Engineering

JEO Consulting Group

The City of Great Bend contracts with JEO Consulting Group for on-call engineering services. JEO provides a designated engineer that is available at the City's office location eight hours per month.

Responsibilities of JEO Consulting Group include:

• Fulfilling the duties, responsibilities and functions of the City Engineer as set forth in the Great Bend Code and Kansas Statues
• Hold staff meetings with Great Bend Engineering Department staff
• Coordinate and have regularly scheduled meetings with the City's designated point of contact
• Coordinate and have meetings with the City Administrator at their discretion
• Prepare studies, reports and cost estimates for projects and Capital Improvement Plan
•  Assist city staff with applying for Community Development Block Grants and other similar grants.
• Review pay requests from contractors for projects;
• Develop bid specifications and plans;
• Administer bid process on various public infrastructure projects
• Review plans and specifications prepared by outside engineering firms to ensure compliance with City ordinances and approved design criteria, standards, and specifications on all public infrastructure improvements;
• Inspect Public Works projects and new construction to ensure compliance with City ordinances and approved design criteria, standards, and specifications on all public infrastructure improvements, as needed
• Assist in the maintenance of records and documents pertaining to public infrastructure
• Coordinate work with appropriate staff and private developers in assessing and planning for new developments and public infrastructure improvements
• Coordinate the annual updating of all public infrastructure maps and the boundary resolution
• Provide general guidance on various engineering matters as required by the City Administrator or designee