GROUND provides pavement evaluation of roadways, airports and commercial/residential parking lots and drive areas. GROUND's pavement management services are provided both during the design and construction phases.

• Meet with the Client to determine extent of maintenance/rehabilitation based on available funds
• Utilize either non-destructive or destructive data collection processes to evaulate existing pavement
  • Non-Destructive: Falling Weight Deflection Testing (FWD), Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), perform visual Pavement Distress Survey of existing pavements such as longitudinal and lateral cracking, alligator cracking, potholes, raveling and rutting
  • Destructive: drill test holes to determine the subsurface soil profile, pavement thickness and to obtain samples for laboratory testing; conduct a laboratory testing program to determine the engineering characteristics of the materials at the site
• Develop geotechnical conclusions and recommendations regarding the condition of the existing pavement, rehabilitation alternatives, and future maintenance/rehabilitation
• Provide our comments and recommendations regarding maintenance/rehabilitation alternatives
• Provide suggested material specifications as they relate to the maintenance/rehabilitation of the pavements including but not limited to the following:
  • Asphalt grading requirements
  • Crack seal requirements
  • Asphalt testing requirements
  • Asphalt lay down requirements
  • Removal of asphalt mat (planing) requirements
  • Concrete specifications for cross pan replacement
  • Concrete reinforcing requirements
  • Subgrade compaction requirements
  • Geotextile requirements
  • Pavement marking (paint) requirements
  • Construction zone traffic control (phasing)
  • Contract time
• Mark areas to be overlaid, removed, patched, sealed, etc. and determine quantities of each for bidding purposes
• Generate bid package and meet with potential bidders regarding project
• Issue bid schedule and award contract
• Conduct pre-construction meeting
• Resident/Tenant coordination regarding construction phasing and access
• On-site construction manager during construction
• Provide materials testing for concrete/asphalt
• Coordination with the City/County if required
• Final inspection
• Final quantity determination
• Project closeout/punch list