How We Approach a Project; How It Benefits You

SAI Engineering seeks to build and maintain the best possible rapport with our clients and colleagues from the beginning of our involvement on a project through the life span of the building. The partnership we establish with owners, contractors, developers and architects is predicated on several important principles:
Early Collaboration

We believe strongly in collaborating as early as possible with architects, contractors and owners-preferably starting from the programming and concept stage. This allows us to talk extensively with our clients to assess their unique needs. It also gives us the opportunity to work closely with the architect and contractor to ensure that design and engineering are in concert and work as efficiently as possible. Basically, it’s a matter of common sense: when all the members of the team are “in the same room” at the same time, projects will be effectively and efficiently coordinated.

Direct Principal Involvement

A principal of the firm and engineers with experience in the client’s specific project type remain involved on each project. The principal, as project manager, serves as a single point of contact for client and architect and brings a wealth of experience to the project team.
  A Team Approach

We are committed to the design-team approach so that each member of our team-from principals to engineers-gets to know a project thoroughly. This makes it possible for each of us to make intelligent and creative suggestions for developing a truly useful and efficient engineering design. Our belief in teamwork extends to our other partners in a project-we are there to work with and in support of the architect, the contractor and owner. It is, of course, in the owner’s best interest that the team work together to identify design and engineering solutions which favorably impact the costs, flexibility and dependability of the building over the long term. Openness and flexibility are qualities we find crucial in the team approach.