Actively working with Land Developers since 1981
Headquartered in the Denver Tech Center for 42 years has allowed us to easily work with developers, builders, and other clients along Colorado’s Front Range. EMK designs, processes, and provides engineering and surveying services for numerous types of infrastructure and land development projects.
EMK prepares grading, erosion, and sediment control plans as well as drainage studies and stormwater management plans. EMK also constructs drainage infrastructure construction plans including storm sewer, channels, water quality ponds, and release structures along with all the related construction surveying.
Our engineers and surveyors have been working with clients since October 1, 1981. Because of our longevity which includes weathering the Great Recession in the late 2000’s, we have consistently been a top respected industry leader in Land Development.
Get in touch with us to set up a consultation, or use the contact form button.
Areas of Practice
land development
Land Development requires knowledge and experience in multiple areas including infrastructure design and construction surveying. This requires coordination with clients, builders, contractors, architects, land planners, landscape architects, golf designers, utility providers, and governmental agencies. Additional engineering specialties are brought in as needed including structural, geotechnical, traffic, and environmental. Knowing how to do it, who to call, obtaining approvals, meeting schedules and budgets, and getting it built is what EMK specializes in.
ENGINEERING
EMK’s Engineering department works with land developers, home builders, commercial builders, and governmental agencies throughout the Denver Metro area. The development community is relatively small, and many of our client contacts have had numerous business cards over the years. No matter who the work for, they tend to return to EMK to fulfill their engineering and surveying needs. In land development, performance and cost consciousness in both design and design implementation are the attributes required for success. A poorly conceived design, while possibly saving money in the design process, will ultimately cost more either in the construction process or in the performance of the facility requiring problems to be repaired.
land surveying
EMK’s Survey Department offers a full spectrum of surveying services, including ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys, Improvement Survey Plats, Land Survey Plats, boundary surveys, construction staking, preparation of legal descriptions, condominium maps, plot plans, enhanced area grading plans; topographic, architectural and design surveys, control surveys, and record document (as-built) surveys.
Through our survey department, we have had the opportunity to review design work provided by other consultants. Our knowledge of design and survey allows us to spot and address problems in the plans before they become problems in the field.
“To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.”