2026 Parkhill Excellence Awards | Civil Engineering Achievements

The Parkhill Excellence Awards | Civil Engineering celebrates the powerful role engineering plays in shaping communities and solving real-world challenges. These awards recognize the teams who turn ideas into infrastructure — bringing vision, precision, and persistence to every stage of a project. It’s a tribute to the innovation, technical skill, and deep commitment that fuel our progress and turn possibility into lasting impact. 

MERIT

Quarry Reclamation | Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico

Sector: Solid Waste/Environmental   

Parkhill partnered with B&B Redi-Mix to permit and design reclamation plans for two former rock quarries in Ruidoso, New Mexico. The sites now receive flood debris generated by the 2024 South Fork and Salt fires and the flooding events that followed in 2025. The effort supports FEMA and NRCS recovery initiatives helping communities rebuild after extensive wildfire and flood damage.

Key Project Elements

• Aerial drone surveys were used to identify optimal disposal footprints and site conditions.
• Regulatory compliance with construction, operations, and closure plans developed to meet New Mexico Solid Waste Management and federal NPDES requirements.
• Stormwater Management with final landforms and drainage systems designed to minimize erosion and protect nearby waterways.

Phillips 66 Herring Well Field Water Improvements | Borger, Texas

Sector: Water Resources

This project for Phillips 66 was delivered through a PSC Services design-build approach, with PSC Services providing construction management and oversight from design through execution. The integrated delivery model enabled close collaboration between engineering and construction teams, supporting efficient decision-making and constructability-driven solutions.

Key Project Elements

• Using a design-build delivery approach, the team streamlined coordination between engineering and construction, reducing risk, and accelerating project delivery.
• Two new Public Water Supply (PWS) wells and a 2.2-million-gallon ground storage tank (GST) were designed to support long-term water supply needs.
• A new collection system connects the wells to existing infrastructure that feeds the ground storage tank.

Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | Norman, Oklahoma

Sector: Survey

Parkhill is providing design survey services for the west side of Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on the University of Oklahoma’s Norman campus. The work supports major seating and concourse renovations, including expanded concourses, replacement of the middle lower deck with additional suites, and a future press box upgrade.

Key Project Elements

• Advanced data capture using terrestrial laser scanning combined with traditional survey methods documented detailed site conditions.
• Efficient fieldwork with three-dimensional scanning capturing complete site data at one time, reducing repeat visits and allowing fieldwork during a school break.
• Comprehensive deliverables with detailed point cloud dataset (Recap files) that support the architect and design team.

Fred Hervey WRF Eight Clarifier Rehabilitation | El Paso, Texas

Sector: Treatment

Parkhill partnered with El Paso Water to rehabilitate aging clarifiers at the Fred Hervey Water Reclamation Plant in northeast El Paso. Originally designed by Parkhill in 1981, the facility required critical upgrades to maintain reliable treatment capacity for the growing border region.

Key Project Elements

• A Construction Manager at Risk approach allowed treatment trains to be taken offline while keeping the plant fully operational.
• Infrastructure rehabilitation with upgraded clarifier equipment across both original treatment trains.
• As part of forward planning, the team evaluated advanced treatment options, including cloth media filtration, nanobubble technology, and polymer-enhanced clarification.

N. Garfield St. – Cuthbert Ave. Roundabout | Midland, Texas

Sector: Transportation

Parkhill provided drainage and roadway design for a critical one-mile segment of Garfield Street in Midland, from Michigan Avenue to Golf Course Road. The corridor had a long history of flooding and traffic congestion. Parkhill delivered topographic surveying along with storm sewer, roadway, and utility design to improve safety and performance along this major arterial.

Key Project Elements

• Drainage improvements with A new storm sewer system and upgraded inlets reduce flooding along the corridor.
• Roundabout design at Garfield Street and Cuthbert Avenue improves traffic flow and reduces delays.
• Complete corridor improvements, including grading, driveway connections, pedestrian ramps, signage, and pavement markings.

HONOR

Watermain Engineering Evaluation | Dallas, Texas

Sector: Aviation

Parkhill completed a Watermain Engineering Evaluation as part of the Master Civil Infrastructure and Systems Assessment Contract at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. Delivered in two phases, the project brought together Parkhill’s Aviation and Water Resources teams to assess critical components of the airport’s water distribution system.

Key Project Elements

• A comprehensive assessment and evaluation of prestressed and reinforced concrete cylinder pipes within the airport’s watermain network.
• Advanced inspection technology was used for approximately five miles of large-diameter pipe, which was inspected using electromagnetic robotic technology.
• PipeDiver® tools from Pure Technologies enabled inspections without disrupting airport operations.

Transforming ELP | El Paso, Texas

Sector: Construction Management/CPS  

Parkhill provided construction management services for multiple airfield improvement projects at El Paso International Airport. Many of the contracts overlapped in schedule, requiring close coordination with airport staff to maintain safe access and continuous operations across the airfield.

Key Project Elements