Welcome to
Cowan Associates, Inc.

Cowan Associates is one of the oldest full service civil engineering firms in the Region. We have been providing multi-disciplinary engineering and technical services to our clients since 1958. CAI has designed many specialty and challenging land developments and facilities over the last forty five years. We cover assignments locally and throughout the Eastern United States.

While we specialize in Civil and Environmental Engineering, clients come to us for Land Development Engineering, Building Engineering, Municipal Engineering, Construction Quality Control, Exploration, Testing & Inspection, Accident & Failure Investigation, Structural Analysis, Geotechnical Evaluations, Environmental Audits, and Surveying. Many of our Project Managers have developed specific specialties along with their broad coverage of other disciplines. For example, the Testing & Inspection team members are certified third party Building Code Inspectors & Geologists are experienced in hazardous substance management & removal. Perusal of this web site will provide you with information on many highly specialized areas of consulting & design that are available to you through CAI.

Our assignments are extremely varied, ranging from Commercial to Residential Land Development & Industrial Facilities Design, to major public works projects including Bridges, Sewage Treatment & Water Filtration Plants. Our staff are trained and experienced in all the basic disciplines and are licensed in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia. In addition we are experienced to partner with local firms, when logistics require.

Our clients come from many industries, companies and businesses such as: property syndicators, retailers, office and institutional property managers, residential developers, manufacturers, utilities, law firms, insurance adjusters, architects, contractors, government agencies, and school districts. You may call our offices for advice, without obligation, prior to our accepting an assignment. If we can't help you we will endeavor to direct you to the person or company that can

Quality is Attitude

Mission It is the mission of Cowan Associates , Inc. ( CAI ) to provide quality Professional Engineering services, personalized and with on-time delivery. We, the employees and management, aim to strive for excellence so that you, the client, will achieve success. Vision To be an outstanding Professional Engineering Service provider, who partners with clients with diverse needs, to successfully turn their ideas into reality.