We are BGE
Whether it’s engineering, construction, environmental science, planning, surveying or land development, the most important element of the projects we undertake is human. Community is the heart of our mission. BGE not only serves our local communities, but we live in them, too. We are deeply connected to our communities, so we aim to provide unique and tailored solutions based on our clients’ goals and budgets. By assisting them in creating the most resilient and sustainable communities, BGE can ensure a prosperous future for our clients and our neighborhoods. We are driven to ensure that our solutions endure for generations. We Are BGE.
WITH MORE THAN 1,000 EMPLOYEES IN 22 OFFICES, BGE IS POSITIONED TO PARTNER WITH YOU ACROSS THE U.S.
FAYETTEVILLE, AR
JACKSONVILLE, AR
PHOENIX, AZ
JACKSONVILLE, FL
SARASOTA, FL
TAMPA, FL
VERO BEACH, FL
WEST PALM BEACH, FL
ATLANTA, GA
CHARLOTTE, NC
RALEIGH, NC
AUSTIN, TX (North & South)
DALLAS, TX
FORT WORTH, TX
FRISCO, TX
HALLETTSVILLE, TX
HOUSTON, TX
KATY, TX
SAN ANTONIO, TX
THE WOODLANDS, TX
WACO, TX
ABOUT BGE
Engineers, planners, scientists and surveyors - we are BGE. Drawing from a diverse pool of dedicated talent, BGE is an engineering consulting firm for numerous public and private clients. We provide services in civil engineering, transportation systems, surveying, planning, construction management, environmental services, public works, landscape architecture, water resources, land and site development and industrial development. Listening thoughtfully to the needs of our clients, our main objective is to help implement their ideas and achieve their goals.
BGE Services
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
At BGE, your project is our project. We work closely with general contractors and subcontractors, vigilantly protective of your best interests. We capably combine comprehensive engineering and construction expertise with increasingly sophisticated technology. We pour that mix into every endeavor. The result—a confident foundation and an efficient execution, delivered on time and on budget.
INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
BGE offers a comprehensive range of civil engineering, environmental, surveying, construction management, land planning and site development services. For 45 years, our team of professionals has built a reputation for results-oriented service to clients in the Gulf Coast region. Effective collaboration with stakeholders throughout the business cycle, as well as planning to meet regulatory and permitting requirements, enables BGE to deliver successful solutions for your project’s most complex challenges.
LAND/SITE DEVELOPMENT
Any land/site development—whether it’s a masterplanned community, an industrial business park or a mixed-use retail development—requires a thorough comprehension of everything from infrastructure design to permitting. We understand the importance of tailoring needs to the characteristics of the land.
Whether 30 lots or thousands of acres, the design of paving and utility systems, mitigation of traffic impacts, and navigating through local governmental agency approvals requires experience and an understanding of the development business. BGE works to help developers with unique and customized solutions based on their goals and budgets. Our purpose is to help them imagine what is possible and guide them towards creating exceptional communities.
PLANNING + LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
BGE’s team of planners and landscape architects partner with our clients to create vibrant places where people naturally want to be. Understanding the vision for the project, development objectives, and market and economic conditions requires us to dial into the subtle nuances of our clients’ needs. This collaborative approach ensures a more thoughtful design, creating a strong sense of place.
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Complex civil infrastructure projects and programs require leadership in delivering the most challenging endeavors. Sound program management provides owners with the advantage of proven strategies and best practices to manage risk, cost and time. This helps ensure that the projects deliver the intended benefit to the stakeholders and end-users. BGE’s Program Management team is invested in assisting owners in delivering critical infrastructure that meets the needs of their community.
Our team uses our complete lifecycle program management service to helps various transportation and public works agencies bring their projects to fruition. BGE can plan, implement, execute and operate a capital improvement program for multiple projects, from small to multi-faceted. Working together with the client while building on our relevant experience, our team of planners, managers and subject matter experts deliver complete "concept to concrete" lifecycle program management services.
