Specialties
Bowman and Williams is a private Civil Engineering and Surveying company. Our projects range in size from residential to large public infrastructure improvements, and we serve private and public clients. Our survey team can complete topographic surveys and mapping services, boundary surveys, FEMA elevation certificates and much more. Our civil department specializes in civil site design including grading, drainage, erosion control, and minor structural improvements such as retaining wall design and deck repair. Each project is managed by a company principal engineer and we pride ourselves on quality, transparency, and on-time deliverables.
History
Established in 1945.
In 1945 Lloyd Bowman and Tom Polk Williams began this civil engineering and land surveying practice in Santa Cruz. In 1974, the company became a California Corporation, and to this day, the company serves clients all across Santa Cruz County. Some projects are located as far north as Tahoe or as south as Big Sur, with some project reach into the California valley.
Meet the Manager: Joel, Ben, Samantha, and Bryan ..
Joel, Ben, and Samantha are the licensed principal civil engineers at Bowman & Williams. The bulk of our civil engineering work is grading, drainage, and erosion control design and calculations, with some retaining wall and utility plan designs too.
Bryan has been with Bowman & Williams since 1993. He has over 14 years of experience as a land surveyor and manages our field crew. The crew is under the OE3 union and we meet the prevailing wage standards for public project work.