Comprehensive underground design and construction services that are provided include:

 

• Geotechnical Investigations Planning and Budgeting

• Geotechnical and Geological Assessments

• Conceptual and Trade-Off/Options Studies

• Pre-Feasibility and Feasibility Studies

• Preliminary and Final Design

• Portal, Shaft, Cavern, and Tunnel Design

• Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Construction Assessments

• Specialized Rock Testing

• Rock Durability Assessments

• In Situ Stress Assessments

• Overstress Assessments

• Rock Support Corrosion Potential Assessments

• Groundwater Inflow Assessments

• Risk Registers and Quantitative and Qualitative Risk Assessments

• Construction Risk Mitigation Solutions

• Constructability Assessments

• Site and Construction Inspections

• Underground Safety Audits

• Ground Control Management Plans (GCMP) and Implementation

• Inspection and Condition Assessment of Operating Tunnels  

• Benchmark Cost Estimates and Review

• Project and Construction Scheduling

• Rehabilitation and Repair Design of Existing Tunnels

• Peer Technical Advisory Services

• Project Procurement

• Contract Documentation (RFPs, RFQs, Tender Documents, GDRs, GBRs)

• Technical Specifications

• Claims Advice

• Expert Opinion/Witness

• Independent/Lender's Engineer

• Due Diligence

• Forensic Investigations

• Asset Performance Evaluation of Hydropower Tunnels 

• Inspection and Evaluation of Tunnels using Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs)

• Independent risk evaluation for insurers

• Pre-bid geotechnical reviews for tunnel constructors

 

Dean Brox Consulting specializes in underground design and construction services for Design-Build project delivery approaches. Dean Brox Consulting has worked efficiently for a number of tunneling constructors to develop successful qualifications and bid proposals for shortlisting as well as cost-effective designs for low risk and schedule demanding construction.

 

Dean Brox Consulting welcomes collaboration with other specialist underground design and construction professionals to provide a team-based approach for clients and/or tunnel constructors for project studies, design, and construction of new projects.