VEI Consultants

Serving All of Alaska for 40 Years

About the firm

VEI Consultants is an Anchorage-based civil engineering and land surveying practice founded in 1981, delivering projects throughout Alaska from Yakutat to Barrow. Capabilities span civil infrastructure, environmental engineering, transportation, water and wastewater systems, and land surveying. Repeat clients include the Alaska Department of Transportation, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the Municipality of Anchorage, and resource-industry operators. Staff includes licensed professional engineers in civil and environmental disciplines and a licensed land surveyor.

Established: 1981
Firm type: Civil Engineering · Environmental Engineering · Land Surveying · Transportation Engineering · Water / Wastewater Engineering

People

Scott RoelfsPresident and co-owner

Eric RoelfsVice President and co-owner

Capabilities

Civil Engineering

Full-cycle delivery for roads, utilities, parks, parking facilities, and multi-use trails throughout Alaska, from feasibility and conceptual design through final plans and construction administration. Ancillary support includes permitting, replatting, public involvement programs, construction inspection, and materials investigation.

Feasibility Studies
Construction Administration
Construction Inspection
Permitting
Replatting
Project Management
Materials Investigation

Transportation

Design and construction support for urban highways, rural and residential roads, sidewalks, pedestrian and multi-use pathways, bus transit turnouts, and railroad crossings across Alaska. More than 50 projects completed in both urban and rural settings, ranging from routing feasibility through full reconstruction and construction administration.

Routing Feasibility Studies
Complete Reconstructions
Major Resurfacing
Signage
Traffic Control Plans

Water and Wastewater Engineering

Design of water treatment and distribution systems, sewage collection, pump stations, and disposal systems for communities across Alaska, ranging from multi-million dollar municipal installations to small remote and residential facilities. Water services include raw water source selection, quality assessment, and both membrane and conventional treatment technologies.

Water Treatment and Distribution Systems
Raw Water Source Selection
Wastewater Treatment
Collection System Planning and Design
I/I Studies
System Rehabilitation
Pump Station Design
Disposal Systems

Environmental Engineering

Water quality studies, environmental document preparation, and regulatory coordination for infrastructure and resource-development projects across Alaska. Documents prepared include Categorical Exclusions, Environmental Assessments, and Environmental Impact Statements.

Water Quality Assessment
Environmental Document Preparation
Permitting
Stormwater Management

Surveying

Provides land surveying and field engineering support for Alaska civil engineering and development projects.

Boundary Surveys
Replatting
Field Engineering Support

Industries

Transportation · Highways & Roads · Water Supply · Wastewater · Water Resources · Stormwater & Flood Control · Environmental & Remediation · Government · Oil & Gas · Food & Beverage · Rail · Parks & Open Space

Projects

Kodiak Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade

Kodiak, AK · Wastewater · Client: Kodiak Island Borough

Project details

Upgrades to a 4 MGD secondary treatment plant in Kodiak, incorporating recommendations from a preceding sewer study. The $11 million project covered design and construction of two additional 0.3 MG clarifiers, a new aeration system, and a sludge treatment system for landfill disposal. VEI Consultants provided civil and sanitary design, coordinated five subconsultants, and worked with the Kodiak Island Borough to develop dewatering and lime treatment processes for sludge disposal in compliance with state regulations.

Eagle River Sewer Trunk TID ER-3

Eagle River, AK · Wastewater · Client: Municipality of Anchorage

Project details

Design and construction management of an 8,000-foot sewer trunk extension serving an existing correctional facility, a recreational campground, a residential subdivision, and Eagle River High School. Scope included a 1 MGD pump station, standby power, and an underwater pipe crossing of Eagle River requiring extensive permitting coordination.

Talkeetna Water System Upgrade

Talkeetna, AK · Water Supply · Client: Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Project details

Design of a water treatment plant to remove naturally occurring arsenic from the well water supply for the City of Talkeetna. VEI Consultants served as subconsultant with responsibility for treatment process piping and controls. A fast-tracked, federally funded project; a key challenge was obtaining approval to discharge filter backwash into the city sewer system. Water system owned by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

Christensen Water Line Upgrade

Anchorage, AK · Water Supply · Client: Municipality of Anchorage

Project details

Engineering services to replace an aging water main in a constrained downtown Anchorage alleyway flanked by multi-story buildings. Alignment alternatives were developed and trenchless boring was selected for a portion of the pipeline to minimize disruption. VEI Consultants provided design and construction administration for this $1.3 million project.