East Baton Rouge Parish Fire and Emergency Medical Services Station
(Corner of Claycut Road and Jefferson Highway)


GOTECH, Inc. provided Design, Bidding and Construction Management Services for this 1.5 acre site.

The DESIGN services included:

For the LA Housing Finance Authority (LHFA), the Post Architects team is providing the necessary architecture and engineering services. Six separate, multistory buildings were constructed to house over 60 living units and a community activity center. As a subconsultant to Post, GOTECH provided site civil engineering services. GOTECH engineers designed paving features, drainage plans, parking layout and water/sewer utility connection plans. GOTECH also provided site inspection services during the construction phases.

GOTECH has recently worked on the Loyola Street Rail Expansion (Canal Street to UPT). In 2011 GOTECH served as the engineering and surveying subconsultant for the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority’s (RTA) Rail Expansion project on Loyola Avenue. The project area extended from the Union Passenger Terminal to Canal Street (approximately one mile in length). Working as a subconsultant to AECOM, GOTECH provided civil engineering and surveying services on the project.

For the surveying phase on the project, GOTECH field crews obtained topographic, drainage invert, manhole, elevation, and cross section survey data throughout the project area. GOTECH CADD drafters then updated and refined the existing mapping documents by integrating new survey data points into the project plan / profile sheets. GOTECH field crew personnel entered the historic brick drainage “covered canal” on Loyola Street through street level access covers. Survey technicians descended into the 125 year old structure to obtain detailed interior measurements that were critical to the design of the project. GOTECH surveyors also provided essential location and elevation data to the utility relocation designers on the project team.

GOTECH engineering and drafting personnel provided civil engineering services on the Loyola Street RTA project. GOTECH analyzed the existing storm water runoff drainage system impacts along the project corridor. Other engineering duties included cross section preparations (TIN model development), typical section drafting, quantity calculations, demolition plan development, geometric evaluations, design of track drainage components and pedestrian access geometric designs.

This project involves reconstruction of existing portions of I-12 from O'Neal Lane in Baton Rouge to east of Range Avenue in Denham Springs with an additional third lane in each direction. Parameters include 10-foot inside and outside shoulders and a complete replacement of the eastbound and two new side-by-side westbound bridges over the Amite River. GOTECH will provide surveying, utility coordination and construction inspection services.

Roadway pavements across the New Orleans Metro area were damaged after being submerged by Hurricane Katrina floodwaters. Three candidate project sites were selected by LA DOTD to serve as prototypes for the design team’s repair plans. On a fast track basis, GOTECH kicked off the project by conducting the topographic surveys on each of the three initial sites. GOTECH also conducted tasks such as preliminary and final construction plan development, quantity and cost estimates, assisted with bid documents, provided construction inspection personnel and assisted with construction administration activities in Jefferson and Orleans Parishes.

LA Department of Education – Program Management - GOTECH is providing construction management services and program management services for the rebuilding of New Orleans public school systems in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. GOTECH's project manager responsibilities include project management, financial coordination, administrative services and project/governmental agencies liaison.

City of New Orleans – Program Management - This project includes repair of city assets, police and fire stations, streets, recreation center, court buildings, museums, libraries and parks that were damaged by flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. This project scope also includes resurfacing, repair and upgrade of existing streets. GOTECH’s role in this project includes overseeing infrastructure utility designs and analysis.

GOTECH, Inc. is serving as a subconsultant on the Twin Span Bridge project for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. The Twin Span Bridge is a portion of Interstate Highway 10 that crosses the edge of Lake Pontchartrain between the cities of New Orleans and Slidell. Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Twin Span Bridge in August of 2005. The $803 million replacement project is estimated to be completed in 2011 and will include 5.5 miles of new bridge carrying three lanes eastbound and three lanes westbound. Working on the Volkert Construction Services team, GOTECH is providing construction administration services to monitor the work progress.

The Audubon Bridge project is being conducted as a design/build project for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. The bridge will be a cable-stayed structure that crosses the Mississippi River north of Baton Rouge. It replaces a centuries-old ferry route that links Pointe Coupee Parish and West Feliciana Parish. At a length of 1,583 feet, the main span will be the longest in North America. GOTECH is providing engineering design of the approach roadway network on the west (Pointe Coupee Parish) side of the river. Plan/profile sheets, cross section and detail sheets are being designed by GOTECH engineers and drafted by GOTECH AutoCAD technicians. GOTECH field personnel obtained survey data on the batture to supplement the project’s hydrographic survey data. Construction quality assurance inspection services, utility coordination and scheduling will also be provided by GOTECH.

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GOTECH, Inc. served as the Project Engineer and Lead Project Coordinator. The Lamar-Dixon Expo Center, located on 236 acres of land in Ascension Parish, offers residents and visitors an exposition center that seats over 3,000 people. A state of the art multi-use facility, the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center hosts a multitude of events designed to bring entertainment and economic development to the community. In addition to equestrian events and rodeos, the Expo Center is used for concerts, science and school fairs, antique and craft shows, tractor pulls and auctions, along with other events. The Lamar-Dixon Expo Center currently houses eight barns, three arenas, a banquet room, a 4-H facility, a Trade Mart building, and a YMCA gymnasium. Also featured are picnic areas, recreation vehicle (RV) parking, bathhouses, paved parking areas, water distribution system, etc. Construction cost estimating was conducted by GOTECH in all phases of the work in order to facilitate alternative selection by the Owner. Planning and design by GOTECH personnel allowed for the successful construction of various roadway, sewer, drainage, structural, and electrical components on a concurrent schedule.

GOTECH provided Construction Inspectors and a Chief Inspector to provide inspection of street rehabilitation construction services for the City of Baton Rouge for over 10 years. Duties included setting up and maintaining a project records system, production of partial and final estimates and plan changes, insuring adherence to plans and specifications, inspection of asphaltic concrete and portland cement concrete production at the plant, inspection of asphaltic concrete laydown operations, portland cement placement and finishing, soil cement processing and incidental construction in the field, the taking and preparation of samples for testing and the performance of field tests. The over all program has rehabilitated (asphalt overlay or reconstituded) over 1406 miles of streets/roads.