KPE News ...

April 2009

KPE to present seminars on energy efficiency at the upcoming Iowa Schools Buildings & Grounds Summer Conference at the Ames Middle School in Ames, Iowa July 14-16, 2009.

New contract for MEP Engineering services on TransSystems Railroad projects.

January 2009

KPE was awarded the Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract for Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing Engineering Services for Federal Facilities through the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs OFMC Great Plains.

December 2008/January 2009

Received bids within budget on separate $1.7 million dollar Geo-Exchange Heat Pump System Projects equipped with NIPM (Non-ionizing polarized media) filter technology for Davenport Schools (Jackson and Eisenhower Elementary Schools).

November 2008
Hired Brad Lauritsen, Mechanical PE to assist in Consulting Engineering/Design services and Investigative Engineering services.

July 2008
KPE received the 2008 Best of Bellevue Award in the Consulting Engineers category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA).

January 2008
Winning Bid for KPE’s design (BVH – architect) of Kreft Elementary School’s HVAC Renovation project is $4.1 million ($400,000 under budget). Project includes new horizontal, directionally bored geo-exchange (geothermal) wellfield for ground-source heat pump system coupled with high efficiency filter technology for reducing outside air volume requirements.

Construction completed on $5 million dollar City of Plattsmouth Recreation/Community Center engineered by KPE (architect –Architectural Etc.)

October 2007
KPE completed design and construction administration services for the Nebraska Brewing Company which included a new restaurant, lounge and brewery.

September 2007
KPE completed the electrical engineering design contract for BNSF’s largest capital improvement project for 2007 with completion of construction administration services. The project re-wired North America’s longest railroad tunnel located in the Cascade mountains of Washington. The project was completed under budget and 2 weeks ahead of schedule.

August 2007
Construction completed for Bellevue Public Schools Lewis & Clark Middle School which included Nebraska’s first directionally bored, horizontal geo-exchange ground source heat pump well field system. Design of wellfield saved the school district $300,000 in first costs compared to an earlier designed vertical system by the local utility company which was rejected by the School Board. KPE also designed a non-ionizing, polarized media air filter technology system for the ground source heat pumps which significantly reduced outside air requirements for the new facility and provided outstanding odor control.

June/July 2007
KPE gains approval by Iowa and Nebraska State Fire Marshalls and local authorities having jurisdiction to reduce outside air intake by as much as 67% on projects designed with Non-ionized, polarized media filter (NIPMF) technology.

KPE designs NIPMF techology in conjunction with directionally bored horizontal geo-exchange heat pump systems into projects at Treynor, Iowa High School and Bellevue, Nebraska Lewis & Clark Middle School saving each thousands of dollars.

May 2007
KPE creates company wide lighting standards for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad

September 2006
Construction completed on Davenport, Iowa Community School District Buchanan Elementary School’s Horizontal Geo-Exchange HVAC System Project (for the $1.7 million budget) as engineered by KPE.

Construction completed on City of Glendale, Arizona’s new $15 million Recreation Center as engineered by KPE (architect – ART).

July 2006
KPE personnel earn LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accreditation.

April 2006
KPE was awarded the 2006 Small Business of the Year Award of Excellence by the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce.

March 2006
Construction completed on $4.5 million dollar Media/Science Center for Independence High School in Glendale Arizona as engineered by KPE (architect – ART).

February 2006
Construction completed on new Library and Recreation Center in Buckeye, Arizona as engineered by KPE (architect – ART).

Construction completed on new Fire Station for Buckeye, Arizona as engineered by KPE (architect – ART).

January 2006
Received bids for the new $12 million dollar Lewis & Clark Middle School for Bellevue Public Schools. (Low bids within 1% of each other and project at budget). KPE designed Geo-Exchange HVAC System and Plumbing systems for the project. Architect: Ralph Gladbach.

December 2005
KPE awarded the 2005 Energy Project Team Most Energy Efficient Project of the Year by MidAmerican Energy.

Completed design of a dedicated fiber-optic loop (plant-to-plant) for think tank consisting of Universities, Government and Private sector users as engineered and managed by KPE.

June 2005
KPE moves to new office building located at 1501 JF Kennedy Drive, Bellevue, NE 68005 to handle growth over past five years.

November 2004
KPE awarded Master Agreement with Union Pacific Railroad as the Region’s Primary Electrical Engineering Provider and Secondary Mechanical Engineering Provider.

October 2004
KPE contracts Stan Mah, Electrical P.E. of Mah Consultants to operate KPE - Phoenix office.

March 2004
KPE - Phoenix is incorporated and office opened in Phoenix, Arizona.

October 2003
KPE is chosen by Forbes magazine as the featured engineering company for its annual "Spotlight on Omaha" section for the February 2, 2004 edition.

May 2003
KPE was awarded a four-year contract with the University of Nebraska system for providing mechanical/electrical/plumbing (MEP) professional engineering services. The Lincoln, Omaha, Medical Center and Kearney campuses are all covered under the contract.

KPE received bids for the $3.5 million dollar Lewis Central Community School's Former Middle School Renovation project designed and managed by KPE. Bids were $250,000 under budget with the three low bids within 1% of each other (and the two low bids within 0.5% of each other). The project includes 350 bore-holes for a vertical ground source (geo-exchange) heat pump system, energy-recovery ventilation systems, fire-protection throughout, re-programming, lighting, ceilings, floors and doors.