Watersound Beach Club, a resort and amenity property engineered by O'Connell and Associates.

Civil Engineering · WaterSound Beach

WaterSound Beach Club

WaterSound Beach, FL

The work

The project consisted of the development of a portion of a 38-acre of land and included the design and permitting of infrastructure necessary to service a new 5,100 sq.ft. restaurant and clubhouse building complete with an 8,000 sq.ft. pool and lazy river located in WaterSound Beach, Florida.

Infrastructure design included paved areas such as roadways, sidewalks and parking, potable water and sanitary sewer utilities and a stormwater drainage and management system. Permitting included a Walton County Minor Development Order, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Stormwater Permit, FDEP Water Distribution Permit, and a FDEP Wastewater Collection Permit. The design and State and local permitting for the project included the redesign of the entry drive, a new golf cart parking lot, a new round-a-bout, an upgrade of the existing stormwater management system and an upgrade of water and sewer services necessary to accommodate the future proposed buildings and amenities. The project included a curvilinear layout, structural design, and permit with FDEP for nearly one mile of timber boardwalk through environmentally sensitive areas.

Location: WaterSound Beach, FL
Market: Restaurant and Hospitality
Disciplines: Civil 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.

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

Stormwater Design and Management

Sizing and routing the system that moves rainfall off the site at a rate the receiving system and the reviewing agency will accept.

Drainage calculations
Retention and conveyance design
Erosion and sediment control plan

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

Wastewater Treatment and Collection

Collection, lift, and treatment infrastructure designed with the operating utility and permitted through the agency of record.

Process and hydraulic design
Plans and specifications
Regulatory submittals

Roadway and Access Design

Drives, turn lanes, and internal circulation designed to the standards of the agency with jurisdiction over the connecting road.

Geometry and paving plans
Signing and striping
Access connection exhibits

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 WaterSound 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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