Flood studies, hydrology, stormwater drainage, scour and water systems — hired directly, with the engineer who leads the work on the call.
BIC (Bernal Ingeniería Consultores) is a hydraulic engineering firm based in Manizales, Colombia, led by Ing. Rogerio Bernal Ríos (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, COPNIA 17202-313228). Developers, contractors, industrial owners and engineering firms in Ecuador, Mexico and the rest of the Americas hire us for the hydraulics of their projects — remotely, with site visits when the project needs them.
Guayaquil and Daule, Ecuador · 2015
Stormwater system and erosion control for the La Joya, Villa del Rey and Villa Club developments — about 30 km of channels and more than 50 structures.
Chignahuapan, Puebla, Mexico · 2015
Municipal land-use and urban development programs for the Municipality of Chignahuapan; the land-use program was validated by SEDATU.
Dosquebradas, Colombia · 2021
Torrential flow and flood hazard for five settlements along two streams, under consulting contract 1842 of 2021 of the Municipality of Dosquebradas (client: EJE GROUP S.A.S.).
Belalcázar, Colombia · 2022
Detailed flood risk study for the Tesalia development: flood maps by return period and low/medium/high risk zoning; maximum depth of 5.67 m for the 100-year flood.
Manizales, Colombia · 2016
Optimization of the Chipre – Morro Caliente drinking-water conveyance for Aguas de Manizales S.A. E.S.P.
Viterbo, Colombia · 2022
Sanitation and final outfall for Villa Hermosa – Villas del Samán, with the wastewater discharge permit before CORPOCALDAS.
One- and two-dimensional hydraulic modeling of rivers, streams and ephemeral washes; flood maps by return period, depths and velocities, and the platform or finished-floor levels that keep a development out of harm.
Rainfall–runoff analysis, design storms and design floods, including ungauged basins where the data has to be built before it can be used.
Urban drainage networks, channels, detention and outfalls — including low-gradient coastal sites where the hard part is getting the water out when the receiving body is high.
Waterway opening, backwater and scour at piers and abutments for bridges, culverts and pipeline or road crossings.
Intakes, conveyance, distribution networks, and water and wastewater treatment plant design.
Whatever your authority calls it — federal zone in Mexico, riparian strip in Peru, channel modification in Chile, river buffer in Colombia — the hydrology and hydraulics that support it.
Flash-flooding mountain streams, torrential rivers, wide floodplains and coastal outfalls are everyday work for a Colombian hydraulic engineer, not the rare case.
In Colombia, flood risk studies, water and sewer designs and river permits are reviewed by the planning office, the municipality and the regional environmental authority. You learn to deliver what survives review.
Civil engineer from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, specialist in hydraulics, professional registration COPNIA 17202-313228 verifiable online, and public contracts with Colombian government entities listed in SECOP.
Colombia is on UTC−5: the same time as Ecuador, Panama and US Eastern Standard Time. Meetings and deliverables in Spanish or English.
You hire BIC and BIC delivers the complete study: hydrology, modeling, drawings and report. The engineer who leads the work is the one who answers you.
If your project already has a local consultant or engineer of record, BIC joins as the hydraulics team, in their format and, if they prefer, under their signature.
Where the authority requires a locally registered engineer to sign, BIC coordinates with your engineer of record or a local professional. The calculations and the model are BIC’s, and you receive them in full.
Full model files, report in Word, drawings in DWG and GIS layers. Any reviewer can open, check and defend them before the authority.
Surveys are coordinated with surveyors in your city or with existing LiDAR. Progress updates every two weeks with model screenshots, and a site visit when the project needs one.
Non-disclosure agreement from the first email if you ask for it. We do not publish your project or your client’s name without your permission.
Yes. BIC is hired directly by developers, contractors, industrial owners and engineering firms outside Colombia, with projects delivered in Ecuador (Guayaquil and Daule, 2015) and Mexico (Chignahuapan, Puebla, 2015). You receive the proposal, the contract and the study from the Colombian firm that does the work.
BIC coordinates with your engineer of record or with a local professional, who reviews and signs before submission. BIC delivers the complete, editable model, report and drawings, so the signing engineer can check every number.
A 20-minute call to understand the project, a proposal after that call, and progress updates every two weeks. Surveys are coordinated with surveyors in your city or with existing LiDAR, and there is a site visit when the project needs one.
Each engagement is quoted on a written scope: deliverables, applicable standard, format and delivery date. Once agreed, the price is fixed. Projects outside Colombia are quoted in US dollars and paid by international wire transfer.
Yes. BIC handles the technical studies, designs and permit support for projects in Colombia, with a COPNIA-registered engineer signing, and keeps you informed in English throughout.
Tell us about the project, what the authority asked for and what survey you have. We will tell you what gets delivered, how long it takes and what it costs in US dollars — and show you finished studies on a video call.