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Feature
Planning for even
better days
Berks Survey & Engineering, Inc.
celebrates 30 years
W
hen Bruce T. Rader, PE, PLS, began his career in land
surveying over four decades ago, he didn't anticipate
the tens of thousands of acres his firm, Berks
Surveying & Engineering, Inc. (BSE), would survey in and around
Berks County and Eastern Pennsylvania. Nor did he anticipate the
rapid growth of the area and the thousands of building projects
he and his firm would help complete - from feasibility sketch
plans through municipal and regulatory reviews, approvals, and
permitting to construction. Now this Fleetwood-based company
continues to grow and, in September, was awarded second place in
the 2021 " Greater Reading Entrepreneurial Excellence Award " by
the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance.
Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Berks Surveying
& Engineering, Inc. (BSE) has experienced a surge in growth -
ironically, from the COVID pandemic and its effect on commerce.
Since 2019, it has experienced a significant 70% overall increase in
requests for residential, commercial and agricultural development,
in combination with an unprecedented increase in requests for
boundary surveys and subdivisions.
As more people stay and work from home, demand skyrocketed
for installation of fences, pools, landscaping, garages and building
additions. Real estate sales activity more than doubled, as did
requests for new home construction, apartment complexes, and
building additions that required Erosion & Sedimentation
Control, Stormwater, NPDES Permitting, and driveway design and
permitting. Requests for FEMA Elevation Certificate floodplain
surveys, ALTA Surveys, and solar installations increased as well, to
satisfy lenders' financing requirements.
As a result, BSE offers new property buyers and developers
" Feasibility Studies " to help identify the pros and cons of developing
28 COMMERCE QUARTERLY FALL 2021
From left to right: Berks Survey & Engineering's Rob
Hain, PLS, SEO, receives the No. 2 Entrepreneurial
Excellence Award from Michele Richards, Director
of Treasury Sales of Fulton Bank and GRCA's board
chairwoman, and GRCA CEO & President Jim Gerlach

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