MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING

Municipal governments have a difficult challenge to protect the public interest while working with ever shrinking budgets.  DBA has a long history of assisting communities with aging infrastructure and coping with the pressures from new development.  Our ability to seek cost effective solutions and efficiently manage assignments enables budgets to be met and projects to be completed on time.

Some of the primary services offered to municipal clients are:

Infrastructure

Providing adequate support for the structure of any community is essential.  DBA has assisted communities with the construction of new facilities as well as the reconstruction or replacement of aging systems.  The programs included:

• Water and Sewer Master Plans
• Pavement Evaluation and Improvement Programs
• Pavement Design and Construction Engineering
• Storm Water Permit Compliance
• Ordinance Preparation
• Storm Water Management Plans
• Grant Applications and Grant Management
• CDBG Programs
• Sidewalk and Bike Path Extensions
• Sidewalk Repair Programs
• Sanitary Sewer Maintenance and Rehab Programs
• Water System Modeling
• Sanitary Sewer Design for New Extensions and Replacement
• Watermain Design for New Extensions and Replacement
• Water System Controls
• Elevated Water Storage Systems
• Water System Pressure Control Valves
• Demolition Projects
• Management of Special Assessment District Projects
• Barrier Free Compliance Projects
• Drainage Studies
• Water and Sewer Record Mapping and GIS

New Development

Coping with the pressures and impacts associated with project development has long been a forte with the DBA staff.  Areas where communities have been assisted include:

• Plan review and report preparation to determine compliance with community ordinances and standards
• On-site full time inspection of water, sewer and paving improvements.
• Construction coordination with community Public Works Departments.
• Follow-up observations to resolve post construction related problems.
• Preparation of standards, ordinances, guidelines, and procedures to streamline the management of project processing through planning approval stage and final construction.
• Attendance at public meetings of Boards, Councils and Commissions.
• Represent community interests at regional meetings and hearings.

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