Bush & Gudgell has designed residential and commercial developments across the Intermountain West since 1948. Our civil engineering work covers the full lifecycle of a development — from entitlements and preliminary engineering through final construction documents, bonding, and construction administration. We work directly with municipal reviewers, geotechnical engineers, and contractors to move projects from concept through recorded plat and certificate of occupancy.
What We Do
Our civil engineering group delivers the plan sets, reports, and construction support that developers, municipalities, and contractors need to get projects entitled, permitted, bonded, and built. Typical deliverables include site plans, preliminary and final plats, grading and drainage plans, utility plans, stormwater reports, erosion control plans, construction cost estimates, and bonding calculations..
Site Development Engineering
- Preliminary and final plat preparation
- Site plan design and submittals
- Grading and drainage plans, including retaining wall and slope design
- Stormwater management, detention basin design, and storm drain systems
- Erosion control plans
- Earthwork analysis and cut/fill balancing
Public Works & Infrastructure
- Roadway and street design, including arterial, collector, and local streets
- Water distribution system design
- Sanitary sewer system design
- Storm drain system design
- Utility corridor planning and easement coordination
- Right-of-way design and roadway plans to municipal standards
Entitlements & Planning Support
- PD zone change exhibits and supporting materials
- Conditional use permit support
- Subdivision entitlements and preliminary plat processing
- Highest and best use analysis for development feasibility
Construction Administration
- Bid-phase support and bond calculations
- Pre-construction meetings with contractors and owner
- Shop drawing and submittal review
- Response letters and resubmittals to city review comments
- Construction observation and field coordination with utility agencies and fire safety
- Record drawings and as-built coordination
Development Types We Engineer
Our project mix spans detached single-family subdivisions, multi-family and townhome communities, and commercial and mixed-use developments. Recent and active work includes residential subdivisions from 20 to 300+ lots, commercial pad-site and zone-change exhibits, and master-planned mixed-use developments on parcels up to nearly 300 acres.
- Single-family residential subdivisions
- Townhome and condominium communities
- Master-planned and mixed-use developments
- Commercial and retail pad sites
- Industrial and flex-industrial developments
- Planned Unit Developments and PD zone changes
- Public roadway and utility projects
Selected Projects
The projects below represent the range of civil engineering work Bush & Gudgell delivers for private developers and municipalities across Southern Utah.
Turnberry Estates — St. George, Utah Grading and drainage design for a residential subdivision developed by Strata Homes. Includes rockery retaining walls, geogrid-reinforced slopes, storm drain system tying into the existing Blue Heron Estates network, and coordinated pad elevations across 20+ lots on Lamar Lane.
Washington Fields Commercial — Washington, Utah PD zone change exhibit and civil engineering for a commercial development fronting Merrill Road. Project includes a 9.49-acre commercial parcel (Area A) and a 1.96-acre parcel (Area B), with landscape screening buffers and connections to the adjacent Oak Grove Meadows residential subdivision.
Who We Work With
Our civil engineering clients include municipalities, private developers, general contractors, and tribal entities across Southern Utah and the broader Intermountain West.
- St. George City
- Washington City
- Shivwits Band Corp.
- Strata Homes
- Sullivan Homes
- Ivory Homes
- Rize Capital
- Freeport West
- Ash Excavating
- AJ Construction
- Judd Palmer Excavation
Project Leadership
Civil engineering projects are led by licensed professional engineers with day-to-day involvement from concept through construction closeout.
Rick Meyer, P.E. — Development lead. Project manager on current work and a range of active subdivision and commercial projects.
Todd Pace, P.E. — Development lead and project manager with an emphasis on grading and long term land planning.
Joshua Horlacher, P.E. — Development lead and project manager working with cross-functional entities.
Start a Project
To discuss a development, request a proposal, or ask whether Bush & Gudgell is the right fit for your project, call our St. George office at 435-673-2337 or reach Rick Meyer directly through the contact page.