ABE Associates, Inc. - Municipal Consulting

ABE Associates, Inc
Consulting Engineering Services

Facilities Analysis & Municipal Consulting

Municipalities for complete engineering services often retain ABE. For other municipalities that have an engineering department to handle the majority of the municipal engineering projects, ABE provides supplemental services as required.</p>

Municipal engineering services provided by ABE include:

· Engineering Plans Preparation of construction plans 
  and specifications for municipal infrastructure 
  projects including; storm drainage facilities; 
  sanitary sewers; wastewater treatment plants; 
  combined sewer overflow control facilities; water 
  treatment plants; water storage reservoirs; water 
  mains; roads; dams; bridges; flood control; 
  seawalls; wetland mitigation; parks and community   
  buildings.

· Engineering During Construction assistance in 
  review and selection of a qualified contractor, 
  contract administration, field layout, construction 
  observation, and as built drawings.

· Computer modeling for water distribution systems; 
  storm drainage facilities, sanitary sewer systems 
  and combined sewer systems.

· Meetings Presentation of engineering advice and 
  counsel at municipal, staff, planning commission, 
  committee, board and council meetings.

· Master Plans Preparation of long-range community 
  master plans for roads, sanitary sewers, storm 
  drainage and water distribution systems.

· Ordinance Enforcement ABE provides assistance as 
  required for ordinance enforcement issues 
  including: Wetland violations, landfill permits, 
  mining operations, soil erosion control, grading, 
  noise and B.O.C.A. issues.

· Private Development  Review of site plans and 
  specifications for commercial, industrial, and 
  residential developments to insure compliance with 
  community standards, requirements and master plans 
  and for conformance to the uniform building code, 
  B.O.C.A. codes and local community building 
  requirements.

Additionally, ABE provides construction representatives to observe construction of public and private projects in the community for compliance with design requirements. Our representatives file daily construction reports and have the in-house capability to produce preconstruction videos or still photographs as required. We also create custom advisory newsletters for residents to keep them up-to-date on construction activity and procedures.

Our field personnel are equipped with cellular phones to insure that if construction problems occur or complaints are received, they are handled expeditiously.