BCD to acquire SoilTech

Burns Cooley Dennis Inc. has agreed to acquire SoilTech Consultants, an affiliate of Neel-Schaffer Inc. Neel-Schaffer and BCD have a history of collaboration and have teamed on nearly 30 projects over the last five years. In forming a strategic plan for the future, Neel-Schaffer decided to focus on core services - transportation, civil, environmental and water resources engineering - and was a natural fit to sell the firm’s geotechnical affiliate. BCD is the largest geotechnical and materials consulting firm headquartered in Mississippi, with corporate and CMET campuses in the Jackson area with branches in Hattiesburg and Hernando. BCD will acquire a new office location in Starkville as part of the acquisition. The acquisition will increase the number of BCS employees to more than 70. The SoilTech acquisition will improve BCD’s ability to deliver engineered solutions for routine and complex geotechnical projects, according to Eddie Templeton, BCD president. Combining resources and abilities will allow BCD to provide state-of-the-art geotechnical, pavement and construction testing services across the Golden Triangle, Pine Belt-Gulf Coast, and Memphis regions. (Source: Mississippi Business Journal 01/05/21) SoilTech has offices across eight states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.