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Surveying

SEI’s land surveying department is fully integrated with all the firm’s engineering, planning, traffic and transportation operations. The surveyors are highly trained and dedicated professionals committed to quality service. They work with state-of-the-art equipment that is continually upgraded to keep pace with technological advances and have the experience and sensitivity to anticipate client needs, as well as the knowledge and ability to avoid costly problems and unnecessary work. Experts at what they do, they deliver on time and within budget through a full range of surveying services.

The land surveying staff are career-oriented individuals selected for their excellent educational and exceptional experience credentials. They are committed to ongoing training that enhances their skills and education, and enables SEI to maintain the highest standards of service for their clients.

SEI has current registrations in GA, AL, NC and TN

Capabilities:

  • ALTA/ACSM land title surveys
  • Georgia commercial and residential boundary surveys
  • Highway and Route Surveying
  • Prequalified in GDOT Area Class 5.01, 5.02, 5.03
  • Infrastructure Inventory
  • Topographic Mapping
  • Geodetic and Datum Control
  • Right of Way Mapping
  • Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
  • Aerial Mapping Control
  • Subdivision platting
  • FEMA Elevation Certificates
  • Site Monitoring
  • Quantity/Volumetric Surveys
  • Tree Surveys
  • Flood Plain Mapping
  • Construction layout and staking
  • As-built surveys
  • Builder services, including residential site plans, house location plans, foundation surveys, final surveys, and FHA surveys

