Construction Support
Sustainable Science, LLC stays on the project through construction, staking the design, administering the contract, answering the contractor, adjusting in the field, and surveying the as-built work.
Our approach
Restoration projects are built in water, mud, and tight sites, so we expect to adjust them in the field. We set survey control, stake structures and grades with RTK GPS, and review submittals and materials before they arrive. During construction we observe the work, coordinate with the contractor and the owner, and issue redlines when a gate, a tree, or a tide changes the plan, getting agency acceptance for the revision when one is needed. We track quantities and placement against the plans, close out the punch list, and survey the completed work to produce signed as-built plans and GIS deliverables. Where the permit requires it, we continue with post-construction monitoring and annual reports.
Typical analyses and design considerations
- Survey control and RTK GPS construction stakeout
- Pre-construction meeting and site walk
- Submittal and material review
- Construction observation and site visits
- Contractor coordination and owner communication
- Field adjustments, redlines, and agency acceptance
- Quantity and placement tracking
- Punch list and project closeout
- As-built survey, signed plans, and CAD and GIS deliverables
- Post-construction monitoring and annual reporting
Project applications
Living shoreline and breakwater construction, treatment wetland and stream construction, dredged material placement, and stormwater retrofits where design intent has to survive contact with the site.
Related services - Often paired with this work.
Restoration and resiliency projects rarely involve a single service. These are the services we most often deliver alongside this one.
- Shoreline Restoration. Living shorelines and hybrid stabilization that stop erosion with breakwaters, sills, sand fill, and planted tidal marsh instead of hardened bank. Learn more →
- Stream Restoration. Channel stabilization and floodplain reconnection designed from hydraulic analysis, with riffle grade controls and bank protection that hold up in the field. Learn more →
- Permitting & Regulatory Coordination. Pre-application meetings, Joint Permit Applications, MDE and USACE authorizations, and county approvals handled alongside the design. Learn more →
Have a project in mind?
Contact Sustainable Science, LLC to discuss how we can support planning, permitting, design, and construction.