The Port of Bellingham planned to construct a larger, more robust heavy lift area by replacing a damaged/deteriorated segment of the Central Terminal wharf. HWA served as geotechnical engineer supporting design, conducting field explorations, laboratory testing and analysis, pile foundation and seismic analysis, and evaluated liquefaction hazards and lateral spreading risks. HWA also monitored the installation and testing of the new foundation piles during construction.

HWA served as lead geotechnical engineer providing foundation recommendations for the rehabilitation of the existing Dock X at the Shilshole Marina. This included reviewing existing subsurface information and conducting one boring near the proposed abutment improvements. Geotechnical analyses were performed to develop vertical bearing capacity charts and lateral capacity charts, seismic design parameters were also developed, and HWA provided construction observation of pile driving.

HWA developed geotechnical design recommendations for a new development including 8 new 3-story multiuse buildings, movie theater, and grocery store to be built above the old Everett Landfill. Site settlement, liquefaction, lateral spreading, and slope stability issues were analyzed with mitigation measures recommended. Currently, HWA provides field observations including testing soil compaction, monitoring pile driving, and reporting erosion control issues to the Department of Ecology.