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D.W. Kozera, Inc.

Trust us to be as invested in the ground beneath your project as you are in the structure above it.

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About the firm

D.W. Kozera, Inc. is a geotechnical consulting firm established in Maryland in 1995. Over more than three decades, it has completed over 3,500 projects for public, institutional, and private clients across the Baltimore-Washington region and beyond. Project teams hold advanced geotechnical engineering degrees and bring more than 80 years of combined experience, enabling accurate subsurface assessments, cost-effective foundation designs, and proactive contractor support that keep projects on schedule and within budget. D.W. Kozera also delivers design-build ground improvement and specialty foundation systems, and treats construction inspection as a continuation of design - providing inspection services only on projects where it serves as the design geotechnical engineer of record.

Established
1995
Team
Small
Firm type
Geotechnical Engineering · Materials Testing · Design-Build

Capabilities

Geotechnical Services

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Subsurface investigation, analysis, and geotechnical engineering recommendations for foundations, slopes, and earthwork across all project types.

  • Geotechnical Exploration
  • Shallow Foundations
  • Deep Foundations
  • Ground Improvement
  • Slope Stability Analysis

Excavation Support

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Engineering design and review for below-grade excavations, retaining systems, and temporary support of excavation.

Instrumentation and Monitoring

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Geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring services that track subsurface behavior during and after construction to support informed decision-making and protect adjacent structures.

  • Instrumentation Installation
  • Monitoring Programs
  • Data Analysis

Contractor Support Services

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Hands-on technical assistance for contractors during below-grade construction, helping resolve unexpected subsurface conditions and maintain construction momentum.

  • Field Observation
  • Subsurface Problem-Solving
  • Adaptive Engineering Guidance

Construction Testing Services

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Geotechnical quality assurance testing during construction, including crosshole sonic logging (CSL) and material verification, provided only on projects where D.W. Kozera serves as the design geotechnical engineer of record.

Waterfront Services

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Geotechnical engineering and subsurface investigation for waterfront, marine, and port-adjacent projects.

Design-Build

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Integrated design-build delivery for ground improvement and specialty foundation systems.

Industries

Healthcare · Education · Commercial · Mixed-Use · Parks & Open Space · Sports & Recreation · Multifamily Residential · Government · Industrial · Infrastructure · Utilities · Historic Preservation · Ports & Harbors · Arts & Culture

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