The National Park Service was created in 1916 through a legislative act approved by President Woodrow Wilson, with the stated mission “to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.”

As of 1999, the national park system comprised 379 areas in nearly every state and U.S. possession. In addition to managing these parks—as diverse and far-flung as Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and the Statue of Liberty National Monument—the Park Service supports the preservation of natural and historic places. PBS&J has assisted the Park Service nationwide with restoration, rehabilitation, and capital improvement projects through two five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) construction management services contracts.

The first five-year contract included 104 task orders in 32 parks and 16 states, totaling over $280 million. These projects included road construction, bridges, fee stations, visitor centers, wastewater facilities, underground utilities, boat pier facilities, historic restoration, and water treatment facilities. PBS&J provided inspection, surveying, estimating, scheduling, constructability reviews, value engineering and analysis, geotechnical engineering, construction scope development, and construction management/inspection services.

During the second five-year contract PBS&J will provide additional construction management support services including construction contractor negotiation consultation, preparation of CPM schedules, minor design, and space planning. Improvement projects have been completed for Mt. Rainier National Park, Everglades National Park, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Zion National Park, and the Blue Ridge Parkway National Park, among others.