"To serve our clients well, SCL boasts staff that is reliable, courteous, team-driven, and technically proficient."
SCL provides fully independent, unbiased assessments. Our personnel have experience in reviewing, assessing, developing, and implementing many types of projects.
"We live by our company slogan "Strength in Design".
To deliver the best services in a supportive environment, locally and regionally, through the provision of real estate, unique model house and building designs, construction of residential and commercial buildings, architectural and engineering consultancy.
Sorell provided a professional and structured approach to its services ensuring successful completion of the project. Sorell was particular responsive to issues as they arose and were flexible and open in finding resolutions. I look forward to continuing to work with Sorell in future projects.
The community-driven participatory approach to BNTF intervention calls for active involvement of focus groups and Project Monitoring Committees (PMCs), etc. both in design and supervision. Sorell has understood this approach and has over the years responded favorably in providing good work harmony with BNTF Office and respective beneficiary groups. Also, the quality of sub-projects delivered has been satisfactory. Though challenges have arisen in the past, the consultant has displayed no hostility or indifference, but a willingness to work collaboratively addressing matters of concern.
Our understanding of local conditions and wide project experience provides our muti-disciplined design team with a complete understanding of the unique components and challenges entailed in providing solutions on institutional projects.
Our depth of experience collaborating with governments and stakeholders to execute projects has given us a clear understanding of the machinery of government and the layered decision-making processes involved. This understanding has been the basis for our success on public projects.
We serve as a trusted partner on residential projects. We provide advice and solutions to homeowners to allow them to build in environments of their choice. We provide quality recommendations to mitigate/eliminate coastal flood, landslides, hurricanes and earthquake damage to infrastructure.
Through a collaborative effort between our engineers, we utilize an integrated approach to offer cost-effective project delivery on commercial projects such as restaurants, apartments, hotels, office buildings, among others.
We assist in designing improvements to redevelopment projects to extend the service life of structures. Our engineers and other technical professionals have the experience and expertise to value deteriorating infrastructure and engineer the most suitable solutions considering objectives and constraints.
We utilize our expertise to impact the lives and futures of those who participate in our annual internship program. We also sponsor the education of the less fortunate to study technical disciplines. In addition, we provide technical support for infrastructural projects being undertaken by non-profit/community institutions such as schools.
Sorell Consulting Ltd. offers a full array of professional staff in fields of engineering and project management to effect construction management and inspection services.
We perform a wide range of assessments including; Environmental Impact Assessments, Environmental Engineering Assessment, Environmental Risk Assessment, among others.
Our capabilities include a wide range of projects from single family home renovations to new commercial and industrial facilities.
Our expertise brings value to clients faced with complex drainage constraints; clients and projects come from public agencies, private developers, and individual property owners.
All of our designs conform to the requirements of international and local building codes. Our structures are designed in timber, steel or concrete.
SCL's Environmental Department provides a variety of services that enhance best management practices, which incorporates environmental solutions to satisfy our clients' needs.
Our Civil Engineering Division can take a project through planning, preliminary design, and ultimately to the final design stage where the project is ready for bid and construction.
Other services provided by Sorell Consulting Ltd. include Concrete Testing, Rebar Testing, Surveying and Drafting.
SCL offers geotechnical investigation, analysis, design, and field testing services. Additionally, we provide recommendations for our clients. Written reports include boring logs, lab test data, description of the investigation, and recommendations. The engineering evaluation typically concerns itself with the design and construction of foundations, and associated earthwork considerations.
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