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HBAGC Court of Honor,
Awarded to Senior Partner
Robert Cowhey for his
exemplary service to the
Homebuilders Association
of Greater Chicago

 

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A Well-Engineered Resume

Cowhey Gudmundson Leder, Ltd. provides expert engineering services and solutions to clients involved in land development. Serving private and public sector clients alike, CGL is staffed by highly trained and licensed professionals, supported by cutting-edge equipment and technology, and dedicated to delivering personalized, full-service
expertise in the fields of civil and municipal engineering, land surveying and natural resources.

Since its founding in 1975, CGL has assisted a broad spectrum of highly successful clients, gaining familiarity with everything from specific project assignments to comprehensive projects ranging in size from single-use developments to multi-purpose parcels on tracts of land in excess of 3,000 acres. With such a diverse background, CGL brings its clients in-depth knowledge and skill in a wide array of industry areas, including:

  • project feasibility studies

  • land-use analysis

  • storm water management

  • flood hazard studies

  • environmental-impact studies

  • earthwork analysis

  • wetland delineation and mitigation plans

  • natural resource preservation

  • forestry services

  • site planning and engineering

  • construction implementation

Thanks to their decades of combined and varied experience, CGL’s seasoned specialists regularly offer innovative approaches–rather than standard procedures–when solving the complex problems so often posed by today’s highly regulated development projects.

To produce these resourceful and expeditious services, CGL is organized into design groups, with each group managed by one or more of the firm’s principals. This structure creates a direct communication link between clients, staff and the firm’s upper-level management. Each design group is assigned to a project during the conceptual stage, providing valuable input in the preparation of feasibility studies, making suggestions for budget and value design, giving guidance for entitlement, and offering general project consultation.

It’s all part of CGL’s commitment to proactive communication and project management, and is a major ingredient in preparation and coordination with both the client and the overall project team, as well as in securing timely project approvals from the various agencies. In short, CGL makes everyone part of the same team, thus providing much better service to clients. Based on CGL’s high rate of repeat customers, it’s a strategy that works.

To maintain those consistently high levels of client service and satisfaction, CGL vigorously seeks out new knowledge and the latest in innovation. The firm promotes continuing education, provides extensive internal training and mentoring, and maintains professional affiliations with a host of engineering, surveying, natural resource and development industry organizations.

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