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Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group of Clovis has acquired Bakersfield-based Ruettgers & Schlerer Civil Engineers, an engineering and consulting firm specializing in civil engineering services.

Provost & Pritchard has office locations in Clovis, Visalia, Bakersfield, Riverside, Camarillo, San Luis Obispo, Modesto, Los Banos, Chico, Sacramento, Sonora and Boise, Idaho.

Provost & Pritchard specializes in civil and agricultural engineering, environmental and land use planning, hydrogeology and geology, surveying, and construction management services for water resources, municipal infrastructure, agriculture, site development and environmental compliance.

Founded in 1980, Ruettgers & Schuler Civil Engineers focuses on transportation and public works facility design and construction, right-of-way engineering, acquisition and relocation, traffic impact and transportation studies, and railroad grade separation projects.

“Ruettgers & Schuler has been providing quality civil and transportation engineering services for more than 40 years. We have had the opportunity to work closely with them for years and are thrilled to have them join our team to provide expanded services to meet our clients’ needs,” said Ronald J Samuelian, president and CEO of Provost &Pritchard.

John Schuler, principal engineer at Ruettgers & Schuler, said the experience of working with Provost and Pritchard helped convince him the deal was a good fit.

“We have always respected their degree of professionalism and their highly qualified staff. We felt that our common business philosophy would be a good match. We are excited to bring our expertise and complimentary services to Provost & Pritchard,” Schuler said.