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NCE

NCE, established in 1990, is a highly client focused consulting engineering, planning and environmental firm specializing in the innovative and creative design of infrastructure projects, primarily servicing the public sector. Our brand promise begins with our culture, extends to our clients confidence in our work, flexibility, collaborative work style and principal involvement, and ability to balance our clients' wants and needs along with a culture of open, honest communication which fosters trust in all that we do.
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NCE

NCE, established in 1990, is a highly client focused consulting engineering, planning and environmental firm specializing in the innovative and creative design of infrastructure projects, primarily servicing the public sector. Our brand promise begins with our culture, extends to our clients confidence in our work, flexibility, collaborative work style and principal involvement, and ability to balance our clients' wants and needs along with a culture of open, honest communication which fosters trust in all that we do.
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NCE

NCE, established in 1990, is a highly client focused consulting engineering, planning and environmental firm specializing in the innovative and creative design of infrastructure projects, primarily servicing the public sector. Our brand promise begins with our culture, extends to our clients confidence in our work, flexibility, collaborative work style and principal involvement, and ability to balance our clients' wants and needs along with a culture of open, honest communication which fosters trust in all that we do.
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NCE

NCE, established in 1990, is a highly client focused consulting engineering, planning and environmental firm specializing in the innovative and creative design of infrastructure projects, primarily servicing the public sector. Our brand promise begins with our culture, extends to our clients confidence in our work, flexibility, collaborative work style and principal involvement, and ability to balance our clients' wants and needs along with a culture of open, honest communication which fosters trust in all that we do.

Civil Engineering

NCE provides a broad spectrum of engineering services associated with public infrastructure and private development projects. The firm’s civil engineering disciplines have proven invaluable to clients on transportation, water resource, municipal infrastructure, land development and site design projects.NCE’s civil engineers have extensive experience with the design and preparation of plans, specifications and estimates for city, county, state and federal infrastructure projects. Our civil engineering services include planning, feasibility studies, assessment, design and construction for a broad range of projects.
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Environmental Engineering

Effective regulatory negotiations and compliance requires more than just knowing the details of the various federal, state, and local regulations and agencies. It requires understanding how to interpret and apply the relevant regulations and how to effectively interact with the regulatory agencies. NCE staff brings that understanding to each project, allowing us to untangle the red tape, obtain favorable decisions, maintain schedules, and develop cost effective solutions. Because regulators have come to know and trust the NCE staff, we can... [Read More]

Transportation Research

Quality data is the foundation of a successful project. Collecting quality data requires meticulous attention to detail by trained professionals with the proper equipment and experience. NCE’s engineers and technicians are trained to collect research quality data meeting the highest national standards. Whether the data is collected by our personnel or provided by others, NCE’s engineers are experts in performing the appropriate analysis activities to meet our client’s needs. Our continued work with the Federal Highway Administration and Departments of... [Read More]

Pavement Engineering

NCE’s pavement engineering services emphasize realistic economic solutions to our client’s needs. NCE’s engineers utilize pavement design procedures tailored to our client’s needs and our engineers have access to in-house state-of-the-art technology and apply it to real world applications. Our Pavement Design staff focuses on infrastructure projects which include resurfacing of existing roadway and bicycle and pedestrian facilities. NCE staff is well versed in pavement design, using the latest AutoCAD and Civil 3D software. They also... [Read More]

Watershed Science and Planning

NCE’s Watershed Science and Planning (WS&P) Group offers a variety of professional services to solve the most complex regulatory and resource issues facing our clients. The successful completion of any project requires navigating through the federal, state, and local regulations and permitting processes. NCE’s technically diverse and highly skilled WS&P staff includes scientists, planners, engineers, project managers, and resource experts who bring an integrated approach to every project. WS&P staff prides themselves on the ability to provide comprehensive... [Read More]

Landscape Architecture

With a passion for creative and environmentally responsible design, NCE’s landscape architects and community designers assist and guide clients in all phases of the design and construction process. Our staff specializes in creating solutions to solve complex economic, social, and environmental challenges that require patience, vision, and an ability to listen. We explore ideas with clients and conduct extensive research, emphasizing pragmatism and the resourceful use of materials. Working with a broad array of graphic techniques, we use a range... [Read More]

Roadway Pavement Distress Evaluations, County of Orange, CA

NCE is updating the County’s and Cities’ MicroPAVER databases and verifying the lengths, widths, and locations of the road segments.... [Read More]

Transportation Infrastructure Rehabilitation, City of Davis, CA

Due to the condition of the City's street and bike path network, an investment was made by the City to... [Read More]

Hardie Lane Reconstruction, City of Fernley, NV

Hardie Lane is a critical north/south residential collector street which serves multiple modes of transportation due to adjacent schools along... [Read More]

Meet Our Staff

At NCE, our more than 110 engineers, scientists, and professionals work as a team to meet the needs of clients and to make a difference in our communities. Above all, we value building long-lasting relationships—with those we serve, with each other, and with our families.

Testimonials

Sui Tan
NCE has continued to be one of MTC’s top consultants since 1996 and has been our Pavement Management Technical Assistance Program (P-TAP) [consultant] since its inception in 1998. It has built a reputation in implementing pavement management systems for local agencies nationally. Since 2008, it has provided the Calif... [Read More]
Edgar Garcia, PE
NCE has been extremely responsive and professional and has demonstrated that they are truly knowledgeable and well-experienced in the field of Pavement Management. We have been incredibly pleased with the products and services we have received from them. I would highly recommend NCE.
Diana R. Ayón, PE
The City of Woodland contracted NCE since September 2011 to assist [with] updating our pavement management system and to provide general pavement management support. Their tasks have ranged from data entry and quality control to inspector training and staff assistance in the operation of the software system…The City ... [Read More]
Stephanie Green
SHRA repeatedly hires the team at NCE for both environmental consulting and environmental site assessment services due to their unparalleled expertise and attention to detail, while consistently providing services on-time and within budget. They are always willing and excited to take on a challenging project, respond ... [Read More]
James Sookne
NCE has been extremely responsive and professional.We have found them to be very knowledgeable and experienced in the field of Pavement Management.They have completed the projects on time and within budget. As rural counties, Lake and Mendocinopresent unique challenges which NCE has met with ease. Their staff has shown... [Read More]
Tawfic N. Halaby, P.E.
My introduction to NCE’s environmental services was back in 2010, when a City of Richmond culvert conveying San Pablo Creek, collapsed and swallowed a hillside and part of a City roadway…NCE pulled out all the stops…demonstrated understanding of the regional, state, and federal processes, and put together a succe... [Read More]
Noel Laughlin, PE
We have been very impressed with NCE’s support throughout the Truckee River Flood Management project.Your staff nailed every assignment they were given and were truly great team players.
Lisa Petersen
NCE began working with the Town in 2010 to develop conceptual design options for ten residential concrete streets in the Almond Grove district of the Town. These streets had been in place for almost 100 years. NCE provided several treatment options including replacement in concrete, replacement in asphalts, and an asph... [Read More]
Mitch Grayson
I have been working with NCE’s SWPPP [Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan] implementation team for the last 3 years on the Edgewood Lodge Project in Stateline NV. NCE’s team is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to the specifications and standards of all of the agencies with jurisdiction in the Lake Tahoe Basi... [Read More]
Lyndsey Boyer
Carson City would highly recommend working with NCE due to their extensive knowledge and experience, as well as their thorough and organized project management approach…the project deliverables received were on-time, detail-oriented, and of high quality.

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