Environmental Services
Environmental
management involves the careful management, disposal, reuse,
or remediation of solid and hazardous waste for long-range
public health and environmental protection. EM Federal combines
our broad knowledge of regulations, permitting requirements,
and compliance strategies with our technical expertise in
innovative technologies and approaches for preventing or
reducing environmental degradation. We plan, and design
remediation systems. We apply leading edge processes-physical,
chemical, and biological-for cost-effective site clean-up.
We design safe landfills with leachate protection and gas
management systems. And we redevelop environmental liabilities-landfills
and brownfields-into community assets. We also help public
and private clients develop "green" approaches
to minimize wastes, manage hazardous materials, and meet
compliance requirements. Our services include:
Air
Monitoring
Air quality management
Decontamination
Health, Safety and Environmental
Risk Assessment
Site investigation
Hazardous waste
Landfill construction and closure
Engineering Services
EM
Federal offers a wide array of core engineering services,
but are focused on the dynamic emerging markets where we
can add value. Many clients come to rely upon the exceptional
insights and technical capability of our engineers to help
them solve tough challenges and make smarter decisions.
Our services include:
Water
Resources
Water/Wastewater Systems
Site development
Municipal Engineering
Pipelines
Industrial Engineering
Master Planning
Geotechnical Engineering
Foundation
design and earthwork construction are key elements in the
success of any construction project. Our Geotechnical Engineering
team has a broad understanding of all the relevant factors
and issues that govern practical foundation design and construction.
Services
provided include:
Soil borings and rock core drilling
Test pit excavations and logging
In-situ pressuremeter testing
In-situ dutch cone penetrometer testing
Seismic refraction and reflection surveys
Electrical resistivity and conductivity testing
Ground probing radar
Groundwater monitoring well installation
Inclinometer installation and monitoring
Engineering Analysis
After evaluating and testing field samples, the field exploration
results, laboratory testing results, engineering analysis,
and design recommendations are presented in a clear, comprehensive
written report. EM Federal's services include:
High
capacity shallow foundation systems
Mat foundations
High capacity pile and caisson foundations
Waterproofing and dewatering designs
Slope stability evaluations
Conventional and earth reinforced retaining walls
Earth retention system and dam designs
Specification preparation
Dynamic compaction
Pile evaluations using the pile driving analyzer (PDA)
Underpinning and slurry wall system evaluations
Forensic investigations
Construction
Management
Schedules,
budgets, and work plans won't help unless they are monitored
and managed. EM Federal's comprehensive oversight and review
capabilities blend quality standards with customized reports
and procedures. The result? Projects expertly managed to
your specifications and business objectives.
Pre-development,
Pre-Design
· Zoning, permitting and regulatory review
· Consulting service procurement
· Site selection consultation
· Preliminary site package
Pre-Construction
· Proposed building program
· Preliminary design concept
· Comprehensive work plan and schedule development
· Coordination of suppliers, contractors
· Pre-qualification of contractors and design
firms
· Design oversight
· Bid document preparation
· Vendor pre-qualification/bidding management
· Selection and engagement of most qualified
contractors
Construction
· Revised, finalize budget
· Contract administration
· Coordination of deliveries, installations
· Monitoring of QC, progress payments
· Close-out documentation
· Operations, maintenance manual
· Punch list, verify completion; lien waivers
and affidavits of payment
· Funds disbursement
· Secure use, occupancy permits
· Resolve conflicts, deficiencies, errors,
omissions or objectionable features
Project Management and Consulting,
Project
management ties together all activities on a project. A
project may be well conceived and adequately financed; the
contracts may be carefully drawn up; the contractors may
be specialists; and consultants may be highly experienced.
But if the efforts of all the participants are not expertly
coordinated and skillfully managed the project may overrun
the budget, fail to meet the schedule, or fall short in
technical quality. The larger and more complex the project,
the more critical is this overall management function.
EM
Federal's Approach
EM
Federal forms highly skilled and experienced teams capable
of organizing, scheduling, and integrating all the individual
elements of a project.
This team approach:
· Establishes priorities
· Focuses on the overall picture
· Takes full advantage of available resources
· Resolves conflicts
· Identifies issues before they become problems
· Helps customers maintain steady control
of the project and its many elements.
On
major projects, the effort frequently involves a wide variety
of participants, including designers, contractors, subcontractors,
suppliers, lenders, state and federal agencies, and public
interest and community groups.
An
integrated project management team organizes and manages
the full range of services necessary to oversee project
demands, from the master-planning phase through operations.
The primary activities involved in managing a successful
project can be broken down into the following basic categories:
controls, design, and construction.
In
each category, there are two overriding objectives:
· Complete the elements of the project and
the overall project within budget and schedule.
· Maximize the involvement of local participants.
