City Of FWB: H2S Removal, a civil infrastructure project engineered by O'Connell and Associates, Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

Civil Engineering + Structural Engineering · Fort Walton Beach

City of Fort Walton Beach H2S Removal

Fort Walton Beach, FL

The work

Hydrogen sulfide removal for the city potable water system: cascade aerator replaced with a forced-draft degasification system, Well #2 aerator relocated and upgraded, and structural design of the new platform and well building roof framing.

Location: Fort Walton Beach, FL
Market: Municipal and Utility
Disciplines: Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering

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.

Potable Water and Sanitary Sewer

Water and sewer service from the main to the building, sized for demand and coordinated with the utility that will own and operate it.

Utility plans and profiles
Demand calculations
Utility provider coordination

New Building Structural Design

The gravity and lateral system for a new building, designed to the current Florida Building Code and the wind exposure the site sits in.

Structural drawings
Load calculations
Signed and sealed documents for permit

How an engagement like this runs

Work in Fort Walton Beach 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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