Sunday marked the beginning of Engineers Week – a time to celebrate how engineers make a difference in the world. Engineers Week is sponsored by DiscoverE, a group dedicated to increasing K-12 and public understanding of engineering careers. Sain was excited to share our passion for engineering by sponsoring and participating in Introduce a Girl…
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I recently had the opportunity to talk about my job as an Infrastructure Designer with a young member of my church. They had a lot of questions about the roadway design process, such as “do you guys just put dirt down and call it a day?” The simple answer is this: roadway design is a…
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Microtransit is a flexible transit service that bridges the gap between individual private transportation and public mass transit. It is a demand-response service that uses existing buses, paratransit vehicles, passenger vans, and cutaways enabled by various mobile technologies. Rides are scheduled through a smartphone app, traditional phone, or website. The goal of microtransit is to…
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Earlier this year, Sain Associates promoted Nathan Currie to Team Leader for the infrastructure group. Nathan joined Sain as a Project Manager for the infrastructure team after moving to Birmingham from Atlanta in 2016. Five years later, he became a shareholder. With over 16 years of engineering experience, his background includes work with state and…
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Let us introduce ourselves – we are Sain Associates’ Birmingham Site Team! As a group, we combine our design expertise, strong relationships, and ability to handle difficult and complex problems to deliver quality services to a variety of markets. Over the years, our team has successfully completed projects ranging from a few thousand square feet…
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At Sain Associates, one of our main goals is to have a legacy of quality. We try our best to consistently deliver high quality service and products, but we know we can always improve. This is so important since quality affects profitability, reputation, risk management and more. We won’t magically improve if we don’t put…
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Sain Associates is currently assisting multiple municipalities across the state to achieve compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements within public rights-of-way. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is a wide-ranging civil rights law that is intended to protect against discrimination based on disability. A portion of this law governs the steps a…
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This week, we are excited to celebrate a momentous milestone for our President and CEO, Jim Meads – his 30th Sainiversary! We appreciate Jim’s leadership and commitment to Sain. Today we share a Q&A discussion with Jim on his career at Sain, how the engineering industry has evolved, lessons learned, and more. What was your…
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We’ve all seen paving crews out working at some time or another. But what are they doing – especially when the road seemed to be in fine shape? Hopefully, the city, county, or state is being proactive about preventive maintenance. The buzzword on this right now is called Pavement Preservation. It is more cost-effective to do preventive maintenance…
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Over the past few years at Sain Associates, we have developed a tradition of creating a fun Christmas video and unveiling our masterpiece at the annual company Christmas party. We hope this year’s video, Sain’s A Christmas Carol, brings you some holiday cheer as we enter a busy but joyous time of the year. Merry…
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