Engineering is an integral part of any project development. Engineering is one of the catalysts needed to convert a concept idea in one's head to the finished article on the ground.

Civil and Environmental Engineers deal with the design and construction of:

• Transportation Facilities (roads, bridges, carparks, kerb & channelling, footpaths, driveways)
• Public Health Facilities (hydrology, water supply, sewerage, drainage, waste disposal, recycling)
• Earthworks (Dams, levee banks, retaining walls, trenching, open drains and channels)
• Environmental Management (water resources, pollution control)
• Environmental Impact Assessment and environmental auditing to minimise the effects of constructed facilities on the natural environment

Price Merrett Consulting has experienced Civil and Environmental Engineers who can undertake a variety of civil engineering projects and carry them through from the preliminary phases to completion.

Areas of expertise include:

• Road Design and Construction (including kerb and channelling, footpaths, driveways, traffic islands and roundabouts
• Carpark design and construction
• Stormwater Drainage and Retention Basin Design and Construction (including stormwater management, catchment management, stormwater management plans, flood plain management plans, urban stormwater quality management plans
• Water Reticulation Design and Construction (including trunk and reticulation pipelines, ground and elevated storages, pipeline renovation and rehabilitation)
• Sewer Reticulation Design and Construction (including gravity and pressure reticulation systems, small sewer pump station designs, effluent disposal systems, pipeline renovation and rehabilitation)
• Earthworks Design and Construction (including dams, levee banks, retaining structures, trenching, drains and channels)
• Subdivision Development and Layout (including layout advise, feasibility studies, cost estimating, design and plans, Council and other authorities submissions and liasing, project management, site construction supervision, "as constructed" plans)
• Contract Administration (including tender documents and specification writing, calling tenders, tender evaluations, contract management and administration, contract payment reports)
• Project Management
• Small Structures Design and Construction
• Engineering Surveys and Site Assessments

Client Liaison

• Close liaison with client throughout project on progress and performance
• Advice and guidance on implications of all structural engineering matters
• Preparation of project progress reports

Feasibility and Planning

• Advice on civil design options for preliminary cost estimates
• Assist in selection of other specialist consultants e.g. Surveyor/Town Planner
• Identification of engineering constraints and influences on the planning process
• Assistance to client in the planning and layout of the project
• Preparation of feasibility estimates
• Assisting in environmental impact assessment
• Instruction / coordination of sub-consultants (e.g. Geotechnical, landscaping)
• Preliminary liaison and negotiation of services with Councils and other authorities
• Arrangement of aerial photography to assist in route planning

Preliminary Design

• Develop alternative preliminary civil designs and/or routes to enable client to determine the most economic and viable alternatives
• Refinement of design options
• Assistance in determination of preferred design solution
• Review of preliminary estimates after survey and Geotechnical information available
• Arrangement of aerial photography to assist in route planning

Documentation

• Complete design of all civil elements
• Detail drawings and technical specifications for tender/construction
• Detail engineering design and documentation for roads, stormwater and roof water drainage, water supply and sewerage to Authority approval
• Calculation and scheduling of quantities
• Preparation of detailed estimate of cost
• Preparation of resumption plans

Authority Approvals

• Negotiation with Local Authorities for approval of civil engineering designs
• Liaison and negotiation of services with Councils and other Authorities during design and construction and obtaining Authority approvals
• Provide Certificate of Completion in accordance with conditions of Authority Approval

Tendering and Contract Administration

• Prepare documents
• Call tenders
• Evaluate tender submissions
• Recommendations to client on tender submissions
• Letting of tender and contract administration of project
• Certification of claims

Site Services

• Provide site services during the construction phase as follows:-
  • Checking of test results for civil construction materials
  • Conduct site inspections and report on site progress
  • Ensure the project proceeds in accordance with the intent of the civil design
  • Attend site meetings as required
  • Co-ordinating design activities with site requirements
  • Preparation of "as constructed" plans

Teamwork With Other Consultants

• Maintain close liaison with other consultants involved, throughout project (e.g. project manager, architect, quantity surveyor, service consultants)

Post-Project Follow-Up

• Follow up with client to establish that all services provided were in accordance with client expectations

Price Merrett Consulting Clients

• State Gov't Departments (including VicRoads, North Central Catchment Authority, Department of Primary Industries)
• Local Governments: (including Gannawarra Shire, Swan Hill Rural City, Loddon Shire)
• Water Authorities: (including Goulburn Murray Water, Lower Murray Water, Coliban Water, Sunraysia Rural Water Authority, Murray Irrigation Limited)
• Property Developers
• Facility Managers: (including Timbercorp, Terrappee Vineyards)
• Contractors
• Farmers