Applied Geotechnical Engineering Consultants

Applied Geotechnical Engineering Consultants, Inc. (AGEC) was established in 1990 to deliver reliable, full-service, geotechnical and geologic engineering consultation, construction-material testing and observation, special inspections, laboratory testing services and environmental site assessments. Directed by James E. Nordquist, P.E., AGEC specializes in providing consultation on geotechnical and geologic engineering, and construction-services aspects of constructed facilities and the environment. Our technically proficient staff is supervised by registered professional engineers (13 Utah registered P.E.s on staff) throughout each phase of individual client projects. AGEC owns and operates a mobile CME all-terrain drilling rig, two truck-mounted CME drill rigs and a backhoe and conducts project-required laboratory testing in our in-house geotechnical/construction-materials laboratories. As the largest Utah-headquartered geotechnical engineering consulting firm, AGEC comprises engineers (20-23), Professional Geologists (3), technicians/inspectors (30-45), laboratory technicians (15-25) and support personnel (15-25). Since 1990, AGEC has successfully completed more than 41,000 projects in Utah, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, California, Minnesota, Mississippi and Oklahoma. AGEC acquired Southwest Testing, Inc., an established construction materials testing and inspection firm based in St. George, Utah in October 1996. St. George is in the southwest corner of the state of Utah, 120 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada and 350 miles south of Salt Lake City, Utah. AGEC has two full service offices located in Sandy and St. George, Utah.