Municipal Engineering Services

Municipal engineering involves implementation of a municipality's capital works program. This involves coordination of planning, design and construction with private property owners, other utilities, governmental agencies, contractors, and consultants. Municipal engineering involves developing and implementing public awareness programs with local residents and businesses, as well as working with consultants and contractors required for specialized services. Engineers involved in municipal engineering provide services to municipal departments and agencies, and review proposed developments and conversions to determine impacts on existing infrastructure systems. Municipal engineers also maintain records on utility locations, annexations, city maps and miscellaneous plans.

Municipal engineers provide infrastructure for private development projects. The municipality provides trunk sewer and watermain systems while private sector developers build infrastructure that connects with the trunk sytems.

Clipsham Limited has been assisting municipal engineers with their projects and responsibilities since it was established in 1954. Clipsham Limited has been involved in the engineering of buried infrastructure and road works for numerous municipalities throughout its history. The firm has occasionally worked as an extension of a Town's engineering department when development activities placed great demands on staff.

Clipsham Limited implements an information hierarchy system on all projects that require documentation of existing and proposed servicing. This is to ensure accurate reporting of service locations, to determine when additional investigation is required, for safety during construction, and safety to the public long after projects have been completed. The information hierarchy looks like this:

1. Surveyed
2. Visual
3. Located
4. Compiled from Plans
5. Estimated/Assumed

Clipsham is qualified to take on municipal engineering projects and assist municipal engineers of towns and villages. Contact the firm's staff to learn more about its experience and capabilities.