K E McCartney & Associates North

KEM's culvert and bridge construction team has extensive background working with private contractors along with the Ohio Department of Transportation. For bridge work it's imperative that construction follows the designer's objectives as specified in the contract documents.

KEM's experience helps to identify and resolve construction issues early on, which, in turn, reduces our clients' exposure to unwarranted claims along with costly change orders and delays.McCartney & Associates, providing construction administration services for municipal services such as bridge repair and construction are our specialty.

Finding enough money to deal with unfunded mandates is a major challenge for many communities, not to mention all the funding needed to maintain aging infrastructure. KEM has firsthand knowledge of these financial challenges, and that's why we've made it a priority to understand what type of funding is available for each project and how to prepare applications that give our client the best opportunity to obtain it.

KEM supports transportation options that give people the ability to live a more active lifestyle. Not only is this a healthy option, but it is also fun and environmentally friendly. By working together, we can make this world a better place to raise our children one community at a time.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has several reimbursement grant programs available for recreational trails and local park projects including the Clean Ohio Trail Fund (COTF), Recreational Trails Program (RTP), NatureWorks, and the Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).

Stormwater impacts many different aspects of our lives, including health, safety, and recreation. Unfortunately, in the past it has been overlooked as an asset. This has made stormwater program funding a challenge for many communities. However, there are opportunities to fund robust and publicly beneficial stormwater projects and/or programs.

The traveling public expects the transportation system to meet their individual needs in a manner that is safe, convenient, economical, and efficient, with minimal disruption to their daily routines. Local agencies face a variety of challenges based on their geography, traffic, population, staffing, local expectations, and infrastructure condition, but the largest challenge is finding the funds to construct transportation improvement projects.