What we do
Five things, done properly.
Everything below has been part of this firm’s work in South Eastern Pennsylvania since 1945. If you are not sure which one you need — most people aren’t — describe the situation on the phone and we will tell you.
01
Land Surveying
Most people call us because something needs to be settled: where the line actually runs, what the ground actually does, what a lender or a township actually requires before a settlement can close. A survey answers those questions with evidence — deed research, field measurement and a signed plan you can hand to a solicitor, a builder or a board.
Included
- Boundary surveys and line identification
- Topographic surveys
- Existing conditions and site surveys
- Property and lot surveys for settlement
- Construction layout and stakeout
- Deed research and plan preparation
02
Land Development & Site Engineering
Subdivision plans ranging from two-lot subdivisions to hundred-lot subdivisions have been the staple of this firm's work for eight decades. We take a parcel through sketch plan, preliminary and final — the grading, the streets, the utilities, the stormwater — and we stay with it through the township meetings where those plans are actually approved.
Included
- Sketch, preliminary and final subdivision plans
- Land development plans
- Site grading and earthwork design
- Street and roadway design
- Stormwater management design
- Plan presentation to township boards
03
Sewer Design & State Permitting
The utilities and the paperwork are where land development projects usually stall. We design the sanitary and storm sewer systems, and we prepare and shepherd the environmental and state permitting that has to clear before anything is built. Eight decades of doing this in the same counties means we know what each reviewer will ask for before they ask.
Included
- Sanitary sewer design
- Storm sewer and drainage design
- Erosion and sedimentation control plans
- Environmental permitting
- Pennsylvania state permitting
- Sewage facilities planning
04
Municipal Engineering
This firm has served as municipal engineer in Delaware County since the 1940s — Gus Houtman was municipal engineer for more than fifteen municipalities and for the Media Municipal Authority. Today we are engineer of record for Bethel Township, Rose Valley Borough, Chester Heights Borough and Pennsbury Township, and alternate engineer for Chester Township.
Included
- Engineer of record for townships and boroughs
- Subdivision and land development plan review
- Ordinance and code review support
- Public infrastructure design
- Attendance at board and commission meetings
- Construction inspection and observation
05
Structural & Infrastructure Design
The firm's earliest work was heavy civil, and it still informs what we take on. Gus Houtman designed more than fourteen county bridges spanning the major streams of Delaware County — many still carrying traffic — along with the Media Parking Garage, the reconstruction of the Rose Valley Sewage Treatment Plant, and an earthen dam for the Foote Mineral Company.
Included
- Bridge and culvert design
- Structural design for public buildings and structures
- Dam and earthworks design
- Treatment plant and public works reconstruction
- Stream bank stabilization
- Construction supervision and layout
Where we work
The office has been in Media since 1945 and the work has stayed close to it. We cover Delaware County and the surrounding region of South Eastern Pennsylvania.
- Delaware County
- Chester County
- Montgomery County
- Media
- Bethel Township
- Concord Township
- Chester Heights
- Rose Valley
- Pennsbury Township
- South Eastern Pennsylvania