HBM Awards

ACEC Engineering Excellence Award (2026) — National Recognition Award — Kennedy Expressway (I-90/I-94) Rehabilitation

Awarded by: American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)

Received in May 2026 at the ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards Gala in Washington, DC. This national recognition honors the dedication, technical excellence, and teamwork behind the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/I-94) Rehabilitation Project, with HBM serving as Prime Consultant for Phase II — I-90/94 NB in the modernization of one of the busiest transportation corridors in the Midwest.

Project: Kennedy Expressway (I-90/I-94) Rehabilitation — Phase II, I-90/94 NB

Prime Firm: HBM Engineering Group, LLC

Sub-Consultants: ABNA Corporation, Accurate Group, Inc., Benesch, Hanson Professional Services Inc., Parsons Corporation

ACEC-IL Engineering Excellence Award (2026) — Honor Award — Kennedy Expressway (I-90/I-94) Rehabilitation

Awarded by: American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois (ACEC-IL)

Awarded at the ACEC-IL 2026 Engineering Excellence Awards Gala for the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/I-94) Rehabilitation Project. As Prime Consultant for Phase II — I-90/94 NB, HBM led design efforts for this landmark IDOT corridor project, delivering transformative improvements to one of the region's most vital expressways.

Project: Kennedy Expressway (I-90/I-94) Rehabilitation — Phase II, I-90/94 NB

Prime Firm: HBM Engineering Group, LLC

Sub-Consultants: ABNA Corporation, Accurate Group, Inc., Benesch, Hanson Professional Services Inc., Parsons Corporation

2024 Award for Exceptional Consulting Engineering Services — DBE Category

Awarded by: Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) & American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois (ACEC-IL)

This honor recognizes our outstanding Phase II Engineering services throughout IDOT District 1, including bridge and road improvements, and the development of specifications and estimates.

ACEC-IL 2024 Medium Firm of the Year

Awarded by: American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois (ACEC-IL)

Among the accolades, HBM was honored as the Medium Firm of the Year, a testament to the company's outstanding service delivery, client satisfaction, and contribution to the engineering community. This award signifies HBM's position as a leader in the industry, showcasing the firm's ability to tackle complex challenges with expertise, creativity, and precision.

ACEC-IL Engineering Excellence Award (2024) — Merit Award — Studies, Research and Consulting

Project: I-39 over Kishwaukee River — Structural Evaluation

Prime Firm: HBM Engineering Group, LLC

Sub-Consultants: Dywidag, Hanson Professional Services, University of Illinois-Chicago, CTL Group, HDR Inc.

ACEC-IL Engineering Excellence Award 2024 — Special Achievement Award — Transportation

Project: Cumberland Circle Reconstruction to Modern Roundabout

Prime Firm: HBM Engineering Group, LLC

Sub-Consultants: Graef-USA, Gandhi and Associates, Inc., Wang Engineering, Inc.

ACEC Engineering Excellence Award — 2023 Honor Award

Project: Jane Byrne Interchange

Prime Firm: AECOM and TranSystems

Sub-Consultants: AAA Engineering, American Surveying and Engineering, Dynasty Group, HBM Engineering Group, LLC, Images, Site Design Group, TranSmart, Wang Engineering, WSP USA

ACEC-IL Engineering Excellence Award (2023) — Honor Award — Structural Systems

Project: Lakefront Trail Widening at DLSD Bascule Bridge

Prime Firm: WSP USA

Sub-Consultants: AAA Engineering, AES Services, Bloom Companies, LLC, Transmart, Inc., HBM Engineering Group, LLC, Ross Barney Architecture, Inc., S.A.M. Consultants, Inc., T.Y. Lin International Great Lakes Inc.

