Bill Merklin, P.E., D&B President & CEO, LIBN Editor Regina Jankowski, Mike Savarese, P.E., D&B Vice President and Port Washington Water District Superintendent Paul Prignano
D&B was honored with eight accolades at the Long Island Business News (LIBN) 2026 Real Estate, Architecture and Engineering Awards on June 15, 2026, during a marvelous event at the Crest Hollow in Woodbury, NY. The Real Estate, Architecture & Engineering Awards is a recognition of the region’s most creative and outstanding projects, as well as a celebration of the individuals and companies who are changing Long Island through design, construction, project management, lending, innovation, and more.
D&B received awards as follows:
- Lifetime Achievement: Steven A. Fangmann, P.E., BCEE – Read Steve’s bio
- Top Engineer: Philip Sachs, P.E. – Read Phil’s bio
- Top Engineering Firm: D&B Engineers and Architects, DPC – Learn all about D&B
- Top Environmental Consultant: D&B Engineers and Architects, DPC – Learn all about D&B
- Public Project: Port Washington Water District 1,4-Dioxane, PFOA and PFOS Treatment at Morley Park Station, Roslyn
- Renovation: Westbury Water District Emerging Contaminant Treatment Enhancements and Headquarters Renovations, Westbury
- Residential: Carlls River Sewering Project, County of Suffolk in the Towns of Deer Park, North Babylon, West Babylon and Wyandanch
- Infrastructure: City of Long Beach “The Walks” Water Main Replacement Phase 1, between New York Avenue and Grand Boulevard, between West Park Avenue and West Beech Street, Long Beach
Suffolk County’s Carlls River Sewering Project received the Residential Award
“D&B is honored to be recognized with eight awards from LIBN this year,” said D&B President Bill Merklin, P.E. “For over six decades, D&B has pursued environmentally responsible engineering solutions that not only serve today’s municipal and private sector needs but also help shape a more sustainable future for our region. These recognitions affirm our long-term vision of advancing resilient infrastructure and contributing to a stronger, more livable Long Island for generations to come. A special congratulations to Steve for winning the Lifetime Achievement Award and Phil for the Top Engineer Award. Go team D&B!”
About Long Island Business News (LIBN): LIBN is a weekly business journal based in Ronkonkoma, New York, USA. Launched in 1953 as the Long Island Commercial Review, LIBN covers business, government, legal, nonprofit and health care issues in Nassau County and Suffolk County.
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