KNESAL ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC.
QUICK SUMMARY OF RELEVANT PROJECTS
We list below and summarize the projects which we feel show exemplary qualifications for many types of work. More complete descriptions of these and other projects can be found in other sections of this submittal.
The following projects included projects of the firm and of previous experience of the staff.
Client:
Harrison County Transportation Executive Steering Committee and the
Gulf Regional Planning Commission
East-West Multi-Modal Transportation Corridor Study
KES is continuing on the engineering team for planning of the major East-West Multi-Modal Transportation Corridor along the 26-mile CSX Railroad route. KES’s current project includes preliminary designs for the western 13 miles of the project. As part of this project, Knesal Engineering Services, Inc. will analyze and develop route requirements for a north-south connector from I-10 to Highway 90 for the western portion of the County.
Please see the commendation letter from the client in another section of this document.
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Client:
Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport
35-Acre Sitework, Drainage, Limestone Paving,
and Asphalt Paving
On the 29-Acre Improvement Site
Current KES staff produced this project. Because of an unusually heavy wheel load and to obtain maximum competition between the various types of pipe available, we applied the latest techniques in calculating the strength class of Reinforced Concrete Pipe, Corrugated HDPE pipe, and solid wall HDPE. For some cover situations, we established advanced bedding and backfill techniques required for the various materials. This type of detailed analysis can result in substantial savings on a project of this size.
Our surveying and mapping utilized Harrison County’s planimetric maps, and we supplemented the maps with actual survey data. Our computer mapping techniques maintained the state plane coordinates of the County’s maps. This is an important feature because it allows all future surveying data to be added to the base map in the same coordinate system, which allows the assembly of a full, accurate site map as facilities are added in the future. This greatly assists with maintenance of as-built data, which facilitates planning and placement of new projects.
The total project cost is about $4.5 million.
Other features of this project are discussed elsewhere in this submittal.
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Client:
Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport Authority
Parking Lot Expansion
The Airport retained KES in December 1998 to produce this project on a very tight schedule to assure that expanded parking facilities would be available for the spring of 1999. KES produced this $200,000 project in 20 days after receiving the notice to proceed.
Please see the commendation letter from the client in another section of this document.
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Client:
Guild Jaubert Hardy Architects, PA
Sitework for the Harrison County
Health & Human Services Facility
KES produced this project as one of the firm’s first projects. The project required dealing with very poor soil and drainage conditions. The value of the total project was about $3.5 million.
Client:
Guild Jaubert Hardy Architects, PA
Sitework for the Troop Camp Quarters
for the Air National Guard - CRTC
KES produced this project as one of the firm’s first projects. The firm produced this project to Federal specifications. The value of the total project was about $4.5 million.
Client:
Guild Jaubert Hardy Architects, PA
Sitework for Two Schools for the
Harrison County School Board
KES produced the sitework design for the East and West Harrison County Elementary and Middle Schools in 1997 on a very fast track to assist the Architects with their commitment to meet a critical school opening date. The total construction cost of the two schools was about $12 million.
Client:
Mississippi Air National Guard -
Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, MS
"Relocate Roads" (Hewes Avenue Relocation) project in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Current KES staff produced on schedule this project consisting of 91 sheets of drawings, despite the necessity of dealing with about 12 Federal, State, City, and County agencies and private entities having an interest in the project.
In addition to the highway engineering, the project includes communications systems, electrical distribution, a traffic control system, architecture, landscape architecture, and hydrology.
The construction value of the project with all alternates is about $6 million, while the total project cost including land acquisitions and other soft costs is almost $10 million.
Please see the commendation letter from the client in another section of this document.
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Client:
City of Gulfport
Various Drainage Projects for the City of Gulfport:
Mid City and East Railroad Street
Ward 4 and Three Rivers/Klein Road
Colonial Estates
The current team members recently designed and performed construction administration and inspection for the $1.4 million Mid City and East Railroad Street drainage project for the City of Gulfport. Construction of two other projects, Colonial Estates Drainage Improvements and Ward 4 & Three Rivers/Klein Road Drainage, were completed in early 1999.
Please see the commendation letter from the client in another section of this document.
