Court Street Dam Rehabilitation Engineer of Record Services
Rochester, NY
Engineer of Record services for dam rehabilitation.

Public engineering firm profile
East Syracuse, NY
Transforming Infrastructure with Passion and Kindness
Prudent Engineering, LLP is a multi-disciplinary engineering firm providing quality, cost-effective engineering design, survey, and inspection services for clients across New York and Pennsylvania. It serves government agencies, municipalities, consulting partners, and private-sector clients. Services span bridge and structural design, construction inspection and management, structural condition inspection, land surveying, hydrographic services, highway design, civil site design, vertical construction inspection, and design-build delivery.
Prudent develops designs for a range of civic structures including bridge rehabilitations and replacements, bridge sub/superstructures, structural foundations, sidewalks, pedestrian bike routes, and waterfront trailways. The team also develops rehabilitation and replacement designs for water control structures such as locks and marine retaining walls, including historic elements of the Erie Canal.
Prudent's construction professionals deliver cost-effective solutions by following rigorous standards for project management, staff performance, and project execution. Inspection and administration covers Design-Bid-Build and Design-Build projects including bridge and highway replacement/rehabilitation, paving and milling, ITS installation, sub/superstructure demolition, wetland development, wind turbine installation, and vertical and confined space projects. Completed work includes over 250 construction inspection projects, 43 CI term agreements, and 28 CI term agreements as Prime and Sub for NYSDOT.
Using nondestructive examination techniques including visual inspections, detailed surveys, and underwater data collection, Prudent inspects bridges, culverts, dams, water control structures, and other civic facilities. Field personnel are trained in safety procedures, bucket truck operation, Work Zone Traffic Control, and fall protection, and are proficient in the latest rating and reporting software.
Prudent's licensed surveyors deliver highly accurate mapping products and survey services for public- and private-sector clients using robotics, LIDAR scanning, NYSNet RTK, and GPS. Scope includes deed and records research, right-of-way and boundary surveys, appropriation mapping, abstract request maps, and digital terrain modeling.
Prudent's Hydrography Department deploys advanced underwater surveying technologies to produce hydrographic survey data for waterway and coastal infrastructure projects.
From rural roads to major state highways, Prudent designs roadway systems serving pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and commercial truck operators with an emphasis on safety and community impact.
From stormwater management planning and permit procurement through design development to construction closeout, Prudent delivers integrated civil site solutions for public- and private-sector clients.
Prudent's construction professionals deliver inspection and administration for Design-Bid-Build and Design-Build projects in Pennsylvania, applying rigorous standards for project management, staff performance, and project execution.
Prudent's vertical construction professionals provide cost-effective inspection and management for building and vertical structure projects, applying the same rigorous standards used for horizontal infrastructure work.
Prudent's design-build process integrates creativity, engineering expertise, and efficient project management to deliver complete infrastructure solutions under a single point of accountability.
Rochester, NY
Engineer of Record services for dam rehabilitation.
2025 | City of New York, Kings County, NY
Waterfront access and dredging improvement at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
2024 | Syracuse, NY | NYSDOT
Construction inspection and management on the major I-81 Viaduct transformation project.
Town of DeWitt, Onondaga County, NY
Bridge design at Milepost 278.93 over Interstate 90.
Town of Manlius, Onondaga County, NY
Bridge project carrying Costello Parkway over the CSX Railroad corridor.
Town of Candor, Tioga County, NY; Town of Colesville, Broome County, NY
Bridge superstructure replacement design on NYS Route 960H.
Syracuse and Buffalo, NY | NYSTA
Construction inspection and management for cashless tolling infrastructure installation.
Binghamton, NY
Construction inspection on I-86 Prospect Mountain Phase II.
Ogdensburg, NY
Bridge inspection services for the international bridge crossing between Ogdensburg and Prescott.
NYSDOT Regions 3 and 7, NY | NYSDOT
Biennial bridge inspection services for NYSDOT Regions 3 and 7.
2025 | Waterford, NY
Survey and design services for canalway trail rehabilitation.
2020 | City of Rochester, Monroe County, NY
Survey and engineering services for street reconstruction from Basin Street to the Inner Loop.
Manager of Design and Structural Inspection Services
P.E.
Manager of Construction Inspection Services, NY
P.E.
Principal - Land Surveying Manager
LS, EIT, CFM
It never ceases to amaze me how complex these seemingly simple roadway rehabilitation projects really are when you get into all the necessary details. Sometimes they seem more complex than the reconstruction projects. Thank-you again and NICE JOB ALL
The Prudent Team has been really great to work with!