PUBLIC WORKS
As our communities grow, so do our infrastructure challenges, particularly when it comes to water management. Potable water for our homes and businesses, responsible wastewater discharge, safe stormwater drainage—these goals require experienced personnel, strategic planning and sound engineering.
First, we listen to our client’s objectives and concerns. Then, combining a thoughtful planning process with innovative execution, we provide timely, fiscally responsible solutions that meet the highest expectations of every stakeholder.
SURVEYING
To further ensure the seamlessness of your project, BGE provides in-house surveying services. Delivered with technical and legal precision, this team-based support gives our clients a distinct advantage—an uninterrupted workflow ensures that everyone is on the same page, quickly and efficiently coordinating efforts.
Our surveying and mapping professionals are attuned to the latest industry technology, like robotic total stations, digital levels, electronic data collectors, real-time and static GPS capability and unmanned aerial systems. With these advanced tools, you can be confident in the accuracy and quality of the service we provide.
TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
BGE offers a wide array of innovative technologies and tools to assist with workflow automation, data collection and analytics to help our clients make decisions. From our 360° videos and geotagged images to our GIS SpyGlass Builder software, BGE delivers hosted solutions through web applications optimized for mobile devices. This allows users to have asset locations, important asset attributes, and plan sets at their fingertips — anytime, anywhere, and on any device.
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
Each transportation project has its own set of unique challenges. Fortunately, our tools are as comprehensive as our expertise. Whether your project is in an urban or rural environment, BGE delivers innovative and cost-effective mobility solutions.
Our experience encompasses feasibility studies, alternatives analyses and schematic design for thoroughfare redevelopment, widening, reconstruction, new-location corridors, infill redevelopment and rural capacity improvements.
REGISTRATION
Florida PE No. 57969
EDUCATION
BS in Civil Engineering, University of Florida
DAN BOND, PE
Director, Land/Site Development
Dan Bond has more than 25 years of engineering experience in southwestern Florida and leads BGE’s efforts in the design and management of land development projects from BGE’s local Sarasota office. He has worked on numerous commercial, residential, and mixed use land development projects. He has served as a senior project manager for many local government public works projects, including parks, a BMX facility, and a new three-field little league complex located in Manatee County. His expertise includes site design and permitting, vehicle circulation analysis, parking configuration design, grading and drainage plans, master stormwater management/utility design and permitting, quality control for plan production, and bidding/ construction administration services.
Punta Gorda Downtown Drainage Study and Design, City of Punta Gorda, FL: Dan was the Project Manager responsible for overall client interface and project management. Operating within FEMA grant guidelines, a basin study was completed for the City of Punta Gorda downtown drainage area, resulting in proposed solutions, cost estimates, level of service review, benefit/cost analysis, and final recommendations. Based upon study findings, Bond prepared final design calculations, engineering plans, permitting services, and fulltime construction administration services to implement the project improvements.
Southeast High School Drainage Improvements, Manatee County, FL: Dan was the Project Manager responsible for completing preliminary site investigations and design solutions for ongoing drainage issues at the existing Southeast High School. The project also included final design plan preparation and permitting for the proposed drainage improvements, as well as providing construction phase services for the School District of Manatee County.
G.T. Bray Park Improvements, Bradenton, FL: As the Senior Project Manager, Dan was responsible for complete site development, grading, drainage, utility design, permitting and construction phase services for a 1,300± sf softball field area storage/restroom building; a 1,675± sf baseball field area concession/ restroom building; a 2,000± sf soccer area concession/restroom building renovation and 460± sf soccer area concession/storage building; and two new football area buildings comprising meeting space, restrooms, press box, storage and concessions and a covered bleacher area totaling 2,800 sf for Manatee County. The project design also included the removal and replacement of 8 backstops and 16 dugout structures, and fencing at the baseball and softball area.
