SME | Services

The City of Goshen, Indiana recently selected Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. (SME) to provide brownfield consulting services related to the management of a $200,000 U.S. EPA Hazardous Substances Cleanup Grant for environmental cleanup of the Street Department/Former Rieth-Riley Construction Company property. The 6.7 acre site is adjacent to the Goshen Mill Race Canal and is part of an old industrial corridor in Goshen that is being redeveloped into a mixed-use development known as the River Race project.

SME will conduct additional contaminant delineation assessments; provide technical assistance and support for managing the grant, designing and overseeing cleanup activities, and reporting; perform remediation verification testing; and provide geotechnical engineering services to assist in evaluating constructability issues at the site. SME is responsible for preparing a Community Involvement Plan (CIP), conducting a geotechnical evaluation, developing a Remediation Work Plan and project specifications, assisting the City of Goshen with bidding and remediation contractor selection, providing on-site monitoring during remediation and structure demolition activities, preparing a Remediation Completion Report, and assisting the City with financial oversight and cost tracking for remediation activities.

SME’s Brownfield Team is successfully managing numerous U.S. EPA grant programs to the satisfaction and acclaim of over 20 communities, counties and coalitions in the Midwest. SME has managed environmental remediation and demolition projects funded with over $6,000,000 in U.S. EPA grants and over $6,500,000 in state funded grants and loans. We have secured a total of over $85,000,000 in state/federal grants, loans, tax credits, and tax increment financing for municipal and private brownfield redevelopment projects valued at over $900,000,000. SME offers an integrated brownfield redevelopment approach during property acquisition, development planning and design, environmental response, and construction phases of site redevelopment.

SME supports clients at every stage of development and ownership, from site acquisition, design and construction, to maintenance, restoration and redevelopment. We’ve guided clients through the complex financial maze to take advantage of available brownfield and other development financing programs to help them achieve their goals. Since 1964, our mission has been to add significant value to our clients’ projects and become a trusted member of their project team. Our staff of over 200 professionals operates from nine offices in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. We assist our clients locally and across the world by providing practical, sustainable solutions to the most challenging site and building related problems. From land use and brownfield redevelopment to green buildings and alternative energy sources, we are committed to helping our clients achieve a sustainable future. Our geosciences, materials and environmental capabilities serve many markets in the built and natural environment, covering Commercial, Development/ Redevelopment, Education, Energy, Healthcare, Industrial, Retail, State/Local Government, Telecommunications, Transportation, and Agriculture.