Mayor Bill Haslam confirmed today the recommendations of the South Waterfront Consultant Evaluation Committee by extending invitations for interview to three consultant teams led by Bullock, Smith and Partners, Inc., from Knoxville; EDAW, Inc., based in Atlanta; and Hargreaves Associates, from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Interviews will be held August 17 and 18.The South Waterfront project requires a combination of planning, urban design, and technical services to develop an improvement strategy for the south side of Fort Loudoun Lake between James White Parkway and the Norfolk Southern Railroad, across from downtown and the UT campus."I appreciate the hard work of the Evaluation Committee," said Mayor Haslam. "We received eight high quality proposals, and the committee faced a difficult task in narrowing the field to three."

Listed below are the lead firms with team members that will participate in the interviews:

Bullock, Smith & Partners (Knoxville, TN): Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC (Philadelphia); Ross/Fowler, PC (Knoxville); Wilbur Smith Associates (Knoxville); R. L. Banks & Associates, Inc. (Washington, DC); Barge, Waggoner, Sumner & Cannon (Knoxville); S&ME; Economic Research Associates (Washington, DC); Hall Communication, Inc. (Knoxville)

EDAW, Inc: Vaughn & Melton Engineering (Knoxville); Quantum Environmental & Engineering Services, LLC (Knoxville); Huntley Partners (Atlanta); Ackermann PR, Inc. (Knoxville); RKG & Associates, Inc. (Alexandria, VA)

Hargreaves Associates: Ann Coulter (Chattanooga); Chan Krieger & Associates (Chambridge, MA); Development Strategies (St. Louis); Glatting Jackson (Atlanta); Moffatt & Nichol (Raleigh, NC); DuVall & Associates (Franklin, TN); Acradis G&M (Knoxville); Jordan Jones & Goulding (Knoxville); Stroud Watson (Chattanooga); Studio 4 Design (Knoxville)