Civil Engineering Consulting Services

Leadership & Track Record

Bayless Professional Engineers, LC offers civil engineering consultation, executive project oversight, and advisory services. Founded by John Bayless, P.E., former Chief Executive Officer of Cook, Flatt & Strobel Engineers, PA, the firm brings decades of heavy civil infrastructure, power generation planning, municipal master planning, and large-scale commercial development experience to select project teams.

Education & Credentials:

• B.S. in Civil Engineering – University of Oklahoma
• Graduate Studies in Transportation Planning and Design – University of Oklahoma
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.)

Honors & Recognition:

• Recognized as one of Kansas City’s Top 30 Engineering Leaders (KC Business Journal)
• American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) – MO & KS Engineering Excellence Grand Award
• American Public Works Association – Transportation Project of the Year
• Kansas City Arts Commission Design Award – Brush Creek @ the Plaza

Consulting Focus

• Civil Engineering Design Review: Comprehensive oversight of grading, storm drainage, utility layouts, and transportation corridors.
• Power Generation Infrastructure: Civil engineering design, water rights acquisition, pipeline corridors, and site facilities for large-scale energy plants.
• Retail Site Development & Planning: Land acquisition feasibility studies, zoning approvals, municipal permits, and G-O bond package coordination.
• Transportation & Highway Planning: Corridor location studies, interchange functional designs, and multi-lane freeway reconstructions.
• Executive Advisory: Peer review, financial planning, management restructuring, and expert witness engineering analysis.

Power Generation Facilities

Extensive engineering design, utility routing, water rights acquisition, and environmental infrastructure for major power plants across the country:

Calpine Oneta Plant (Oklahoma)

Engineering design and administration services for an $800M gas-fired generation plant, including right-of-way services and construction administration for all off-site utilities.

Peabody Energy Prairie State Campus (Illinois)

Consulting services for a 1,500 MW coal-fired generation facility, including water rights, supply, transmission layout, waste disposal, rights-of-way, and rail/road facilities.

• Tenaska Ohio Facility: Consulting services for water and wastewater systems for a 750 MW power generation facility, including acquiring water rights, right-of-way, and design of 25 miles of pipelines.
• NRG Energy (Joliet, IL): Water and sanitary systems for an 800 MW gas-fired power plant, including design and permitting of an 80-acre cooling tower lake and redesign of plant water balance and drought storage.
• Panda Energy (Phoenix, AZ): Water and wastewater systems analysis and design for a 1,500 MW power plant, including well point system development, water rights acquisition, and over 100 acres of evaporation basins.

Retail Site Infrastructure Highlights

Over 10 million square feet of retail developments planned and executed, including major site packages, city bond financing, and complex municipal approvals:

• Shawnee Station (Shawnee, KS): Comprehensive civil functions, permits, design, and construction monitoring. Included an $8M City G-O bond package for tenants Target, Kohl’s, PetSmart, and retail pads.
• Super Target Store (Overland Park, KS): Full civil package exceeding $20 million in infrastructure and construction management.
• Olathe Station (Olathe, KS): Site civil design and construction oversight for major retail center featuring AMC 30-Plex, Target, and restaurant pads ($4M+ civil package).
• BarryWoods Crossing (Kansas City, MO): Civil design, municipal submittals, and site oversight for a $20M+ civil package.
• Douglas Square Retail Development (Lee's Summit, MO): Site layout, grading, sanitary sewer mains, and utility coordination ($4M+ civil package).
• Home Depot Commercial Center (Kansas City, MO): Complete site engineering for 31,200+ sq ft Home Depot and 26,600+ sq ft retail space.

Representative Infrastructure Projects

Major Building & High-Rise Infrastructure

Williams Center Tower (Tulsa, OK)

QA/QC materials testing and civil oversight for 52-story class "A" structural steel tower and 1.14M sq ft office space.

One Warren Place (Tulsa, OK)

Construction & materials testing for 20-story, 470,000 sq ft office tower—the premier suburban tower in Oklahoma.

Transportation, Municipal & Heavy Civil

Highway & Corridor Studies

Design oversight for major regional corridors, including US 166 (55 miles, 25 bridges), Route 13 ($45M freeway), and I-44 widening ($100M urban rehab).

Municipal Arterial Improvements

Complex horizontal and vertical roadway redesigns, including 119th & Strangline (widening to 10 lanes) and Midland Drive corridors in Shawnee, KS.

Contact & Engagement

Bayless Professional Engineers, LC provides specialized consulting services on a project-by-project basis.