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O’Dell Named PSMJ 2018 Circle of Excellence Firm

O’Dell Engineering is excited to announce we were recently named a PSMJ Resources Inc. 2018 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 that are the most efficient and financially responsible. It is always […]

Joaquin Lopez Named “40 Under 40” by Business Street Online

Joaquin Lopez, PLS, Senior Land Surveyor at O’Dell Engineering, was named a member of the 2018 class of “40 under 40” by Business Street Online. This designation recognizes exceptional business professionals in the private and public sectors of Central CA. Mr. Lopez is a dedicated Project Manager in the Survey Department at O’Dell and is […]

Chad Kennedy Speaks at TEDx Modesto

Chad Kennedy, Principal Landscape Architect at O’Dell Engineering, recently spoke at the TEDx Modesto event. TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to “Ideas Worth Spreading”, usually through the vehicle of brief, passionate, and moving talks from industry leaders. To further ignite discussion on these important ideas, TED created the TEDx program to support local, independently […]

O’Dell to Begin Work on Clovis Dog Park Master Plan

O’Dell Engineering was recently awarded the City of Clovis Dog Park Master Plan project. As described in this news video, the City of Clovis is impassioned about the future of dog parks in the City.  Clovis is a pedestrian friendly City with gorgeous recreational trails and many park features. With over 100,000 citizens in the […]

Knox Park & Playground

O’Dell Engineering, a Westwood company provided civil engineering, land surveying, and landscape architecture design services for this City of Madera project. Funded through a low income incentive program, the project included renovations to the existing Knox Park. Improvements include new site lighting, irrigation retrofits, parking, restrooms, socially inclusive play ADA access retrofits, and picnic facilities.

O’Dell Engineering Project Updates: Riverbank Rail Corridor Connects a Community

The City of Riverbank, CA faces an interesting challenge along a highly traveled corridor connecting residential communities and industrial facilities with the rest of town. Thoughtful planners and staff, however, have devised a plan to transform this seemingly useless space along the trail corridor into a vibrant trail system that will safely connect school children […]

O’Dell Engineering Project Updates: The Awesome Spot One Step Closer to Revealing Design

The Awesome Spot, a socially inclusive playground planned for Beyer Community Park in Modesto, is one step closer to unveiling a conceptual design! The Awesome Spot team, led by Modesto-area resident Rachel Loredo, held its second community meeting in July. After an excellent turn-out and reception from the first community design workshop in May, organizers […]

O’Dell Engineering Project Updates: Recently Awarded On-Call Contracts

O’Dell Engineering is happy to announce that we have recently secured on-call contracts with Northern California agencies including the City of Ceres, the Dublin San Ramon Services District, the City of Salinas, and San Joaquin County. We value our existing relationship with each of these agencies and look forward to the continued opportunity to provide […]

In The News: Pedestrians Come First at River Islands

As seen in a recent Manteca Bulletin article, the importance of active recreational opportunities is not an afterthought at River Islands, but rather a critical planning factor. At completion, the community will boast an 18.5 mile, 20 foot wide bike path/pedestrian trail atop super levees that will encircle the entire development. The original plans for […]