Crane & Merseth Engineering/Surveying

Examples of surveying projects successfully completed by CaMES staff include:
 

Since formation of the corporation in 1994, CaMES staff has worked on more than 450 individual projects for municipal and other governmental clients.  A number of these projects involved providing technical and project support staff to our client to facilitate completion of a project when the clients staff was either over committed or the client did not want to add staff for a short period.

City of McMinnville -  Street Design

This project involved the improvements on 1,900 feet of a residential street.  CaMES did the pre-design topography, developed base mapping with utilities, designed the roadway improvements with sidewalks, and sanitary and storm sewer improvements.  Then the firm managed the construction phase services, working closely with the city’s inspector and produced the as-built drawings.  This was an excellent example of our ability to manage a project from conception to completion.

Rock Creek and Richardson Creek - Technical Options Study

CaMES prepared a Technical Options study for Clackamas County Water Environment Services (WES) where a multitude of sanitary sewer options were identified and described.  The study area covered the Rock Creek (6,278 acres) and Richardson Creek (2,710 acres) basins of the Clackamas River.  These basins are located immediately east of Happy Valley and are possible urban growth areas.  Existing homes and other developments use septic systems for sanitary sewer service.  The options ranged from on-site treatment through use of conventional and non traditional septic systems to full scale, traditional collection and treatment facilities including collector, main, and trunk sewers and centralized treatment.

An in-depth analysis of costs was prepared where development of traditional gravity sewers including all necessary pump stations in currently protected creek corridors were compared with development of a similar, gravity and pump station system with main lines held outside the corridors resulting in parallel systems.  Significant input from WES staff was incorporated into the final study.  As part of the original study plan, no recommendations were submitted.  Citizens groups and county staff will use the study findings to assist in determining the future sanitary sewer plans for these basins.

Site Drainage and Detention Facility

CaMES staff completed design of a drainage facility for a small industrial site in Sherwood.  The design included analysis of the runoff characteristics for the site and upstream basin, design of the collection and release system for the storm runoff and selection and sizing of a detention facility including a controlled outlet and discharge to a state highway system.  Project work included working the city staff and staff from Clean Water Services to attain permits for construction of the facility.

Site Drainage Facility for Leach Botanical Gardens

CaMES provided site drainage design for reconstruction of the terrace area of the Leach Botanical Gardens. The site is within an environmental zone and close by Johnson Creek in southeast Portland.

City of Camas, Washington - 18-Inch Transmission Line

CaMES provided all engineering and surveying services for design and construction of the transmission main.  The 18-inch line extends 6,400 feet from the City’s well field, located near the Columbia River to the distribution system at NE 22nd and Everett.  The majority of the pipeline is located in City rights-of-way.  Three easements were provided.  Air and vacuum relief valves, pressure reducing valves, and distribution system connections were sized and located.

City of Milwaukie - Waterline Replacement Projects

CaMES has provided design surveying and engineering services to the City of Milwaukie for three waterline replacement projects during 1999, 2000, and 2001.  These projects ranged in scope from about 3000 feet of 6 and 8-inch line to about 4000 feet of 6, 8, and 12-inch waterline.  The three projects totaled about 10,500 feet of new pipeline.

These new waterlines replaced old, undersized waterlines that primarily served residential areas.  In several locations, commercial and institutional customers were served by the water system.   Projects included design of valved connections with existing lines, replacement or relocation of fire hydrants, replacement of all services to the meter box, pavement cutting and replacement, erosion control measures, and related project activities.

CaMES provided design surveying including coordination with the Utility One-Call system, preparation of plans using AutoCAD LDD for all lines, development of legal and technical specifications, preparation of the engineers estimate and record drawing preparation.

City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services - Mt. Tabor Reservoir FERC Evaluation

As part of an engineering team, CaMES provided senior engineering support for the evaluation of the reservoir facilities and the connecting conduits in accordance with BES and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission guidelines.

City of Newberg - Transmission Line Design

CaMES was hired to provide a design of a 24-inch diameter water transmission line extending about 8000 feet from an existing transmission line to a new reservoir being constructed on the eastern side of the city. This transmission line crosses two major drainage courses and two local arterial streets.  Design included environmental assessment of the two stream sites including wetlands delineation; site surveying; geotechnical evaluation including subsurface investigations; complete drafting and preparation of technical specifications.

