We provide architectural and building design services for many different types of residential and commercial projects. MSE staff has extensive experience working with our clients to identify the architectural style and programming requirements for a new space as well as simply making client provided designs california building code compliant. Whatever level of building design is needed, we can provide solutions 

• Schematic design and design development
• Code compliance and feasibility
• Multifamily buildings
• Building use conversions and special use permits
• Building alterations, renovations and repairs
• Guest houses and accessory dwelling units
• Historic building renovations
• ADA building accessibility
• Commercial kitchen and food service facilities

We work extensively with many types of structural systems such as wood and timber frames, reinforced concrete and CMU block structures, insulated concrete forms, structural insulated panels, custom steel and metal buildings as well as composite retrofit systems for building alterations. We can take the structural design of your project from feasibility and system selection to detailed construction documents quickly and efficiently, allowing us to incorporate structural systems with building design, saving our clients time and money

• Light Wood Frame, Timber, Metal, CMU and Concrete Buildings
• Metal Building Foundations
• Decks and Parking Structures
• Retaining Walls
• Pedestrian and Vehicle Bridges
• Green Roofs and Buried Structures
• Special Inspections
• Structural Evaluation Reports
• Seismic Evaluation and Retrofits

MSE staff has experience working on public improvement plans and infrastructure improvement projects. We are currently under contract with local jurisdictions and look forward to working with other municipalities, community services districts and private utility system owners to effectively design, fund and construct new and existing infrastructure improvements.

• Public Roadway Geometric Design
• Curb, Gutter and Sidewalk
• Water, Sewer and Storm Drain Infrastructure
• Water and Sewer Rate Studies
• Wastewater Treatment Facilities
• Preliminary Engineering Reports
• Water Storage Tanks

With extensive background in land development and structural engineering, MSE can work with prime contractors on large and complex infrastructure projects such as new and existing bridges where we can help develop plans, studies and assessments that fall into the submittal requirements and contractor responsibilities. We can also provide special inspection and resident engineer services for many types of projects and we understand the construction phases.  

• Temporary Structures and Scaffolding
• Falsework
• Shoring Design
• Slope Stability Analysis
• Excavation Staging Plans
• Structural Evaluation of Existing Bridges
• Demolition Plans

We have extensive experience working for the telecommunications industry, primarily for AT&T and indirectly with many other telecom utilities. By leveraging our structural and land development resources – paired with AT&T experience and direct knowledge of fiber and electrical communications systems – we can provide many private utilities with full service project management and engineering services. We can help with on-call services for the many cable relocation and maintenance projects as well as the new capital builds and interconnect projects. 

• Telecommunications and Electrical Facilities
• Underground Utility Plans, Specifications and Construction Services
• Project Management
• Cable Route Planning
• Aerial Facilities Planning and Engineering
• Directional Bore Planning, Design and Construction Specifications
• Right of Way Acquisition Services
• Cell Tower Foundations and Site Development