civil engineers - any recommendations

[Bramco]

Hi,

 

We seem to be having trouble getting civil engineers to engage.  We've had a couple of quotes but then the companies don't get back when we have questions....

 

So we can tender for the groundworks for our new build, we need someone to do the drainage and foul water design, to do a design for a culvert over a small dyke for access and to do the foundation design for the garage (the foundations for the house are being done by MBC).  I'm wondering if the culvert is putting people off, or is it simply that there's so much work out there, they aren't worried by a small contract like ours?

 

Anyone used civil engineers in the East Midlands/Nottingham area they could recommend?

 

Simon

[nod]

A bit of both really 

Building work has been manic for the last five years 

Many Groundworks companies still work off back of a fag packet 

 

The problem for any contractor doing the design work Is that someone can nip in with a quote based on your design 

If you bring in a SE to do a foundation design Most will go you a basic drainage design 

The Ground-worker will probably tweak things anyway

It will make it much easier to get a quote 

[Bramco]

13 minutes ago, nod said:

Many Groundworks companies still work off back of a fag packet

 

which would be alright but for the need to show the rainwater design will work - we're in flood risk 1 and the culvert design needs to be done properly and OK'd by the LLFA...

 

So we really need someone to do the proper design work and then contract a groundworks contractor to do the implementation.

 

Simon

[nod]

2 minutes ago, Bramco said:

 

which would be alright but for the need to show the rainwater design will work - we're in flood risk 1 and the culvert design needs to be done properly and OK'd by the LLFA...

 

So we really need someone to do the proper design work and then contract a groundworks contractor to do the implementation.

 

Simon

Yes you do