April is World Landscape Architecture Month!
BME provides landscape architectural services for a wide range of project types, including park planning, golf course planning and design, athletic facilities, open space planning, and trail mapping…
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2017 National Surveyor’s Week
During National Surveyors Week (March 20-24), we celebrate our land surveying crew here at BME Associates! Our survey department is made up of…
2017 Engineers Week: Introduce a Girl to Engineering
During Engineers Week, February 23rd is celebrated as Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day! Girl Day is a worldwide campaign to introduce girls to the fascinating world of engineering…
Newly Adopted 2017 Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association Standards
In the spring of 2014, GVLSA formed a Standards Committee in an effort to update our survey standards that were last updated and jointly adopted by the Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association and the Monroe County Bar Association in 1994…
The Changing World of Land Surveying (part 4)
In previous BME articles, we discussed LiDAR, a remote sensing technology that BME Associates is currently utilizing to gain better topography for your projects and as a means of helping you to control your costs. We also talked about KMZ file creation for Google Earth…
Peter Vars, P.E., APWA’s 2017 Harry Swearingen Recipient
We are proud to announce that BME President, Peter Vars, is this year’s chosen recipient for the APWA’s Harry Swearingen Award for Outstanding Chapter Achievement and Excellent in Chapter Service!
BME to take flight!
Justin Freida is now a certified Remote Pilot after recently passing the FAA Part 107 licensing exam. Justin completed a 4-week training course in preparation for his license. The course, provided by…
BME Design Engineer, Rebecca Glitch, SWEet Engineer of the Month
The Society of Women Engineers announce Rebecca Glitch as their “SWEet Engineer” of October. Rebecca shines light on her role here at BME and offers advice for those looking to start their profession in engineering…
Davis-Bacon, Prevailing Wages, and Surveyors
The Davis–Bacon Act of 1931 is a United States federal law that establishes the requirement for paying the local prevailing wages on public works projects for “laborers and mechanics” on federally funded construction projects. It applies to direct federal contracts (prime contractors and subcontractors), as well as to state and local governments expending federal (grant or loan) funds…
Have you stabilized your sites?
It’s that time of year to begin thinking about stabilizing your construction sites prior to the snowflakes falling. It is a common misconception that snow is considered stabilization, but unfortunately, the DEC disagrees…
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