Marsh Creek Road Bridge

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Marsh Creek Road Bridge BSK’s Northern Regional Manager and Project Manager Tim Rodriguez

The Marsh Creek Road Bridge has made national news! 

The American Public Works Association (APWA) designated the Marsh Creek Road Bridge Replacement Project as the National APWA Public Works Project of the Year for 2019 in the category of Transportation for less than $5 million. This comes after the original APWA selection for being Project of the Year in Northern California in the same category.
The project replaced an existing 29.5 ft. wide by 44.5 ft. long steel girder bridge that was considered “Geometrically Intolerable” with a 91 ft. long California Bulb-Tee Girder featuring two 12 ft. lanes and two 8 ft. shoulders.

BSK’s contributions to the project included support source inspection of six 88’3” long girders, in addition to quality assurance materials testing services for earthwork, concrete, and hot-mix asphalt construction elements, including offsite plant sampling and testing. All work provided by BSK was as a subconsultant to Substrate, Inc., and under Hill International’s direction.
According to, BSK’s Northern Regional Manager and Project Manager for the project, Tim Rodriguez, “BSK is so proud to be a part of this national win. The team we were part of was a pleasure to work with and coordinated the quality assurance services we provided in a thorough and proactive manner. Many thanks to all of the BSK staff that provided support to the project and contributed to its successful completion.”

Support services from BSK were completed by their Livermore Branch and all work was performed in accordance with the Contra Costa County Quality Assurance Program and Caltrans Standard Specifications.

The $4.9 million Marsh Creek Road Bridge Replacement project, located in an unincorporated area east of Contra Costa County, was completed in less than a year; adhering to a strict environmental permit deadline during the process. All the while maintaining a flawless safety record of zero accidents or incidents. BSK looks forward to being part of the Contra Costa County project delivery team in the future!

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BSK is certified as a Great Place to Work!

Happy employees make happy clients, and we couldn’t be prouder to be certified as a Great Place to Work 2019!

How did we earn this?

Our employees shared in our engagement survey and 81% of them said we were a GREAT place to work. Not a good place. Not a nice place. But a GREAT place! We also completed an intense culture brief where we shared our activities as a values-driven company to ensure we provide quality professional services to you.

More than 90% of BSK employees shared that…

  • People are treated fairly regardless of age, race, sex, and sexual orientation.
  • We trust our people.
  •  We are flexible, safe, and welcoming.

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Happy Retirement, Terri Graham!

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It is with mixed feelings that we announce the retirement of our beloved and much appreciated employee, Terri Graham. Although she will be deeply missed, we can only feel happy for her as she enters this new chapter in life.  It would be impossible to sum up her achievements over nearly 20 years of dedicated service, but she will always be remembered as the hard working, committed, and friendly project coordinator in our Sacramento Analytical Laboratory, and a true example to follow. Staff in our Sacramento office gathered to celebrate Terri’s farewell.

Congratulations Terrie!!

Say hello to the Dirtbags from our Livermore office.

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No really, that’s their name. Catch them every Friday night as they end their work-week with the Livermore Area Recreation and Parks District (LARPD) Softball League.

New Northern Regional Manager, Tim Rodriguez

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BSK Associates is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Tim Rodriguez as Northern Regional Manager. Tim has over 25 years of experience in materials testing and inspection, encompassing a wide range of work including soils, asphalt, concrete, and steel laboratory testing, as well as field inspections of soils, paving, concrete and reinforcing steel.  He serves as Branch Manager and Construction Services Group Manager for the BSK’s Livermore office and has a wide range of project management and technical supervision experience for numerous projects throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Central Valley regions of California.

In his new role as a regional manager, Mr. Rodriguez will be responsible for strategic and operational planning, and growth in the Livermore and Sacramento Engineering offices. In addition, he will be responsible for the oversight and management of all aspects of operations, including financial performance, opportunity backlog, resource allocation, project performance, professional development of staff, and client relationship management.

Beyond the more common set of inspection and testing disciplines, he has extensive experience in many specialized testing applications including ground penetrating radar surveys, floor flatness testing, reinforcing steel surveys, pulse-velocity testing of concrete, specialty load testing, fire damage assessments and condition surveys. He serves as project manager for many of BSK’s municipal on-call agreements and is experienced in supporting our client’s technical needs while focusing on customer service.

Tim is a Past-President for the statewide California Council of Testing and Inspection Agencies (CCTIA), and in his personal time enjoys staying in touch with technology and computers, playing baseball, reading, cooking, exercising, and playing the guitar.

BSK Welcomes Belinda Vega

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BSK is proud to announce the addition of Belinda Vega to our Fresno Analytical location as the new Laboratory Director.  Belinda has over 30 years of environmental laboratory experience including quality and client services, national accounts, operational and financial management.

San Bernardino Awarded City of Fontana Project

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BSK Associates’ San Bernardino Laboratory is proud to announce the award of the City of Fontana Wastewater Sampling and Analysis Contract to the BSK Laboratory Services Division!   The initial contract period is for 2 years and is a great opportunity to highlight our new Field Services Group.