Sagasser & Associates, Inc., 699 South Wisconsin Ave., Gaylord, MI 49735 [989-732-5800]

PROFESSIONAL - Sagasser & Associates, Inc. is a full service environmental consulting firm specializing in environmental engineering, environmental assessments, remediation alternative evaluation, feasibility studies, remedial system design, construction oversight and O&M.  The primary objective of Sagasser & Associates, Inc. is to provide professional, ethical, and practical consulting services to our clients, and to serve each client to the very best of our ability.  Sagasser & Associates, Inc. strives to maintain a "common-sense" approach to assessments and remediation, and strives to identify practical solutions for addressing a project's specific conditions.  We provide quality services and are very cost-effective due to the nature and location of our company. 

LOCATION – Our office is centrally located in Michigan which allows us to effectively service the entire state.  Our location allows us to be very cost-effective and responsive for projects within the central and northern portions of the Lower Peninsula and the eastern portion of the Upper Peninsula. 

EXPERIENCE - Our focus and project experience is predominately comprised of environmental investigation and remediation of Michigan’s environmentally contaminated sites regulated under Part 201 and Part 213 of NREPA 1994 PA 451, as amended.  During our work as a Professional Service Contractor (PSC), Sagasser & Associates, Inc. has demonstrated our ability to complete all aspects of environmental investigation and remediation for our projects.  Our dedication to providing excellent, professional and personal service, resulted in numerous very successful project investigations, remediation, and closures for both Part 201 and Part 213 Sites.  The Former Bellaire Bay Mart project is an excellent example of a remedial investigation, feasibility study, remedial design, contractor specifications, remedial system construction oversight, O&M oversight, performance monitoring, and system optimization.

SERVICE – Sagasser & Associates, Inc. is commited to providing the individual personal service and individual attention to our Clients.  We have demonstrated our timeliness, responsiveness, cost-effectiveness, and capabilities on hundreds of projects.  Our dedication to individual personal attention, and to providing a quality product that is cost-effective, sets us apart from other consulting firms.

QUALIFIED PERSONNEL - Our staff is experienced, technically capable and proficient in completing all aspects of an environmental contamination investigation and remediation project.  Our technical personnel are actively involved through every aspect of our projects from management, field sampling, data compilation, data interpretation, design, public relations, client contact, project budgeting, invoicing, project updating, and reporting.  This combined approach for personnel, results in a thorough, quality, cost-effective, work product with a team of individuals knowledgeable of the project specifics. 

TRAINING - Sagasser & Associates, Inc. is committed to continuing education and training programs. Sagasser & Associates, Inc. is committed to the maintaining a safe working environment. Health & Safety Plans are developed prior to commencement of subsurface investigation activities. Sagasser & Associates, Inc. personnel have OSHA 40 Hour Hazardous Worker Safety Training and are current with 8 Hour Hazwoper Refresher Training.

INNOVATIVE – Sagasser & Associates, Inc. has demonstrated our ability to develop innovative technologies for our investigation and remediation activities.  For example, the remedial system designed by Sagasser & Associates, Inc. for the Former Cook Corporation (FCC) project incorporated the well established cleanup technology of high vacuum dual-phase extraction (HVDPE) and applied it to a Site that would not have been considered suitable for HVDPE due to the depth of groundwater (~38 feet bgl).  We developed and designed an air-lift assisted extraction technology to overcome the standard limitations of HVDPE.  The success of this innovative technology on the State-funded FCC project will clearly change the definition of limitations for applying HVDPE on future clean-up projects everywhere.

DETAIL - Sagasser & Associates, Inc. assessments are performed following methodologies and procedures as established by regulatory authorities and/or as accepted by experts in the industry. Sagasser & Associates, Inc. understands the end result of quality throughout each aspect of the services we provide. Therefore, we require the same commitment to quality from our subcontractors.

GENERAL - We have worked throughout the State, with most of our environmental assessment projects being within the Northern Michigan area.  Personnel at Sagasser & Associates, Inc. have completed numerous environmental assessment and remediation projects ranging in scope from hydrogeologic investigations to spill prevention, control and countermeasure (SPCC) plans. Sagasser & Associates, Inc. personnel have completed specific training courses in performing Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments, Phase 2 Preliminary Contamination Assessments, and Risk-Based Corrective Action. Sagasser & Associates, Inc. personnel have completed hundreds of Phase 1 and Phase 2 site assessments, UST assessments, BEAs and hydrogeological investigations throughout the country. This combination of training and experience provides Sagasser & Associates, Inc. with the ability to best serve the individual needs of our clients. Contact Kevin Sagasser, P.E., President/Sr. Project Engineer to inquire how we can assist on your project.