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Creating Better Communities Together: The DAI and FOCUS Partnership In the dynamic real estate development world, few companies establish themselves as pioneering forces. With over three decades of experience developing master-planned communities and commercial projects along the Wasatch Front, DAI is one such trailblazer. Founded in 1991, DAI has shaped over 10,000 acres of safe, […]

Parkview Cottages is a high-density, cottage-style, single-family community. This project comprises 66 single-family units on 9.31 acres in Lehi, Utah. FOCUS’s civil engineering, landscape planning, and surveying team worked hand in hand with Ivory Development to complete this job. Ivory’s goal with Parkview Cottages was to offer a high-quality starter home alternative to townhomes and […]

Matt Christensen, Civil Engineering Project Manager Matt Christensen is a key member of the FOCUS Site Civil Residential team. He has been at FOCUS for just over four years, starting out as a CAD designer and working into his current project management role. Why FOCUS? When he joined FOCUS, Matt was trying to find something […]

Congratulations on these FOCUS Promotions! FOCUS is built by our strong and passionate team. We are proud to promote some of our most hardworking people, who inspire us. Bodhi Barney, Crew Chief 2 | Construction Staking

Our Employee of the Month awards are employee driven. Nominations are made by employees who witness exceptional performance that goes beyond expectations.   Winner: Megan Fernandez – Exceeding Deadlines and Ensuring Client Success Megan Fernandez has been awarded FOCUS’s prestigious Platinum of the Month for June 2023. Her exceptional performance in meeting challenging deadlines and […]

Meet Wes Prime, Construction Staking Crew Chief. With over two and a half years of experience at FOCUS, Wes has proven himself an invaluable asset to the team. Construction Staking Responsibilities As the point person for organizing and scheduling field crews, Wes effectively coordinates with them to ensure the specific requirements of each client are […]

There’s a certain excitement when owners, developers, architects, engineers, and designers see the first physical signs of their plans beginning to come to life. One of the first signals of construction starting to take place is staking, where design meets dirt. Construction Staking Guides Construction Efforts At FOCUS, the Construction Staking department is trusted to […]

The Orchard multifamily development project is comprised of 66 townhomes and 30 duplexes sitting on ten acres in Sandy, Utah. This collaboration marked the first time FOCUS Engineering & Surveying partnered with DAI Utah on a townhome or duplex project. As the consultant on the project, FOCUS ensured every aspect aligned with the client’s vision. […]

Our Employee of the Month awards are employee-driven. Nominations are made by employees who witness exceptional performance that goes beyond expectations. The nominations are then subjected to employee voting, and the top two nominees are awarded Employee of the Month and Runner-Up. Additionally, we align our nominations with the current company theme, which is PLATINUM. […]

With record breaking winter snowpack and spring runoff in Utah this year, controlling stormwater flows is especially top-of-mind. A conversation with Tui Siliva, a CAD Designer at FOCUS specializing in residential grading plans, offers some professional insight into how a residential grading plan can control and facilitate proper drainage and help avoid flooding. Grading Plan […]