Klingner gets national award for Marina design

WASHINGTON – Klingner & Associates, P.C., of Quincy, Ill., has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 58th annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA). The award comes for the Fort Madison Marina Rehabilitation project.
To help expand and restore the marina, which had gained significant sedimentation from years of flooding, Klingner’s team utilized advanced modeling to optimize the facility design without affecting flood profiles. The team implemented a system of rock weirs to dewater dredge materials, allowing for faster drying. That material was then reused to elevate the park, saving the city more than $5 million and reducing waste.
The revitalized marina is crucial to the economic development of the Fort Madison area and the quality of life of its 10,000 residents. The project expanded the marina from 5.48 acres to 7.24 acres, nearly doubling the number of boat slips from 100 to more than 170. Klingner also provided architectural and structural design for the new 12,000-square-foot hospitality center, which houses a restaurant, event space, and convenience store.

Klingner & Associates is an engineering, surveying, and architecture firm serving the Midwest.
Judging for the awards program took place in February and was conducted by a national 32-member panel of built environment leaders, along with experts from government, the media, and academia. Award criteria focused on uniqueness, technical innovation, social and economic value, and generating excitement for the engineering profession.
Recognition of all award winners—including 16 Honor Awards, eight Grand Awards, and the prestigious “Grand Conceptor Award” for the year’s most outstanding overall engineering achievement—will take place at the EEA Gala, to be held at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.