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"We needed a Structural Engineer quickly, Mark came out within hours of us contacting him. Within a week we had a permit for our job. I cannot say enough about Engineer On Call!! Would highly recommend Mark."

Wilkinson Engineering, LLC is a Consulting Engineering firm based in Portland, Oregon offering services in the field of structural engineering including complex design, owner representation, value engineering, feasibility studies, investigations, finite element analysis, peer review and forensic analysis for commercial and residential clients. Our firm also offers unique design services in the areas of renovation/rehabilitation, preservation of historical structures, due diligence reports, seismic evaluations and other special projects including LEED Platinum and ecoroofs.\n\nOur mission is to provide superior professional services and we deliver by ensuring each project receives continuous personal attention. Our commitment to delivering sound, creative engineering conveyed through clear concise documents within budget and on schedule is assured through the Principal's involvement in every project to ensure timely and competent direction.

"We hired Jay to come to our home to help address concerns with various cracks that were appearing throughout our home. Jay was very professional and polite. He didn't mind having me follow him around the house while he inspected everything. The good news is that Jay didn't believe we have any kind of major structural issues. The piece of mind I now have made this money very well worth spent. I will keep his card in the event I need his services in the future. <br>"

"Ryan was referred from a contractor that we have a great relationship with. Unfortunately we found out after the fact that our contractor had never actually worked with him, just talked to him about working on projects in the future. <br /> The contract was to provide construction documents for a 640 sq ft addition to our house. I had a plan of what we were roughly looking for and sent it to Ryan after he came out and looked at the house, took measurements etc. His first draft was totally off from what we had sent him and it turns out that he forgot that we had sent it and just went off of memory. <br /> He sent us another draft that was based on our plans. After a number of back and forths, we got a final set delivered minus one piece that he said would be to us in a few days but actually took nearly a month to get to us. <br /> Overall, we have a set of plans that is functional for structural construction, but we were expecting a lot more. It doesn't include a lot of detail (which we expected it to have, as it was not specifically excluded in the contract and we were expecting documents that could actually be used for construction - by ALL trades), like even the most basic electrical, HVAC, plumbing etc. Our goal was to use the plans to get accurate quotes from contractors and to ultimately take them to the city for permits. Without the details the plans are just about useless in soliciting accurate quotes for construction. We are putting everything on hold to I can't speak to whether there's enough there to get permits. <br /> We were also hoping for more guidance, more actual *design* help instead of just charting out the structural details in Autocad. We had thoughts, suggestions, questions etc and when we brought them up, instead of going over how that might work, if it was even a good idea, if it made sense money- or design-wise, there was just a few days of radio silence then a new draft that included the changes. <br /> The final piece that we were waiting on was from another vendor. Ryan told us it would be to us in a few days after we paid for and picked up the rest of the plans. We called him repeatedly to get updates as we were only waiting on that piece to go to the city and get permits, and we needed that piece. He said he didn't know, he couldn't get in touch with them, etc etc. After three weeks, we finally asked who he was using, called them ourselves, and got what we'd been waiting on within 48 hours. <br /> The plans themselves, for what they are (basic structural plans), are serviceable, and I'm sure Ryan is knowledgeable in CAD and in that type of work. However, the final product that he gave us was not what we were expecting, and we are now delaying the project until next spring because we didn't get what we needed in time to get the permits on our timeline and the plans that we did get require a lot of detail work to be useful to us. We were also consistently frustrated with his communication. Even acknowledging that he got our email and he was working on making the changes would have been helpful (esp since half the time we weren't actually asking him to make the changes, but were only asking him about the impact of a choice). <br /> If you know exactly what you want and you only need structural plans to take to the city for permitting, Ryan may be a fine person to work with. If you actually want design support, or construction documents that you can use for getting quotes from a general or from sub-contractors, you won't get what you need. <br />"

"Environmental Works was great to work with. We had our soil sampled 10 years ago and it was clean, but we couldn't afford to decommission the tank at that time. When we called them this time, the quote was for LESS than 10 years ago. All of the work from start to finish was completed within 8 days including a DEQ certificate in our hands. Despite a big, deep hole in our lawn while working, there was surprisingly little damage and a rainy week later, the sod had filled back in and the site is hardly noticeable. Cost included soil samples, labor and DEQ certificate."

"They finished by the date they had promised. The work they did was good. I was glad they did it because they found more defects that the other company had made. They did not try to raise the price."

"It was a great experience. Our first time hiring a contractor and I feel we were so lucky to have picked Amundson Construction after the local hardware store referred us. It was a total renovation and it was done in 6 weeks. I was able to cook Thanksgiving dinner in my dream kitchen. Joel and Asher are very communicative, professional, friendly, and take pride in doing a great job."

"Great. Gary & his company were easy to work with, handled changes & provided insight to design & structure of our house."

"Even though Sean wasn't able to assist with what we needed, he was extremely polite, professional and helpful, and even sent me an email immediately with contact information for some engineers who may be able to assist in what we need. <br />"

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