Client Testimonials
Kent Riker, PE has been building relationships and earning the trust of clients since his career began. Kent and the entire Provenance Team have a myriad of experiences throughout several areas of water and wastewater engineering. This speaks to our ability to perform in the Trusted Advisor role and the depth and breadth of their skill levels.
To read a glimpse of how Kent (and then later the entire Provenance team) went from a well-versed engineer to a Trusted Advisor, read about what some of our clients have to say.
“I challenged Provenance to identify cost-saving ideas for a 25-mgd lift station project at the city’s WWTP where the construction bid was 45% above the final OPCC.
While the project was already under construction, and under a great deal of scrutiny from both the Engineer of Record and the General Contractor, Provenance Engineering delivered cost-saving, value engineering, options totaling more than 25% of the contract value.
I have been and continue to be impressed with the competence, diligence, and customer service provided by Provenance.”
– Nick Williams, PE, CFM Director of Public Works
City of Stephenville
Located in Dallas/Fort Worth, West Texas/Panhandle, and San Antonio
“Kent [Riker] worked closely with the City, obtaining our input at every step of the project, to ensure that the finished product was exactly what we needed. Kent’s innovative ideas kept costs low and increased bidder competition, which ultimately saved the City 20 percent on construction costs. His ‘team’ approach to construction enabled us to complete the project months ahead of schedule with no increase in construction costs.”
– Kent Conkle, Former Water Utility Director
City of Grapevine, TX
“I started working with Kent in 2011 and have always appreciated his ability to provide innovative solutions while incorporating our wants and needs in the process. Kent developed an alternative concept saving Fort Worth an estimated $8-10M that eliminated the need for one of the pump stations, while another team member helped develop a constructability plan for crossing the Trinity River with a multi-barrel siphon for the $25M Peak Flow Storage Basin Project.”
– Jerry Pressley, Assistant Water Director
City of Fort Worth