PZSE has been in business since 1989, our team consists of two fully licensed structural engineers, one licensed civil engineer and two drafters as well as clerical team. We specialize in delivering structural engineering services for tiny to mid-sized projects from minor domestic remodels to new multi-story mixed use commercial projects.
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PZSE is always on the lookout for qualified and dynamic candidates to join our team and become valued members. Please respond with a cover letter, resume and the position which you are applying for. Please specify what are you are looking for and e-mail us your resume to recruitment@pzse.com for future opportunities.
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Reviews (4)
David Myers
Apr 20, 2019
I am a general Contractor and have used them twice. They offer architectural and engineering which is nice. They are very expensive for small jobs. I encountered a problem with them missing a structural wall on their first inspection. It wasn't discovered until the construction was started. They billed me additional fees which I disputed but had to pay any way. They don't stand by their mistakes. I will not use them again and I strongly recommend you to find a better company.
Samuel Musico
Dec 04, 2018
Exceptional service at a very reasonable price! My wife and I used PZSE for the structural review of our custom home plan. We are building a courtyard style home with a lot of windows and really appreciated their 'can do' attitude. They designed the structural elements with cost efficiency in mind and they didn't tack on any extra charges during the process. We would highly recommend using these guys!
Gazelle S.
Oct 03, 2018
I worked with PZSE for a year on construction plans for my home to fix a sinking foundation. The bid to draft these plans was $5150. $2000 was required up front for them to start drafting the plans and the remaining $3150 was due upon completion. My project engineer thru the entire process was Xavier Carrillo, and he was great to work with. Somehow in the end, my project plans were finalized after approval was received from the city sewer engineers on 8/2/18, however, I wasn't given a chance to look at the plans before they were finalized.
A couple weeks after they were finalized I noticed a few discrepancies. One was the contractor to do the actual install of the helical piers that I had already received a bid from was incorrect on the plans and of the 36 helical piers on the plans only 6 were listed as required and all of them were required. I emailed Xavier with the changes needed, he forwarded the email to the drafter for the plan updates to be done. Turns out Xavier has since left PZSE and when I attempted to contact them I was put in touch with a new project manager that just started working for PZSE, named Peter Bostaph. Peter told me that my project had already been closed out and finalized and final payment was due.
I was told by Peter that PZSE had completed their scope of work and they had no more time for me. I was not allowed to ask any further questions about my plans and regardless if I had approved and ok'd the finalized plans or not I was told I needed to pick them up and pay my final bill. And any further updates or modifications would need a new contract agreement signed and paid for.
Any questions I asked Peter during a half hour phone call couldn't be answered and he couldn't direct me to someone that could answer them. One question I asked is how does PZSE accept final approval of plans from the customer? Email, verbal, signed document? Peter didn't have an answer. I referenced an email he was cc'd on back on 8/14 where the drafter had email me and others at PZSE indicating the 2 updates I requested (after they had previously finalized the plans without my ok) were attached for me to review. Peter again said my plans had already been finalized and they had no more time for me.
I asked Peter how many revisions are allowed to plans during the drafting process? He couldn't give me an answer. Peter asked me what the bid was for my project. I said $5150. He replied that for them to draft construction plans for my entire house I would have been charged more than $5150 so their scope wasn't to draft construction plans for my entire house.
I asked why were plans drafted for my entire house then? Another question he couldn't answer. A great relationship that had been built over a year was single handedly ruined by this new project manager, Peter Bostaph, in less than 24 hours. I'm no longer a customer of PZSE and will be taking my business elsewhere. It's pretty sad that 2 updates to some final plans requested by the customer couldn't be accommodated.
A couple weeks after they were finalized I noticed a few discrepancies. One was the contractor to do the actual install of the helical piers that I had already received a bid from was incorrect on the plans and of the 36 helical piers on the plans only 6 were listed as required and all of them were required. I emailed Xavier with the changes needed, he forwarded the email to the drafter for the plan updates to be done. Turns out Xavier has since left PZSE and when I attempted to contact them I was put in touch with a new project manager that just started working for PZSE, named Peter Bostaph. Peter told me that my project had already been closed out and finalized and final payment was due.
I was told by Peter that PZSE had completed their scope of work and they had no more time for me. I was not allowed to ask any further questions about my plans and regardless if I had approved and ok'd the finalized plans or not I was told I needed to pick them up and pay my final bill. And any further updates or modifications would need a new contract agreement signed and paid for.
Any questions I asked Peter during a half hour phone call couldn't be answered and he couldn't direct me to someone that could answer them. One question I asked is how does PZSE accept final approval of plans from the customer? Email, verbal, signed document? Peter didn't have an answer. I referenced an email he was cc'd on back on 8/14 where the drafter had email me and others at PZSE indicating the 2 updates I requested (after they had previously finalized the plans without my ok) were attached for me to review. Peter again said my plans had already been finalized and they had no more time for me.
I asked Peter how many revisions are allowed to plans during the drafting process? He couldn't give me an answer. Peter asked me what the bid was for my project. I said $5150. He replied that for them to draft construction plans for my entire house I would have been charged more than $5150 so their scope wasn't to draft construction plans for my entire house.
I asked why were plans drafted for my entire house then? Another question he couldn't answer. A great relationship that had been built over a year was single handedly ruined by this new project manager, Peter Bostaph, in less than 24 hours. I'm no longer a customer of PZSE and will be taking my business elsewhere. It's pretty sad that 2 updates to some final plans requested by the customer couldn't be accommodated.
Jen S.
Oct 16, 2017
