San Sebastian Bridge Project Wins FTBA Best in Construction Award

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Aug. 18, 2013 - PRLog -- Jacksonville, FL – On August 9, 2013, GAI Consultants, Inc. (GAI) and fellow team members received state-level recognition for the Florida Department of Transportation-District 2 San Sebastian River Bridge Replacement Project, winning the Florida Transportation Builders Association (FTBA) “Best in Construction”—Design Build award.

GAI served as prime consultant for the design and permitting of this new 760-foot-long, four-lane bridge structure along U.S. Route 1 over the San Sebastian River in historic St. Augustine, Fla. The GAI Team provided bridge aesthetics design, MSE wall design, oversight of extensive environmental and wetland permitting, and complex maintenance of traffic services. GAI Consultants also provided highway design, drainage design, and permitting services.

“GAI is proud to be part of this collaboration with FDOT and Archer Western Contractors,” offered Assistant Vice President and Director Kevin Leadbetter, P.E. “Meeting the aggressive design and construction schedule with a no-excuses completion date required continuous and seamless coordination by the entire project team. I think the final product is something the entire community can be proud of for years to come.”

The award-winning Design Build team included prime consultant GAI Consultants, Inc., and prime contractor Archer Western Contractors.

Finished in February 2013, this $13.5 million project had an aggressive 665-day design and construction schedule which required the project be completed prior to the City of St. Augustine’s 450th anniversary celebration.

About GAI Consultants, Inc. Transforming ideas into reality for over 50 years, GAI is an 850-person, employee-owned, multidisciplined engineering and environmental consulting firm, serving our clients worldwide in the energy, transportation, real estate, water, municipal, government, and industrial markets from U.S. offices throughout the Northeast, Midwest, and Southeast.

For more information about GAI’s history, services, and people, visit www.gaiconsultants.com.