GFT Infrastructure, Inc.

Ingenuity That Shapes Lives

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About the firm

GFT Infrastructure, Inc. is an architecture, engineering, and construction practice shaping the Infrastructure of Life across water, power, transportation, and buildings. With more than a century of history and a team of over 5,000 experts, it designs, constructs, and engineers resilient, creative solutions that uplift communities across North America and beyond.

Established
1916
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Enterprise
Firm type
Architecture & Engineering · Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Transportation Engineering · Water / Wastewater Engineering · Power & Utility Engineering · Design-Build · Land Surveying

Credentials

National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) Certified · Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians (SPRAT) Certified

People

Joe WillhiteBusiness Group Director, Transportation

Brian FairwoodBusiness Group Operations Director, Transportation

Cathy OtisVice President and Federal Buildings Market Leader

Mike CozzolinoVice President and Transmission Manager

Andrew LiVice President and Business Growth Leader, Construction Services

Lori LabrumBusiness Line Director, Transit and Rail

Matthew SchiemerBusiness Group Operations Director, Transportation

Shane CampbellRoadway Practice Leader

Laurie MatkowskiPlanning Practice Leader

David GrahamTraffic Management Business Line Leader

Capabilities

Transportation Engineering

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Multimodal planning, design, and construction-phase services for comprehensive transportation systems.

  • Roadway Planning and Engineering

    Comprehensive planning and engineering for complex urban corridors, interstates, and municipal roads.

  • High-Availability Transit Facilities

    Architecture and engineering for passenger terminals, maintenance complexes, and operations control centers.

  • Aviation and Port Infrastructure

    Engineering and structural design for airfield terminals, gates, and maritime berth modernization.

Bridge and Structural Engineering

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Comprehensive structural engineering for horizontal infrastructure, supporting both new construction and preservation.

  • Structural Design and Analysis

    Engineering of complex structures such as curved girders, fracture-critical elements, and truss systems.

  • Accelerated Bridge Construction

    Scheduling and construction methodologies using pre-fabricated materials to compress project timelines.

  • Structure Inspection and Rope Access

    Field inspections using advanced access techniques and remote sensing technologies like drones.

  • Structure Rehabilitation and Preservation

    Retrofitting and strengthening existing timber, concrete, and steel structures to extend operational life.

Rail and Transit Systems

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Specialized systems engineering to maintain and construct passenger, freight, and local rail networks.

  • Signaling and Train Control Systems

    Hardware design and software programming for automatic, positive, and communications-based train control.

  • Traction Power and Electrification

    Electrical design, load flow modeling, and simulation tools to optimize rail system performance.

  • Overhead Contact Systems

    Catenary design, bonding, and grounding for both high-speed commuter and light rail networks.

  • Decarbonization and Diesel Conversion

    Planning, feasibility studies, and engineering for transitioning rail fleets to sustainable zero-emissions power.

Water Resources Engineering

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Lifecycle water management supporting treatment, distribution, and storage infrastructure.

  • Water and Sewer Utilities

    Hydraulic design and engineering for municipal water supply and sewer distribution networks.

  • Dam Rehabilitation and Stabilization

    Geotechnical and structural engineering to secure and modernize aging dams and reservoir assets.

  • Stormwater and Pump Station Design

    Civil engineering for flood control systems, stormwater management, and high-capacity pump facilities.

Construction Services

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Project and program management supporting physical delivery of complex infrastructure.

  • Construction Management

    Field oversight, quality assurance, and project coordination from initial site planning through testing.

  • Alternative Project Delivery

    Collaborative execution methods including design-build and owner's representative roles.

Industries

Transportation · Bridges · Highways & Roads · Tunnels · Rail · Transit · Aviation · Airports · Marine · Ports & Harbors · Water Supply · Wastewater · Stormwater & Flood Control · Water Resources · Power Transmission & Distribution · Utilities · Education · Federal · Government · Infrastructure

Projects

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