Relevant Surveying Projects

  • City of Marietta: Alexander Street Widening, Drainage, & Pedestrian Improvements - This project is only 800 feet in length, but includes numerous constraints to make the project challenging. The existing road width goes down to 18 feet from face-of-curb to face-of-curb; the desired cross section will include two lanes, curb, gutter, and sidewalk on both sides of the road. A drainage basin of over 25 acres...
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  • City of Sandy Springs: Mt. Vernon Rd. @ Spalding Dr. Intersection Improvement - The purpose of the project is to improve safety and operational characteristics of the intersection of Spalding Drive and Mount Vernon Road. Currently, there is insufficient sight distance at the intersection due to a hill on Spalding Drive immediately west of the intersection. Based on existing safety concerns and future traffic needs, SEI developed several...
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  • City of Marietta: Pedestrian Improvement Project - To date, SEI is underway on two task orders.  The first project is for approximately one mile of pedestrian improvements along South Marietta Parkway (SR 120 loop). The improvements include a signalized pedestrian crossing (HAWK) of SR 120 at the Cobb County Transit Center and pedestrian improvements along the north side between Fairground Street SE...
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  • City of Sandy Springs: Sidewalk Program Design - SEI  will  provide design services for sidewalk construction and pedestrian improvements within the City of Sandy Springs. The annual program seeks to expand the city’s network of sidewalk, providing increased connectivity and pedestrian safety. With a construction budget of almost $450,000, the City of Sandy Springs continues its commitment to improving infrastructure, and SEI is...
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  • Union City Hybrid Pedestrian Beacon (HAWK) - Traffic Engineering SEI is designing Union City’s first hybrid pedestrian beacon. Originally approved for use in the 2009 MUTCD, the beacons are pedestrian-activated warning device located at mid-block pedestrian crossings. The beacon will facilitate pedestrian crossings of Roosevelt Highway (SR14/US 29) near Westbrook Place. Work during the project’s concept phase, including comments from public outreach,...
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  • Southeastern Engineering, Inc. (SEI) is Awarded On Call Survey for Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport 3-year Contract - SEI will provide On-Call Engineering Survey Services for the City of Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport.  The initial contract term will be for 3 years with a 2 year extension option. The project’s range of survey services include but not limited to, asbuilt and topographic mapping, GIS data collection, boundary and boundary line determination,...
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  • Southeastern Engineering, Inc. (SEI) Joins the ASCEND Joint Venture (JV) Team for On-Call Services at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport - ASCEND selected SEI to join the on-call services team to provide traffic and engineering consulting services. For several years, SEI has provided engineering and surveying support for construction projects at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The opportunity to join the ASCEND Joint Venture Team is a culmination of our entire staff’s consistent efforts to produce only the highest...
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  • Georgia Department of Defense: Georgia Army National Guard – Dobbins AFB - SEI's survey team provided a boundary survey prepared in accordance to the State of Georgia requirements for land surveys of the two lots with a combined acreage of +/- 6 acres. Deliverables: Survey data will be provided in geographic information systems digital format, including topologically correct...
  • Georgia Department of Defense: Georgia Army National Guard – Atlanta Readiness Center - A field ran 1-foot contour interval topographic survey was performed on the required area. Horizontal datum was based on the Georgia West State Plane Coordinate System (FIP Zone 1002) and elevations are based on NAVD88. All main features of the topography were located including all creeks, streams,...
  • City of East Point: Storm Water Infrastructure Analysis Survey - SEI gathered information on storm water conveyance systems at sixty five points for the 2007 work and ninety five locations for the 2010 work throughout the City’s boundaries in order to aid in storm water modeling...
  • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport: Spill Containment Site Upgrades - SEI provided construction layout for nine different sites in and around HJAIA for spill containment site upgrades. Because the sites were scattered around the airport, establishment and verification of control at each individual site was necessary...
  • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport: C4 Fiber Optic Duct Bank - SEI performed asbuilt and topographic surveys of existing conditions in order to provide accurate excavation plans prior to construction. SEI then performed layout of all manholes along the duct bank for construction. As construction progressed, SEI performed as-built surveys on all newly constructed manholes along with location and depth of the duct bank being installed...
  • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport: APRAM - SEI performed asbuilt and topographic surveys of existing conditions along Taxiway Dixie/Golf in order to provide accurate excavation plans prior to construction. Construction layout along the taxiway included slope staking and layout of the proposed glycol and electrical lines...
  • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport: ALSF-2 Runway 27L - The staking of lighting foundations was especially critical due to horizontal and vertical tolerances. Establishment and verification of existing site control was required to maintain continuity with other airport projects. In this case, published plan coordinates did not match existing site conditions requiring further information and adjustment...
  • City of Norcross: Betty Mauldin Park - Betty Mauldin Park is a monument to former City employee, Mrs. Betty Mauldin. It is also the home of the State Champion, American Elm tree, one of very few such trees to survive the Dutch Elm disease in the Atlanta area. SEI was selected for the job because we have not only Landscape Architecture but also Certified Arborist services...
  • City of Norcross: Heritage Park - Heritage Park is a small pocket park located between the City Hall and new Community Center on the hill across the street. The park is on an axis with City Hall and provides a shaded seating area for employees of the City to eat lunch. It is also planned to be a spring and summer wedding venue. The design calls for a graded terrace between Lawrenceville Street and the Community Center above. The terrace is surrounded with low walls and beautiful native flowers and plants. The scope includes over 500lf of retaining walls, steps, railings, lighting and site furnishings selections...
  • City of Norcross: Thrasher Park - Thrasher Park is a Norcross historical green space loved by all Norcross residents. SEI was charged with the rehabilitation of the existing park and to remove an under utilized tennis court in the center and to doube the useable play space. The project presented significant challenges as it was under close scrutiny of many local residents and the City council, some of whom who were staunchly opposed to any significant changes. Despite the opposition and funding concerns, SEI successfully produced a project that has been highly praised and touted by many who originally opposed the idea...
  • Jones Pierce Architects: Monastery of the Holy Spirit - SEI was selected to team with the architect for design and contract administration of a 4.2 million dollar project. SEI is providing surveying, 3D Scanning, planning, landscape architecture and engineering in support of site redevelopment activities at the Monastery. The work involves renovation and new construction over a substantial portion of the Monastery Campus called the “Gathering Area”. Existing historic barns are being upgraded with interior renovations along with other new structures to serve as a new museum, new café, bonsai green house, renovated offices and storage buildings, administration building and classrooms. ..
  • Cobb County DOT: Cooper Lake Road at King Springs Road - SEI designed a roundabout at this intersection for CCDOT. An intersection improvement was warranted due insufficient stopping sight distance approaching from the North along King Springs Road and an insufficient sight distance looking right approaching the form the South along King Springs Road. Additionally, the horizontal alignment of Cooper Lake Road has a non AASHTO standard curve for the current speed design. The roundabout has been placed on the centerline of Cooper Lake Road...
  • City of Sandy Springs: Morgan Falls Road - The redesign of Morgan Falls Road was complicated by several environmental issues therefore environmental screening, coordination and documentation began early with the appropriate regulatory agencies. Although this is a locally funded project, SEI completed coordination procedures typically used when performing National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) and Georgia Environmental Policy Act (“GEPA”) regulatory coordination. The entire segment of Morgan Falls Road...