Located seventeen miles west of downtown Chicago, the City of Des Plaines covers nearly 16 square miles and has a population of 57,000 residents. Des Plaines is committed to ongoing development within its city, including revitalizing the downtown area and a comprehensive 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan. Recent projects include roadway reconstruction, rehabilitation and resurfacing, utility replacement; railroad crossing improvements; new parking lot construction; and downtown redevelopment.

Their Goals

Transition from Land Desktop to Civil 3D as the primary design and drafting tool in the Engineering Department Train department staff on use of Civil 3D in their day-to-day activities Reduce downtime typically associated with learning a new software application Seamless design and GIS Integration

EE put together personalized training that fit the City of Des Plaines' needs. The training specialized in what our department does everyday with the Civil 3D software. The training was very cost efficient.

Jon Duddles, PE
Assistant Director of Engineering

EE provided core and advanced training to the entire department EE worked with the City to create courses targeted to the needs of the users In a short period of time, the city has switched to Civil 3D as their primary drafting and design platform