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Company Profile

Corporate Office2430 Rochester Court, Suite 100Troy, MI 48083T: 248.689.9090F: 248.689.1044

Branch Office7927 Nemco Way, Suite 115Brighton, MI 48116T: 517.546.8583F: 517.546.8973www.peainc.com

PEA Business StatusPrivately Owned Corporation Established 1947

Current Staff Level70+

Core ServicesCivil EngineeringLand SurveyingLandscape Architecture

MarketsHealthcareHigher EducationIndustrialK – 12OfficeParks and RecreationResidentialRetail | RestaurantSenior LivingUtilities and Energy

Civil Engineers | Land Surveyors | Landscape Architects

experienced. responsive. passion for quality.

PEA is client focused, specializing in Civil Engineering, Land Surveying and Landscape Architecture consulting. Serving southeastern Michigan since 1947, our services have expanded throughout the state and nationally. PEA is registered to provide professional services in over 20 states through our two Michigan offices.

Our clients are served by registered professional engineers, land surveyors, landscape architects, LEED accredited professionals, as well as experienced technical and administrative support staff. PEA is also prequalified by many government agencies to provide professional services.

Clients have indicated they appreciate the proactive responsive service and communication, as well as our focus on budgets, deadlines and timetables. Our staff is dedicated to maintaining consistently high standards in design that result in high-value construction projects. While dedicated to following the requirements of our clients, PEA is able to provide ideas to maximize the return on the client’s time and financial investment.

Successful long-term relationships are the foundation for our progress. These bonds have been developed through our client-focused culture, broad range of services and knowledgeable, passionate staff committed to design ideals of value and sustainability. PEA’s clients are the ultimate benefactor of our approach. We look forward to helping you achieve your goals and making you successful.

PEA Core Services

•Civil Engineering• Land Surveying• Landscape Architecture

PEA Specialized Services

• ADA Consulting•Construction Professional

Services• Expert Witness• Floodplain Management•Geotechnical Engineering

•Municipal Engineering• Pavement Management• Property Condition

Assessments• Sustainable Design•Wetland Evaluation

Awarded 2014 Michigan Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)

Design Awards for 3 Projects

Awarded 2009 MiASLA “Firm of the Year”


Services | Civil Engineering

“We have worked with PEA for 12 years on road infrastructure projects within Livingston County. During this time, PEA has provided quality responses and service on public projects contracted directly with LCRC and has collaborated effectively with LCRC staff...”

Livingston County Road Commission

Land development can be a daunting venture, filled with potential pitfalls and tripwires that threaten your investment. Let PEA be your guide. Our clients have been entrusting us to navigate the land development process since 1947.

Our project managers and engineers have helped clients resolve all types of land development issues, from the initial site feasibility study or site selection to final construction sign-off, both locally and nationally.

We are cognizant of our clients’ schedule and budget. Thus, we developed our ‘Design for Review’ approach to projects, with the goal of developing engineering documents that clearly present what the review agency needs to see and comprehend to complete their review in as few iterations as possible. This method saves our clients the single most precious commodity that cannot be replaced: time.

We apply unique, project specific value-engineered solutions to solve our clients’ problems, without sacrificing design integrity or sustainability.

•Engineering Design• Infrastructure System Design and Management Plans•Permitting and Regulatory Agency Assistance• Site Planning and Zoning Consulting• Site Selection and Feasibility Studies• Specialty Services• Stormwater Management Plans


Services | Land Surveying

“PEA has completed numerous civil/site engineering and land surveying efforts on many of the properties operated and/or planned by the Howell Public School District. I regularly seek PEA’s advice on troubleshooting property and site infrastructure issues...”

Howell Public Schools

Whether you are buying, selling, dividing property, or just taking inventory of your trees and wetlands, PEA is available to produce the documents, necessary to facilitate your project and meet municipal, county and state requirements. We pride ourselves on client service first and foremost.

Your project will be assigned to one of our professional land surveyors to provide schedules, analysis and maintain quality control and open communication. Our staff members are OSHA/MUST trained, integrally involved with the Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors (MSPS) and routinely serve as adjunct faculty at local community colleges as land surveying experts.

Our end-product presentation, accuracy and detail provide our clients and design team with functional site information. Digital photos, zoning reports, title reports and flood zone maps offer insight and opportunities to prevent surprises and avoid delays.

As professionals we strive to be efficient and creative by using electronic surveying technologies such as Robotics, GLONASS enabled Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Digital Levels. We invest in current software packages to reduce processing time and also in communication systems with field staff to promote just-in-time data transfer.

PEA’s land surveying services are centered on the schedules of our clients, and are designed to be responsive to their needs. With a number of field crews trained in all of the services we provide, PEA will guide you through the entire process—from ALTA to As-Built survey.

•Act 132 Certificate•Aerial Photo Control•ALTA | ACSM Land Title•Architectural Survey•Boundary Survey•Condominium Documents•Construction Staking• Seismic Survey• Subdivision Plats•Topographic Survey•Tree Survey•Precision Monitoring


Services | Landscape Architecture

“PEA provided exceptional performance, resolved issues timely, required minimal supervision and worked extremely well with all township and government agencies. I look forward to working with this group in the future on other projects.”

REDICO Management, Inc.

Landscape Architecture is about creating a sense of place in a world that has an increasing sense of sameness. We strive to create a unique sense of place for our clients’ projects that are symbiotic to site characteristics.