PHIL CHANG, PE
Director, Public Works
Phil has 30 years of experience managing and completing public works projects for public clients in multiple states and internationally. His past projects have included roadway safety improvements, utility/ sewer/force main extensions, regional stormwater modeling, drainage improvements, parks and recreation facility improvements, right-ofway acquisition assistance, an award-winning boating access facility, municipal cemetery expansions, historic building preservation/visitor center modifications, and pool lighting assessments. His clients have included the City of Dade City, the City of Zephyrhills, the City of New Port Richey, Pasco County, and Polk County, to mention a few. As a former city and county Project Manager, he draws on his experience to proactively address project issues early in the design process.
South Avenue Extension, City of Zephyrhills, Zephyrhills, FL: Phil provided QA/QC and permit coordination of this BGE project that consisted of the extension of a new two-lane roadway to the north of 6th Avenue in Zephyrhills. This new roadway provides access for a future project with federal funding which requires additional regulatory agency approvals. The project also included stormwater drainage infrastructure, sidewalk, and utility infrastructure (water and sanitary sewer) extensions. Regulatory agency approval was required from the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) and FDOT.
Zephyrhills Sidewalks and Trails, Furr, Wegman and Banks Architects, PA, Zephyrhills, FL: Phil provided construction phase assistance for this project where BGE was a subconsultant on this City of Zephyrhills project. BGE's responsibilities included an assessment of City maintained rights-of-way to verify safe accessible connectivity to local schools. Additional responsibilities included the preparation and permitting of construction plans for approximately 10 miles of sidewalks and trails.
Wells Road Force Main, Pasco County BOCC (Utilities Department) Wesley Chapel, FL: Phil was the Engineer of Record and Project Manager for the design of this force main for Pasco County Utilities. This project reduced the distance being pumped by almost 4 miles and improved the efficiency of the existing force main system.
County Road 54 Phase 2, Pasco County BOCC, Zephyrhills, FL: As Engineer of Record for this 1.25-mile-long roadway improvement project, Phil provided project management, roadway and drainage design, utility coordination, permitting, and construction phase assistance.
REGISTRATION
Florida PE No. 57410
Virginia PE No. 0402041539
EDUCATION
BS, Civil Engineering, McMaster University
EDUCATION
AA in Liberal Arts, PascoHernando Community College
ALEX HULBERT
Director, Land Development
Alex has 24 years of project management and civil design experience in land development, site design, and municipal projects. He specializes in land and site development design, including land planning, stormwater drainage systems, utilities, and permitting/ coordination efforts. He has served as Project Manager on largescale residential, commercial, mixed-use developments, parks, stormwater management, utility improvements, roadway projects, and infrastructure design projects in the eastern United States.
Rangeland Blvd, Lakewood Ranch, FL: Alex was the lead design manager for the project. He designed 2.1 miles of four-lane divided roadway in Lakewood Ranch. He directly coordinated with outside consultants working on two subdivisions adjacent to the roadway. This included coordinating points of ingress/egress as well as utility connections. The design of the roadway coordinator included dryline utility infrastructure extensions to provide over 2 miles of master mains for potable water, sanitary sewer force main, and reclaimed water. These utility lines were part of a master utility network designed and modeled by outside consultants. The stormwater for the roadways was designed several times using both close system storm sewers and open ditches to best utilize the available right-of-way and stormwater treatment capacity. At several points in the process, meetings were held with the client to refine the design to maximize the funds budgeted for the project. The design adhered to the most up-to-date FDOT standards at the time of permitting.
Zephyrhills Sidewalks & Trails, Zephyrhills, FL: Alex was the client and lead Project Manager for the project, which consisted of designing approximately 10 miles of sidewalks. The project aimed to enhance safety for students who walked to school. The sidewalks, driveways, and alleyway entrances were designed to FDOT standards. During design development, signage and stripping for all affected intersections were updated to the most up-to-date MUTCD standards. All pedestrian crossings used special emphasis crosswalk markings. Aboveground obstacles, such as utilities, trees, and driveways, were considered in the design. The City encouraged that as many trees with value within the construction limits of the project be preserved. He coordinated with all the affected city departments on an ongoing basis to ensure the design met the City’s intent.
