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25 Years, 25 Acts – Check! Now What?

Last year, we celebrated our 25th anniversary! To commemorate this occasion and give back to the communities that make our profession possible, we decided to complete 25 acts of service. Throughout the year, O’Dell team members championed causes near and dear to their hearts. The entire team came together to complete 25 acts, a few […]

Earlimart Neighborhood Park Awarded the California Park & Recreation Society Award of Excellence

Earlimart Neighborhood Park received the California Park & Recreation Society Award of Excellence for Neighborhood Class 1 in the Excellence in Park Planning & Development category. This four-acre park is a progressive joint-use facility (between the County and the Earlimart Unified School District) in a very small country town. It is the town’s first and […]

O’Dell Engineering Named One of the “2019 Best Places to Work: Central Valley”

O’Dell Engineering was named one of the 2019 Best Places to Work: Central Valley by Best Companies Group. The program, presented by Opportunity Stanislaus, recognizes organizations with strong, positive workplace environments. “The organizations selected for this designation are leaders in their field without exception,” said David White, Chief Executive Officer of Opportunity Stanislaus. “Their cultures […]

Big Trees Park Playground

Big Trees Park Playground gets its name from a grove of impressive mature eucalyptus that surrounded the original play structures on the site.  Big Trees Park Playground is a nature themed playground operated by Livermore Area Recreation and Park District. With unique design elements such as a large 16-foot treehouse, boulder rocks, a tree maze, […]

May Nissen Playground

May Nissen Playground is a 1.88-acre playground in Livermore, CA adjacent to a local library and aquatic facility. This 100% socially inclusive play space features areas for outdoor reading, theatrical or dramatic play, and creative play to complement the library operations, along with multiple play areas, outdoor exercise equipment, and a new restroom facility. Theming […]

O’Dell Named PSMJ 2019 Circle of Excellence Firm

O’Dell Engineering is excited to announce we were recently named a PSMJ Resources Inc. 2019 Circle of Excellence firm. This designation is received by the top 20% of participants in PSMJ’s yearly Financial Performance Benchmark Survey. The survey contains over 100 metrics to identify firms throughout the United States and Canada that are the most efficient […]

Assistant Civil Engineer Veronica dela Fuente Speaks at UC Davis Diversity Summit

O’Dell Engineering Assistant Civil Engineer Veronica dela Fuente was invited to speak at the first-ever State of Diversity in Engineering Summit at UC Davis. The Diversity Summit aimed to stimulate incisive discussions on the significance and impact of diversity and inclusivity from the classroom to the engineering industry. As a part of the esteemed panel, […]

25 Years, 25 Acts: Celebrating 25 Years of Improving Our Communities

This year, O’Dell Engineering celebrates 25 years of business! In the past quarter century we’ve had the opportunity to improve our local communities by doing what we love: designing impeccable civil engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, and land planning projects. We understand that these projects have the ability to improve the lives of our community […]

Cultural Arts District Park Awarded ASLA CA Sierra Chapter 2018 Merit Award

Cultural Arts District Park received the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) California Sierra Chapter 2018 Merit Award. Cultural Arts District Park is a unique and technologically advanced ode to the diverse artistic & cultural community of Fresno. Designed to foster creativity, support healthy living, and provide a gathering place that residents can cherish, this space is […]

Earlimart Neighborhood Park Awarded ASLA CA Sierra Chapter 2018 Honor Award & APWA Central CA Chapter 2018 Public Works Project of the Year Award

Earlimart Neighborhood Park received the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) California Sierra Chapter 2018 Honor Award and the American Public Works Association (APWA) Central California Chapter 2018 Public Works Project of the Year Award. This four-acre park is a progressive joint-use facility (between the County and the Earlimart Unified School District) in a very small country town. […]