Capabilities and Expertise

The capabilities of BNR Engineering are built around the core transportation and public infrastructure engineering knowledge base upon which the firm was founded. We have recently expanded our team to include periphery knowledge expertise considered fundamental to sound civil engineering practice. These include modern surveying and mapping technology, GIS, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, environmental engineering, construction management, and risk analysis.

Evaluation, Due Diligence, and Mapping
Our most senior surveying and mapping expert has watched the leading edge of engineering mapping and field surveying progress from the basic electronic distance measuring equipment to high precision mapping conducted by remote sensing devices mounted to aircraft and satellites. We recognized the value of modern techniques and equipment to help visualize the project for all stakeholders and to provide the most precise mapping upon which engineering is based. We also recognize that when performing due diligence, detailed field research and forensic evaluation of the conditions that may affect the project are essential, and that, experience and precision are the keys to effective risk management and the successful outcome of the project. Our diligence in collecting the facts is a direct result of Knowledge as a Core Value

Civil Engineering
BNR Engineering, LLC is a full-service civil engineering firm. We are licensed and authorized to provide professional engineering services to the general public in New York, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Louisiana. We offer civil engineering services as subcontractors to larger AE Firms and General Contractors worldwide.

Our engineering team leaders are well educated, seasoned, and highly qualified. We require our lead project engineers to have a minimum of 20 years of hands-on engineering experience in the design and construction of civil works. Many of our project engineers have 30 years or more of well-rounded experience in civil design and construction. Typically, all our field engineering team members have professional registration as engineers,

surveyors, or architects and are experts in their fields of knowledge. Many of our team members have multi-discipline skills and registrations. Our overall engineering program is supported by an outstanding office team led by a Professional Engineer with a Doctorate in Civil Engineering (Ph.D.). We utilize the most modern techniques, advances in design modeling, and digital analysis tools placed in the hands of experienced and skilled engineers. BNR Engineering, LLC stands ready to provide solutions for the most challenging assignments on a worldwide basis. Our Civil Engineering design and modeling services include, but are not limited to:

Transportation engineering

hydrology, and water resources management

Underground utility systems

Site design

Geo-technical engineering

Structural Engineering

Designs in reinforced concrete, steel, composite structures
Demolition and dismantling plans
Industrial maintenance solutions and heavy rigging
Structural engineering for general building applications and building modification plans
Design of complex forming systems and temporary construction facilities

Disaster Response, Recovery, and Emergency Management

In the aftermath of natural disasters, the value of a dedicated and cohesive team of engineering professionals becomes self-evident. Natural disasters follow their own rules of chaos, with each causing damages of varying degrees of effect that can often be unique to each incident or series of incidents. When the worst occurs, we are ready to deploy qualified, and experienced teams who have worked on disaster recovery projects together in the past.

General Recovery Solutions

All team leads, and disaster personnel receive on-going training regarding Stafford Act Implementation, FEMA, and USACE procedures
Efficient working knowledge of the PAPPG, and implementation of its guidelines Data capture and production of accurate Project Worksheets (PW)
CEF-A Formatted estimating using the latest RS Means Updates adapted to local conditions
FEMA 406 Mitigation and Section 428 Alternative PA Program solutions
Cost estimating, scheduling, contract preparation, and management of recovery construction efforts
GIS based automated data gathering and processing, with remote site/adverse conditions support

Civil Infrastructure Damage Assessment and Recovery Solutions

Building Inspection and Condition Assessment

Project Planning and Controls

Estimating and procurement

Our estimators come from a contracting background in heavy civil and general building and have estimated billions of dollars of construction work over their careers
Estimates are prepared using any of the available programs for heavy civil and general building
We build custom algorithms that solve estimating and project controls issues for complex projects with multiple variables

General Management

Multi-Discipline or specialty projects
Multiple contractors and vendors management, site logistics, supply chain
Risk management - all levels, and Productivity Management Analysis
Construction Management Consulting and Training for DBE/MBE Contractors

Quality Control

BNR Engineering, LLC has a written quality control plan modeled on the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) quality control model for civil engineering, and civil construction projects and processes. Each project we undertake for a client has a quality control plan written specifically for the circumstances of the project and anticipated challenges (PSQCP). We firmly believe in solid written project documentation and reporting by our engineering teams. The depth of our team’s experience is clear when reviewing a project specific quality control plan. Quality precision work is what we do and is a direct result of the Integrity Core Value. Some of the features of our general QC policy are as follows:

Documentation and Data Control

All our engineering team members are required to submit daily digital reports on every project deployment. The reporting is thorough, detailed, and summarized by the project lead daily. All original reporting and photos are stored on our home office server. We have secure remote site access to our server for our team members and client stakeholders.

Daily reports and summaries with detailed notes, photo,s and other graphics Written project specific documentation control and dissemination plan
Large amounts of integrated data can be field collected and uploaded automatically using handheld tablet technology, eliminating errors introduced by manual entry
Our program is customized and tailored to synchronize with our Client’s QA/QC policies
Secure server access in remote location or adverse conditions via self-contained satellite uplink
Our chief of engineering always monitors every project and has the latest information available from our teams in the field

Risk Management

Our team leaders have the wisdom that comes from years of experience in command of personnel, materials, and equipment in the dynamic world of engineering and construction. We as a composite team convene to analyze the risk potential of every project. A written risk assessment, management, and mitigation plan are made a part of every PSQCP.

Daily reports and summaries with detailed notes, photos, and other graphics Written project specific documentation control and dissemination plan

Written specific risk assessment and management plan for every project
Risk management is the responsibility of every team member. Every team member is empowered to stop the process should unforeseen factors contributing to risk be discovered
Daily team meetings are held to discuss all issues relating to project work
Summary meetings are held at intervals specified by the client, no less than weekly during deployment. Our team and corporate leads are available for consultation 24/7
At our level of expertise, we are keenly aware of project risk in all project phases, it is our policy to immediately notify our client of changing conditions that contribute to the risk
Our team exists to make yours look good, and so that a mutually prosperous and beneficial project can be enjoyed by all stakeholders. Our future is dependent upon our client’s success.
Continuous risk management, mitigation, and monitoring at all project and corporate levels
Risk management programming and training is a continuing requirement for all team members

Capabilities and Expertise