PEI provided an Opto22 Remote I/O panel, Rosemount Magnetic Flowmeter and Allen Bradley Stanchion-Mounted Strobe Light. The strobe light is energized and alerts operators if any of the six heat trace controllers enters an alarm state whether due to failure or low temperature indication while the flowmeter provides indication as to direction and amount of potable water flow across the spillway.

Emery & Sons has been the General Contractor for this project, which has included the installation of new reactivated sludge pumps and scum pumps. Portland Engineering has been responsible for furnishing two Major Modicon remote IO panels, associated fiber equipment, and start up assistance for all equipment. The project required construction of a new infiltration basin along modifications to the existing basins. Modifications to the existing aeration basins (adding new disc aerators), chlorine contact chamber, chlorine feed system and upgrade to the existing de-chlorination system was also performed as part of this contract.

On January 14, 2009 the Oregon Military Department of the Joint Force Headquarters Oregon National Guard Air Component announced that Portland Engineering, Inc. was selected as the Employer of the Year 2008. On March 7, 2009 the Embassy Suites in Portland hosted this Awards Ceremony.

The Nomination for Award sited Jeff Bruce’s “unwavering support” in his role as President in the employ of 1Lt Joshua L. Downs, while Josh served for the 173^rd Fighter Wing Deputy Base Civil Engineer.

The Central Point office continues to work with a large client base of over a dozen municipal water and wastewater facilities. 1Lt Downs’ lead engineering has contributed greatly to Portland Engineering’s mission critical construction projects for the Southern Oregon office.

PEI was the general contractor for installing three-300 HP Variable Frequency Drives at an existing wastewater pumping station.   PEI provided all of this project’s required hardware including the VFD’s to interface with the existing PLC. 

The drives were purchased as open drives, and installed in custom panels designed and provided by PEI, complete with hardwire interlocking for permissives and alarming.  PEI had success with providing a separate hardwired back-up panel to assume all controls, as there had been occurrences of liquid levels or PLC failure prior to the installation. 

PEI provided all scheduling activities for drive installation and testing while the station remained operational.  As general contractor, trade bids for electrical, concrete, miscellaneous piping, and painting were solicited.  The qualified professional contractors were hired under PEI’s umbrella.

Willamette River Water Treatment Plant

A subcontractor on the Willamette River Water Treatment Plant construction team in the year 2000, PEI continues to provide extensive upgrades and field service for the City of Wilsonville water and wastewater system projects and various sites. We are continuing this long-standing relationship with the City of Wilsonville into the year 2010.

Adam Dodge, Controls Specialist

Prior to working for Portland Engineering, Adam Dodge was employed by a large local hardware and software distributor as their in-house technical specialist for Allen bradley PLC hardware and rockwell software, providing technical expertise to customers in the region. Adam is an afficiando with controls systems and field wiring troubleshooting.

Mike Hogan, Senior Engineer

Mike is an electrical engineer with extensive experience in project management and system integration for wastewater, water treatment, water distribution and SCADA telemetry systems. Mike specializes in complex control strategies involving multiple process variables, a skill he developed from his power generation and boiler control systems background prior to relocating to Oregon in 1996. Mike is also certified in variable frequency drive servicing and has worked extensively in VFD applications.

Greg Chase, Project Management

Greg serves in the capacity of Operations Manager, oversseing project management, construction management, and handling of all work completed by PEI subcontractors during the installation and commissioning portion of the projects.

Carl Serpa

Carl is a chemical engineer who has specialized in control system design, implementation of redundant OI systems, data management and reporting, and extensive project management experience.

Dan Craig

Dan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer and Information Science from the University of Oregon. With a background of working for North America’s largest wood processing OEM’s, he specializes in hydraulic motion control, machine control optimization, communications, network design and network security. Dan is an intuitive programmer with strong machine installation and start up experience.

Josh Downs

Josh is a valuable member of the PEI team with experience in mechanical, structural, civil and controls engineering. He is efficient and effective in project management, component design and structural analysis as well as process control design and integration. Josh brings repeat business with his respectable reputation with owners and engineers alike. 

Chris Gardella

Chris is a Controls Specialist with a background in automated manufacturing. His past projects have included Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS), materials handling, metal detection, robotic welding (Fanuc, Panasonic, Motoman) and worldwide service. Chris is an experienced Field Service Engineer with excellent troubleshooting skills.

