GEC FDOT and MAJOR HIGHWAY SERVICES

Since 1991, GEC has provided geotechnical engineering services for some of Central Florida's landmark transportation infrastructure projects. With offices in Orlando and Kissimmee, and a staff of fifty employees, GEC serves all of Central Florida's transportation agencies including the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Florida's Turnpike Enterprise, and the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority (OOCEA).

GEC is recognized for its innovative technical approaches to complex issues of constructability, meeting tight design and construction schedules, and helping the project team reduce risks and the cost of construction.

GEC core services include geotechnical engineering for highway and bridge design, environmental contamination screening, and construction phase services, including pile driving inspection and materials testing and inspection.

The GEC technical staff is thoroughly familiar with FDOT requirements, procedures and expectations for consultant performance. GEC's depth of experience and large technical staff ensure streamlined proposal preparation, field investigation, laboratory testing and reporting.

I-4/SR 436 Interchange Reconfiguration	GEC's major transportation design projects include: Central Florida Commuter Rail (FDOT) SR 414 John Land Apopka Expressway (OOCEA) SR 417 Seminole Greeneway (Turnpike) Wekiva Parkway PD&E Study (OOCEA) Interstate 4 Ultimate Lanes in Downtown Orlando (FDOT, District Five) SR 429/Florida's Turnpike Interchange (OOCEA) U.S. 192 PD&E Study in Osceola County (FDOT District Five) SR 408, East-West Expressway (OOCEA) GEC's transportation design-build projects include: I-4 Widening at St. John's River 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
GEC provided the geotechnical engineering for the I-4 eastbound to 17-92 off ramp/Sanford Read the article...	GEOTECHNICAL Subsurface Explorations for Geotechnical Site Evaluations Geotechnical Investigations for Highway and Bridge Projects Engineering Analysis for Foundation Design Recommendations Hydrogeology Investigations and Groundwater Modeling Sinkhole and Subsidence Investigations Pile Installation Evaluations Using Wave Equation Analysis Ground Penetrating Radar Surveys for Subsurface Profiling ENVIRONMENTAL Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments Contamination Screening Evaluation Reports for Transportation Projects Ground Penetrating Radar Surveys for Buried Tanks and Pipelines
OVA Screening	CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING FDOT qualified in Work Group 9.3, Highway Materials Testing Engineering technician staff is CTQP-qualified in pile driving inspection, earthwork, asphalt and concrete materials testing The GEC laboratory is fully equipped and staffed with certified technicians to provide CEI laboratory support services GEC is pre-qualified by the Florida Department of Transportation in Work Groups 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4 and 9.5 and Work Group 10.3.