Hardscape Consultants
Your facility’s roadways, parking lots and sidewalks are the surfaces most noticeable to users on a daily basis. STR-SEG’s diverse experience with site issues – from pristine corporate campus landscapes to school playgrounds to heavily-trafficked industrial loading docks helps find the right, practical approach to managing your site assets.
Hardscape Consulting Services
Knowing that pavement is constantly plagued by weather, especially freeze-thaw action, resulting in cracking, heaving, and potholes, STR-SEG will analyze your conditions to determine the underlying cause of any problems and will propose the proper solutions to manage and address them.
Every client has different expectations and tolerances for these assets and we can help maintain your hardscape surfaces to the extent required – whether that means simply keeping it driveable, complying with ADA guidelines to minimize liability risks, or creating that positive “first impression” you desire for people arriving at your property.
When the time comes for a major project, STR-SEG develops a design that best meets your objectives, and facilitates a competitive bidding process to solicit multiple “apples-to-apples” bids from qualified contractors. After the contract is let, STR-SEG provides periodic observation of the work-in-progress to ensure the work is completed as intended.
Hardscape Surveys
Information gathered onsite is made accessible through our cloud-based Facilities Management system (FMS). This software application also provides a process for reporting issues (i.e., maintenance or safety), can automatically dispatch a preferred contractor, and can track the issue through resolution.
Hardscape Assessments
Information gathered onsite is presented in a detailed report, covering existing pavement construction (if known) and conditions, with corresponding photos to ensure a complete understanding of issues found, and our professional recommendations for work required.
Hardscape Design and Bidding
Proper hardscape design must respond to all factors required by your facility usage: public safety, traffic loading, environmental impacts, and storm water handling. As a professional design firm, we make sure these aspects are addressed and conveyed to the bidding contractors.
Hardscape Construction Administration
Once a contract is in place between you and the successful contractor, we review their mix and product submittals and shop drawings to verify compliance with the design, observe the work-in-progress for quality assurance purposes on your behalf.
STR-SEG Hardscape Projects
Our featured projects often have a unique story behind them – a problem that was solved, or a design feature that was incorporated. Check them out and contact us to see how we could help with your unique challenges.