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Client:
Coast Transit Authority
Underground Storage Tank Replacement,
Fuel Handling System, Bus Parking Improvements, and
Bus Stop Shelter Foundations and Sitework
KES is executing CTA's plans to install 26 bus stop shelters throughout its service area. The construction contract has been awarded and construction will start in early September 1998. For this project we have obtained building permits for each site from each municipality, as well as from MDOT, since a number of the shelters fall within highway rights-of-way.
Client:
Harrison County
and the
Harrison County Wastewater and Solid Waste District
Canal Road/I-10 Area Collection system and Pump Station
We applied the latest techniques in analyzing and planning this pump station and the existing 19,100 LF force main which will be part of the system. The construction will start in early 1999.
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Client:
Greater Gulfport Properties, L.L.C.
Development Planning for a 180-Acre Site
at I-10 and Highway 49 in Gulfport
A group of developers has engaged us to assist with planning their 180-acre parcel at the northwest quadrant of I-10 and Highway 49 in Gulfport. We are now selecting a route for a mile-long road which Harrison County is planning to build through the site. (Including the 80 acres of other ownership immediately adjacent to Highway 49, the total site being planned is about 260 acres.)
Client:
Biloxi Bay Resort, L.L.C.
Development Layouts for a
Casino / Marina / Entertainment Resort Island
We recently prepared preliminary layouts and concept engineering studies for a 360-acre casino / marina / entertainment resort island proposed to be built offshore of Biloxi. This same group informed us recently that they plan to engage us for a similar project at the Gulfport waterfront which they are discussing with the City of Gulfport (August 1998).
Client:
Jackson County Port Authority
and the
Jackson County Economic Development District
Sunplex Light Industrial Park in Jackson County, Mississippi
While employed with another firm, William E. Knesal, Jr. was Project Manager for planning, design, and construction of the 350-acre Sunplex Light Industrial Park in Jackson County, Mississippi, including streets, sewers, water wells, an elevated water storage tank, a seven mile long sewage force main, and consideration of major regional stormwater drainage issues.
Mr. Knesal attended conferences of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks to assist the Jackson County Economic Development District with the introduction of the light industry & commerce park concept to this area. Mr. Knesal used this information to assist Jackson County with strategies concerning lot sizes, providing areas which could be further subdivided to provide smaller lots to meet market demand. Total project cost in 1985 was approximately $4.2 million.
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Client:
First Chemical Corporation
Industrial Site Planning for a Major Chemical Manufacturer
While employed with another firm, William E. Knesal, Jr. was Project Manager and lead civil engineer for development of a 180 acre industrial site for a major chemical manufacturer at Jackson County’s converted airport industrial property in Pascagoula, MS. The work included use of the Soil Conservation Service's (SCS) TR-55 stormwater computer program and planning within the state's stormwater discharge permit program.
Client:
Harrison County Wastewater and Solid Waste District
New West Side Park Pump Station
The project includes a new pump station which will serve the upcoming casino and hotel expansions on the west side of Gulfport, as well as the existing municipal demand from the area.
The pump station capacity is expected to be about 4000 GPM. Typically, the District's stations of this size include multiple pumps, emergency power supplies, telemetry systems, and bar screens. The project will include provisions for future installation of odor controls.
Because of the location of the station in a beachfront city park, the station will include architectural features to lessen the impact of the structure.
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Client:
PM Agricultural Products
Industrial Process Building and
Equipment Including Foundations
While employed with another firm, William E. Knesal, Jr. designed the civil and structural plans and specifications for an industrial metal building for a manufacturing process line, including materials handling facilities. This included the arrangement layout and foundations for the building and equipment including an 80-foot tall process material holding tank and several manufacturing process machines. Several foundations included pile support for resistance of wind loads on the tall structures.
The work included development of generic specifications for a pre-engineered metal building for use in obtaining competitive bids from several manufacturers of the required quality. This facility is at the PM Agricultural Products, Inc., Westwego, LA, in the New Orleans area (formerly Pacific Molasses, Inc.)
Client:
Confidential Client
Analysis and Dispute of the Corps of Engineers
Flood Elevations for a 2000-Acre Development
While employed with another firm, William E. Knesal, Jr. served as a consultant to a land owner/developer of a 2000-acre tract in Arkansas, for assisting the development's design consultant in appealing base flood elevations (BFEs) prepared by the U. S. Corps of Engineers for FEMA. The project included review of the current analyses by the Corps and the designer, development of a strategy for appealing the BFEs, and preparing alternative modeling techniques for FEMA consideration.
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