Sain Associates has been working with the City of Jasper for many years providing pavement management services. Earlier this year, Sain personnel evaluated all roadways within the City limits and prioritized paving needs into two resurfacing projects. Sain is also the CE&I (Construction Engineering and Inspection) services provider for all major resurfacing projects for the…
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Sain Associates has performed construction inspections for many of our city and county clients. Recently, we have had several cities utilize part-time inspectors for their projects. Construction site inspectors play a vital role in ensuring that a city’s projects are executed safely and efficiently. They serve as the “eyes and ears” of the city and make…
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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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In last week’s blog, we highlighted the history of civil and traffic engineering at Sain Associates, and on Tuesday, Joe Meads shared the history behind our surveying team. Today, we’ll explore the story behind geographic information systems (GIS) and construction engineering and inspection (CE&I) services. As we celebrated our firm’s 40th anniversary in 2012, we…
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As we’ve transitioned into Spring, you probably have noticed more construction signs and orange traffic barrels along the roadway. April 26 marks the beginning of National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW). It is an annual campaign to spread awareness for work zone safety and to encourage safe driving. This year’s theme for NWZAW is “Drive Safe. Work…
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A whirlwind of uncertainty landed on us in 2020, and we quickly learned how to adapt and be flexible. Although 2020 included a lot of the unknown, our team encountered several milestones throughout the year. The most important highlight was adding a full-service branch office in Huntsville, Alabama. During 2020, our team attended award events…
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Sain provides Construction Engineering & Inspection (CE&I) services for roadway projects, including bridges, resurfacing, widening, signals, drainage, and sidewalks. Over the last several years, Sain has helped cities with their CE&I duties as they hire contractors to build new bridges. Our CE&I staff is experienced with bridge inspections and construction administration, having worked on over…
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Say hello to our CE&I intern, Matt. Between his can-do attitude and passion for learning more, we’ve been impressed with Matt, to say the least. Matt is a graduate student at Auburn University and is pursuing a master’s degree in community planning. We took a moment to ask Matt about his time so far at…
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