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RBF Through The Years

2000
RBF ranked 93 in the Engineering News Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firms in the United States. In addition, RBF was 56th in the Top 100 Pure Designers category.
RBF's Phoenix Office relocates to new office in response to the firm's expanding business throughout the State of Arizona. They currently have over 80 staff members.
RBF's Temecula Office celebrates fifteen years of professional service in Riverside County.
June 19, 2000, Robert Bein, William Frost & Associates becomes RBF Consulting with a new logo and a new look. The new name and logo represent an important change at RBF. But one thing remains the same. RBF will continue to provide the very finest in consulting services to their clients, as they have for over 55 years. Today RBF provides consulting services for planning, design and construction of the built environment.
RBF is proud to have been the Lead Consultant and Program Manager for the City of Novato's award winning Hamilton Army Airfield Base Conversion project. The City of Novato was presented the Helen Putnam Award Grand Prize at the League of California Cities Conference in September, 2000.
Robert W. Bein, CEO of RBF, was installed as National President of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), a 123,000 member organization in October, 2000.
RBF's Urban Design Studio was honored with a Professional Achievement in Planning Award by the Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) for their work on the Taft Redevelopment Plan Project.
 
2001
RBF's Las Vegas Office celebrates is 4th Anniversary by relocating to a larger facility in response to their expanding business throughout the State of Nevada.

RBF Consulting acquires O'Rourke Engineering, a prominent traffic engineering and transportation planning firm now located in Carlsbad, California. With this acquisition, RBF now has 10 offices located in California, Arizona and Nevada.
RBF received awards for the design of a state-of-the-art web page for on going and "real-time" monitoring of mitigation measure implementation and status tracking for the Mission Bay Project, located on the San Francisco Bay waterfront. From the Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP), RBF received an award for their "Outstanding Public Involvement/Public Education Program" and from the Northern California Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA), RBF received an award for their "Outstanding Use of Innovative Technology".
RBF moved up to the rank of 86 in the Top 500 Engineering Design Firms in the United States as reported by Engineering News Record (ENR) Magazine. RBF was also ranked number 46 in the Top 100 "Pure" Designers Category.
RBF receives a Project of the Year Award - Land Development for Soka University, Aliso Viejo from the American Society of Civil Engineers (Orange County Branch). Soka is the first private Liberal Arts College to be built in California in more than 25 years.
RBF hired its 600th employee, James Barr, an Assistant Engineer in the Public Works Department of RBF's Phoenix Office.
RBF's San Jose Office expanded and relocated to a larger office in Downtown San Jose reinforcing the firm's long-term commitment to the South Bay region.
RBF was honored with a Merit Award from the Arizona Consulting Engineers Association for its design work on the Uptown Sedona Public Parking Lot project.
 
2002
In March, 2002, RBF opened its 11th office in Sacramento, California. The office has been established to meet the needs of an expanding client base in the Sacramento area.
The American Consulting Engineers Council (ACEC) selected RBF's Palmilla ALTA Survey for a "National Recognition" Award in the Surveying and Mapping Technology Category at the ACEC's 2002 Annual Engineering Excellence Awards Competition. The Palmilla ALTA Survey was also recognized by the Civil Engineers & Land Surveyors of California (CELSOC) as a Merit Award Winner. The project represents an innovative application of traditional Survey and Mapping techniques related to international title documentation, financing and insurance.
In April, RBF announces the opening of its 12th Office in Ontario, California. This will be RBF's third office located in the Inland Empire.

In May, RBF CEO Robert W. Bein celebrates his 40th Anniversary at the company. When he joined the firm in 1962 the office was located in Costa Mesa, California and had 15 employees. Today the firm has grown to over 600 employees and 12 offices located in California, Arizona and Nevada.

In June, RBF's Las Vegas office celebrates a milestone 5th Anniversary serving public and private sector clients in the Las Vegas Valley.
RBF was honored with a Planning Project Award from the Inland Empire Section of the APA for the Foothill Boulevard Visual Improvement Plan.
RBF ranked 12th in the second annual "Top 50 Best Civil Engineering Firms to Work For" contest by CE NEWS Magazine.
RBF's Phoenix Office celebrates "50 Years in the Valley" in October, 2002.
RBF moved up to the rank of 83 in the Top 500 Engineering Design Firms in the United States as reported by Engineering News Record (ENR) Magazine.
2003

The Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California (CELSOC) Association has selected RBF Consulting's (RBF) Irvine Lake Storage Survey Project as recipient of the "2003 Engineering Excellence Merit" Award. RBF accepted the award at the CELSOC Engineering Excellence Awards Dinner in Sacramento, California on January 27, 2003.

RBF completes engineering design work on Tom Weiskopf's new golf course "The Falls" located in the prestigious Lake Las Vegas Resort in Henderson, Nevada.

