For decades, our work in this area has supported the health and safety of the citizens throughout the greater mid-Atlantic region of the country. MEB has the added capability and advantage of self-performing much of the complex heavy civil activities associated with this work using our own forces and staff.
MEB has a variety of construction and design/build experience with corporate office and governmental facilities, both municipal and federal. Our portfolio includes new multi-story office buildings along with complicated, phased renovations and additions. Public private partnerships (PPP) are a hallmark of our capabilities
MEB is a national leader in the construction of aviation fueling systems and storage facilities, with an impressive portfolio of completed projects on various government and military installations across the country.
As coastal environments deal with the devastating effects of rising tides and recurrent flooding, MEB is uniquely positioned and experienced to help mitigate the myriad impacts associated with sea level rise. Our environmental construction project experience includes innovative solutions by the nation’s leading resiliency designers.
As an industry leader in the planning and construction of competitive sports tourism facilities, to unique expertise related to sophisticated systems associated with animal care and exhibition, along with experience in the congested logistics of resort area high rise construction, MEB is the preferred design-builder in this market that requires a unique level contractor sophistication.
Our commitment is always to allow the client to focus on their business, uninterrupted, while we focus on all the necessary construction activities. Our manufacturing clients, local, national and international, trust MEB to maintain their operations and critical schedules.
MEB has the added capability and advantage of self-performing many complex activities associated with pump stations and pipeline projects utilizing our in-house experienced construction forces. Much of this work is also completed with our own equipment, providing added value and benefit to our clients.
MEB utilizes a partnered team approach for all projects. Partnering builds a collaborative, project-focused team of multiple stakeholders with shared goals. Read More
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MEB provides construction management services, working with our clients early in the design phase and utilizing our experience to manage budgets, design elements, schedules, and ensure program and design will maximize opportunities for project success. We support our client’s architects and engineers in the preconstruction phase to provide current construction standards, means, methods, and technologies.
MEB serves as the design-builder, while partnering with design and construction firms to provide turn-key design and construction services. With a single point of contact, our team works with the client and design-build team to develop the project while reducing schedule and ensuring budget efficiency. We foster relationships of collaboration and innovation to surpass our client’s expectations.
MEB specializes in partnering with the public sector to develop their visions into reality by leveraging our expertise and, in some cases, private investments to significantly reduce schedule timelines, capital outlay, and long-term financial commitments. Through public private partnerships, our team can create innovative solutions to complex situations by bringing all project stakeholders to the table and collaborate to ensure project success.
At MEB, we are more than just a construction company – we are dedicated partners who prioritize our clients and safety above all else. We bring our three core values — Clients First. Safety Matters. Family by Choice. — to life every day through our actions, our culture, and our unwavering commitment to our people.
MEB’s leadership team is comprised of construction professionals with decades of experience assisting our clients to achieve their project goals and visions, while providing a work-life balanced approach to enhance the quality of life for the MEB employees.
MEB made a commitment to safety on every jobsite long ago and as a result, we are regarded as a leader in the construction industry for ensuring the safety of our employees and subcontractors. Safety is the collective responsibility of all individuals associated with a project. “Safety Matters” is one of MEB’s three core values and we use it to guide our daily actions.
MEB Making a Difference reflects our commitment to giving back to the communities where we live and work. Through hands-on volunteerism, meaningful sponsorships, and strong partnerships with local organizations, we aim to create a lasting and positive impact.
September 23, 2025
Our team showed up in full force at the conference delivering three impactful presentations. If you weren’t able to make it to our sessions, check out the brief overview of each presentation below.
John Thornton presented alongside Scott Schiller, Engineering Manager from Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority and Matthew Wimmer, Sr. Associate from Hazen and Sawyer. The group discussed the emergency work that was performed after a catastrophic failure at one of Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA)’s pump stations.
As a wholesale provider of water and wastewater treatment services for the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County Service Authority, RWSA owns and operates a 53 million gallon per day (MGD) pump station located at the Moores Creek Advanced Water Resource Recovery Facility. On January 9, 2024, the Charlottesville area received over 3 inches of rain in 12 hours (on top of oversaturated ground conditions) that resulted in a catastrophic failure of this pump station, resulting in an interruption in the conveyance of more than half the service area’s flow to the plant. Following the hectic establishment of a 55 MGD bypass pumping system to restore service, RWSA began a complicated process of reviewing failure modes and needed improvements, utilizing the expertise and existing facility knowledge of various consultants and vendors. It was a calculated race to get the pump station back into operation and remove the bypass pumping system, where desired outcomes were weighed against the monthly bypass pumping expenses and the lead times associated with the improvements. By taking this collaborative approach to project delivery, we were able to harness each team member’s strengths while successfully fast-tracking repairs and completing the recovery process.
Tim Ratay presented with Kevin Nash, Project Delivery Leader from RK&K as well as David Steele, Project Manager at AECOM on collaborative approaches to an aggressive schedule for the design-bid-build Boat Harbor Pump Station Conversion project. For the construction phase, they focused in on two main collaborative design changes, raising the elevation of an internal staircase and substituting precast wall panels and hollowcore planks for a split-face masonry exterior and bar joist and decking roof system. The changes have ensured an on-time delivery despite the extremely aggressive schedule.
The Boat Harbor Treatment Plant Pump Station Conversion Project faces an aggressive schedule aimed at diverting flow to the Nansemond Treatment Plant and halting treatment at the Boat Harbor Treatment Plant by Summer 2026. The $170M, 3.5-year project has an ambitious schedule to be substantially complete by the end of June 2026 with the new facility in full service. Although the project was procured using the Design-Bid-Build delivery method, the contractor, in collaboration with the engineer and the owner, implemented significant design changes during the initial stages of construction to help achieve this goal, while holding all stakeholders’ interests’ paramount. Construction commenced in June 2023, and the collaborative theme has been present throughout construction to ensure an on-time delivery of the facility.
Zach Emerson gave an in-depth look into how we are using BIM, Drone Photogrammetry, and Terrestrial Laser Scanning on our active jobsites. He utilized real life visuals to explain the benefits of each application.
Real project examples were utilized from our Boat Harbor Treatment Plant Pump Station Conversion project, the Greater Williamsburg Sports & Events Center project, and the HRSD Nansemond Treatment Plant Struvite Recovery Facility Improvements & Digester Upgrades. Photogrammetry is one of the many examples of how reality capture can be incorporated into BIM to better connect the digital project to the physical world while also strengthening communication between the office and the field, and laser scanning is a powerful tool that enables detailed coordination between existing conditions and new work, among many other applications.
Huge thank you to our team for their time and dedication to their presentations, and to AWWA for another great conference.
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By Peyton van Reesema
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