Vicki Malaszecki, Bob Buckley, Dan DiMucci, and Matthew Marquardt

March of Dimes recently presented Urban Engineers' Matthew Marquardt, PE, with a Gratitude Award in honor of his service for the organization’s 25th Annual Transportation, Building, & Construction Awards Luncheon held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Mr. Marquardt serves as a co-chair of the event, along with Bob Buckley of Buckley & Company, Inc., Dan DiMucci of Pennoni, and Chair Vicki Malaszecki of Envision Consultants. The luncheon raised over $610,000 to benefit the March for Dimes.   

The annual Transportation, Building & Construction Awards Luncheon in Philadelphia honors the leaders and projects from both public and private sectors of transportation, building and construction industries. In the event’s 25 year history, more than $6 million has been raised for the March of Dimes mission to improve the health of every mom and baby. This year’s event saw more than 1,100 industry professionals gather to network and raise funds for the organization.

The 2018 leadership and humanity honorees were Jeffrey D. Knueppel of SEPTA and Esteban Vera, Jr. of Laborers’ Local 57 Union, respectively. Recognized projects included the Ben Franklin Bridge PATCO Track Rehabilitation, Rebuild Philadelphia, and Center City District’s Rail Park, which was given the Sustainability Project of the Year Award. Urban has been involved with the project since its inception and provided many services, including environmental, civil, and construction management.

Mr. Marquardt serves as a senior vice president and chief operating officer for vertical services at Urban. Urban has been involved with the Transportation, Building, & Construction Awards Luncheon since its beginning, and recently been serving as a Platinum Sponsor of the event. The firm is proud to continue to support the mission of March of Dimes.