Underground Utility Investigation - Eugene, Seaside, Newburg

CaMES performed a network control and topographic survey of the utility features found through underground exploration by client. CaMES staff also reduced and edited field notes and prepared base maps for the project design.

Warrenton West Harbor Improvements –Clatsop County

CaMES completed the predesign survey for 1.5 miles of a new frontage road, with 10 intersections. In addition to surveying elements, this project required establishing horizontal and vertical controls, locating existing man-made features, researching property ownership, right-of-way resolution and retracement, and preparing legal descriptions for easements.  The basemap and retracement and all deliverables were done to ODOT standards.

PSU Transit Center - TriMet

CaMES provided complete project surveying for the design improvements for the PSU Transit Center.  The work included performing boundary/right-of-way surveys of two city blocks, establishing coordinates for relation of architectural grid to project coordinates, and providing the data for rotating, translating, and scaling the TriMet South/North Light-Rail photo mapping to project coordinates.  Tony Brooks was the survey project manager in charge of office calculation, data reduction, and review.

Surveying and Mapping Services  - Federal Highway Administration

Numerous on-call, as-needed highway projects were performed in the states of Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, and Alaska.  The five FHWA projects were located in Olympic National Park, Big Salt Lake Road, Yellowstone Park, & Annette Island Alaska.  As a subconsultant, Crane & Merseth personnel did the survey work which supported studies and designs for new highways, highway repairs, and other roadway related work.  CaMES provided personnel to be mentored by the prime contractor.

Transportation System Monitoring (TSM) Projects –ASC, Inc.

In Washington County’s joint venture project with Tri-met and ODOT, CaMES did a series of Construction stakeout jobs for the development of Bus “pull-outs”.  These jobs included intersections on busy streets like SW Farmington, SW Canyon, and SW 198th Ave.  These projects were challenging due to the traffic constraints and working inside strict safety parameters.

Newberg Storm Investigation Project

CaMES staff performed a topographic survey of the storm sewer features located by Vac-X using subsurface utility exploration techniques.  This project was located along 3 miles (5600 meters) of Oregon Highway 99W in the city of Newberg including the one-way couplet.  CaMES staff also reduced and edited field notes and prepared base maps for the project design.  The fieldwork was collected using LISCAD following ODOT standards and procedures. The maps produced for the project were prepared using MicroStation SE and InRoads 7.1, all according to ODOT standards.  CaMES and GAW VAC-X also devised innovative methods using new technology for providing tabulation of each feature located by use of spreadsheets, data sheets and digital pictures.  The products were exchanged between team members and the client using of e-mail and the Internet. 

Mission Highway Survey –Pendelton

CaMES completed the predesign survey a new highway interchange, frontage road, and 2 R/R crossings.  This required establishing horizontal and vertical controls, locating existing man-made features, tying horizontal locations of utilities, researching property ownership, right-of-way resolution, preparing legal descriptions for easements, and performing wetlands surveying for environmental permits (Joint Application Permit by others).  The basemap, easements and all deliverables were done to ODOT standards.  This project is in it’s final stages with Hwy centerline monumentation yet to be completed.  This involved working with multiple agencies, including Bureau of Indian Affairs, ODOT, and National Marine Fisheries.

Ross Island Bridge Deck Reconstruction

CaMES was responsible for various surveying services of more than one-half mile of Highway 26 over the Willamette on the Ross Island Bridge.  A control network had to be established on land that would connect the two ends of the bridge.  When the first ½ of the south side demolition was completed, the loss of weight on that side of the bridge caused a “bow” down river of approximately 3 feet which had to be accounted for as points were marked on bridge for the new construction. A topographic survey of the deck of the bridge, which hadn’t been done in the design phase was needed to reestablish the elevations for the new deck.  Control was established and checked against the ODOT control.  Baselines were established on eastbound and westbound lanes.  A water quality detention pond for storm water runoff was staked as well.  Because of high traffic volumes, the bridge was closed at night and the surveying performed at night.

Underground Utility Investigation - Eugene, Seaside, Newburg

CaMES performed a network control and topographic survey of the utility features found through use of Subsurface Utility Exploration (SUE) methods. CaMES staff also reduced and edited field notes and prepared base maps for the project design.

