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The Robert B. Balter Company is a full-service geotechnical and QA consulting firm providing geotechnical engineering, quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC), Special Inspections, acceptance testing, civil and materials inspection, materials laboratory testing, and subsurface exploration services to both public and private sector clients.
Through two generations of service, The Robert B. Balter Company has developed a solid reputation as one of the most experienced geotechnical engineering firms in the Mid-Atlantic region. Over the past half-century, Balter has provided our expertise for the design and construction of more than 17,000 projects throughout the United States and Internationally.
We are dedicated to our client's individual needs, and offer a nucleus of talented individuals with an unwavering commitment to ensure the success of each project.
To complement our professional services, we offer in-house comprehensive materials laboratory testing, QA and Acceptance Testing, Special Inspections, Third Party Inspections, and construction inspection, and surface and subsurface explorations, with accreditations including:
- AASHTO R-18 Standard Recommended Practice for Establishing and Implementing a Quality System for Construction Materials Testing Laboratories
- ASTM E329 Testing and Inspection of Construction Materials
- ASTM C1077 Concrete and Concrete Aggregates
- ASTM D3666 Roads and Paving Materials
- ASTM D3740 Soil and Rock in Design and Construction
- ASTM C1093 Unit Masonry
- ER 1110-1-261 US Army Corps of Engineers validations (military facilities)
- Construction Quality Management for Contractors (certified) for USACE & NAVFAC for Inspection and Testing of Military Facilities
Our personnel hold professional engineering and geology licenses, and advanced certifications including NICET, ERLPM, ACI, AHERA, MARTCP and other nationally recognized agencies.
In addition, through prime contracts, The Robert B. Balter Company has coordinated and managed surveying, civil and structural engineering, specialty consultants, and program management for projects of significant magnitude.
NEWSUnparalleled Special Inspections and Materials Laboratory Testing Credentials The Robert B. Balter Company is among very few private sector firms nationwide to have achieved seven (7) Agency, 92 ASTM and AASHTO, and 53 USACE laboratory accreditations for earthwork, building and roadway materials. Our laboratories include fully automated equipment that is otherwise available chiefly in research or government institutions. Committed to remain on the cutting edge of our industry standards, we are active participants as well as technical representatives and voting members of the following national committees:
The Robert B. Balter Company has been featured or has had articles published. Please click here to view the Airport Consultants Council (ACC) and the Maryland & DC Construction Journal. Project News... The Robert B. Balter Company has recently completed QA and Acceptance Testing for the Piarco International Airport (POS) in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. The projects include Taxiway System Rehibilitation, numerous Apron Expansions, and interior roadway improvements. POS is among the Caribbean's largest airports. Balter is currently the geotechnical engineer of record for the $500 million US Army Research Institute of Chemical Defense (MRICD) at Aberdeen Proving Ground. The Robert B. Balter Company is a member of the GEC for the Intercounty Connector (ICC) having provided geotechnical and geological services for this multi-modal transportation project valued at up to $2.35 billion. |
SPOTLIGHT Balter is currently particpating on a wide array of exceptional projects for Federal, State, Municipal, Agency, and Privately-funded clients.
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