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Serving the greater Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon metropolitan and regional areas. Columbia West Engineering, Inc. is a locally owned and operated, multi-disciplinary, geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting, special inspections and construction materials testing firm. The company was founded in 1999 with a commitment to provide the highest quality professional services in a timely and cost-effective manner.

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Lance V. Lehto is the majority owner, founder and senior managing principal of Columbia West.
Mr. Lehto has more than 20 years of experience in the geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting, and materials testing and special inspection fields.
After obtaining his Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Montana State University in 1995, Mr. Lehto worked in the private geotechnical consulting field as a field engineer, project engineer, and project manager.
Since initial opening of operations in 1999, Mr. Lehto has guided Columbia West to consistent sustained growth while developing the company's reputation for providing quality reliable professional services.
Columbia West provides professional geotechnical engineering, structural special inspections, construction materials testing, and environmental consulting services for projects located throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Our engineers, technicians, and inspectors have a wide range of local knowledge and relevant expertise, and work diligently to develop positive working relationships with local regulatory agencies, architects, civil engineers, contractors, and other project stakeholders.
Columbia West is committed to providing services in a professional, timely, and cost-effective manner.
Columbia West is a geotechnical engineering, materials testing, and structural special inspection firm based in Vancouver, Washington.
Columbia West provides the geotechnical services described below for a variety of public and private clients, including several local regulatory agencies, ports, school districts, and private developers located throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Columbia West conducts geotechnical site investigations for a variety of public and private projects in Oregon and Washington.
Columbia West is a WABO-registered Special Inspection Agency serving the Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon metropolitan area.
Our certified special inspectors and engineering technicians routinely provide structural inspection and construction materials testing services.
Inspection and testing services include field compaction density testing of soil, aggregate, and asphalt during site grading and structural special inspections of reinforced and post-tensioned concrete, post-installed proprietary anchors, structural masonry, steel erection, bolting, welding, lateral wood and cold-form steel shear walls and diaphragms, welding and steel fabricator audits and inspections, spray applied fireproofing and intumescent coatings.
Columbia West's nationally accredited in-house construction materials and soil mechanics laboratory provides analytical testing and analyses of soil, aggregate, asphalt, concrete, grout, and other construction materials.
Columbia West is also a licensed provider of nuclear gauge field compaction testing services in Oregon and Washington.
Columbia West is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) for the following tests: (Certification Number 2922.01).
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