Rutherford & Chekene

Rutherford & Chekene is a for-profit organization specializing in seismic and structural engineering services for the U.S. federal government. Registered in SAM.gov since January 1998, the company has established itself as a key provider of critical engineering services for federal agencies, particularly the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of State. Rutherford & Chekene's expertise encompasses a wide range of services including seismic evaluations, blast studies, resilience assessments, and building safety analyses for federal facilities across multiple regions of the United States. The firm's long-standing relationship with federal agencies and its specialized focus on seismic and structural engineering positions it as a trusted partner in ensuring the safety and resilience of government buildings.

The company has been awarded numerous prime contracts to perform essential engineering services for federal agencies. These services include conducting seismic hazard surveys, computer modeling, engineering reviews, seismic risk assessments, and developing design recommendations for federal buildings. Specific projects undertaken by Rutherford & Chekene include 911 seismic evaluation studies, blast studies for federal buildings and courthouses, investigations of building movement, and resiliency evaluations of high-priority building inventories. The firm has also provided COVID-19 safety assessments for federal facilities and non-structural element seismic bracing services. Most of these contracts have been awarded by various regional offices of the GSA's Public Buildings Service, with some work also performed for the Department of State's Bureau of Overseas Building Operations. While many of the contracts were not set aside, at least one award was designated as a total small business set-aside. Additionally, Rutherford & Chekene has served as a subcontractor, providing technical support for the completion of the Nationwide Losses Avoided / Building Code Save project, which involved developing Hazus-compatible databases and evaluating seismic losses avoided methodologies.

Rutherford & Chekene currently holds two significant Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) with the federal government. The first is a single-award IDC with the GSA, set aside for small businesses, with a ceiling value of $10 million and a performance period through September 2028. This contract covers seismic and structural engineering services across GSA's 11 regions, including seismic hazard reports, risk assessments, computer modeling, engineering reviews, and design services. Under this IDC, Rutherford & Chekene has been awarded task orders such as a $93,740 firm fixed price delivery order to conduct a 911 seismic evaluation study for a federal building in Portland, Oregon. The second IDC, also with GSA, is for peer review services in structural engineering, with a ceiling value of $44,367.71 and a performance period through August 2024. These IDCs position Rutherford & Chekene as a key provider of specialized engineering services for the federal government's seismic safety and building modernization initiatives, allowing various agencies to access their expertise for critical infrastructure projects.

Structural engineering

Geotechnical engineering