Public engineering firm profile
Topeka, KS
Forward, Together
Founded in 1951 and headquartered in Topeka, Kansas, Bartlett & West is a multi-discipline engineering and architecture practice with more than 475 professionals. It partners with public and private clients across the nation to design stronger, smarter, more connected infrastructure. Service lines span civil, structural, MEP, environmental, transportation, water and wastewater, power delivery, rail, oil and gas, GIS, renewable energy, and architecture.
Roadway, highway, and multimodal transportation design and planning for public agencies and private clients.
Drinking water treatment, distribution, and wastewater collection and treatment for municipalities and utilities.
Analysis and design of structural systems for buildings, bridges, and civil infrastructure, coordinated with architectural and MEP teams on multi-discipline facility and public works projects.
Building systems design for commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities, delivered as part of integrated architecture and construction teams.
Comprehensive facility solutions from planning through construction across a variety of industries.
Transmission and distribution line design, survey, and construction support for electric utilities.
Rail asset management, GIS solutions, and engineering for Class I and regional railroads.
Geographic information systems for asset management, utility data-sharing, and planning support.
Infrastructure asset management combining transportation, water and wastewater, and GIS expertise to maximize operational efficiency and lower costs.
From survey to construction engineering to construction management, providing field professionals and information critical to project success.
Alternative project delivery options including design-build and construction management to streamline project time and cost.
Stormwater conveyance and detention design, environmental permitting, and site compliance planning for municipalities, transportation agencies, and private development clients.
Engineering design and project support for renewable natural gas, biogas upgrading, and clean energy infrastructure.
Missouri | Missouri Department of Transportation | Transportation / DOT
Climbing lane design to optimize traffic flow and safety in an area with heavy truck traffic that often changes speed suddenly.
View project sourceMandan, ND | Morton Mandan Public Library | Municipal Government
Architectural services to update an outdated and oddly configured library building while adding a garage for the bookmobile.
View project sourceWater and Wastewater Utilities
Updates to UV disinfection and surface aeration systems reduced energy consumption and operator input while increasing capacity for both secondary and tertiary treatment.
View project sourceSouth Dakota | Water and Wastewater Utilities
Developed a statewide awareness campaign, communication and education toolkit, customer survey, and inventory tracking system for South Dakota water systems.
View project sourceRail
Helping a Class I railroad move their current PTC system to an Esri version-enabled solution focused on business needs.
View project sourceNacelle Solutions, LLC | Agriculture / Renewable Natural Gas
Engineering design for upgrading biogas from four dairy farm digesters into renewable natural gas for Nacelle Solutions, LLC.
View project sourceEvergy | Electric Utilities
More than 700 transmission line survey projects completed for Evergy (formerly Westar) over more than 20 years.
View project sourceTransportation / DOT
Design-build project adding a third lane for seven miles on I-55 to relieve traffic congestion and improve reliability.
View project sourceDCCCA
Integrated design-build project combining architecture, MEP, structural, and site development services under a single contract, delivering a functional facility recognized as award-winning.
View project sourceIrving, TX | City of Irving | Transportation / DOT
New-location road extension designed under TxDOT oversight to improve connectivity and capacity for the City of Irving.
View project sourceOmniTRAX | Rail
Ongoing GIS-based asset management system for OmniTRAX to improve operational visibility and customer service for a regional railroad.
View project sourceCity of Meta | Water and Wastewater Utilities
Design-build delivery of disinfection system upgrades to bring a municipal water system into regulatory compliance on an accelerated schedule.
View project sourceBartlett & West's design-build focus provided a seamless process resulting in a beautiful and functional space where DCCCA can continue improving lives. This valuable partnership allowed us to move through the construction process without interruptions, delays or unexpected added costs.
Safety performance on the job is a big deal to us. Bartlett & West has a good record of keeping safety first. They're responsive and keep the project on track.
A design-build approach is efficient to manage from an owner's standpoint, when you've got a good team. Bartlett & West was very good at framing up the approach, explaining each step in detail and answering questions our team had. They found a good balance between leading us and working together to move forward.