Design Consulting Services
Provide expert and technical assistance as it relates but not limited to:
- assistance with developing proposals
- design support
- design of site investigation and laboratory testing program
- design of field instrumentation program and data evaluation
- use of innovative materials (geosynthetics and recycled materials)
- developing technical specifications and quality control/assurance protocols
Conceptual Design
Provide Owners with optimum solutions or potential alternatives to evaluate choices such as:
- site layout of envisioned structures
- geotechnical systems (foundations, earth retaining, ground improvement, slope stabilization)
- pavement systems
- maritime transportation facilities
- stormwater management systems
Value Engineering
Provide second opinion to Clients looking for an evaluation as it relates to seeking more economical (or faster) alternatives and/or potential risk assessments. Examples for this service include:
- condition assessment and suggestions for alternative solutions
- alternative development and optimization
- suitability assessment of material selection
- assessment of sustainability and resilience components of a given planned infrastructure
Technical Advisory Services
Provide expert and technical assistance for the assessment of dispute settlement, subrogation, arbitration, and litigation cases as it relates but not limited to:
- failure analyses
- deformation issues (including ground surface and foundation settlements, slope movements, and movement along nearby waterfront locations)
- water (including stormwater) issues for foundations, basements, slopes, and retaining structures
- influence of nearby ongoing construction to the integrity of the existing buildings
- durability, longevity, and compatibility of constructed infrastructure components
- forensic assessment of disaster damage and landslides
Data Oriented Decision Making
Services include but are not limited to:
- survey research
- needs assessment
- gap analyses
- comparative analysis of technologies
- capacity analyses
- feasibility studies
