URS | BP Barber - Mentor/Protégé Program

Under the auspices of the City of Columbia's Mentor-Protégé Program (MPP), URS | BP Barber and DESA have collaborated to work on a number of construction projects together. Our mentor-protégé relationship with URS | BP Barber began in August 2008, with an expected completion date of August 2012, and total project(s) value estimated at $1,020,000.  

For each project, DESA consultants have provided:

  • Shop Drawing Reviews & Approvals
  • Preparation & Negotiation of Change Orders
  • Scheduled Meetings & Preparation of Agendas
  • Meeting Minutes
  • Construction Inspections
  • Report Preparation & Submittal
  • General Oversight of Construction Processes


Project Listing:

1)    48-inch Water Main, Monticello Road to I-77, Columbia, SC

2)    Monticello Road Booster Pump Station

3)    48-inch Water Main, I-77 to Rimer Pond Road Tank Site

4)    48-inch and 54-inch Gravity Sewer Line Rehabilitation

5)    Broad River Pump Station, Columbia, SC

6)    Mill Creek Pump Station, Columbia, SC

7)    North Carolina Pump Station, Broad River banks, NC

8)    Emergency Repairs and Modifications for Columbia Metro Waste Water Treatment Plant, Congaree River, Columbia, SC