Ask any state or local government official to discuss their most pressing problems and chances are roads, sewers, water mains, bridges, or water and wastewater treatment plants will top the list. These big-ticket items can make or break many communities, and everyone knows it — especially SME. We have spent nearly a lifetime helping communities protect their investment in infrastructure.

Public buildings including courthouses, state office buildings, parks and recreation facilities, police and fire stations, and parking structures are also SME tender. From the Michigan Hall of Justice and Capitol Loop to the Carrier Creek Drain in Eaton County and Elizabeth Park Marina in Wayne County, SME has helped cities and citizens live, work and play in a better environment. Severely limited budgets and strained resources — common to nearly every state and local government project — have never hampered our ability to provide practical, economical and technically complete engineering solutions. Which is why cities like Battle Creek and Dearborn have trusted us with their infrastructure improvements, new developments, building renovations and additions, and restorations.

Today it's difficult for government to keep public trust. All eyes are on all offices all the time. But you can count on SME. We'll keep your head above the waterline and your feet on terra firma, so no geotechnical, environmental or construction surprise turns your next project into the county's folly.

For more information contact Bob Rabeler, PE in our Lansing office or an SME office near you.
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