JIM SULLIVAN, PSM
Director, Surveying
Jim is a registered professional land surveyor with over 27 years of experience in land surveying where he began his career in the US Army before graduating from East Tennessee State University with a Bachelor of Science in Surveying and Mapping. He is an experienced Project Manager in many disciplines of Land Surveying, which has allowed him to apply the latest survey technology to everyday solutions resulting in cost savings and schedule efficiencies for various design projects.
Moon Lake Road Traffic Signal Design, Pasco County, New Port Richey, FL: Jim served as the Surveyor of Record for design improvements at the two intersections of Slidell Street and Lakeview Drive with Moon Lake Road. Moon Lake Road is a 5-mile 2-lane rural arterial road connecting Ridge Road with SR-52. He provided a design survey which included control, right-of-way establishment, topographic survey, and subsurface utility engineering (SUE). The deliverable was processed in Open Roads Design (ORD) followed by a signed and sealed Surveyor’s Report.
Deerpark Blvd. and SR 207 Intersection, St. Johns County, Elkton, FL: Jim served as the Surveyor of Record for the design survey to improve the intersection at SR 207 and Deerpark Blvd. to address county comments from an industrial land development project. This intersection located less than a half mile from I-95 has had accidents and near misses due to many warehouses constructed. Trucks crossing traffic to turn left (eastbound) to I-95 without a signal has led to many concerns from area subdivisions. Jim surveyed 1,200 feet of SR 207 and 300 feet along the side streets. He established the rightof-way, researched for easements, performed a topographic survey including overhead wire clearances and reviewed for encroachments. Underground utilities were located (Level B) and mapped and added to the survey.
Lake Park Watermain Replacement (8A and 8C), Lake Park, FL: Jim served as Project Surveyor for a 4.5-mile replacement of old asbestos waterlines running throughout a mixed-use neighborhood. Once control was established, BGE established the existing rights-of-way and performed a topographic survey along the proposed routes. The topo extended to 15 feet beyond the right-of-way to capture potential impacts to the howe owners. Once as-built records were requested for all Utility Agency Owners, SUE was performed to map the underground utilities.
REGISTRATIONS
Florida No. LS6889
Alabama No. PLS50485
Lousiana No. PLS5116
North Carolina No. L-5064
Ohio No. PS8655
Texas No. 6036
EDUCATION
BS in Surveying and Mapping, East Tennessee State University
Technical Engineering Specialist, US Army
REGISTRATION
Florida PE No. 76120
EDUCATION
BS in Civil Engineering, Florida State University
MEGAN TETRO, PE
Director, Transporation Systems
Megan is Director of Transportation Systems in BGE’s Tampa office. She is a client-focused professional engineer with a diverse project management and roadway design background. Since 2008, she has managed design-build projects and task work order-driven contracts and designed various interchange reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation (RRR), shared-use path, and safety improvement projects. Megan excels at problem-solving during the design process and communicating with her clients to provide efficient design solutions.
Districtwide Design-Build Pushbutton Contracts I and II, FDOT District 1: Megan was project manager for both contracts, which focused on task work order (TWO) safety improvements to be designed and constructed within 365 days or less. Elements of work included milling and resurfacing, roadway widening, median modifications, drainage modifications, signing and pavement marking, intersection lighting, signalization, and pedestrian upgrades such as curb ramps, crosswalks, and signalization. Geotechnical, survey, and SUE investigation were also required for these TWOs. Megan facilitated design services for up to six simultaneous TWOs and oversaw nearly 100 total TWOs under the two contracts combined.
I-10 Widening from I-295 to I-95 Design-Build, FDOT District 2: Megan was the temporary traffic control EOR for this I-10 widening project from approximately 3,700 feet west of the I-295 interchange to 1,900 feet east of Stockton Street. Elements of work included asphalt and concrete pavement widening along I-10; 12 bridges widenings; redesign of multiple minor streets under I-10 that included intersections, sidewalk additions, widening, and milling and resurfacing; and replacement of the existing Cedar River bridge culvert. Additional elements of work included drainage, ITS, lighting, landscape opportunity plans, signing and pavement marking, water and sewer design, survey, and geotechnical engineering.