Jon Scott

Jonathan is a Professional Engineer in Control Systems. He has been a Field Service Engineer for Rockwell automation, an Integrator for General Electric, and a Facilities Engineer for semiconductor manufacturers. He has been involved in all aspects of engineering from conception and funding, project management, integration, installation and start up, operations and maintenance, to decommissioning and conversion. He has worked in various industries including water treatment, wastewater, metals, petro-chem, forest products, health care, and semiconductors.

Instrumentation and Controls

Portland Engineering Inc. has extensive experience in instrument and controls projects in the Pacific Northwest on both municipal and private industry projects. The variety of controls projects that we have designed and integrated range in complexity from complete new and retrofitted SCADA system with multiple graphical operator interfaces, SQL servers and other databases, and PLCs with hot-backups with fiber network and wireless telemetry networks, to simple debugging of existing systems controls or instrumentation as required on midnight service calls for systems with which we have had no prior exposure.

Mechanical Engineering, Design and Drafting

Portland Engineering excels on mechanical projects that typical mechanical engineering and design firms do not pursue due to the unusual or odd design parameters. Our experience and problem-solving aptitude enables us to thrive on projects that are unusual. Many of our mechanical projects are process oriented, where a firm understanding of chemical or process engineering is needed. PEI’s staff includes licensed mechanical and chemical engineers who also have extensive real-world experience. We have direct experience with process piping projects conveying water, oil, steam and gases. In addition, PEI has direct experience in large and small HVAC projects specifying chillers and air handlers, as well as ducting and DDC controls, and various projects involve material handling, production and packaging.

Construction Management

PEI has a professional Construction Manager on staff. As a general contractor (GC), PEI subcontracts labor specialties to those firms specializing in a given trade, such as electricians and pipe fitters. Most of our GC projects are lump sum contracts for which quality construction management (CM) is essential to limiting the risks not only to ourselves but the success of the project, hence the owner.

System Scope Development and Cost Estimating

PEI provides system scope development for most of our projects, which are design-build projects. We work closely with all stakeholders to determine the system requirements and develop a comprehensive scope of work. Our experience in integrating controls and mechanical engineering projects provides the background necessary to understand the clients’ needs, document the scope, and develop cost estimates with detail and accuracy.

Portland Engineering, Inc. provided the system integration services for the Fern Hill Reservoir Expansion Project. Work included programming system integration, HMI programming, panel design, wiring schematics and loop diagrams, start-up services, video surveillance hardware and integration, and instrumentation procurement.

Over the years, PEI has focused its growth on instrumentation and controls, building extensive experience in a wide variety of applications in industrial and municipal projects. PEI provides engineering services in a format where professionalism, integrity and ethics are the top priority. Value engineering forms the foundation for our continued growth and is particularly suited in controls projects. PEI solves the clients’ needs in a manner that economically maintains and exceeds the clients’ functional philosophies. Portland Engineering, Inc. now has two offices, one in Portland, Oregon and the second in Central Point, Oregon.

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Municipalities

City of Ashland

Barlow Water District

Bonneville Dam Domestic Water Rehab

City of Carlton

City of Coquille

City of Florence

City of Glendale

City of Grants Pass

Harbor Sanitary District

City of Hillsboro / Joint Water Commission

City of La Center

City of Medford

Medford Rural Water Reclamation

North Clackamas County Water Commission

Oak Lodge Water District

City of Redmond

Rogue Valley Sewer Services

City of Salem Willow Lake Headworks Expansion

City of Stayton

City of Tigard

Tri City Water Pollution Control Plant

Veolia NA

City of Wilsonville

Manufacturing

Food

Darigold

Kroger Manufacturing

Pacific Natural Foods

Stalbush Island Farms

United Harvest

Willamette Egg Farms

YoCream International

Metals

Evraz Inc NA / Oregon Steel Portland

SAPA Profiles

Other Manufacturing

Diacon Technologies

Fabrene

JVNW

Lacey Harmer

PDG Oncore

Paramount Petroleum

Protech

Power

Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

Sequential Pacific Biodiesel

Contractors

Black and Veatch

Dynalectric

Emery & Sons Construction Inc.

Ketchum Enterprises

Reese Electric

Slayden Construction Group Inc.

Triad Mechanical Inc.

Government

Oregon Department of Corrections

Oregon University System

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