Willow Walk
Lockport, IL · Residential
Project details
A land development project in Lockport, Illinois, involving grading and earthwork optimization.

Full-Service Consulting Engineering Firm
Mackie Consultants, LLC is a full-service civil engineering, land surveying, and construction services practice based in Rosemont, Illinois. Founded in 1975, it delivers design, permitting, and construction-phase services to residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, and municipal clients. The team of civil engineers, professional land surveyors, and field technicians supports projects from initial planning through final design and construction staking across the Chicago metropolitan area and surrounding states.
Registered Professional Engineers: Illinois, Indiana, Texas, Wisconsin, Michigan · Registered Professional Surveyors: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin · Certified Floodplain Managers · LEED Accredited Professionals · Licensed Landscape Architects · Certified Professionals in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) · Designated Erosion Control Inspectors - Lake County, Illinois · City of Chicago Lead Stormwater Review Consultant · Kane County Review Specialist · Illinois American Water Inspectors · Value Methodology Associates · IDOT Pre-Qualified: Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3 Services · Chicago Department of Transportation pre-qualified · Kane County Division of Transportation pre-qualified · DuPage County Division of Transportation pre-qualified
Comprehensive design and engineering solutions for land development, optimizing site conditions and ensuring regulatory compliance.
Optimizes the balance of soil and materials on project sites to manage disposal and procurement costs during construction.
Designs and permits individual holding tanks, septic fields, and regional lift stations to support multi-stage municipal and residential build-outs.
Designs municipal water main systems, conducts extensive water modeling for pressure and fire flow, and plans phased installations.
Provides efficient and economical storm sewer system design for projects of all sizes.
Acts as a liaison with government and permitting authorities to secure agency approvals for development projects.
Develops erosion and sediment control plans, utilizing silt fencing, rock check dams, and sediment traps to ensure regulatory compliance.
Implements green building solutions such as rain gardens, bioswales, infiltration trenches, and permeable pavement to meet LEED certification standards.
Evaluates and designs stormwater management systems that respect natural drainage patterns and environmental features.
Provides stormwater detention design, depressional storage computations, wetland hydrologic design, and watershed planning.
Determines base flood elevations, designs compensatory storage, and coordinates FEMA Letters of Map Change (LOMR/LOMA).
Designs naturalized detention systems, biological infiltration features (rain gardens, bioswales), and stream corridor restorations.
Designs and permits roadway networks, intersections, and alternative transportation systems to improve traffic networks.
Designs and permits intersection enhancements to minimize right-of-way acquisition requirements.
Develops roadway designs in established urban areas, prioritizing local access and emergency vehicle pathways during construction.
Analyzes existing pavement conditions to deliver cost-effective asphalt and base material re-use solutions.
Prioritizes municipal roadway improvement needs and establishes long-term maintenance programs.
Provides structural and civil engineering solutions for roadway bridges and precast crossings.
Develops railroad networks for industrial material loading and unloading, meeting stringent railway operator standards.
Integrates dedicated bicycle paths and trail networks into proposed roadway systems and master developments.
Delivers strategic site and land use planning to guide sustainable development.
Provides specialized site designs and long-term reclamation planning for active mining operations.
Supports local government bodies with public works engineering, utility design, and community infrastructure planning.
Work in this area is organized into supported delivery tasks.
Support includes Designs parks.
Support includes nature trails.
Support includes athletic complexes that enhance community recreational space.
Work in this area is organized into supported delivery tasks.
Support includes Deploys field crews to deliver boundary surveys.
Support includes topographic mapping.
Support includes precise construction staking.
Assists clients with contract document preparation, bidding facilitation, construction administration, and field observation.
Utilizes high-definition scanning technology for rapid, accurate as-built documentation and facility capture.
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