Engineering Services
Subdivision Design
Whether it's a standard 60-lot subdivision or a 900-lot master planned community, HTEC has the expertise and experience to help you make the most of your next development. We can help with site selection, feasibility studies, preliminary concepts, rezoning, construction documents, permitting, bidding, and construction management. As a small business, we can offer the personal touch and attention to make sure the project is done right the first time.
Site Design
HTEC has extensive experience designing commercial sites ranging from fast food restaurants to mega-shopping centers. We have completed site designs for new construction and renovations of hospitals, pharmacies, apartment complexes, retail shops, condominiums, and many others. HTEC will work with you through the design process to make sure that the site takes advantage of all of the property's opportunities.
Drainage Impact Analysis
Any time you develop a site, you affect the stormwater flow. HTEC can help design retention ponds to ensure that downstream neighbors are not harmed. Drainage studies must be approved by the local governing authority and HTEC has been through the process of getting drainage impact analysis approved for dozens of projects.
Agency/Municipal Permitting
Most projects need permits from multiple agencies. Projects can need approval from Parish Planning & Zoning, the Department of Health & Hospitals, the Department of Transportation & Development, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Environmental Quality, and others. HTEC has been through the permitting process with these agencies many times and can help guide your project to approval.
Due Diligence & Feasibility Studies
If you are considering developing a parcel of land or building, it is important to know what hurdles you may face. HTEC can help uncover items that may be problematic such as floodplains, wetlands, pipelines, servitudes, restrictions, endangered species, etc. Other considerations include the cost to run utilities to the property, whether gravity drainage is feasible, or whether a lift station may be required. HTEC can look at your project to identify items that may change the bottom line.
Site Selection
So many factors go into determining the best location for a new business. HTEC can study your options and advise on the advantages and disadvantages of each prospective site. We can then help analyze multiple parcels to help you choose the location that works best with the time and budget constraints for the project. During this process we will also talk with the local governmental agencies to uncover any required offsite improvements or upgrades that must be taken into account. Please call today to see how we can help.
Environmental Permitting
HTEC has partnered with environmental firms to provide wetlands delineations and permitting. We can also look at threatened and endangered species, cultural impacts, and other environmental considerations. If mitigation is required, we can provide strategies to reduce your mitigation requirements in a timely manner.
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans
All construction projects over 1 acre are required to have a Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) permit, more commonly known as a SWPPP. The permit requires monitoring, upkeep, and maintenance for the life of the construction project. HTEC can provide the required plan and associated inspections to help keep your project in compliance.
Topographic Surveys
All engineering begins with a good survey. HTEC provides topographic surveys that include all visible improvements, topographic contours, property lines, right-of-ways, pipelines, utilities, and more. HTEC uses GPS and robotic total stations with electronic data collectors to provide accurate results in a timely manner.
Elevation Certificates/LOMA
We provide finished floor elevation certificates for flood insurance rate determination. If your property or structure has been incorrectly mapped in a flood zone, we can assist you in obtaining a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA).
Construction Staking
Quality design is only the beginning. To bring your project to life, it must be constructed properly. HTEC provides construction staking services to ensure the roads, utilities, and buildings go in the correct location. We stake property corners, building corners, offsets, parking, sewer, water, drainage, curbs, and roads.
Cut & Fill Earthwork Analysis
Construction requires a building pad at the correct elevation. Too low and you might flood. Too high and you require extra dirt that increases costs. HTEC can study your site and propose the most cost-effective grading plan. We will balance the earthwork on your site so that dirt does not need to be imported or exported. If the site must be raised, we can perform borrow pit calculations to verify quantity takeoffs.
