Our specialized water professionals have extensive experience in developing solutions for clients’ potable water and wastewater needs. RIC has assisted several municipalities in the Kansas City metro area with the replacement of thousands of feet of aging watermain infrastructure and designed several thousand feet of new watermain. We have also worked with the region’s top developers on designing new sanitary mains, sanitary lift stations, and force mains. Our team is well-versed in the regulatory changes that drive the industry, focusing on the most efficient and environmentally-friendly solutions for your water needs.
Services
- New Water Main Design
- Water Main Replacement Design
- Capital Improvements Master Planning
- Collection Systems
- Force Main Evaluation and Design
- GIS Database Mapping
- Pipe Bursting
- Sanitary Lift Stations
- Sanitary Sewer Design
- Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation
Featured Projects
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Cedar Mill 04 Water Main and Pump Station
Cedar Mill 04 Water Main and Pump Station
×provided survey, concept design, engineering and construction phase services for a pump station and force main to serve the 225 acres Heartland Logistics Park in Shawnee, Kansas. The project was a partnership between Blue Shawnee, LLC and the City of Shawnee, KS. RIC prepared a conceptual design memorandum for submittal to Johnson County Wastewater (JCW) outline the design criteria, area to be served by the pump station, preliminary pump station layout and force main alignment. After, approval of the conceptual design memo by JCW, RIC prepared construction plans, specifications and bid documents for approximately 800 L.F. of gravity sewer, a 640-gpm pump station and approximately 7700 L.F. of 10” HDPE force main including a 500 L.F. boring under K7 Highway.
The pump station site included a building to house electrical control, mechanical systems and future odor control system. A backup generator, parking area, site lighting and landscaping. RIC also provided shop drawing review, construction administration and full-time construction observation. The construction plans were approved by JCW in June 2021 and construction begin in September 2021 with completion Summer 2022.
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Shawnee, KS
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Compass 70 Development
Compass 70 Development
×RIC was hired by Scannell Properties to design a sanitary sewer collection system, lift station and force main to serve the 150-acre Compass 70 Business Park in Bonner Springs, KS. RIC worked with Scannell Properties and the City of Edwardsville to develop the design for the collection system and lift station. The project included approximately 1625 L.F. of 8” gravity main, 1016 L.F. of 4” force main and a lift station. The lift station was designed in conjunction with the City of Edwardsville design criteria and technical specifications, and input from the City’s on-call engineering consultants. The station was designed for a peak flow of 225 gallons per minute (GPM) for the proposed industrial park.
The lift station included submersible pumps in the wet well, valve and meter vault structures, control panel, electric meter, backup generator and a Primex Remote Operating System. The design process of the project included development of land disturbance plans and a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). RIC also completed applications to KDHE for the project and obtained a Notice of Intent for Construction Activities and a Sanitary Sewer Main Extension permit. Project design started in Fall of 2021. Construction of the project began in Summer of 2022 and is expected to be completed in Summer 2024.
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Bonner Springs, KS
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Derby Destination Development
Derby Destination Development
×RIC provided surveying, civil engineering, landscape architecture, bidding services, and project management for the new Derby Destination Development. This is a $160 million development project located in Derby, KS which features the Field Station Dinosaurs entertainment park, Rock Regional Hospital, hotel, medical office complex, and future restaurants. RIC's work included roadway design and traffic signalization, water, sewer and stormwater design, site surveying, construction staking, and landscape and streetscape design. The project was funded utilizing Kansas Star Bonds.
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Derby Destination II
Derby Destination II
×RIC was contracted by Derby Destination Development, LLC to perform survey for and design infrastructure improvements associated with the Derby Destination II Star Bond project. The infrastructure improvements included two phases of sanitary sewer main extensions. Phase I included approximately 2000 L.F. of sanitary sewer main extension to serve area of the proposed development north of Cambridge Street. Design of phase I begin in March 2020 and plans were released for construction in December of 2020. Construction began in early 2021 and was completed in summer of 2021. Phase II design was 90% completed in 2020 but held for construction until 2023. Phase II of the sanitary sewer included approximately 1100 L.F. of main extension to serve approximately 20 acres just north of Tall Tree Road. Phase II of the sanitary sewer is currently under construction and expected to be completed in summer 2023.
RIC’s responsibilities on the project included boundary and topographic survey, sanitary sewer design, preparation of construction drawings, permitting, easement documents, bid phase services, construction administration and preparation of as-built drawings.
