Galena-Benchmark Engineering

Engineering, Planning, Surveying, and Mapping

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About the firm

Galena-Benchmark Engineering is a full-service, multidisciplinary practice in Ketchum, Idaho providing civil engineering, land use planning, surveying, and land information systems. Formed in April 2023 through the merger of Benchmark Associates - established in 1953 in the Sun Valley area by founder Phil Puchner - and Galena Engineering, the practice brings decades of regional experience to municipal and private projects throughout the Wood River Valley. Capabilities span land development design, roadway and path engineering, utilities, stormwater, boundary and topographic surveying, platting, GNSS positioning, subdivision entitlement, permitting, and GIS mapping.

Established
1953
Firm type
Civil Engineering · Land Surveying

People

David PatriePlanner, Project Manager & Partner

Rob BreierProfessional Land Surveyor, Project Manager & Partner

Henry BrandesSurveying Manager

Don SewellLand Surveyor

Sarah SmithEngineer In Training

Cinda LewisEngineer In Training, Plat Coordinator

Wes Van DuserProfessional Land Surveyor, Project Manager

Jeff LoomisSenior Civil Engineer, Project Manager

Ben SymsLand Surveyor Intern

Capabilities

Civil Engineering

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  • Land Development Design
  • Roadway Engineering
  • Pedestrian & Bike Path Design
  • Utilities Design
  • Parking Lot Design
  • Stormwater Improvements
  • Cost Estimating & Bid Documents

Land Surveying

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  • Boundary Surveys
  • Topographic Surveys
  • Construction Staking
  • GNSS Surveying
  • Legal Descriptions
  • Platting

Land Use Planning & Permitting

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  • Subdivision Development
  • Entitlement & Annexation
  • Permitting

Land Information Systems

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  • GIS Mapping

Industries

Land Development · Government · Residential

Projects

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