ACEC-IL Engineering Excellence Award (2023) — Honor Award — Transportation

Project: Jane Byrne Interchange

Prime Firm: AECOM and TranSystems

Sub-Consultants: AAA Engineering, American Surveying and Engineering, Dynasty Group, HBM Engineering Group, LLC, Images, Site Design Group, TranSmart, Wang Engineering, WSP USA

ACEC-IL Engineering Excellence Award — 2023 Judge's Choice Award

Project: Jane Byrne Interchange

Prime Firm: AECOM and TranSystems

Sub-Consultants: AAA Engineering, American Surveying and Engineering, Dynasty Group, HBM Engineering Group, LLC, Images, Site Design Group, TranSmart, Wang Engineering, WSP USA

ACEC-IL Engineering Excellence Award (2023) — Merit Award — Structural Systems

Project: South Water Street Viaduct Rehabilitation

Prime Firm: Lochner

Sub-Consultants: AECOM, Ardmore Roderick, D.B. Sterlin Consultants, Inc., Geo Services, Inc., GSG Consultants, Inc., HBM Engineering Group, LLC, Muller & Muller, Ltd., TranSmart Technologies, Inc.

ACEC-IL Engineering Excellence Award (2020) — Lincoln's Grand Conceptor Award — Honor Award — Structural Systems

Project: 41st Street Steel Arch Pedestrian Bridge

Prime Firm: AECOM

Sub-Consultants: F.H. Paschen, HBM Engineering Group, Cordogan, Clark & Associates, Inc., Terry Guen Design Associates, Singh & Associates, Ground Engineering Consultants, Kowalenko Consulting Group, DB Sterlin Consultants, Inc., D'Escoto, Inc., Gonzalez Companies, LLC, Illinois Construction & Environmental Consulting, Inc.

ENR 2019 National Best of the Best Project Award — 2019 Project of the Year — Landscape/Urban Development

Project: 41st Street Pedestrian Bridge

Prime Firm: AECOM

Sub-Consultants: F.H. Paschen, HBM Engineering Group, Cordogan, Clark & Associates, Inc., Terry Guen Design Associates, Singh & Associates, Ground Engineering Consultants, Kowalenko Consulting Group, DB Sterlin Consultants, Inc., D'Escoto, Inc., Gonzalez Companies, LLC, Illinois Construction & Environmental Consulting, Inc.

ENR 2019 Regional Best Project Awards — ENR Midwest 2019 Project of the Year & Best Project — Landscape/Urban Development

Project: 41st Street Pedestrian Bridge

Prime Firm: AECOM

Sub-Consultants: F.H. Paschen, HBM Engineering Group, Cordogan, Clark & Associates, Inc., Terry Guen Design Associates, Singh & Associates, Ground Engineering Consultants, Kowalenko Consulting Group, DB Sterlin Consultants, Inc., D'Escoto, Inc., Gonzalez Companies, LLC, Illinois Construction & Environmental Consulting, Inc.

NCSEA (National Council of Structural Engineers Association) — 2019 Excellence in Structural Engineering Award · 2019 Top Bridge Project · 2019 Best Poster Graphics

Project: 41st Street Pedestrian Bridge

Prime Firm: AECOM

Sub-Consultants: F.H. Paschen, HBM Engineering Group, Cordogan, Clark & Associates, Inc., Terry Guen Design Associates, Singh & Associates, Ground Engineering Consultants, Kowalenko Consulting Group, DB Sterlin Consultants, Inc., D'Escoto, Inc., Gonzalez Companies, LLC, Illinois Construction & Environmental Consulting, Inc.

SEAOI — Structural Engineers Association of Illinois — 2019 Excellence in Structural Engineering — Best Bridge/Transportation Project

Project: 41st Street Pedestrian Bridge

Prime Firm: AECOM

Sub-Consultants: F.H. Paschen, HBM Engineering Group, Cordogan, Clark & Associates, Inc., Terry Guen Design Associates, Singh & Associates, Ground Engineering Consultants, Kowalenko Consulting Group, DB Sterlin Consultants, Inc., D'Escoto, Inc., Gonzalez Companies, LLC, Illinois Construction & Environmental Consulting, Inc.

ASCE Illinois Section — Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award

Project: The 606 Bloomingdale Trail

Prime Firm: Collins Engineers Inc.

Sub-Consultants: HBM Engineering Group, DB Sterlin Consultants, Inc., Primera, EJM, MVVA