American Society of Civil Engineers

Coastal Engineering Consultants, Inc. (CEC) and the Collier County Board of County Commissioners jointly received the American Society of Civil Engineer's 1996-97 top honor for a South Florida project. The outstanding Civil Engineering Project of the year award was garnered for the restoration of Collier County's beaches.

The firm's goals included creating a natural beach conducive to recreation, improving environmental habitats for sea turtles, sea oats and other endangered species, as well as providing storm protection. Following the restoration's completion in 1996, sea turtle nesting improved to over 91% hatching success. The beach revitalization project remedied six miles of critically eroded shoreline including the Vanderbilt, Park Shore and Naples beaches.

Marco Island Beach Restoration Project of the Year

PROJECT TYPE: Beach Restoration

PROJECT LOCATION: Marco Island, Florida

PROJECT CLIENT:
Collier County Board of County Commissioners
Collier County Government Center
3301 Tamiami Trail East - Bldg. F
Naples, FL 34112

Coastal Engineering Consultants, Inc. (CEC) provided coastal engineering, permitting, and project management services to design and construct a $6.5 million beach restoration project, placing 1.2 million cubic yards of sand from two offshore sources, terminal structures, dune systems, and environmental mitigation to stabilize 14,000 linear feet of shoreline. CEC was presented the "Project of the Year" award in August of 1991 by the Southwest Florida Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).