Website: https://bcacivil.com/
Barge Civil Associates, LLC (BCA) is a civil engineering firm based in Nashville, Tennessee. The company specializes in site planning, design, and land development services for private-sector and public-sector clients. Founded in 1994, the firm works across a broad range of project types and has supported developments throughout the Nashville region and the wider state of Tennessee.
Services
According to the company, its work covers site planning, design, and land development. Specific service areas described on the website include:
- Site planning and feasibility studies
- Zoning research and entitlement work
- Preliminary and conceptual design through construction documents
- Rezoning and entitlement efforts
- Infill development and sustainable design
- Stormwater management and quality control
- Hydrologic and hydraulic studies
The firm’s project portfolio spans multiple market sectors. Residential work includes multifamily, condominium, and mixed-use residential developments. Commercial work includes office buildings and retail spaces. The portfolio also covers academic and healthcare facilities, hospitality projects such as hotels and inns, government and civic buildings, parks and recreation venues, industrial and warehouse facilities, and religious buildings.
Named projects listed on the company website illustrate this range. Residential and mixed-use examples include Kenect Nashville, NOVEL Harpeth Heights, City Lights, The Chelsea, Wedgewood Village, and Silo Bend. Commercial and office examples include the Mars Petcare North America Headquarters, One Music Circle, Thistle Farms Cafe and Retail Store, and Turnip Truck Natural Market. Academic and healthcare projects include the Vanderbilt University Central Utilities Initiative, the Tennessee State University Agriculture Biotechnology Building, and the Austin Peay State University Health Professions Building. Civic and recreation projects include Nashville fire stations, the Metro Nashville Police Department Headquarters, the Tennessee State Library and Archives, TopGolf Nashville, First Tennessee Park, and GEODIS Park.
About
Barge Civil Associates was founded on January 17, 1994, by Dan Barge, III and John Cauthen in Nashville. The firm states that the founders “had 69 clients by the end of their first year” due to their established local relationships. In 2023, the firm rebranded from Barge Cauthen & Associates to Barge Civil Associates to reflect its evolution, and ownership and day-to-day leadership transitioned to John Gore, Jeff Hooper, Anna Maddox, and Ryan Woodson.
The firm reports that it has completed more than 7,000 projects. It employs 11 licensed professional engineers, two of whom hold the “Certified Floodplain Manager” credential from the Association of State Floodplain Managers. Barge Civil Associates is certified as a small business by the State of Tennessee. The team notes that it has “collaborated with some of the top architectural design firms in the country, as well as globally oriented design-build firms.” The firm has been named in the Nashville Business Journal’s Top 25 Engineering Firms for more than two decades and has been recognized by the Urban Land Institute’s Excellence in Development Awards program since 2009.
Location & Contact
- Address: 6606 Charlotte Pike, Suite 210, Nashville, TN 37209
- Phone: 615.356.9911
Additional Information
The website includes additional sections covering the company’s people, projects, news, and careers, along with a contact page for prospective clients. The firm’s focus remains on civil engineering services for land development in the Nashville area and across Tennessee.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (bcacivil.com).