A-Structure Consultants is an independent company that specializes in structural engineering. Our company provides comprehensive structural engineering services for both residential and commercial projects. Our company believes in providing designs that are functional and economical, working together with our clients to develop complete solutions. Our company is experienced in the structural engineering of single family residences, multi-family residences, concrete masonry buildings, concrete tilt-up structures, retention vaults, retaining walls, deep foundations, seismic retrofits, and more.

Our company offers its services and specialized advice for the preparation of plans and specs for any type of residential, commercial, industrial and institutional building, that it is a new building or an existing redevelopment.

 

Our approach is simple: listen to the needs of our clients and call upon the services of the participation of our clients at all stages of the realization of a project.

 

We offer studies and expertise in following domains:

- Preparation of plans and specifications in structure.

- Conceptual Engineering -- Steel, concrete, wood and foundations

- Studies and comprehension of earthquake reinforcements

- Analysis of building structures

- Supervision and inspection of construction sites

- Inspection reports and expertise in structure

- Reinforcement of structure

- Organization of stages and interventions

- Organization of its teams and works

- Control of expenses, schedules of due dates and quality assurance

- Coordination of the internal and external interventions

 

We acknowledge good communication and coordination of our jobs between the teams of architects.

 

Structural Advisory Services

- Feasibility Analysis

- Determination of design parameters

- Preparation of structural engineering program

- Conceptual design

- Value Engineering

- Cost of structure estimate

 

Pre-Design Services

- Review of alternatives

- Structural budgeting

- Preliminary sketches and structural dimensioning

- Contractor recommendations

 

Structural Design Services

- Detailed structural design

- Project coordination with other consultants

- Preparation of structural drawings and specifications for permit, tender, and construction

- Fast-track construction / sequential tendering

- Review of tenders

 

Structural Construction Services

- Shop drawing review

- Construction progress review - payment recommendations

- Attendance at job site meetings

- Review of reports prepared by testing laboratories

- Change order costing review

- Visual site observations to review general conformity of construction with structural drawings and specifications

- Preparation of "As-Built" drawings

- Structural Certificate of Substantial Completion

 

Special Services

- Assessment and reinforcement of existing structures

- Legal expertise, preparation of reports, and expert testimony

- Structural inspection of damaged buildings (fire, flood, etc.)

- Verification of structural code conformity

- Seismic evaluation and upgrading

- Design of Ultra High Performance Concrete structures