Statement of Qualifications

Smith-Emery Company, established in 1904, began performing inspection and testing on commercial building structures following the San Francisco Earthquake-Fire of 1906, an event that destroyed the Company’s Howard Street Laboratory. In 1910, Smith-Emery expanded to provide service in the Southern California commercial building market.

Over the years the company has devoted a considerable effort to personnel training and new inspection technology and pioneered the use of Ultrasonic Inspection on the West Coast during the construction of the twin 50 story Arco-Towers project in Central Los Angeles.

In response to the Northridge Earthquake damage, Smith-Emery Company has developed an inspection technology to effectively determine the structural conditions of the steel frame buildings utilizing ultrasonic, dye penetrant and magnetic particle non-destructive testing methods. Company representatives have participated in Los Angeles City Task Force to implement Building Code revision. To date we have performed our work on over 200 structures.

Smith-Emery Company is currently performing inspection and testing for the largest structural steel project in the State of California, the San Francisco International Airport Terminal, approximately 33,000 tons.

Smith-Emery personnel are certified by many agencies and our approved by numerous city building departments. A partial list follows:

American Welding Society (AWS)

American Society of Non-Destructive Testing (ASNT)

International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO)

American Concrete Institute (ACI)

California Department of the State Architect (DSA/OSHPD)

Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL)

Special Inspection Committee (SIC) Peninsula, East Bay & Monterey Bay Areas

California Council of Testing & Inspection Agencies (CCTIA)

Army Corps of Engineers

American Water Works Association

Office of Regulatory Services (ORS)

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)

Los Angeles City

Los Angeles County

City of Beverly Hills

City of Santa Monica

City of Burbank

City of Culver City

City of San Francisco - Registered L.B.E.

County of San Francisco