About HARMSEN
We add value to our clients’ projects through sustainable, superior customer service by:
• Anticipating and Understanding the professional needs of our clients;
• Guiding clients in addressing their project challenges;
• Delivering valuable, comprehensive (one-stop) professional services in civil engineering, land use planning, landscape architecture and surveying
Harmsen & Associates, Inc. (HARMSEN) is experienced working in rural areas, towns, and large metropolitan areas. We are centrally located with offices in Snohomish County, Skagit County, and Island County. We opened in Monroe, WA in 1974, in Oak Harbor, WA in 1965, and most recently Mount Vernon, WA in 2011. We provide a full range of our services from these 3 locations. Our land use professionals work throughout the state of Washington.
Fast Facts:
1974 - HARMSEN founded
Founders: Bill Harmsen, Dave Boersema
Initial Services: Surveying, Construction Staking
1980s - First started surveying all of Spada Lake & watershed area
1997, 2001, & 2002 - Expanded services:
1997 - Civil Engineering
2001 - Landscape Architecture
2001 - Land Use Planning
2002 - Arboriculture
2003 - Got first "H&AI" Splash-Ad Sprinter Van (keep an eye out for these vans to switch to the new HARMSEN logo!)
2004 - Moved from original “house” on Main Street to current professional location
2005 - Performed Construction Staking for I-405 HOV lane widening project
October 2007 - Merged with Fakkema & Kingma on Whidbey Island
June 2008 - Purchased Meriwether Leachman & Associates, Inc. in Bothell
2009 - Became part of design team to design a “Living Building” for Snohomish School District's
Valley View Middle School
Among the first sustainable projects of its kind nation wide
2009 - Performed site civil design for Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, Navy Washrack
2010 - Completed work on Si View Metropolitan Park in North Bend
2011 - Opened a new office in Skagit County located at 603 South First Street Mount Vernon, WA
Harmsen & Associates is a full scope, land use planning, civil engineering, surveying and landscape architectural firm.
We work throughout Washington State. Areas we work most regularly in include: King County, Snohomish County, Island County, and Skagit County. We work from the Tri-Cities to Aberdeen and from Oregon to Bellingham. We have extensive survey data to provide enhanced value to many communities in these counties. Our Civil Engineers are familiar with the local laws, topography, geology throughout our Puget Sound region.
We regularly work with a wide variety of industries and public entities throughout the state.