PEA excels in both functional and bold design that serve the specific needs of our diverse client base. Our landscape architecture services range greatly from complex site planning to detailed landscape design.

Our team of licensed Landscape Architects and LEED accredited professionals have a distinguished project history of successful sustainable solutions and award winning site designs.

In 2014, PEA received 3 project awards from Michigan Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects (MiASLA):

Honor Award –•Warren Technical Center Walking Path•McLaren Proton Therapy Center Courtyard Garden

Merit Award – •Visitor Entrance, Milford Proving Ground

PEA’s knowledge of the retail land development process allows us to assist clients in accelerating their store | restaurant opening schedule. Our clients have benefited from successful design of hundreds of retail developments both small and large. We use our creativity and technical expertise to develop cost effective site improvements and create functional, attractive sites for retail use. From survey and conceptual design through construction administration, PEA understands the unique needs of our retail clients. We have the ability to efficiently walk owners through from land acquisition to their grand openings.

A primary challenge of retail | restaurant developments is that owners often have specific corporate criteria that must be followed for site design on each project and this criteria often conflicts with local ordinance requirements for site development. An owner’s desired configuration for landscaping, parking, drive-thru traffic, and signage may not meet ordinance requirements in a specific community.

Retail Land Development Project Experience

PEA understands the importance of business branding and has significant experience working with governing agencies and establishments throughout the land entitlement process to achieve the desired corporate brand and site function for each project.

Services ProvidedCivil engineering, surveying, landscape architecture, geotechnical engineering, stormwater management, due diligence, construction administration.


Big BoxHome Depot, Meijer, Walmart, Lowes, Best Buy, Kmart

Stand Alone Retail | PharmacyAutoZone, Family Dollar, Speedway, CVS, Rite-Aid, Walgreens, Belle Tire

PEA has aided in the growth of AutoZone by managing over 40 of the company’s new ground up stores since 2006. PEA’s program consists of site due diligence, acquisition of zoning and land use approvals and preparation of construction documents for new store construction. Our proactive management approach helps AutoZone maintain their aggressive growth strategy.

PEA has been instrumental in the growth of Family Dollar in Southeastern Michigan. Our knowledge and experience of site development has resulted in a refined site selection process which allows the client to choose sites which fit in their development model.

PEA has also worked with various property owners, architects and real estate developers to complete due diligence investigations, surveys, site plan information as well as construction documents for many challenging properties. Our knowledge and experience allow us to apply the criteria in a manner which results in a cost-effective construction package.

Walgreens and their development partners have realized this value by having PEA complete more than 20 new store developments in Southeastern Michigan.

PEA has assisted numerous big box stores in expanding their Michigan operations through our land development focused professional services. We have completed site design for 8 Home Depot projects throughout Michigan, including the Upper Peninsula. Working with the Home Depot Corporation as well as land developers and property owners, PEA developed new retail sites on many challenging properties. Due to the size and volume of parking required for Home Depot, PEA has utilized creative stormwater management solutions to accommodate the runoff for the large buildings and parking lots while making economic use of the limited land available for each development.

From 1990 – 2004, PEA acted as a strategic partner to the Real Estate|Design|Construction Departments at Kmart Corporation working on more than 400 stores nationwide. These developments required the creative solving of meeting parking requirements, providing landscape architecture which is acceptable to the community and within corporate requirements, maintaining adequate accessible parking, advantageous building positioning to maximize visibility and managing the permitting and review process to meet the clients store open target date.

Currently under construction, is the redevelopment of the former Redford High School site in the City of Detroit. The proposed 25-acre development will consist of a 200,000 sf Meijer supercenter, 10,000 sf retail | restaurant strip center, gas station and Detroit Police Precinct.


Quick Service DiningSonic, McDonald’s, Tim Hortons, Burger King, Del Taco, Starbucks

Casual DiningCarrabba’s, Outback Steakhouse, Applebee’s, Johnny Carino’s, Bonefish Grill, Cheeseburger in Paradise, Granite City Food & Brewery

Financial InstitutionsNational City, Huntington, Fifth Third, Comerica, Chase, Bank of America, Genisys Credit Union, Flagstar, Key Bank, Charter One

PEA has been instrumental in assisting towards the growth of numerous quick service dining facilities. We have been involved in the design and development of over 10 Tim Hortons restaurant in Michigan. With the understanding of our client’s needs and corporate standards, we can successfully complete projects quickly and expedite the process of working with governing agencies throughout the land entitlement and permit process.

We are site planning experts in a manner which permits good drive-thru circulation and access for truck deliveries. We routinely solve circulation challenges on small, congested sites.

Casual dining restaurants have their own set of unique challenges. Typically, they involve situating the building to maximize visibility, negotiating a balance of corporate branding criteria and community requirements, and creating adequate, appropriately located parking in a beautifully landscaped environment. Many times these sites are developed on out lots and require cross access easements or perhaps shared parking agreements to minimize development costs. PEA continues to be the trusted site development consultant for these fine restaurants.

PEA’s experience in designing user-friendly bank sites has allowed us to develop a successful and unique approach to engineering these sites, with minimal effort.

Our engineers are able to successfully design the drive-thru system to ensure adequate vehicle stacking and visibility, implement underground stormwater detention system solutions, and building situation to enhance visibility of the clients’ facility. Our expertise and unique approach to site design allows us to provide tremendous value to our clients by addressing the site development needs of a project.