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Geo-Technology Associates, Inc., Orlando, Florida

Based in Orlando, Florida, our office provides geotechnical engineering services in Orlando, Florida, along with construction observation and testing, environmental consulting, and natural resources services tailored to Central Florida’s sandy soils, high groundwater levels, and karst conditions.

Our Services

Construction Observation and Materials Testing

  • Site work – Structural Fill Testing, Subgrade Soil, Utility Backfill Operations, and soil stabilization
  • Retaining Wall Inspection, Testing and Certifications
  • Asphalt Inspections and evaluation of pavement damage
  • Demucking inspections for soft soils and unsuitable subsurface conditions common in Central Florida sites 
  • Firestop and Fire Penetrations (firestopping inspection)
  • Foundations – Soil Bearing Capacity of Footings (foundation inspection)
  • Laboratory Services, including soil lab testing
  • Concrete Sampling, Slump Test (concrete inspection, compressive strength testing)
  • Threshold Inspections with certified special inspectors
  • Field-welded and Bolted Structures (structural steel inspection, bolting)

Environmental

  • Phase I and II environmental site assessments (phase 1 environmental site assessment, phase 2 environmental site assessment)
  • Site-Specific Risk Assessments
  • Soil site investigation and subsurface exploration
  • Contaminated soil remediation and groundwater monitoring
  • Brownfield redevelopment
  • Consumptive Use Permits
  • Dewatering Permits
  • Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plans
  • Spill/Release Emergency/Interim Source Removal
  • Soils Management Plans
  • Underground Storage Tank (UST) Removal and Closure Sampling, including underground storage tank removal
  • Industrial Discharge Monitoring
  • Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) and stormwater monitoring & NPDES inspections
  • Environmental impact studies and support from experienced environmental consulting firms

Geotechnical

  • Geotechnical Feasibility Studies as part of geotechnical site investigation
  • Subsurface exploration and soil investigation
  • Shallow and Deep Foundation Analysis and Design for apartment building, high rise building, and parking lot developments
  • Retaining Wall Design/Recommendations
  • Slope stability analysis and design
  • Ground Improvement Design/Recommendations, including soil stabilization
  • Dewatering Permits
  • Subsidence Mitigation and sinkhole remediation
  • Karst Geology Analysis
  • Groundwater Control Design for high water table conditions
  • Geotechnical Instrumentation and Monitoring
  • Geotechnical Laboratory Testing, including soil testing

Natural Resources Services

  • Wetland delineation and wetland permitting
  • Wetland mitigation design and monitoring
  • Gopher tortoise survey and permitting
  • Threatened and Endangered Species Surveys, Assessment, and Permitting, including endangered species and rare species surveys
  • Biological and Ecological Assessments / environmental impact studies
  • Tree Survey and Condition Assessments, including tree survey, tree inventory, and tree condition assessment (ISA Certified Arborist On Staff)
  • Wetland Restoration and Enhancement, including wetland mitigation and restoration and stream mitigation

First 417 is a large-scale, nearly 300-acre site improvement and mass grading project. Much of the site was originally covered by unsuitable material, reaching depths of up to 15 feet in some areas. To handle the significant amount of organic waste, four ponds were over-excavated to depths of approximately 50 feet.

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4617 Parkbreeze Court
(321) 482-4239

Gautham Pillappa

Vice President

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