Great Lakes coastal engineering firms and contractors

“Disclaimer: This is not to be considered an endorsement of the companies on this list, nor warranty of services provided, and this list is not to be considered all inclusive of any and all companies that could offer this service. The following list of consulting firms is a partial list of known firms that have completed projects on Lake Michigan and/or Lake Superior. It is only a partial list and is in no way a list of “approved” or “recommended” firms.

Many consulting firms have multiple office locations and the office listed can send you to their appropriate office to contact for your project needs. Potential project property owners should seek registered professional engineers, request similar project references, ask for sample-completed project information as well as talk to the local permitting agencies for comments. For further guidance on selecting competent consulting professionals, see the following University of Wisconsin Sea Grant publication “Working with Engineers and Contractors on Shore Protection Projects” available free from the online publications store accessible from the Wisconsin Sea Grant web page.

AECOM
1555 N. River Center Drive, Suite 214
Milwaukee, WI 53212
847-323-2171
bill.weaver@aecom.com
(U.S. Great Lakes offices in Chicago; Milwaukee; Green Bay, Wis.; Traverse City, Marquette and Detroit, Mich.; Cleveland; Buffalo and Rochester, N.Y.)

AMI Consulting Engineers, PA
91 Main Street
Superior, WI 54880
715-718-2193
Chase.dewhirst@amiengineers.com
(Great Lakes offices in Superior, WI; Virginia, MN and Vadnais Heights, MN)

Anchor QEA
660 West Washington Avenue, Suite 302
Madison, WI 53703
608-710-4931
lrozumalski@anchorqea.com
(Great Lakes offices in Madison, Milwaukee WI; Syracuse, Saratoga Springs, NY)

Barr Engineering
3005 Boardwalk Street 
Suite 100
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
734-922-4400
(Great Lakes offices in Duluth, MN; Grand Rapids, MI)

Collins Engineers, Inc
123 North Wacker Drive, Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60606
312-704-9300
(Great Lakes offices in Green Bay and Milwaukee, WI; and Chicago, Il)

Edgewater Resources
434 South Yellowstone Drive
Suite 203
Madison, Wisconsin 53719
(608) 716-3128
jcox@edgewaterresources.com
(Great Lakes offices in Madison, WI; St. Joseph, MI)

Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC
2121 Innovation Court, Suite 300
DePere, WI 54115-5126
920-497-2500
(Great Lakes offices in Green Bay (DePere) and Milwaukee, WI; Duluth, MN and Chicago, IL

GEI Consultants
120 W. Madison St., Suite 1305
Chicago, IL 60602
312-985-0368
camdavis@geiconsultants.com
(Great Lakes offices in Milwaukee, Green Bay, Madison, WI; Marquette, Traverse City, Lansing, Allendale, Plymouth, MI; Chicago, IL; Hibbing, MN; Buffalo, NY; Toronto, ON)

Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
309 N. Water Street, Suite 350
Milwaukee, WI
262-719-4516
crobb@geosyntec.com
(Great Lakes offices in Milwaukee, WI; Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; Toronto, ON, Columbus, OH )

GRAEF
275 W Wisconsin Ave, Ste 300
Milwaukee, WI 53203
414-259-1500
Brent.pitcher@graef-usa.com
(Great Lakes Offices in Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, and Chicago)

GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.
247 West Freshwater Way Suite 542
Milwaukee, WI 53204
414-831-2540
James.drought@gza.com
John.siwula@gza.com
dan.veriotti@gza.com
(Great Lakes offices in Milwaukee, WI; Oak Brook (Chicago), IL; Livonia (Detroit), MI; and Grand Rapids, MI)

IG Consulting, Inc.
Carl Kupfer, PE, Principle
300 Marquardt Dr.
Wheeling, IL 60090
847-215-1133

Iron Works Construction Company
Mike Cole Professional Contractor
8953 Hwy 57
Baileys Harbor, WI 54202
920-839-9373

Krech Ojard & Associates, Inc
222 West 1st Street
Duluth, MN 55802
218-727-3282
(Great Lakes office in Duluth, MN)

Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc
302 West Superior Street, Suite 70
Duluth, MN 55802
218-336-2284
(Great Lakes office in Duluth, MN; Freeport, IL: Kalamazoo & Hancock, MI; and Madison, WI )

Living Waters Consultants, Inc.
16 W 455 S. Frontage Road, Suite 119
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
630-321-1133
TGray@LWC-Inc.com
(Great Lakes office in Burr Ridge, Illinois)

Marine Tech, LLC
716 Garfield Ave
Duluth, MN 55802
218-720-2833
tsmith@marinetechduluth.com
(Great Lakes office in Duluth, MN)

Miller Engineers & Scientists
5308 South 12th Street
Sheboygan, WI  53081
(800) 969-7013
skellner@startwithmiller.com
(Great Lakes office in Sheboygan, WI)

Nelson Construction, Inc
PO Box 5
LaPointe, WI 54850
715-747-3300
(Great Lakes office in LaPointe (Madeline Island), WI)

Nordic Group, Inc
4236 Lindahl Road
Hermantown, MN 55811
218-461-0386
estimator@nordicuws.com
(Great Lakes office in Hermantow, MN)

Olson Brothers Contractors
13947 East 1st Avenue
Brule, WI 54820
715-372-4818
(Great Lakes office in Brule, WI)

OZ Engineering, LLC
1206 Sunset Road
Wheaton, IL
708-296-4325
(Great Lakes offices in Racine, WI and Wheaton, IL)

Red Barn Design & Engineering, S.C.
5198 Highway V
DeForest, WI 53532
608-846-7246
(Great Lakes office in DeForest, WI)

Roen Salvage Company
180 East Redwood Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
920-743-6533
(Great Lakes office in Sturgeon Bay, WI)

Shabica & Associates
550 Frontage Road, Suite 3735 
Northfield, IL 60093
847-446-1436
(Great Lakes office in Northfield, Il)

SmithGroup
44 E Mifflin St.
Suite #500
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 251-1177
Jason.Stangland@smithgroup.com
(Great Lakes offices in Madison, WI; Milwaukee, WI; Chicago, IL; Ann Arbor, MI; and Detroit, MI)

Stantec
12075 Corporate Parkway, Suite 200
Mequon, WI 53092
262-643-9030

Terracon (Geotechnical Services)
9856 S. 57th St.
Franklin (Milwaukee), WI  53132
414-423-0255
(Great Lakes offices in Milwaukee and Green Bay, WI; Vernon Hills and Chicago, Il)

W.F. Baird & Associates Ltd.
2924 Marketplace Drive, Suite 200
Madison, WI, 53719, USA
608-273-0592
eliegel@baird.com
(U.S. Great Lakes office in Madison, WI)