Name of business, address and phone number:
Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. (CBBEL)
310 N. Liberty Street
Morris, IL 60450
(815) 941-0260
Name of owner/manager:
Chris Burke: owner
Kurt Corrigan: office manager/project manager
Employees in Morris office:
Kurt Corrigan: Bachelor’s degree from Marquette University; registered professional engineer
Casey McCollom: Bachelor’s degree from Bradley University; licensed professional engineer
Ryan Hansen: Bachelor’s of science degree from University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana; registered professional engineer
Ron Olsen: Associate of science degree in construction management from Triton College
A majority of our employees in the Morris office are lifelong residents of Grundy County and are thrilled to be working from the local office. We feel that our family style, personal way of doing business and the hometown feel of the Grundy County communities are a perfect fit.
What is your specialty?
Transportation/traffic engineering, municipal engineering, water resources engineering, surveying/GIS, development review services and construction management.
The ultimate product that we produce is tangible — something that anybody in the area can see and touch not only now but for generations into the future. As a civil engineer, you have the opportunity to have a positive effect on the entire community’s daily life. The opportunity can be through the design of a water distribution system that efficiently and effectively brings clean water to your home and a sewer system that takes it away to the design of a transportation system that allows people to reach their destinations safely and as efficiently as possible.
What would you like to tell our readers about your business?
Currently, CBBEL is a full-service engineering company that has been established since 1987 in the Chicagoland area.
Locally, we are the village engineer on record for the Village of Dwight. We have a great working relationship with IDOT Local Roads, Programming and Permits. CBBEL also provides development review services to county agencies and local municipalities.
What are you plans for the future?
Our goal is to offer the same exceptional services to the municipalities outside the six-county Area. We want to continue to develop and grow our local presence, not only in Grundy County, but also in neighboring counties and communities as well.
What other information is important to tell our readers?
Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. (CBBEL) is unique among consulting engineering and surveying firms in that we are a full-service company that can comprehensively meet the needs of both private and public sector clients. Guided by founder and president Christopher B. Burke, our “family business” corporate philosophy allows for a level of personal service that ensures peace of mind. Our staff of 220, nine offices covering two states, and exhaustive list of specializations — civil, municipal, transportation, water resource, mechanical, structural, construction, traffic, and environmental engineering and environmental resource services — provide professionalism and a depth of expertise that promote project success.
The Burke Group of Companies, which includes CBBEL, is currently ranked No. 178 as Engineering News Record’s Top 500 Design Firms. Local team members were recognized for the 2010 APWA Southwest Branch Project of the Year — Lockport Street Streetscape — Village of Plainfield.