Civil Engineering

Since 1977, Holland Engineering has been providing professional surveying and engineering solutions specifically tailored to our clients’ needs. Since inception, our firm has provided high-quality consulting services at a competitive cost.

Our projects have ranged from residential and commercial developments to fire remediation consulting and our staff is uniquely qualified to address the broad spectrum of your infrastructure consulting needs. Our experience has also given us the opportunity to understand and balance the sometimes-competing objectives of property owners, private industry and local governments to produce projects that are both cost-effective and have long-term appeal.

Private & Commercial Development

From planning and design through construction, our professionals are ready to assist you in all your project development needs. We have worked on a variety of projects, including subdivisions, apartment complexes, businesses and schools.

Residential Services

From apartment complexes to entire neighborhoods, our civil engineers are ready to assist you with all of your project needs.

All construction jobs require permits in order to be legal. Our design professionals have many years of experience identifying and obtaining the necessary permits from a wide range of agencies, including private entities, local authorities, and county, state, federal, and tribal governments.

Permit Examples

  • Elevation Certificate (EC)
  • Critical dune and high risk erosion area (HREA) permits
  • MDEQ Floodplain and Wetland permits
  • On-site water / wastewater permits (well and septic)
  • Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control (SESC) permits
  • Municipal permits and variance applications

A quality retaining wall system is a significant investment and should provide long-term benefits to your property or business. Our team is highly experienced in designing and permitting most major wall systems and has the expertise needed to ensure your system’s soundness and longevity.

Although integral to every project, stormwater drainage and runoff management are often overlooked—until they fail. When water does not flow away from a structure quickly enough, flooding can occur. When water flows too quickly or in undesirable locations and erosion and other property damage can occur. Our design professionals are experts in all types of drainage design and stormwater management and can provide robust and cost-effective solutions.

Commercial Services

Our professionals are ready to assist you in all your commercial project development needs, from planning through construction.

Sometimes the most difficult part of a project is getting started. Our multi-disciplinary team of design professionals knows which questions to ask in order to best understand not only your project site but also  your project goals. Using our experience and resources, we will develop a plan that takes into account the unique characteristics of your site and the surrounding community and enables you to achieve those goals.

Our Services

  • Feasibility studies
  • Master planning
  • Re-zoning assistance
  • Planned Unit Developments (PUDs)
  • Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), Phase 1 and Phase 2
  • Wetland delineations

Whether your project is a large, multi-phase development or a simple parking lot expansion, it will proceed more efficiently if it is based on complete, well-designed plans. Our design professionals will work alongside your project’s other stakeholders, including owners, tenants, architects, municipalities, and contractors, when developing such plans. From early conceptual plans, through design, drafting, and final approval, our team will keep your goals in focus to design a project that exceeds your expectations.

Services and Projects

  • Public and private utilities (water and sewer)
  • On-site water and wastewater systems (well and septic)
  • Stormwater management
  • Green infrastructure / low impact development (LID)
  • Grading
  • Parking and loading areas
  • Site layout to accommodate vehicle maneuvering
  • Earth retainage (retaining walls)
  • Public and private road design
  • Earth Balance
  • Mining operation and restoration design
  • Structural engineering

Regulatory compliance and obtaining the necessary permits and approvals is a critical part of every project. Our design professionals have many years of experience identifying and obtaining the necessary permits from a wide range of agencies, including private entities, local authorities, and count, state, federal, and tribal governments.

Permits and Agencies

  • Local planning and zoning permits
  • Zoning variance
  • Condominium, plat, or subdivision review and approval process
  • Utility construction
  • Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control (SESC) and National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits
  • Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ)
  • Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) floodplains
  • Right-of-way acquisition
  • Commercial driveway and private road
  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Our team will provide support throughout the construction phase of your project. Our services include preparing an accurate and completed bid package, ensuring a competitive construction bid, and providing accurate project record drawings. Our highly skilled and experienced construction technicians will provide construction administration, field engineering, construction staking, and construction observation to ensure that your project accurately reflects project plans and specifications and is in compliance with permit requirements.

Our Services

  • Bidding assistance
  • Construction administration
  • Construction observation
  • Construction engineering
  • Construction staking
  • Post-construction as-built survey and drawings
  • Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control (SESC) and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater compliance inspections

Municipal Services

Infrastructure makes our daily lives possible, meaning we don’t give it much thought. It’s only when something stops working, capabilities are outgrown, or repairs are required that we notice the water treatment facilities, sewer lines, roads, utility grids, bridges, and railways that support day-to-day living.

By applying our technical expertise and integrating environmental, engineering, economic, political, and social factors directly into our planning process, we ensure successful outcomes that will work tomorrow as well as they do today.

Our Services

  • Feasibility studies
  • Master planning

We understand what it takes to gain necessary stakeholder support across a range of sectors, from development and highways to rail and energy. We bring our technical expertise to bear when advising our clients on infrastructure risks and solutions, determining viability of schemes, and engaging with planning authorities. Our aim is to engineer the most sustainable infrastructure solution for your project, while keeping down costs, managing cash flow, and meeting your timeline.

Whether your project calls for joining with existing facilities, coordinating with surrounding developments, or exploring new schemes, we will advise you on the best approach, from design through construction and operation. We also perform asset/program management planning services to ensure the long-term operational and financial sustainability of infrastructure in your city.

Our Services

  • Public and private utilities (water and sewer)
  • Stormwater management
  • Green infrastructure / low impact development (LID)
  • Grading
  • Retaining walls
  • Public and private road design
  • Drain design and restoration
  • Operation and Maintenance (O&M) manuals

Regulatory compliance and obtaining the necessary permits and approvals is a critical part of every project. Our design professionals have many years of experience identifying and obtaining the necessary permits from a wide range of agencies, including private entities, local authorities, and count, state, federal, and tribal governments.

Permits and Agencies

  • Utility construction
  • Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control (SESC) and National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits
  • Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ)
  • Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) floodplains
  • Right-of-way acquisition
  • Commercial driveway and private road
  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Our engineers and construction specialists will provide support and close monitoring throughout the construction phase of your development projects. We closely monitor  the quality, accuracy, and progress of a construction project. We observe all aspects of construction related to approved plans and documents to ensure complete project control. Our staff are available to review shop drawings, contractor modification requests, and payment requests and to undertake final inspections.

Our Services

  • Bidding assistance
  • Construction administration
  • Construction observation
  • Construction engineering
  • Construction staking
  • Post-construction as-built survey and drawings
  • Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control (SESC) and National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater compliance inspections

HEI assists many area landfills with services that include surveying and engineering support for landfill capping, grade staking and certifications, volumetric calculations, and engineering assistance for excavation services. All our field personnel undergo a 40 hour HAZWOPER (Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response) training course.

In addition to traditional landfill support services, we now also provide pipeline consulting services required for the transport of landfill methane fuel, thanks to our colleagues in HEI’s Energy Group. We have provided design services for a 6-mile methane pipeline and engineering review and support services for the lowering of an existing methane pipeline. Collaborating with our pipeline consultants enables us to assist our clients with projects related to alternative energy uses.

Our Services

  • Cell design
  • Quarterly waste surveys
  • Leachate collection
  • Recycling system design
  • Gas recovery system design
  • Airspace volume calculations
  • Construction staking
  • Construction staking certification for new cells
  • Development of construction record documentation
  • Construction administration
  • Engineering design support
  • Engineering CAD support
  • Pipeline and facility-related design

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