L.D.KING, INC. | ENGINEERS & SURVEYORS

Public Works Engineering

Our Public Works division offers Engineering, Planning, Design and Plan Check services for street, sewer, storm drain, and water projects. L.D. King, Inc.'s engineering team works closely with our clients throughout the design of the project. Our design team applies value engineering principles to select a system that best meets the performance and cost requirements of our clients. The major objective of value engineering in construction is the reduction of initial and life-cycle cost. By applying value engineering to each of our project assignments, we can provide our clients with a range of strategies that provide alternative solutions to the problem at hand.


Land Development

L.D. King, Inc. has worked with most of the major residential development companies operating through the Southern California are to prepare: lotting studies, infrastructure capacity analyses, tentative and final subdivision maps and site plans. For these clients, we formulate development plans and entitlement strategies designed to maximize return-on-investment and fully address all relevant environmental issues that may impede project realization.


Surveying

L.D. King, Inc. is well qualified to provide the surveying services required for any project assignment. Our highly qualified staff of in-house engineers and surveyors has extensive experience in surveying, mapping, transportation and highway improvements, facilities design, utility coordination and relocation. All of our survey crews are experienced in surveying requirements for major roadway projects, including the California Department of Transportation's "Survey Manual and District Staking Procedures Manual." All work is performed under the supervision of a Professional Land Surveyor or Registered Engineer.


Construction Management

Our Construction Management Division provides field inspection and construction contract administration services, including inspection of construction work to ensure compliance with plans and specifications, inspection of traffic control systems, daily documentation of construction activities, verification of quantities and payments to contractors, preparation and processing of contract change orders, review of construction schedules, conducting field construction coordination meetings and contract close-out procedures. Our team also performs constructability reviews of projects prior to construction to minimize field problems.
Some of the projects L.D. King, Inc. has provided construction management for include Interstate 210 freeway construction through Upland and Rancho Cucamonga, Mission Boulevard improvements in Montclair, railroad grade separations at several locations in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, Guasti Road/Milliken Avenue intersection reconstruction in Ontario and various projects in Fontana, including improvements to Jack Bulik Park.


Planning

L.D. King, Inc.’s planning staff is experienced in various aspects of land planning in Southern California including:

  • Land Use (Interpretation and Design)

  • Density and Lotting Studies

  • Specific Plan Preparation (Project Management and Consultation)

  • Williamson Act Coordination (Non-Renewal and Cancellation Procedures)

  • Tentative Tract Map and Tentative Parcel Map

  • Processing Aerial Exhibits


Plan Check Review & Quality Control

We offer outside plan check review and quality control for Public and Private clients in all Civil Engineering aspects. Our Professional Engineers and Surveyors have over 100 years combined experience for review of your plans. We are current in the latest practices and design guidelines for many cities within the Inland Empire to provide the best feedback for your project.