 
RBF designed Avenida Vista Hermosa / Interstate 5 Interchange opens for use in January.

The City of Vista and RBF Consulting (RBF) have received three awards for the Vista Village Creek Walk and Infrastructure Project located in the City of Vista, California. The project was recognized with a 2003 Engineering Excellence Honor Award from the Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California (CELSOC) , a 2002 Project of the Year Award from the American Public Works Association, San Diego and Imperial Counties and a 2001 Award of Excellence from the American Society of Civil Engineers, San Diego Section.

 
RBF designed Talega Master Planned Community received the "Project of the Year" Award from the Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California (CELSOC), Orange County Branch.

 
RBF ranked 76 in the Engineering News Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firms in the United States. In addition, RBF was 43rd in the Top 100 Pure Designers category.

 
Robert W. Bein, RBF's CEO, addresses UCI Engineering Graduates with a commencement address to the graduating seniors and their guests at the Graduation Ceremony held on Saturday, June 14, 2003.

 
RBF Consulting received 2003 Engineering Excellence Award from ACEC/AZ for the City of Peoria's Storm Water Management Plan, which was prepared by RBF.

 
RBF hired its 700th employee in October, 2003.

 
RBF Ranked 18th in the Third Annual CE News Magazine's "Top 50 Best Civil Engineering Firms To Work For".
2004

RBF launches Anniversary Logo to commemorate 60 years of professional service. What began as a 3 person surveying firm in a small store front in Costa Mesa, CA is now a 730 person Engineering, Planning and Survey firm with 12 offices located throughout in California, Arizona and Nevada.

In April, 2004, RBF opened its 13th office in Monterey Bay, California. The office was established to solidify RBF's presence in Northern California.
 
 

The office is fully staffed and currently working on projects for the California American Water Company, Monterey County Planning Department, City of Marina, Marina Coast Water District, Castroville Water District, City of Watsonville and the City of Santa Cruz Planning Department.
2005

RBF Ranks #1 in Professional Development in California! RBF Consulting (RBF) was recently awarded the 2004 Professional Development Award by the Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California (CELSOC). The statewide Professional Development Award program recognizes the firms for their continuing education programs specifically focused on employee’s professional growth, from involvement in professional organizations, in-house training, to financial support for higher education. CELSOC commended RBF for their outstanding efforts and current programs that are continuing the growth and education of staff. RBF was recognized at the Awards luncheon, March 19, 2005 during the Annual Conference at the Monterey Marriott.

RBF Ranks #1 in Professional Development in California! RBF Consulting has received awards from APWA San Diego and Imperial Counties Chapter, CELSOC and the ASCE National Award of Excellence for the La Jolla Cove Bluff Restoration Project in La Jolla California.


RBF ranked 69 in the Engineering News Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firms in the United States. In addition, RBF was 36th in the Top 100 Pure Designers category.


The Grove Street Reservoir Reconstruction Project located in the City of Sierra Madre was selected by Southern California Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA)* to receive a Public Works Project of the Year Award.





RBF's Temecula Office celebrates twenty years of professional service in Riverside County.


RBF Consulting (RBF) was selected by the American Planning Association and Planning Association of Washington (APA/PAW) to receive a Project of Merit Award for Implementation for the City of Enumclaw, Downtown Streetscape Enhancement Project and was recognized at the 2005 APA/PAW Joint Awards Workshop Program May 12th.
 
RBF Consulting (RBF), in conjunction with the City of Santa Paula, was selected by the Central Coast Section of the American Planning Association (APA) to receive an award for the Comprehensive Planning, Small Jurisdiction category for the Santa Paula Citywide Visioning Project and was recognized at the 2005 Central Coast APA Awards Program.



RBF hires 900th employee in July 2005 and opens 14th office location in Tucson, AZ.
 
RBF was selected in September as the "Best Civil Engineering Firm to Work For" in the nation by CE News Magazine.
2006
Ontario office In January RBF announced the expansion and relocation of its Ontario Office. The firm's new office location reinforces RBF's long-term commitment to the Riverside and San Bernardino Counties and will enable RBF to better serve an increasingly diverse client base.


RBF was selected by the Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California (CELSOL) to receive the 2006 Engineering Excellence Award of Merit for the I-5/Avenida Vista Hermosa Interchange project.


In March, RBF's Palm Desert office celebrated 20 years of Professional Service in the Coachella Valley region.





RBF was selected by the Orange County Engineering Council (OCEC) to receive the 2006 Engineering Project Achievement Award for Liberty Station.

Beginning in March, RBF celebrates 10 years of service in Walnut Creek. The Walnut Creek office provides transportation, land development and water resources engineering, land surveying, planning, environmental/planning, construction inspection and construction management services to public agency and private sector clients.





