Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) services

CEC offers a complete range of geotechnical engineering, soils analysis, and field testing services to industry, architects, developers, and contractors. We perform geotechnical investigations to determine foundation design parameters, investigate mine subsidence, develop site grading requirements, and design pavements. CEC also analyzes the stability of embankments and slopes, and designs methods to retain earth and rock materials.

CEC provides a diverse range of landscape architectural services to real estate developers, institutional facilities, business and industry. CEC`s landscape architecture practice focuses on land development design, including large and small scale land use planning, master development planning, feasibility studies and site plan sketches, preliminary grading plans, stormwater management studies, and landscape design and irrigation.

Numerous coal seams in the eastern United States have been deep mined. Abandoned deep mine workings often present a risk of structural damage due to subsidence. By utilizing subsurface investigation techniques, reviewing available mine maps, and evaluating geotechnical parameters, CEC estimates the risk of mine subsidence and, if necessary, makes recommendations to reduce those risks.

CEC provides Master Planning design services for mixed use developments as well as for schools, commercial parks, office complexes, residential developments, retail outlets, hotels, health care facilities, lifestyle centers, recreation planning, park maintenance plans, and revitalization and redevelopment of existing facilities.

CEC offers a team of qualified and skilled personnel with a combined experience exceeding 150 years in the surveying field. CEC regularly provides topographic, boundary, utility and global positioning surveys to our clients. Our surveying services have been used for property acquisition, new roadways and road widening projects, multi-phase residential subdivisions, commercial site developments, existing conditions assessments, utilities, buildings, floodwalls, dams and other related structures.

CEC has provided construction managementservices to our clients beginning with the bidding process through projectcloseout.  CEC has developed bid documents,solicited and evaluated bids, and negotiated contracts for site development andenvironmental remediation projects. During construction, CEC can direct contractor activities to meetspecifications and schedule requirements.

CEC provides structural engineering and consulting services in a professional, efficient and personable manner. Backed by our geotechnical, site, environmental, and waste management services areas, our structural engineers apply diverse experience to meet your needs on large and small projects alike. Client service continues to be out first priority, and we enjoy going the extra mile to deliver the highest quality services and documents with accuracy and integrity.

CEC offers a comprehensive range of Forensic Engineering services to the legal and insurance industries. We apply proven engineering and scientific principles to identify and define the technical unknowns of incidents and failures. Our staff of multi-disciplined engineers, scientists, and technical experts have investigated an extensive number of forensic cases in our areas of expertise.

CEC addresses and solves jurisdictional wetlands issues associated with land development and environmental remediation projects. We have extensive project experience in working with the regulatory agencies on wetlands identifications, delineations, state/federal permitting, and in designing successful programs for wetlands mitigation.

CEC has established close working relationships with local, state, and federal regulating bodies. This has been accomplished through the timely response to agency concerns and the establishment of a technical rapport. CEC has determined that complete, timely submissions are the key to obtaining approvals for complex or controversial projects.