I-75 Widening Design-Build from South of SR 50 to Hernando/Sumter County Line, FDOT District 7: Megan was the assistant PM and lead roadway engineer responsible for all cross-discipline design coordination. This $94M design-build project consisted of widening and reconstruction of six miles of I-75 in Hernando County, including reconstruction of the interchange at US 98/SR 50/Cortez Boulevard to a Single Point Urban Interchange (SPUI) configuration. The I-75 bridges over US 98 were replaced with single-span steel girder bridges designed to accommodate a future 10-lane typical section for I-75 and 8-lane typical section for US 98. Approximately one mile of US 98 was widened and reconstructed within the interchange limits using concrete pavement.
JENNY URCAN, PE
Director, Land/Site Development
Jenny is Director of Site/Land Development in BGE’s Jacksonville office. For almost 20 years, Jenny has designed and managed a variety of both public and private sector civil/site engineering projects, including City parks and roadways; industrial, single family, multi-family, and commercial developments; and solar farms.
Imeson Port Center Industrial Development, Jacksonville, FL: Jenny was Project Manager and EOR for the multiphase, master-planned industrial development. The development consists of up to four phases and 1,500,000 sf of light industrial distribution warehouses and spans both sides of an FDOT roadway. Elements of work included a master stormwater plan, master water and sewer plans, two turn lanes, offsite utility extensions, a publicly owned lift station, sidewalks onsite and in the FDOT ROW, grading and drainage plans, utility plans, and plan coordination for electrical distribution, lighting, landscaping, and signage. The master plan and Phase I construction were permitted and approved by FDOT, the City of Jacksonville, JEA, and the SJRWMD.
Durbin Creek Estates single-family Development, St. Johns County, FL: Jenny was the Project Manager and EOR for the 180-lot single-family development. The development consisted of a 1,200-length foot access road, a public lift station, a stormwater management facility, a park with walking paths, and two turn lanes on the County roadway. Extensive coordination with the Environmental Scientist was necessary to relocate a recorded Conservation Easement to provide access to the site. St. Johns County, JEA, and SJRWMD permitted and approved the construction plans.
Eden Multi-family at Kendall West: Jenny was Project Manager and EOR for the multi-family development. The project consisted of 76 townhomes and 190 cluster-style apartments with a clubhouse, pool, mail kiosk, walking paths, tot lot, and a dog park. Working elements included a private lift station, potable and fire protection mains, connection to the existing stormwater management facilities, grading, and storm tabs for the stormwater conveyance system. The project had a significant number of amenities and enhancements which required coordination between the landscape architects, pool engineers, structural engineers, and electrical engineers throughout the duration of the project. The City of Jacksonville, JEA, and SJRWMD permitted and approved the construction plans.
City of Jacksonville Half Moon Island Park, Jacksonville, FL: Jenny was EOR for the public boat launch on the Nassau River. The development consisted of parking, left-turn lane, stormwater management facilities, restroom facilities, a pavilion, a boat launch, and a boardwalk along the river. The City of Jacksonville, FDEP, JEA, and FDOT permitted and approved the construction plans.
REGISTRATION
Florida PE No. 74544
EDUCATION
BS in Civil Engineering, University of Florida
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• Urban Land Institute (ULI), Board of Advisors
• International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
• Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)
REGISTRATION
Florida PE No. 59536
EDUCATION
BS in Civil Engineering, University of Florida
CERTIFICATION
Department of Environmental Protection
Stormwater Management Inspector No. 24586
JIM VITTER, PE
Director, Land Development
Jim has 27 years of project management and civil design experience with large and small private sector land development projects. He is responsible for projects from marketing and contract negotiations through design and entitlement process. Jim has extensive experience with site planning, stormwater design, potable water and wastewater system design, including lift stations, and discretionary entitlements. Jim is directly involved with construction observation, contractor coordination and project certifications.