ODOT Emergency Response Team -Highway 101 Cliff Survey

This project on Highway 101, south of Tillamook, involved responding to an emergency slide event.  A team, including engineers and surveyors are sent to the site within 24 hours after the event to assess the damage and determine the actions need to resolve the hazardous slide area to reopen the roadway.  It was the responsibility of our surveyors to survey the size of a landslide that had occurred on a steep embankment (cliff).  This required our surveyors to rappel down the cliff and data collect the unstable ground.  This project was done to ODOT design standards.  Survey data was supplied to determine the volume of the slide and material needed to stabilize areas.

ODOT OTIA Bridges and Culverts – Klamath Falls, Hwy 39 Klamath Falls

Multi region-based, on Call Services contract for Transportation Bridges and Culverts we are a sub to URS.  CaMES performed topographic, boundary surveys as well as provided easements and sketches for easement on Drainage Canal “J”.  Mapping was done to ODOT design standards, including culvert, construction and permanent easements with sketches and descriptions in ODOT format.

Warrenton West Harbor Highway Improvements –Clatsop County

CaMES completed the predesign survey for 1.5 miles of a new frontage road, with 10 intersections.  This required establishing horizontal and vertical controls, locating existing man-made features, tying horizontal locations of utilities, researching property ownership, right-of-way resolution and retracement, preparing legal descriptions for easements.  The basemap and retracement and all deliverables were done to ODOT standards.

ODOT/OTIA On Call Biological Special Services

Projects: Hwy 22/I-5 Salem, North Santiam Battle Creek-Marietta Bridge, Scholls Ferry Road Creek Stabilization, Mill Creek Correctional Boundary.

Client Name: subconsultant to URS  & ODOT

Under this on-call services contract, we have provided surveying assistance as a sub consultant on several projects.  Examples include the following:

• Wetlands survey and boundary work at the Marietta Bridge across the North Santiam-Battle Creek.

• Surveying easements for creek stabilization on Scholls Ferry Road Bridge.

• Boundary and wetlands surveying for an interchange on HWY-22 and I-5

• Wetland Mitigation Survey for Coast Fork Willamette Bridge and the Upland riparian Mitigation plans for I-5 southbound. Volumes were calculated, monuments recovered, Property lines flagged, vegetation and topography map provided.

CaMES did Wetlands-related services for bridge and roadway improvement projects.  CaMES performed topographic surveys which included wetland delineation mapping, mitigation site mapping, and impact area surveys, as well as topographic inventory of native plant-life.

Wetlands Mitigation Plans Preparation (Survey) - Coast Fork Willamette River Bridge Replacement

CaMES was responsible for the topographic survey for the ODOT bridge mitigation site on the Coast Fork of the Willamette River.  The project included wetland and upland riparian mitigation plans for the bridge replacement project on Interstate -5, an OTIA project.  Earth volumes were calculated, monuments recovered, property and easement lines flagged, and a vegetation and topography map provided.

Newberg Storm Investigation Project - ODOT Subsurface Exploration

In a joint venture contract, CaMES staff performed a topographic survey of the underground features located using subsurface utility exploration techniques.  This project was located along 3 miles (5600 meters) of Oregon Highway 99W through the city of Newberg. 

Highway 99W/124th Avenue/Tualatin Road

CaMES did the storm water design and both the topographic and all construction staking services relating to this realignment project.  Roadway sections include a three- to five-lane arterial and a four- to six-lane divided highway.  Construction staking was completed in November 1998.

Chehalem Road Bridge - Yamhill County

CaMES was responsible for the right-of-way and topographic surveying relating to replace this bridge. Topographic survey, boundary/ROW retracement were preformed; monuments were set for right of way takes and easement location were marked.  CaMES staff produced final design base maps using field data, completed AutoCAD drafting of the data, and provided construction staking services.

 
Other clients for whom CaMES provides surveying and mapping services include:
 

Bureau of Environmental Services
Corps of Engineers
City of Woodburn, Oregon
City of Lake Oswego, Oregon
Unified Sewerage Agency of Washington County, Oregon
David Evans and Associates, Inc.
CH2M HILL
WH Pacific
City of Camas, Washington
Port of Portland, Oregon
City of Portland Parks and Recreation
Century West Engineering, Inc.

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