AIM Engineering & Surveying, Inc.

Innovative Engineering Solutions Since 1980

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About the firm

AIM Engineering & Surveying, Inc. is a family-owned, full-service planning, engineering, and surveying firm headquartered in Fort Myers, Florida, with offices in Tampa, Orlando, Bartow, and Jacksonville. Founded in 1980, AIM provides transportation engineering, civil and water resources, planning and environmental services, land surveying and mapping, subsurface utility engineering, construction engineering inspection, site development, and marine geomatics to public and private clients throughout Florida. Primary clients include the Florida Department of Transportation and county and local agencies.

Established
1980
Team
Large
Firm type
Transportation Engineering · Civil Engineering · Land Surveying · Environmental Engineering

People

Dajana GibsonGroup Manager, Transportation Design

Grant FichterHead of Surveying and Mapping

Jeffrey JacquinPractice Leader, Planning & Project Development

Capabilities

Transportation Engineering & Design

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AIM's Transportation Engineering & Design experience includes conceptual, preliminary, and final designs for interstate, state, county, and local roadways, including interstate widening, urban interchanges, arterial upgrades, resurfacing, and enhancement projects.

  • Roadways

    New alignments and reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration and rehabilitation (RRR), and alternative intersection analysis.

  • Multimodal

    Sidewalks, regional trails and shared-use paths, complete streets and context classification, bicycle and pedestrian facilities.

  • Safety

    Access management, target speed, roadside hazards, and maintenance of traffic.

  • Drainage

    Stormwater management, stormwater conveyance, and floodplain compensation.

  • Traffic

    Travel demand forecasting, intersection operations, lane repurposing, signing, and pavement markings.

Surveying & Mapping

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AIM provides a full array of surveying and mapping services with a dedicated team of over 70 professionals and ten survey crews. Services span boundary, topographic, hydrographic, and construction surveys, as well as subsurface utility engineering and advanced technologies including mobile and terrestrial LiDAR and UAV photogrammetry.

  • Boundary & Control Surveys

    Boundary surveys, horizontal and vertical control surveys, geodetic control, and tidal surveys.

  • Topographic & Design Surveys

    Topographic mapping, planimetric mapping, design surveys, cross-section surveys, drainage surveys, and as-built mapping.

  • Hydrographic Surveying

    Surveys of waterways and coastal areas using multi-beam sonar, single-beam sonar, and manual sounding.

  • Right-of-Way & Legal Services

    Right-of-way surveys, legal descriptions, easement descriptions and mapping, parcel mapping, and parcel sketches.

  • Advanced Surveying Technologies

    Mobile and terrestrial LiDAR, UAV photogrammetry and topography, and utility mapping.

  • Survey Review & Expert Witness

    Survey review services and expert witness testimony.

Planning & Project Development

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AIM specializes in Project Development and Environmental (PD&E) services including preliminary engineering, NEPA documentation, environmental impact analysis, and public involvement for roadway, interchange, bridge, and trail projects.

  • PD&E Studies

    Preliminary engineering and feasibility studies, PD&E/NEPA re-evaluations, alternative alignment evaluations, and construction cost estimates.

  • Environmental Analysis

    Environmental impacts assessment, natural resources and species surveys, sociocultural effects evaluation, and traffic noise studies.

  • Permitting & Compliance

    Permitting, compliance monitoring and reporting, and coordination with FDOT, SFWMD, and USACE.

  • Planning & Traffic Studies

    Planning, corridor, and traffic studies including access management plan development.

Civil & Water Resources Engineering

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AIM provides civil engineering solutions for public sector site developments, roadways, utilities, agricultural and mining sites, parks, and recreational facilities, as well as surface water improvements, water quality restoration, flood control, and infrastructure development.

Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE)

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AIM provides precision identification, mapping, and management of subsurface utilities using cutting-edge technologies and methodologies for efficient and safe utility management.

Environmental & Permitting

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AIM provides environmental permitting and compliance, PD&E/NEPA documentation, natural resources management, and noise studies for public and private clients across Florida.

Construction Engineering & Inspection (CEI)

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AIM provides comprehensive CEI services with a proactive approach to early issue identification, communication, and resolution in collaboration with contractors and stakeholders.

Site Development

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AIM's Land Development Division provides planning, design, and permitting for residential, commercial, industrial, and mixed-use projects in both public and private sectors, with over 40 years of experience.

Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR)

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AIM manages construction projects in the CMAR delivery model, emphasizing thorough documentation and proactive communication with engineers of record, contractors, and stakeholders.

Marine Geomatics

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AIM provides marine geomatics services including hydrographic surveys and waterway mapping to support dredging analysis and coastal infrastructure management.

Industries

Transportation · Highways & Roads · Government · Infrastructure · Stormwater & Flood Control · Water Resources · Environmental & Remediation · Parks & Open Space · Marine · Land Development

Projects

I-75 (SR93A) Reconstruction, Hillsborough County

Hillsborough County, FL · Highways & Roads · Client: FDOT District Seven

Project details

Design of the reconstruction of a two-lane ramp from WB SR 60 to NB I-75, with a new auxiliary lane and two independent bridges adjacent to existing structures over CSX Railroad and Woodberry Road. Included bridge re-decking, drainage, retaining walls, crash walls, ITS, signing, and pavement marking, plus three additional goes-with interchange improvement projects.

Kismet Parkway and Littleton Road Realignment PD&E and Design

Lee County, FL · Highways & Roads · Client: Lee County Department of Transportation

Project details

Preliminary engineering and PD&E analysis for widening of Littleton Road in Lee County, evaluating alignment alternatives and designing a four-lane urban divided road with bicycle lanes, sidewalks, and a multilane roundabout. Included stormwater design, right-of-way acquisition support, and utility coordination.

SR 500 (US 441) Safety Improvements, Leesburg

Leesburg, FL · Highways & Roads · Client: FDOT District Five

Project details

Design of safety and operations improvements along US 441 through Leesburg, including raised median construction, median landscaping, drainage structures, mast arms for traffic signals, pedestrian crosswalk signals, and lighting upgrades.

US 98 PD&E Study and Preliminary Design, Polk County

Lakeland, FL · Highways & Roads · Client: FDOT District One

Project details

Prime consultant for a PD&E study evaluating two-lane to four-lane widening of 9.1 miles of US 98 in Polk County, including preliminary engineering, environmental analyses, roundabout feasibility, access management plan, drainage analysis, and right-of-way requirements. Completed PD&E and preliminary design plans within an accelerated 18-month schedule.

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