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BWE Inc

San Diego, CA

Engineered to Exceed Expectations

Services
11
Offices
1
Projects
4
Founded
1971

Overview

BWE is a San Diego-based structural and civil engineering practice providing structural engineering, civil engineering, and land surveying to public and institutional clients throughout the Southwest. Since 1971, it has supported defense installations, educational campuses, civic facilities, and government buildings with in-house seismic evaluation, 3D laser scanning, and comprehensive site civil design.

Founded
1971

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Edwards AFB Combined Test Force Compound

2020 | Edwards, CA | Edwards Air Force Base | Defense

Renovation of existing multi-story hangars, storage, security, and administrative buildings at Edwards Air Force Base to support the B-21 Raider development program. The 274,800 SF CTF Compound included aircraft paving replacement, ASCE 41-13 hangar assessment and retrofit, SCIF room installation, HVAC updates, and associated utility and site work. The project complied with DoD antiterrorism and force protection requirements.

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Logan Memorial Educational Complex

2023 | San Diego, CA | San Diego Unified School District | Education

Consolidation of a K-8 campus and a magnet middle school into a unified TK-12 campus for the San Diego Unified School District. New construction included administration, multi-purpose, classroom, gymnasium, and science buildings across both sites. BWE provided civil engineering and land surveying, including public improvement plans, half-width street improvements, signing, striping, and traffic control along the project frontage.

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Carlsbad Fire Station No. 2 - Temporary & Permanent

2023 | Carlsbad, CA | City of Carlsbad | Public Safety

Design-build replacement of an existing fire station for the City of Carlsbad. BWE provided civil engineering and land surveying for a 3,688 SF temporary facility and an 11,000 SF permanent two-story station. Scope included topographic survey, precise grading, site utility plans, a Water Pollution Control Plan, public improvement plans, and water district agency processing. Recognized with a 2023 Honor Award from APWA.

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County Administration Center - Major Systems Renovations

San Diego, CA | County of San Diego | Government

Phased modernization of the historic County Administration Center for the County of San Diego. BWE provided structural design including an ASCE 41 seismic evaluation and retrofit, civil design for temporary swing space, and 3D laser scanning to capture existing conditions before and after demolition. The project is phased to maintain normal building operations throughout construction.

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San Diego, CA

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