In June, RBF celebrated the hiring of their 1000th employee - While the firm has reached a significant milestone in the company's history, RBF will always be focused on the strength of the individual and the power of a team.




In August the firm announced its merger with Hirsch & Company, a privately held firm based in San Diego, California. Hirsch & Company's 40 years of excellence in service Southern California's public and private sectors strengthens RBF's client service areas in Civil Engineering, Water Resources, Closed Circuit Television Investigations (CCTV), Surveying and Construction Management.

San Jose office

RBF San Jose celebrates 10 years of success this year working on exceptional projects with exceptional clients in and around the Silicon Valley. The San Jose staff specializes in environmental studies, policy planning, and regulation for public and private sector clients.
 
2007
RBF Consulting was selected, for the second consecutive year, as a recipient of the 2006 Professional Development Award by the Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California (CELSOC) and recognized at the Legislative Visit Day Breakfast in Sacramento on January 23, 2007.



RBF Consulting was recognized as a major corporate sponsor (Gold Donor) of the new state-of-the-art California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Civil Engineering Sustainable Land Development Computer Lab. In addition, RBF, along with Autodesk®, was also responsible for donating 25 seats of the latest edition of Civil 3D® 2007 to the lab. The dedication ceremony was held at the university's new Civil Engineering Sustainable Land Development Computer Lab on March 8, 2007.
   


RBF Consulting was selected as one of five “Best Places to Work in San Diego” by the San Diego Business Journal. Over 95 companies were nominated and the top firms were honored at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina on February 23, 2007. RBF was the only design-consulting firm to be recognized for this honor.


RBF Consulting celebrates the 10th Anniversary of RBF's Phoenix Office and 55 years of service in Arizona. First established in 1952 as the American Engineering Company (AEC), the firm was a Phoenix-based leader in the fields of civil engineering, land development, water resources and surveying. In 1997, AEC joined RBF Consulting (RBF) to strengthen its resources, and today, with a staff of 118 professionals and an office in Tucson, RBF is providing expertise in the fields of transportation, water resources, land development, planning and landscape architecture, surveying and GIS/mapping, and construction management to private and public sector clients throughout Arizona.

RBF Consulting announced the beginning of a year-long celebration to mark its 15th year of service in Ventura County. The firm's 15th anniversary year included a series of client, community and corporate events and activities to note the corporate milestone. In addition to the celebration of RBF's Anniversary, the RBF Ventura County Office moved to a new office facility located at 5051 Verdugo Way, Suite 300 in Camarillo to meet the expanding needs of its public and private sector clients.
    

RBF Consulting was ranked #68 in the Top 500 Engineering Design Firms and #37 in the Pure Design Category in the April 2007 issue of Engineering News Record (ENR) Magazine. Companies are ranked according to revenue for design services performed in 2006 and include Engineering, Architectural, Environmental, Landscape Architectural, Planning and combination firms.

RBF Consulting was ranked among the Best Places to Work in the Greater Bay Area, Small Firm Category, by the San Francisco Business Times, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal and East Bay Business Times. RBF was recognized at an award ceremony, held at the Hilton San Francisco on Monday, April 23, 2007.


RBF Consulting announced the beginning of a yearlong celebration to mark the 5th anniversary of RBF's Ontario Office. The office's 5th anniversary year will include a series of client, community and corporate events and activities to note the corporate milestone and commemorate the recent expansion and relocation to its new office facility located at 3300 East Guasti Road, Suite 100, Ontario.


RBF Consulting announced the beginning of a year-long celebration to mark its 10th year of service in Las Vegas. Over the last ten years, RBF's staff of professional engineers, planners and surveyors have worked on some of the most significant landmark projects in Las Vegas including the Lake Las Vegas Resort, SNWA Horizon Ridge 2375 Reservoir Expansion, Green Valley Parkway Widening, and several residential and commercial projects for various developers.

The City of Pasadena, in conjunction with RBF Consulting, received a Special Award of Merit for Public Outreach from the Los Angeles Section of the American Planning Association (LA-APA) for the Pasadena Green Building Outreach and Education Program. RBF was recognized, together with the City of Pasadena, at the LA-APA Awards night to be held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angeles in downtown Los Angeles on June 12, 2007.
          

RBF was selected by the City of Pasadena to develop and implement a green building outreach and education program, in support of the adoption of the City's green building ordinance, which applies to private sector projects. The goal of the program was to increase awareness of the City's green building program as well as sustainable design practices. The Pasadena Green Building Outreach and Education Program is a model program for educating the public about green building and how planning can contribute to increased environmental stewardship.

RBF has completed numerous projects using “Sustainable Design” guidelines, whereby projects were designed to meet present design needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Designs minimize short and long term environmental impacts of development activity through resource conservation, recycling, waste minimization and the utilization of energy efficient and ecologically responsible materials and techniques during construction.

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