Arias & Associates, Inc. is a team of geotechnical, materials, and environmental consultants committed to helping our Clients achieve their project goals. We are licensed geotechnical engineers, professional geologists, engineers-in-training, estimators, project managers, CAD technicians, field and laboratory technicians, computer programmers, and administrative specialists. Since being founded by Robert P. Arias, P.E. in January 1996, we have established ourselves as a leading engineering consulting firm in Texas.
Our team is experienced, responsive, and credentialed. We build long-term relationships with our Clients based on integrity, honesty, open and direct communication, and traditional friendly service. At Arias, we know how our services impact a project’s design, construction, and performance. We see the big picture and strive to assure that our services contribute positively to both the project’s short-term and long-term outcomes.
Arias is designated as a Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) by the State of Texas. We are also certified as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), and Small Business Enterprise (SBE) by the South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (SCTRA).
Our principal geotechnical engineers each have more than 30 years of experience with geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing services; our staff engineers generally have 10 or more years of geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing experience. Most of our construction materials technician staff hold one or more industry certifications including those granted by the American Concrete Institute (ACI), National Institute for the Certification of Engineering Technologies (NICET), Texas Asphalt Pavement Association Hot Mix Asphalt Center, Precast Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI), Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), and American Welding Society (AWS).
To enhance the services we provide to our customers, the Arias & Associates, Inc. team actively participates in many professional and technical organizations that serve the development and engineering communities. We also maintain relationships with independent specialty consultants who complement our overall capabilities and provide peer review.
Externally, Arias is committed to sustaining long-term relationships with our Clients. Internally, we are committed to sustain ourselves as a innovative, learning organization. These commitments have been embraced by our staff. Our professionals have a passion for what we do. Whatever our task – from field testing to final reporting – we endeavor to go above and beyond the expected. We work to establish and cultivate relationships based on trust and teamwork. The result? Our Clients come back to us time and time again.
Accreditations
Arias & Associates, Inc. is registered, certified, and/or accredited with the following agencies:
- Texas Board of Professional Engineers Firm Registration No. F-32
- Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists License No. 50302
- Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Certification and Compliance Program - Texas Building & Procurement Commission
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Small Business Enterprise (SBE), and Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency
- Pre-certified for Portland Cement Concrete, Plant Inspection and Testing, Soil Exploration, Geotechnical Testing, Transportation Foundation Studies, and Building Foundation Studies - Texas Department of Transportation
- American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Materials Reference Laboratory (AMRL)
- U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
- Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), San Antonio District Laboratory
Memberships
- American Concrete Institute
- American Council of Engineering Companies
- American Institute of Architects
- American Institute of Professional Geologists
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- American Society of Testing Materials
- American Welding Society
- ASFE: The Geoprofessional Business Association
- Associated General Contractors - Building Branch
- Association of Engineering Geologists
- Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
- National Ground Water Association
- National Institute for the Certification of Engineering Technologies
- National Society of Professional Engineers
- Texas and San Antonio Council of Engineering Companies
