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CIVIL ENGINEERING / DEVELOPMENT SERVICES / TRANSPORTATION + INFRASTRUCTURE / SURVEY + MAPPING / CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

expert engineering consultants


UEG offers professional civil engineering and development consulting services to clients engaged in real estate investment and development projects in the residential, commercial, and industrial market sectors. We also support infrastructure-related improvements for municipal and public sectors.

Through integration of our staff and network of professional alliances, UEG delivers solutions for the most complex of development and engineering related issues and opportunities.

Clients can expect designs and solutions that are innovative, cost-effective, time-sensitive, and sustainable. They can also be assured robust communication through seasoned staff or direct communication with company principals.

With essential experienced and innovative professionals, UEG offers a scalable level of service to align with client needs and project objectives with a commitment to providing each client the resources and careful planning needed to translate project vision into reality. From veteran development specialists, to engineers, surveyors and design team, UEG has the resources to execute.

  • UEG strives to engineer and design each project with superior quality, which includes emphasis on project constructability and exploring value engineering opportunities. This commitment to engineering and design excellence, while encompassing functionality as well as aesthetics, dictates that every project is considered within its own unique context.

    We have the accredited resources to ensure that a high level of technical oversight is provided for each project. Our strong engineering force, coupled with a balanced team of seasoned civil designers, who are equipped with the latest design tech, has proven to be an efficient and effective combination that delivers tangible expert results responsive to client needs.

    The core belief that overall project success is contingent on successful project management is paramount. Company principals and project managers properly define and synchronize the client’s comprehensive project strategy, all while coordinating the efforts of internal technical support staff and technical specialty sub-consultants. Ultimately, this commitment to a high standard of collaboration ensures deliverables are both aligned with project strategy and quality.

    Services include:

    • Land Development

    • Masterplanning

    • Site Plans

    • Civil Construction Plans

    • Residential Subdivision Design

    • Preliminary Plats / Tentative Tract Maps

    • Final Plats / Final Maps

    • Public Right-of-Way Improvements

    • Commercial & Industrial Site Design

    • Hydrology & Hydraulic Analyses

    • Drainage Studies

    • Stormwater Management

    • Floodplain Management & Reclamation

    • Erosion Control

    • Sanitary Sewer Modeling & Studies

    • Water Modeling & Studies

    • Value Engineering

  • UEG offers a comprehensive approach to solving complex real estate and development issues, or in contrast, a formidable structure to identify investment opportunities.

    UEG realizes that successful projects must be planned with sensitivity to the needs of the users, to the concerns of the community, and to the effects on the environment. The planning and design of quality master-planned communities, as well as a wide range of other site development projects, have been built upon the understanding of the functional, aesthetic and environmental demands unique to the project. Creative implementation and forward looking concepts must be utilized from the very start in order to ultimately gain successful project approval. The UEG team is fluent in jurisdictional zoning codes and policies, and has the relationships, skills, and knowledge to maneuver the most challenging projects through the complex planning process.

    With a strong understanding of land development dynamics, UEG has both experience and resources to assist clients with essential services that extend beyond the scope of a conventional engineering consulting firm. With a staff of seasoned development specialists and professional alliances, we continually offer a fully integrated approach for our clients.

    Our scalable services can assist with the various development tasks, beginning with the acquisition stage through project disposition. UEG’s experience with a diverse range of municipalities, agencies, and jurisdictions gives us the ability to timely analyze acquisitions and determine whether the desired development program can be implemented successfully. On the opposite end of the spectrum, we can support clients with asset disposition strategies and other marketing related initiatives.

