SunRail Commuter Rail Kick-Off July 18, 2011

GEC is proud to be a member of the design team for SunRail, now beginning design of Phase II. GEC provided geotechnical engineering and contamination assessment for SunRail Phase I, which included a 31-mile alignment and 12 stations linking Debary to south Orlando. Phase II is comprised of an additional 30 miles of alignment with 5 additional stations, extending the rail system north to Deland and south to Poinciana. Rail service will begin in 2014 for Phase I and 2016 for Phase II.

• I-4 Interchange at SR 46, Seminole County
• John Young Parkway Extension from Shader Road to SR 424, Orange County
• SR 50 fr Avalon to SR 429, Orange County
• SR 500 (US 192) Indian River Relief Bridges, Brevard County
• SR 434 from SR 414 (Maitland Blvd) to Lotus Landing Blvd., Seminole County
• I-95/US 92 Interchange, Volusia County
• I-4 from Memorial to US 98, Polk County
• I-4/SR 535 to SR 528 Auxiliary Lanes, Orange County
• Max Brewer Bridge Geotechnical Data Collection, Brevard County
• US 192 Indian River Relief Bridges Geotechnical Data Collection, Brevard County
• FDOT SR 35 (US 301) CSX Bridge Geotechnical Data Collection, Marion County
• I-95/Pineda Causeway Geotechnical Data Collection, Brevard County

Lake Nona Medical City

GEC provided the geotechnical engineering services for the Sanford/Burnham Medical Research Institute which opened its doors on October 8, 2009. The Burnham is the anchor tenant for the Lake Nona Medical City, located southeast of the Orlando International Airport. GEC provided construction materials testing services for the Medical City roadway infrastructure including Tavistock Boulevard, Weller Boulevard,Veterans Way, Nemours Parkway East  and West, and Exploration Way.In addition GEC provided both geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing for Osceola County’s Narcoossee Road widening, which will serve as the southern gateway to the Medical City.

The Sanford/Burnham Medical Research Institute
Largest LEED-Gold certified independent scientific facility in FL.

GEC in the News:
FES Journal May 2009: Stabilizing the I-4/ Maitland
Blvd. Interchange Sinkhole

Unique Challenges...
Met by Unique Abilities

GEC is proud to be “at the very foundation of our community.” Celebrating 20 years in Central Florida, with offices in Orlando and Kissimmee, GEC provides full service geotechnical engineering and consulting services, including subsurface investigations and borings, foundation design recommendations, hydrogeology and sinkhole evaluation and investigations. GEC environmental consulting services include contamination assessments, environmental drilling (direct-push), petroleum and hazardous waste remediation services, brownfields redevelopment and air quality compliance. In addition GEC offers ground penetrating radar (GPR) surveys and construction materials testing services. GEC Land Development services include support for the DRI application process, groundwater modeling, and site preparation including utilities, roadway and infrastructure master planning.

Recent GEC projects include The Sanford/Burnham Medical Research Institute at Lake Nona, The Plaza, Central Florida Commuter Rail, the University of Central Florida (UCF) Convocation Center, the new Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) Administration LEEDS- certified Headquarters Building as well as the award-winning Avatar 300-acre residential development Bellalago in Osceola County.

GEC continues to expand its geophysical engineering services to include the unexploded ordnance (UXO) investigations in the vicinity of former military facilities. Most recently GEC has utilized UXO exploration to help determine future land use applications near Odyssey Middle School in southeast Orange County.

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NAICS Codes

541330 - Engineering Services

541360 - Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services

541380 - Testing Laboratories

541620 - Environmental Consulting Services

Geotechnical and Environmental Consultants, Inc.
919 Lake Baldwin Lane, Orlando, FL32814
Phone: (407) 898-1818 Fax: (407) 898-1837
Initial Contact: cjwilliams@g-e-c.com