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Site Engineering

  • Site grading and utility design
  • Low Impact Development (LID)
  • Subdivision design and permitting
  • Commercial site design and permitting
  • Site design and permitting for condominium and townhouse developments
  • Construction inspection
  • Wetland delineation and permitting

Structural Engineering

  • Bridge design
  • Design of residential and commercial buildings
  • Structural analysis, investigation and evaluation of existing buildings and structures
  • Foundation design
  • Evaluation and reinforcement of pre-engineered metal frame buildings
  • Steel framing for industrial equipment
  • Design/analysis of power transmission structures
  • Peer reviews
  • Expert testimony
  • Construction inspection

Solar Site Development
  • Pre-bid geotechnical investigations
  • Pre-bid roof structural investigations with recommendations for racking systems
  • Topographic and boundary surveys
  • Right-of-way and easement plans
  • Wetland delineation and permitting
  • Detailed solar roof structural analysis using client-specified module racking systems
  • Soil surveys and analyses (soil classification, compaction levels, rock determinations)
  • Geotechnical investigations: general conditions, allowable piling penetration depths
  • Site grading and drainage plans
  • Driving test piles and carrying out pull- and lateral-load testing, with interpretation of results
  • Structural analysis of solar ground-mount foundations and determination of foundation viability
  • Parking lot design to optimize solar energy production
  • Engineering support for Building Permit applications and inspections
  • On-site layout and staking
  • Construction inspection

Wireless Telecommunications Design

  • Design of monopole and lattice towers
  • Design of site grading, drainage and utilities
  • Design of rooftop sites including structural analysis
  • Design of “stealth” sites
  • Design of steeples, flagpoles and chimneys
  • Wetland delineation and permitting
  • Leasing, RFP, zoning and construction drawings
  • Photo simulations and computer generated renderings
  • Construction field services and inspections

Land Surveying

  • Topographic and boundary surveys
  • ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys
  • Global Positioning System (GPS) control for surveys and aerial mapping
  • Highway and bridge surveys
  • Property, right-of-way and easement plans
  • Utility surveys and inventories
  • Data collection for Global Information System (GIS) updates
  • Construction layout

Transportation Engineering

  • Pavement analysis and design
  • Highway and local road design
  • Highway interchange design
  • Stormwater management
  • Traffic impact studies and permitting
  • Traffic signal design
  • Maintenance and protection of traffic design (during construction)
  • Construction inspection

Coatings and Corrosion Control

  • Inspection, evaluation and testing
  • Condition studies
  • Design of coatings systems
  • Construction inspection