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Derby, KS
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AdventHealth at Lenexa City Center
AdventHealth at Lenexa City Center
×RIC is providing civil engineering and landscape architecture services for the new AdventHealth Facility located on the corner of 87th Street Parkway and Penrose Lane in the Lenexa City Center. Landscape planting and hardscape features are being prepared and updated through every phase of the project, including conceptual design, schematic design, design development, and construction documents. In addition, RIC is participating in budget meetings, preparing cost estimates and illustrative master plan drawings, and providing bidding assistance and construction administration services.
Location
Lenexa, KS
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Church Street Corridor Improvements
Church Street Corridor Improvements
×RIC is providing civil engineering, consulting, and surveying services to improve Church Street from K-10 to 14th Street. Our team initially prepared a traffic study and conceptual design for the widening of the arterial roadway from a 2-lane section to a 3-lane section in support of a neighboring development. Now under design, RIC is providing roadway design, utility coordination, traffic signal design, signing, pavement markings, construction phasing, and traffic control. In addition, RIC is coordinating with the numerous property owners along the route.
Base repairs and a mill and overlay will occur on the existing street and new asphalt will be laid for the widening of the street. RIC is providing permitting as well, including a SWPPP and an NOI submittal to the KDHE. Our team also assisted the City in applying for funding from the KDOT 2020 Cost Share Program and is coordinating with KDOT for the improvements.
Location
Eudora, KS
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Horizons Industrial Park
Horizons Industrial Park
×RIC has been performing site/civil design and public improvements to the Horizons Industrial Park since 2013. Our team has successfully completed 8 industrial warehouse buildings in the Horizons complex, totaling 2,179,538 SF., including adjoining public improvements. The buildings RIC has worked on include Horizons II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX as well as the Gallagher, YanFeng, and Seattle Fish buildings. RIC provided land surveying, site/civil design, landscape architecture, and public improvement plans.
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Lake Winnebago Lake & Community Expansion
Lake Winnebago Lake & Community Expansion
×RIC is the engineering program manager and design engineer on the Lake Winnebago Expansion project. Developer and land owner, Randy Spalding, selected RIC to be the lead consulting firm to help him achieve his dream of turning his 420 acre property just south of Lake Winnebago into an extension of the lake and subdivision. The lake and community expansion increased the overall lake surface area by 54% and added 323 residential lots as well as 10 acres of commercial space.
The existing Missouri State Highway 291 (M-291) also had to be widened and the intersection at 167th Street had to be redesigned to increase capacity. The M291 project included the design of the intersection of MoDOT Route 291 and 167th Street in Lake Winnebago, MO. Design included the widening of ½ mile of Route 291 to accommodate the addition of a Southbound left-turn lane and a Northbound right-turn lane onto 167th Street. It also included the widening of 167th Street to accommodate dedicated left and right turn lanes onto Route 291.
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Logistics Park Kansas City
Logistics Park Kansas City
×RIC is providing the site civil engineering and public infrastructure for the entire 1,700 acre LPKC development under contract with NorthPoint Development. To date, our work at LPKC totals 13.6 million square feet of industrial warehouse site development including what has been built, is under construction, and/or is under design.
Our work includes site design, survey, platting, construction staking, land development, and the public infrastructure including sanitary sewer interceptor, street, storm, roadway and water main design. Current tenants of LPKC include Kubota, Amazon.com, FedEx, Jet.com, Smart Warehousing, J.B. Hunt, TSL Companies, Demdaco, Flexsteel, and Excel Industries.
Location
Edgerton, KS
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Ash Street Storm Drainage Improvements
Ash Street Storm Drainage Improvements
×This project includes removal of the existing low water crossing, design of a replacement drainage structure, raising the vertical profile of Ash Street, removal of the existing CMP culvert under Lexington Street, and other necessary modifications to Ash Street and Lexington Street to tie the proposed improvements into the surrounding area. The project includes a survey of existing conditions, utility coordination, cost estimates, acquisition documentation needed for any right-of-way or easements, developing construction plans in accordance with Harrisonville design criteria and specifications, coordination with utilities and Harrisonville, and assistance with bidding of project for construction. The project is funded through the Federal ARPA program. RIC is working with the city to ensure that the project meets the ARPA requirements for funding.
Location
Harrisonville, MO
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Lenexa Justice Center
Lenexa Justice Center
×RIC was hired by the City of Lenexa as part of the Finkle-Williams project team to provide civil engineering, survey, and construction phase services for the new Lenexa Justice Center, situated at the southwest corner of Prairie Star Parkway and Britton Street. Responsible for site engineering—including grading, drainage, and stormwater management—RIC also designed a public sanitary sewer main extension to support the two new buildings totaling approximately 75,000 square feet. The construction drawings for the sewer extension were developed in accordance with Johnson County Wastewater design criteria and technical specifications. The sewer main extension was successfully completed between January and May 2023. The project was completed in August of 2024.
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Lenexa, KS
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