
Services
Rotonda Construction and Engineering (RCE Associates, Inc.), led by Frank J. Rotonda, PE, PP, CME, delivers expert engineering solutions for property owners, developers, municipalities, insurers, and legal professionals.
Civil Structural Engineering, Building Design & Site Engineering/PLanning
Engineering design, utility planning (water, sewer, drainage), and permitting for commercial, residential, and municipal projects. Coordinate with regulators to streamline approvals.
Stormwater Management
Design detention systems, erosion control plans, and stormwater solutions to comply with local ordinances, leveraging advanced modeling tools like AutoCAD.
Forensic Engineering
Investigate structural failures, construction defects, and property damage (hurricane, flood, fire, water, wind) using engineering forensic methods and latest technology and inspection tools. Provide cause and origin analysis, and detailed reports.
Restoration Construction DESIGN BUILD
Design and oversee repairs for damaged structures, including facades, roofs, building envelopes, and foundations, ensuring safety and compliance with local codes. Specialize in emergency structural repairs and historic building restoration.
Project Example: 60-01 Boulevard East, West New York, NJ (1999), turnkey design/build restoration of a 100-year-old mixed-use building. References: West New York Construction Official
Litigation Support
Provide expert witness testimony and technical reports as Engineering Expert Witness including construction disputes, insurance claims, and legal proceedings. Offer unbiased, courtroom-ready analysis based on 30+ years of experience.
Inspection Services
Conduct property condition assessments and structural inspections for commercial and residential buildings, identifying damage or compliance issues post-storm or pre-purchase.
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Why Choose RCE?
As a Firm RCE Associates is dedicated to providing the finest in Engineering and Construction Services. We offer a wide spectrum of services.
Communication is the key to our success. We work with you to ensure your vision comes to fruition. RCE Associates, Inc. takes great pride in our ability to tackle complicated projects. Our personnel are licensed professionals in their area of expertise.
FRANK J. ROTONDA, P.E., P.P., C.M.E.
Frank Rotonda, P.E., P.P., C.M.E. (RCE) has served professionally for 30 years. Mr. Rotonda’s unique lifetime knowledge and his professional engineering, planning and municipal expertise make him particularly well suited to provide professional services in multiple states from the Florida headquarters. Frank has served as the Municipal Engineer or Planning and Land Use Engineer for numerous projects and has served as Engineering Expert for public and private, quasi-public, institutional and judicial proceedings. Mr. Rotonda's breadth of professional experience begins with formation in 1992 of RCE Associates. RCE performed great engineering work projects both public and private in multiple states.
RCE Associates under his leadership provides Civil, Municipal, and Utility Engineering, Structural Engineering Building Inspection, and Construction Management services. We strive to promote the advancement of our clients with reliable and creative solutions. We add value by offering a full breadth of services required to comply with today’s needs while adapting and planning for tomorrow’s demands.
We proudly serve municipal government clientele, and we are dedicated to providing high quality professional civil municipal planning, environmental, water/wastewater, energy, and transportation expertise to help accomplish your mission. Our municipal clients’ bottom-line is as important as our own. We combine over 30 years of experience with fresh technical rigor, creativity, and reliability to build infrastructure, safeguard the public, spur economic development, and promote environmental sustainability.
Since 1992 RCE has provided Civil, Municipal, and Utility Engineering, Structural Engineering Building Inspection, and Construction Management services. We strive to promote the advancement of our clients with reliable and creative solutions. We add value by offering a full breadth of services required to comply with today’s needs while adapting and planning for tomorrow’s demands.
RCE serves municipal government clientele, and we are dedicated to serve professional civil municipal planning, environmental, water/wastewater, energy and transportation expertise to help accomplish your mission. Our municipal clients’ bottom-line is as important as our own. We combine over 30 years of experience with fresh technical rigor, creativity and reliability to build infrastructure, safeguard the public, spur economic development and promote environmental sustainability.
Extensive trial experience with a proven and documented track record. Investigation of residential and commercial properties focusing on roofing, foundations, building envelopes, water intrusion, construction defects, and storm damage. Evaluation to determine the cause of damages by construction defect, material failures, lack of maintenance, or other result
Investigations of damage caused by hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, fires, and other natural events. Expertise in residential and commercial building structures in all areas including roofing, foundations, and building envelopes. Catastrophe Response Litigation Support Property Damage Inspection Special Services RCE Associates offers a package of core and specialty services that are delivered through an internal team of professional engineers and professional expert network, licensed and certified litigation experts across several disciplines.
RCE Associates can provide full-service engineering and construction project management services. Our staff has expertise in municipal & transportation engineering, structural building design, and utility design services which encompass all phases of the project including planning, preliminary design, construction supervision, and project management.
Preliminary Engineering Services
Feasibility studies, alternatives analysis and evaluation
Co-ordination of technical investigations (including geotechnical, mechanical, environmental, etc.)
Detailed information for final design
Land Use Planning Services
Development Agreement Negotiations
Review of local development policies and obtain all approvals
Assist in obtaining municipal approval of plans
Provide cost estimates for construction, municipal assessment and engineering
Assist client in obtaining a development agreement from the local municipal authority
Detailed Design
Detailed design and drafting of engineering drawings for servicing and submitting the plans for client and municipal approval
Follow up with municipal personnel and make any necessary revisions to obtain various municipal department approvals
Bidding & Construction Management
Review all payment requests and offer Funding Recommendations
Review bids and make recommendations for award of contract
Review contractors bonding, insurance and other documents
On-Site Inspection and Layout
Provide on-site technical personnel to lay out the work
Inspect work for compliance with contract documents
Liaison with sub-consultants and other department inspectors
General Engineering During Construction
Provide general engineering supervision during construction
Prepare and certify progress payment certificates
Report and meet with client on progress and costs to-date
Liaison with contractor on progress to ensure good workmanship and timely completion
Provide and forward all documentation to municipal authority
Apply for and obtain construction completion certificates for each improvement
Issue construction completion certificates to contractor
As-Built Drawings/Record Drawings
Revise construction drawings to reflect "as built" condition and provide copies to client and municipality
RCE Associates, Inc. are Professional Engineers, and we provide accurate and reliable inspections. We prepare Certified Reports - always by a Licensed Professional Engineer. We offer the highest credentials available in the building inspection profession. In addition to being Licensed Professional Engineers; we have many years of experience in building and construction. You will not find gimmicks in our work; only Bonafide engineering backed by credentials from Education authorities.
After seeing our credentials, we hope that the decision you make in choosing RCE will be a little easier.
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We feel that our credentials, evaluation methods and reports are the best in the profession.
We perform Engineering Inspections for residential, commercial, industrial, manufacturing and government/utility properties.
If Professional Inspectors and Top-Quality reporting are what you are looking for in an inspection company, RCE Associates is ready to meet your needs. We have offices in New Jersey. Our service area includes New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Florida and surrounding areas. We are a Professional Engineering Firm and are experts in the building codes. We also have experience as contractors and estimators giving us the much needed and well-rounded experience to help us serve your needs. At RCE Associates, Inc., our clients are always our first concern. We have developed a method of performing inspections which meets all of our client’s expectations, from a clear and concise reporting system to continuing support after the inspection is over, we offer the finest services available anywhere to our clients. We know that high quality services are what the consumer demands in this age of educated consumers, and we have developed a company which can exceed those expectations.
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