Gulfport Lighthouse, a structure engineered by O'Connell and Associates, Port of Gulfport, Florida.

Structural Engineering · Port of Gulfport

Gulfport Lighthouse

Port of Gulfport, MS

The work

Structural engineering for the aluminum spiral stair, observation platform and lantern room of the Port of Gulfport Ground Storage Tank and Elevated Platform in Gulfport, Mississippi: foundation design, structural analysis, and design and fabrication drawings, coordinated with The Crom Corporation.

Location: Port of Gulfport, MS
Market: Institutional and Civic
Disciplines: 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.

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

Foundation Design

The system that carries the building into the soil, coordinated with the geotechnical report and the coastal conditions on site.

Foundation plans and details
Bearing and pile coordination
Geotechnical review

How an engagement like this runs

Work in Port of Gulfport 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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