citywide Program Management (CDOT)
• Chicago Riverwalk Civil Site Design (CDOT)
• Maggie Daley Park Civil Site and Structural Design (CPD)
• Civil Site Program Management (CPS)
• Sewer Design and Watermain Inspection (CDWM)
• Design and Inspection Upon Requests (ISTHA)

Commitment to Growth and Leadership in the Chicago Market

Since 1998, IEI has grown steadily in capabilities, capacity and impact in the Chicago area. IEI is now one of the largest minority-owned firms in the Midwest and is committed to providing opportunity and inclusion for other minority and women owned businesses.

IEI’s CEO, Michael Sutton, founded the National Organization of Minority Engineers (NOME) to provide a platform that minority businesses can access and utilize in order to break down the barriers that prevent attainable opportunities. IEI understands and advocates for the inclusion of minority and women owned-businesses and understands how meaningful participation in large infrastructure projects can impact businesses and communities.