Civil Engineering · Freeport

Black Creek Estates

Freeport, FL

161 lots87 acresDetailed PUD

The work

A 161-lot, 87-acre residential Detailed PUD on Black Creek Boulevard near Freeport, approved by the Walton County Board of County Commissioners in August 2023 (MAJ23-000011) with 0.43 acres of wetland impact and about 30 acres of conservation land with walking trails, with O'Connell & Associates as applicant.

Location: Freeport, FL
Market: Land Development and Subdivision
Disciplines: Civil Engineering
Scale: 87 acres · 161 lots · 30 acres of conservation land

Scope performed

Each line below is a discipline our staff carried on this project. The description explains what that work involves and what the owner receives at the end of it.

Land Development and Site Design

Turning a parcel into a buildable site. Grading, layout, utility routing, and a drawing set a reviewer can approve.

Site and grading plans
Utility layout
Construction details
Quantity basis for bidding

Regulatory Permits and Development Orders

Assembling and carrying the application through the review agencies that hold approval authority over the site.

Permit applications
Response to review comments
Agency coordination through approval

How an engagement like this runs

Work in Freeport follows the same sequence at any size. Owners see the same four stages.

01
Scoping call
We ask what prompted the call, what documents already exist, and what deadline is driving the schedule. If the work does not need an engineer, we say so.
02
Field work and review
A licensed engineer or a staff member working under one goes to the site, documents conditions, and reviews the drawings and reports already on file.
03
Signed and sealed deliverable
Findings, drawings, and specifications go out under seal, written so a board can read them and a contractor can bid from them.
04
Contract Administration
During construction we review submittals, answer requests for information, perform Construction Observations, and review pay applications against work in place.

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