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Architecture & Building Information Modeling

  • Architectural Services Overview

    PRIME's staff of architects seeks to find innovative and practical solutions to your project. We add value to every project by responding to design challenges with up-front planning and have experience in a variety of industry sectors. We work with our clients to design new buildings, re-use existing facilities, and plan for future improvements.

    BIM Overview

    For the professionals involved in a project, BIM enables a virtual information model to be handed from the design team (architects, surveyors, civil, engineers, etc.) to the main contractor and subcontractors center and then on to the owner/operator; each professional adds discipline-specific knowledge to the single shared model.
  • Architectural Services

    • Architectural Design
    • Feasibility Studies
    • Facility and Site Surveys
    • Master Planning Programming

    Benefits of BIM

    • Faster processes, embedded and linking vital information
    • Enhanced communication
    • Improved visualization
    • Increased collaboration and coordination
    • Improved productivity
    • Cost savings
    • Increased speed of delivery

Highway Design

  • Overview

    PRIME helps its clients by creating cost-effective ways to relieve congestion, extend roadway life, improve safety, and provide long-term solutions. PRIME's engineers have years of experience working for Departments of Transportation and municipal-level agencies on projects ranging from local roads to high volume superhighways.
  • Services

    • Preliminary Engineering Studies
    • Highways, Roadways and Interchanges
    • Intersections / Roundabouts
    • Maintenance of Traffic
    • Erosion and Sediment Control Design
    • Stormwater Management Design
    • Storm and Sanitary Sewer Design

Bridge Engineering & Design

  • Overview

    PRIME provides services for new bridge design, rehabilitation of existing bridges, and bridge preservation. In terms of firm experience, the list is growing almost on a daily basis. PRIME's engineers have individual experience that ranges from the design of local replacement structures over waterways to the rehabilitation of structural systems and decks on large, multi-span bridges over large rivers to the design of long span cable stay bridges over major waterways.
  • Services

    • Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement
    • Concrete and Steel Structures
    • Feasibility and Hydraulic Studies
    • Retaining Walls and Culverts
    • Rail Transit Systems

Bridge & Facility Inspection

  • Bridge Inspection Overview

    Bridge inspection and design are our core services.  PRIME has 18 professionally registered structural engineers, many of whom have significant bridge inspection experience.  PRIME has inspected more than 1,000 bridges since 2007 and combined, individual staff members have inspected more than 8,000 bridges in their careers.

    Facility Condition Overview

    PRIME has performed numerous assessments of buildings, sites, and facilities throughout the United States for such clients as USACE, ICE, NASA, City of Columbus, and The Ohio State University. These assessments can range from a single component such as roof or pavement condition to full facility condition assessments.
  • Bridge Inspection Services

    • Underwater Bridge Inspection
    • Scour Inspection and Analysis
    • Bridge Load Rating
    • Fracture Critical Member Study
    • Gusset Plate Analysis
    • Culverts and Complex Structures

    Facility Condition Services

    • Full Facility Assessment
    • Building Envelope
    • Structural Analysis
    • Building Code, ADA, and Life Safety Analysis
    • Site Conditions

Structural Engineering

  • Overview

    PRIME's Structural Engineering division has considerable involvement with infrastructure and design works locally and nationwide, having worked with leading companies in this field. Our structural design exceeds the expectation of our clients and the communities they serve through a shared vision that unites both the client and our project team.
  • Services

    • Building Analysis and Design
    • Existing Structure Rehabilitation
    • Foundation System Design
    • Roofs and Roofing Systems Design
    • Earth Retaining Wall Design
    • Storage Tank and Bin Design
    • Forensic Engineering
    • Restoration of Wooden Structures
    • Industrial & Commercial Buildings
    • Mechanical Retrofit

Civil, Water, Waste Water & GIS

  • Overview

    PRIME's Civil, Water, and Waste Water Engineering division has considerable involvement with infrastructure and design works nationwide, having worked with leading companies in this field. Water supply, treatment, and distribution is a vital part of our world today. PRIME provides solutions for the entire water cycle. Our designs exceed the expectations of our clients and the communities they serve through a shared vision that unites both the client and our project team.
  • Services

    • Site Development
    • Utility and Drainage Design
    • Water Distribution and Storage
    • Water Treatment Facilities
    • Wastewater Treatment Facilities
    • Sewer System Evaluation Studies
    • Hydraulic and Hydrologic Studies
    • Scour Analysis
    • FEMA Flood Protection Accreditation Certifications

Federal Design Services

  • Overview

    PRIME has provided a wide variety of A/E services for many federal government clients including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NASA, and Air National Guard.
  • Services

    • Industrial Facilities
    • Barracks, Dormitories and Dining Facilities
    • Training and Education Facilities
    • Border Patrol Facilities and Infrastructure
    • NASA Research Facilities

Construction Inspection & Management

  • Overview

    PRIME provides construction management and construction inspection services for transportation-related projects. The firm's inspectors have specific experience in bridge-related rehabilitation as well as new bridge construction, including long span bridges, highway bridges, railroad/transit bridges, overhead signs, high mast towers, and lighting poles.
  • Services

    • Roadway and Bridge Inspection
    • Earthwork Control
    • Foundations Inspection
    • Bidding and Award Assistance
    • Construction Scheduling, Estmates and Cost Control
    • Constructability Reviews
    • Bridge Paint Coatings Inspection
    • Maintenance and Operations Manuals
    • Claims Management

Real Estate/Real Property & Integrated Workplace Management Systems

  • Real Estate Overview

    PRIME’s team of real estate/real property experts understands the importance that physical assets hold on the success of organizations. Long term growth and sustainability can be better managed when real estate and facility decisions are linked to core operating values. Cost savings and efficiencies can be identified in all public institutions and private sector practices.

    IWMS Overview

    In recent years, work place performance management software applications have become the vehicle that allows organizations to better understand the value of their real estate/real property holdings. These tools allow the enterprise to manage desktop/workplace costs with greatly enhanced focus.
  • Real Estate Services

    • Facility Condition Assessments
    • Federal Real Property Profile Reporting
    • Real Property Inventories
    • Facility Energy, Sustainability Assessments, and Audits
    • Waste and Recycle Programs
    • Energy and Water Consumption and Conservation Programs
    • Fire Risk Assessments in the Workplace

    Benefits of IWMS

    • Completeness of Vision
    • Ability to Execute