CRAWFORD , MURPHY & TILLY
Crawford , Murphy & Tilly has brought decades of industry expertise in planning , design , and construction observation phase services on projects that range from simple to complex
At the very core of Crawford , Murphy & Tilly ( CMT ), lies a promise to provide superior professional engineering services that are responsive to client ’ s needs and expectations , all the while providing a working environment that fosters the growth and development of its employees .
As an engineering , planning and design company , driven to build and manage infrastructure to enrich a community , having that responsive and flexible approach to clients is key , particularly when that infrastructure project is the expansion of a major water treatment facility that ’ s been in operation since 1970 .
“ We ’ ve always been a firm that puts the client first . We listen , we evaluate the need and the skill that ’ s required , and then we provide a design around that , one that will provide long-term value ,” says Christina Crites , Senior Engineer and Project Manager , CMT .
Crites currently heads up a water resources team at the company ’ s current project , expanding the Sugar Creek Wastewater Plant , Springfield , Illinois . The project ? To design , plan and construct a major expansion at the plant that will see the plant ’ s current rating of 10mn gallons per day ( MGD ) and a peak flow of 25MGD increase to 15MGD with a peak flow of 37.5MGD .
This is no small feat , given the fact that the plant has received no major upgrades in over 30 years and the main client is the Springfield state itself .
Crites has a strong background in mechanical engineering and environmental studies and actually
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