About Us

Civil Engineering in the Capital DistrictCivil Engineering in Up-State New York

L. Sipperly & Associates, LLC was established in 1995 to provide professional services in the disciplines of civil engineering, land surveying, mapping, land planning, and site design. Our management team has more than 80 years of project organization, management, and design experience on a wide array of project types for both public and private sector clients.

Our company is a multi-discipline engineering firm providing a broad array of services in civil engineering, land surveying, mapping, site analysis and design, and land-use planning. Each project is executed under the direct supervision of a licensed professional who applies proven experience, knowledge, and established skills to the organization, approach, supervision, and execution of each project. Office staff members are trained in the latest technology and supported by “state-of-the-art” equipment and software, which allows the efficient processing of work and on-time completion of projects.

The professional and technical staff at L. Sipperly & Associates, LLC is fully experienced and possesses the skill sets and technical knowledge necessary to organize, implement, and complete projects within the disciplines of service provided by our firm. L. Sipperly & Associates, LLC also provides a compliment of computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) services; geographic information system (GIS) database management, and land-mapping services.

Our firm's philosophy is to provide clients with quality, creative, and cost-effective solutions to their project needs and goals. We fully understand the value and importance of project schedules and are committed to project planning and completion of assignments on time.

L. Sipperly & Associates, LLC's staff consists of licensed and professional engineers, land surveyors, senior design engineers, a senior CAD manager, CAD draftspersons, engineer technicians, field survey crews, and an administrative assistant. The staffing size allows us better control of quality assurance and quality control and provides for direct involvement of principals in project oversight. Our business emphases are municipal infrastructure design, land analysis and land-use planning; site-engineering design; and municipal and regulatory agency permitting for commercial, retail, industrial use, and residential communities.

Project approach involves understanding the client's project needs and site operational requirements; identification and analysis of geophysical, regulatory, and social conditions affecting site utilization and development; conducting necessary physical, cultural, and environmental studies to confirm site qualities and limitations; engineering planning and design of site function and organization; engineering design of grading and utility infrastructure components (water, fire protection, storm water management, sanitary sewerage, and waste removal/recycling); site security and lighting; site appearance and landscaping; and local government and regulatory agency approvals and permits.

Lynn Sipperly, PLS, Principal and Thomas McGrath, PE, Associate, are firm members authorized to execute agreements and negotiate services and fees on behalf of L. Sipperly & Associates, LLC. The firm is structured as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of New York.