The Unbeatable Experience of SUMMIT

Through our wide range of professional service capabilities and our dedication to our clients and their projects we have become one of the regions most sought after consulting firms. Serving both the Public and Private sectors, our services are utilized on an extensive variety of projects with focus on the Residential, Commercial, Transportation, Multi-Family, Healthcare and Government industries.

The following is a sample of our representative project experience.

Residential Project Experience

SUMMIT maintains of the area's largest dedicated Residential Departments serving multiple residential Land Developers as well as local, regional and national Homebuilders. Our relationships in the residential marketplace are a direct result of our practical and cost effective solutions and rapid response for short notice inspection requests. Additionally, many developers and builders enjoy the simplicity and time savings that are a result of our wide range turn-key services. Due Diligence, Acquisition, Planning, Value Engineering, Site Development and Building Construction – we can provide our services during each "phase" during the life of a typical residential project.

Commercial Construction Project Experience

SUMMIT has a wide-range of commercial project experience ideally suited for today's projects. From smaller individual retail out parcels to large scale commercial developments, our services are utilized throughout the life a typical commercial project including Due Diligence, Acquisition, Planning, Value Engineering and Site Development / Building Construction by our fully certified Materials Testing and Special Inspections departments.

Industrial Construction Project Experience

The SUMMIT Team has been involved in many of the areas largest industrial expansions and construction projects and is qualified to provide our laboratory and field services for even the most complex of projects. Our experience includes power generation / distribution, landfill, warehouse, distribution and facility upgrades amongst others. Our certified laboratory often provides the advanced material testing services on dam, landfill and nuclear / conventional power facilities.

Healthcare Construction Project Experience

The SUMMIT Companies provides our services on numerous healthcare facilities including new construction, facility additions, upgrades and renovations. From the planning stages including environmental sampling and abatement management, land surveying and geotechnical engineering services to our materials testing and Special Inspection services, the SUMMIT Companies provides the areas largest healthcare providers a company that can respond to their requests and unique circumstances in a timely and cost effective manner.

Mixed Use/Multi-Family Construction Project Experience

The SUMMIT Companies involvement in Mixed Use and Multi-family construction stems from our unique qualifications on a wide range of projects. Our experience with Commercial / Retail, Residential, Government, Transportation and Healthcare industries makes us ideally suited for these projects and the wide range of facilities and infrastructure that often accompany them. By combination of our team's experiences, services and qualifications we can provide turn-key planning, geotechnical, environmental, testing and inspection services throughout the life of the most intricate Mixed Use project.

Government Construction Project Experience

SUMMIT has provided valuable Engineering, Testing, Inspection and Consulting on a diverse mixture of Government funded projects. Our company qualifications, advanced laboratory accreditations and properly trained personnel are ideally equipped to perform these services and to navigate the specific requirements that often accompany these projects.

Education Construction Project Experience

SUMMIT has provided each of our available services to completion of numerous Educational facility assessments, expansions and new construction throughout our community. Our work has included Phase I/II environmental services, geotechnical engineering, Chapter 1 and Chapter 17 Special Inspections, Material Testing, Indoor Air Quality, Mold Assessment and Remediation, Land Surveying, UST disposal and asbestos/lead paint testing and abatement.

Transportation Project Experience

The SUMMIT Companies continues to provide critical surveying, geotechnical, environmental and material testing services for many of the area's transportation projects. The capabilities of our team, including our AASHTO and NCDOT certified laboratory, NCDOT and SCDOT certified field personnel, in-house drilling platforms, NCDOT Qualified Land Survey team and experienced environmental engineering staff make us ideally suited for the requirements of state and federally funded projects.