    Services include:

    Due Diligence

    • Site Investigations

    • Site Specific Due Diligence

    • Acquisition Feasibility Studies

    • Title Report Analysis

    • Cost Estimating

    Planning

    • Land Planning

    • Land Use Studies

    • Conceptual Site Plans

    • Lotting Plans

    • Lot Fit Analysis

    Entitlement

    • Zoning & Land Use

    • General & Comprehensive Plan Amendments

    • Annexations

    • Specific Plans

    • Planned Area/Unit Developments

    • Development & Utility Agreement Support

    • Public Financing Agreement Support

    Permitting

    • Special Use Permits

    • FEMA Permitting

    • Floodplain & Wetlands Determination

    • Stormwater Management

    • Pipeline/Rail Authority Approval

    • CEQA Management

    • Environmental Compliance

    Additional

    • Easement/ROW Acquisition & Abandonment

    • Property Management

    • Investor & Lender Relations Support

    • Asset Disposition & Marketing Support

  • UEG provides collaborative transportation, infrastructure, and rail design services for the public and private sectors, working directly with key stakeholders to plan, design, and construct infrastructure projects, strategically meeting the needs of today and the demands of tomorrow. While providing the same foresight and innovation towards the design process, our range of services includes roadway, utilities, rail, drainage, water, sewer, parks, and trails. A core investment in the success of each project starts with analyzing and implementing financially sound solutions which satisfy both clients and key community stakeholders.

    Services include:

    • Roadway Infrastructure Design

    • Utility Infrastructure Design

    • Public Right-of-Way Improvements

    • Rail Design Services

    • Rail Spurs

    • Multi-Use Trail Design

    • Traffic Control Planning

    • Street Rehabilitation

    • Public Works Projects

    • Water Transmission Lines

    • Water Distribution Lines

    • Pumping Stations

    • Wastewater Collection System Design

    • Lift Stations

    • Stormwater Facility Design

    • Utility Conflict Analysis

    • Utility Relocation

    • Utility Coordination

  • UEG is a licensed professional land survey firm. Survey technicians and field crews, led by our in-house professional land surveyors, combine their expertise and knowledge using state-of-the art instruments to provide reliable survey services for land development, infrastructure, utility, and construction projects. Field crews are professionally equipped to provide accurate and responsive surveying services across a diverse range of fast-tracked projects for both public and private sector clients.

    With a full suite of GIS software, updated satellite imagery, and information databases, we provide an assortment of information critical to real estate transactions and development efforts. This information can be used in a variety of ways including support for acquisitions, valuations, marketing, demographic analysis, transportation planning, and engineering related studies.

    Services include:

    • Boundary Surveys

    • Data Collection

    • Control Networks

    • Topographic Survey & Mapping

    • Underground Utility Investigations

    • Title Policy Review

    • ALTA/ACSM Surveys

    • Construction Survey

    • As-built Certification

    • Subdivision Plats/Mapping

    • Condominium Surveys

    • FEMA Elevation Certificates

    • GIS Data Collection & Management

    • Mapping & Data Conversion

    • Slope Analysis

    • Flood Plain Analysis

    • 3 - Dimensional Rendering

    • Activity & Market Comp Mapping

    • Demographic Analysis

  • Extensive experience working in land development, transportation, utility and infrastructure environments, combined with a hands on approach to engineering and design, have given our professionals unique experience in the construction process. Over the years, our engineers and staff have performed construction observation, oversight and support for construction projects including roadways, subdivisions, commercial sites, rail, solar fields, utilities, energy transmission & distribution, water, sewer, gas, communications, and other infrastructure construction. This experience has directly fueled our staff with the insight to further develop our approach and design for increased constructability, safety and added value. UEG continually builds relationships, acting as liaisons between contractors, agencies, field personnel and owner’s representatives.

    Services include:

    • Project Management

    • Contract Management

    • Bidding Assistance

    • Scheduling Support

    • Resident Engineering

    • Cost Estimating

    • Value Engineering

    • RFIs

    • Shop Drawings

    • Agency Coordination

    • Field Construction Directives

    • Site Observation Reports

    • Contractor Payment Analysis

    • Field Inspections

    • Record Drawings & Certified As-builts