In addition to being recognized as a great place to work, Barr has received numerous local, state, and national awards from reputable industry organizations for our work with clients on challenging and impactful projects.
Towerside district stormwater management system
The first of its kind in the Twin Cities, the community stormwater system reduces landowner costs, offers climate-resiliency benefits, delivers more effective and environmentally friendly stormwater treatment, and provides public greenspace.
Honor Award Engineering Excellence Awards American Council of Engineering Companies, 2023
Grand Award Engineering Excellence Awards American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota, 2023
ReScape Award Finalist (Environmental Impact) Minnesota Brownfields, 2017
Grassy Point and Kingsbury Bay habitat restoration
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources hired Barr to help restore 240 acres of fish and wildlife habitat.
Grand Conceptor Award American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota, 2022
National Recognition Award American Council of Engineering Companies, 2022
PFAS-impacted drinking water response and treatment plant design
Barr helped the City of Bemidji identify short- and long-term responses to PFAS that migrated into groundwater and infiltrated into its drinking water supply wells.
Engineering Excellence Honor AwardAmerican Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota, 2022
Gate upgrade at Island Lake Dam in northern Minnesota
When Minnesota Power identified a critical problem at Island Lake Dam, which supports generating power for Minnesota’s largest hydropower system, it turned to Barr for assistance.
Engineering Excellence Grand AwardAmerican Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota, 2021
Design, review, and permitting of mountain-bike park; Environmental Initiative Award for Rural Vitality (Sustainable Impacts)–Environmental Initiative, 2022
Highway 210 landslide stabilization and corridor repair; Engineering Excellence Grand Award–American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota, 2019; Honor Award–American Council of Engineering Companies, 2019
Brownfields redevelopment for watershed district headquarters; ReScape Award for Community Impact–Minnesota Brownfields, 2019
Assessing stormwater runoff at industrial sites; Honor Award–American Council of Engineering Companies of Missouri, 2018
Hall's Island redevelopment and restoration; ReScape Award for Community Impact–Minnesota Brownfields, 2018
West River Parkway landslide repair; Best Project Award (projects under $10 million)–Engineering News-Record Midwest, 2017; Engineering Excellence Grand Award–American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota, 2017
Coffee Creek trout stream restoration; Environmental Initiative Award (Natural Resources)–Environmental Initiative, 2016
Trout Brook storm-sewer interceptor relocation; Grand Award; American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota, 2016