Avant IMC
Selected for Major South Central Pennsylvania
Regional Initiative
Avant IMC—the
Gannett Fleming and Dering Consulting Group strategic planning and management consulting
joint venture-- was selected to lead the South Central Regional Action Plan
project.
This is a
major planning initiative for South Central Pennsylvania, to integrate land use, transportation, and economic development projects, involving eight counties—Lancaster, Lebanon,
York, Cumberland,
Dauphin, Perry, Adams and Franklin.
The highly competitive
selection process validated the Avant IMC model. According to the South Central
Caucus of County Commissioners, Avant brings unique expertise in change
management, organizational development, inter-governmental cooperation, public-private
partnerships and strategy formulation that is uncommon in Engineering,
Architectural and Planning firms.
“We expect
our clients will increasingly value this type of service as they all face the
common denominator of rapid change,” said Gene Koontz, Avant IMC’s Chairman.
Avant IMC Selected By City of Norfolk, VA Department Of Public Works
(Camp Hill, PA, December 8, 2007) Avant IMC was selected to develop a feasibility analysis and business plan for the Water-Wastewater Division of the Department of Public Works for the city of Norfolk, VA. Avant IMC will be drawing upon its broad business acumen and engineering expertise in collecting data, establishing customer and operations trends, evaluating revenue and cost projections for each, and recommending the optimal scenarios for a possible new line of business to the city to ensure continuity and growth of positive cash flows.
Avant IMC will be collaborating with managers to gather operations, review business and customer demand models, budget data and trends, define performance outcomes, determine revenue and cost projections for each potential scenario, and calculate feasibilty. In addition, Avant IMC will evaluate strategic planning processes and organization, policies, and capacity of the Public Works Department and make cost-effective recommendations to ensure completion of organizational goals, including implementation plans.
To learn more about Avant IMC, please contact Jim Brock at (717) 234-5225.
Gannett Fleming and Dering Consulting Group Announce Avant IMC Joint Venture(Harrisburg, PA) Gannett Fleming, Inc., an
international planning, design, and construction management firm, and Dering
Consulting Group, Inc., a strategy, management consulting, and training
development firm in its 20th year, are pleased to announce the
creation of Avant IMC, LLC.
A joint venture between these two
firms, Avant IMC offers combined management consulting and engineering
for organizations that own and maintain large infrastructure systems, such as
highways, water treatment and conveyance systems, and railroads. Its client
base includes public authorities, counties and municipalities, environmental
organizations, utilities, and commercial enterprises.
Avant IMC, has an experienced staff,
representing diverse professional backgrounds, solving organizational problems;
identifyng innovative funding sources; and defining new organizational roles
and processes for these organizations to achieve strategic goals and objectives
and become more successful.
Jim Brock, Principal of Dering Consulting
Group, serves as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Avant
IMC. With more than 25 years of organizational development experiene, and a
certified project management professional (PMP), Brock translates strategy into
action through organizational planning and decision-making to improve
organizational performance and effectiveness.
Avant IMC is being lead
by a seven-member Board of Directors, including Brock and several employees
with Gannett Fleming -- Gene Koontz, P.E., senior vice president and
director of the firm's Environmental Resources Division; Paul
Caulfield, principal of Dering Consulting
Group; and Chester Allen, P.E., senior vice president and director of
transportation with Gannett Fleming. Koontz is chairman of Avant IMC, and,
respectively, Caulfield and Allen serve as senior vice president and secretary
of the joint venture. This Board brings extensive experience with members of
the public and private sectors, having served as both practitioners and consultants
in their areas of expertise.
"We are especially excited
about the combination of Avant IMC's strategic management and technical
capabilities", stated Koontz. "Most of the organizations we serve
face great challenges and opportunities associated with many kinds of change in
their internal, as well as external, operations."
To learn more about Avant IMC, please contact Brock or Koontz at (717) 234-5225.