Brevard County Parks and Recreation – Irene H. Canova Park and South Beach Community Center Construction Observation, Brevard County, FL: Jim was the project manager for these two Brevard County Parks projects during construction. Irene H. Canova is a 3.3-acre beachfront park with a 1,100-square-foot community center with associated parking, utilities, and stormwater management facilities. South Beach Community Center is approximately 18,000 square feet and is located on a 68-acre Brevard County Park site with associated parking, utilities, and stormwater management facilities. Jim's responsibilities included coordination and weekly meetings with Brevard County staff and the general contractors on schedule, RFIs, field changes, pay applications, and substitutions. Final inspections and engineering certifications for certificate of occupancy through Brevard County were also included.
Parc24 – Professional Office Campus, Vero Beach, FL: Jim was the Engineer of Record for this professional office development consisting of 112,000 square feet on 5.1 acres in the City of Vero Beach. The design of the stormwater management system included the use of pervious pavers and pervious base material capable of flowing stormwater runoff to onsite wet detention ponds. Design services also included utilities, roadway and traffic. Parc24 was a LEED certified project and achieved silver status.
Woodfield Residential Development: Jim was the Project Manager and Design Engineer for this 150-acre residential development. Design services included rezoning, site planning, wetland impact and mitigation, tree preservation, stormwater design, utility and lift station design. Permitting through Indian River County, St. Johns River Water Management District, FDEP, and Indian River Farms Water Control District were required. Construction phase services, including engineering certifications, were part of the scope of services.
JEFF WESTMORELAND, PLA
Director, Planning + Landscape Architecture
Jeff has more than 27 years of experience in land planning and landscape architecture with a focus on master planning, zoning and entitlement, and site planning. Jeff’s experience spans residential, commercial, recreation, and institutional projects. His career began in golf course design with a decade of project work covering 15 states across the US, focused mainly on the Southeast before spending the last portion of his career in traditional design consultant roles. Jeff came to BGE from a Fortune 500 Home Builder where he worked as Land Entitlement Manager overseeing external design, engineering, and due diligence consultants. Jeff, based in Sarasota, directs local and state-wide design projects.
Palma Sola Elementary School, Manatee County, FL: BGE is on a team with Fleischman Garcia Maslowski Architecture to provide survey, concept planning, landscape design, engineering, permitting, and construction phase services for Palma Sola Elementary School, located in Manatee County, Florida. The project involves the construction of a completely new school building within the existing campus property, with students in attendance during the entire process. This creates significant challenges and an incredibly tight timeframe for the design team to develop plans for maintaining the ongoing function of the school facility through multiple phases of site activity – including construction of the new building, relocation of students and teachers into the new facility during the summer break, and then demolition of the existing buildings.
City of Zephryhills Streetscapes, Zephyrhills, FL: The Community Redevelopment Agency in Zephyrhills, FL engaged the landscape architecture team to assist with several streetscape improvements within the district including a 1/2-mile segment of 5th Avenue which serves as the western gateway into downtown, a block of 8th Street in downtown, and the frontage along the historic Oakside Cemetery. The improvements to 5th Avenue enhance plantings in the medians and streetside along Zephyr Park and small business frontages. The plant palette includes low-maintenance selections that offer visual impact, create pedestrian scale and assist in reducing the speed of traffic approaching downtown.
The 8th Street design includes expansion of the sidewalk, and tree lighting to entice visitors and residents down the block to a futureplanned community park area. The Oakside Cemetery frontage enhancements create and define a street edge for the cemetery with decorative fencing, brick columns, and plantings, while preserving the namesake specimen Oak trees.
REGISTRATION
Florida No. LA 6667645
EDUCATION
Masters in Landscape Architecture, Virginia Tech
BS in Agronomy, Turf
