Great Lakes Landscape Design

Beckett & Raeder, founded by John M. Beckett and J. Paul Raeder, is a design firm providing services in areas including landscape architecture, economic development, transportation planning, infrastructure, project construction and geographic information services. The firm s clients include the state of Michigan, Giffels Associates, Michigan State Housing Development Authority, Taubman, Ford Motor Land Development Corporation, Caterpillar Tractor, General Motors, Chrysler Corporation, IBM and Domino's Pizza, United States Department of Defense and Michigan State University. Beckett & Raeder assists communities with the planning and revitalization of downtowns, coastal zone, waterfront areas and watersheds. The firm s engineering services include preliminary engineering, cost estimating, contract administration and inspection services for construction projects. It specializes in roadway, traffic and parking planning, pavement condition surveys, utility inventories, water and sewer feasibility and evaluation studies, inflow and infiltration assessments, maintenance engineering programs, storm water management, soil erosion and sedimentation control and wetland determination and mitigation. The firm has branch offices in Ann Harbor, Mich. and Toledo, Ohio.