Sain Associates, Inc.

Over 50 Years of Excellence in Professional Engineering Services

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About the firm

Sain Associates is a professional engineering practice with over 50 years of experience providing civil engineering, transportation planning and engineering, construction engineering and inspection, surveying, and geographic information systems services. Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, with branch offices in Pulaski, Huntsville, Mobile, and Opelika, Sain Associates serves public and private clients throughout the Southeast, maintaining a strong presence across Alabama and Tennessee.

Team
Small
Firm type
Civil Engineering · Transportation Engineering · Land Surveying

People

Jim MeadsPresident / Chief Executive Officer

Stefan GraeberSite/Civil Design Director

Greg BomarBusiness Development Director

Harry WilsonBusiness Development / Aviation Lead

Alicia BaileyChief of Design Services

Jeff StephensonTraffic Engineering & Planning Director

Jack Kimbrough, Jr.Transportation Design & CEI Director

Charles CochranAssistant Director / Traffic Engineering

Nathan CurrieAssistant Director / Transportation Design & CEI

Erin CurryAssistant Director / Road Safety & Planning

Richard R. HoltAssistant Director / Transportation Design

Kevin HarrisonGulf Coast Business Developer / Sr. Planner

Veronica RamirezProject Manager / Auburn/Opelika Lead

Dan MellottInformation Technology Director

Matt StoopsSr. Project Manager

Capabilities

Civil Engineering

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Site engineering, master planning, and civil design services for retail, commercial, industrial, residential, and governmental developments.

  • Site Design

    Turn-key site design solutions tailored for public and private developments of varying scales.

  • Master Planning

    Strategic master planning services to guide project feasibility and development layout.

Transportation Planning & Engineering

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Planning, design, and optimization of transportation facilities to provide lasting value.

  • Highway & Corridor Planning

    Short-term, intermediate, and long-range planning for streets, highways, and transportation corridors.

  • Traffic Engineering

    Traffic signal design, turn-key traffic signal systems, and traffic flow optimization.

  • Sidewalk & Bikeway Design

    Design of pedestrian sidewalks and bicycle facilities to support community mobility.

  • Road Safety & Planning

    Specialized safety studies, corridor evaluations, and planning to improve roadway safety.

  • Transportation Design

    Detailed engineering and design services for roadway and transportation infrastructure projects.

Construction Engineering & Inspection (CE&I)

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Professional construction management, oversight, and quality assurance to keep projects on track.

  • Construction Engineering

    Project management and construction oversight to keep infrastructure projects on schedule and within budget.

  • Field Inspection

    On-site quality assurance inspection throughout the construction lifecycle.

Professional Land Surveying

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High-quality surveying services for property owners, municipal agencies, architects, and industrial clients.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

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Enterprise GIS systems, data mapping, and spatial analytical applications designed to support civil engineering decisions.

  • GIS Data Services

    Conversion from CAD, paper maps, and legacy formats, database integration, and data maintenance.

  • Spatial Modeling & Analysis

    Topological modeling to analyze adjacency, containment, proximity, and spatial relationships.

  • Hydrological Simulation

    Terrain analysis incorporating slope, aspect, and watershed variables to model surface runoff and flow accumulation.

  • Cartographic Design

    Creation, processing, and analysis of thematic layers for simulation and optimization models.

  • Geostatistics

    Interpolation methods to create surface raster datasets from collected sample points.

  • Broadband Planning

    Map-based approach to evaluating broadband infrastructure utilizing visual and spatial GIS analysis.

Industries

Government · Transportation · Highways & Roads · Infrastructure · Utilities · Commercial · Retail · Industrial · Residential · Hospitality · Education · Healthcare · Aviation

Projects

Redland Road/Firetower Road Intersection

Alabama · Highways & Roads

Project details

An award-winning roadway intersection project that received the ACEC of Alabama Engineering Excellence Honor Award and an ACEC National Award.

Valley Hotel in Homewood

Homewood, AL · Hospitality

Project details

Civil engineering design for a hotel development, recognized with first-place honors in the ABC of Alabama Excellence in Construction Awards and the ABC of North Alabama Award of Excellence in Engineering.

Project Prattville 2040

Prattville, AL · Government

Project details

A comprehensive municipal planning initiative that earned the Outstanding Planning Award for a Comprehensive Plan from the Alabama Chapter of the American Planning Association.

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