Engineering

NextGov Solutions offers civil engineering services to federal, state, and local government agencies operating in the South Puget Sound. With over 25 years of experience planning, budgeting, and delivering critical and sustainable infrastructure for the Department of Defense and Pierce County, we combine technical expertise with a deep understanding of government agency needs and processes.

Infrastructure Project Support

Past projects planned and/or delivered include:

Utilities: water distribution, wastewater collection and treatment plants, reverse osmosis, water well drilling, fire protection, electrical distribution, fish passage, flood control, and stormwater facilities.

Transportation: airfields, hangars, vehicle maintenance facilities, logistics warehouses, roads, bridges, boat ramps, passenger terminals, wharves, piers, quay walls, and docks.

Energy: fuel storage and distribution, wind, geothermal, solar generation and battery storage systems, cogeneration plants, building automation and information systems, building efficiency upgrades, advanced metering systems, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, renewable gas conversion.

Operations and Maintenance Support

Experienced and trusted public works leader supporting operations, maintenance, and asset management programs.

Available services include:

Standard Operating Procedures development
Policy review and development
APWA Accreditation self assessment support
Utility system condition assessment program
Reliability and redundancy assessments
Risk and resilience mitigation plan development
Staffing, skills, and training program analysis
Permit compliance review

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Planning

Our approach to planning involves integrating land use, transportation, housing, environmental, and utilities system assessments with meaningful community engagement to inform local policy makers. With a thorough understanding of state laws like the Growth Management Act, Shoreline Management Act, Open Public Meetings Act, and recent legislation on climate change, housing for all, and local permit review, we assist cities in analyzing the impacts of growth on public infrastructure and community development.

Growth Management

Comprehensive Plan consistency review and drafting services, climate, critical areas, utilities, and transportation policy analysis, feasibility studies, and code revision drafting services.

Community Development

Engineering standards, plan review fee bench marking, cost recovery analysis, customer service process improvements, performance assessments, compliance review, staffing analysis, and budget development support.

Financial and technical analysis for municipal utilities including: rate development, capital project planning, revenue forecasting, staffing and organizational design, lifecycle cost analysis, and compliance reviews.