STAFF     

Christine Schmidt,
Admin. Secretary I

Finance

Cyndi Gambrel,
Financial Coordinator

Sue Tolbert,
Financial Specialist

Linda Cleaveland,
Accounting Technician II

Engineering Services

Chris Wert,
Engineering Services Coordinator

Dawn Davis,
Senior Project Manager

Scott Nelson,
Senior Project Manager

John Burnett,
Water Resources Coordinator

Bob Carpenter,
Senior Project Manager

Darrell Davis,
Data Specialist

P. Palmer,
Supervisory Public Works Inspector

Traffic Management

Gerald M. O'Dell, Traffic Engineering Coordinator

Ernie Lane,
Traffic Engineering Assistant II

Randall Clark,
Signal System Specialist
 

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Mission Statement

The mission of the County Engineering Office is to provide civil and facility engineering, design, study, project management, and various services for projects for the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), County departments, governmental agencies, and constitutional officers. Requirements by the Hernando County Development Department and Building Codes must be obtained by private Engineering or Architectural Firms/Companies. If you have any further questions regarding these requirements, please contact the Development Department at (352) 754-4050.

The Engineer's Office provides a wide variety of services to these agencies, which include: facilities engineering, facilities design, facilities construction inspection and monitoring, civil engineering designs and specifications, construction inspection, regulatory agency permitting, traffic engineering, technical research, drainage design, limited surveying activities, grant coordination, and special project management.

Goals

• Effectively administer the County Engineer's projects through management planning, organizing, leading, and interfacing with the County Administrator and department directors to ensure that the necessary infrastructure is provided.

• Ensure a quality infrastructure through development of stringent standards and project management.

• Complete the project list in FY 2002/2003 Road Capital Improvement Plan.

• Continued implantation and development of the five-year Stormwater Master Plan.

• Analyze, coordinate, design and build the traffic signal projects approved in the current budget.

• Complete the Florida Dept. of transportation Enhancement Fund Projects for FY 2002/2003.

• Complete the Public Works drainage and guardrail projects.

• Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the Hernando County Residential Traffic Policy.

Objectives

• Verbally respond to residential Traffic Control Policy relevant concerns within two working days.

• Initiate recommended Residential Traffic Control Policy actions within three months of concern notification.

• Hold weekly Engineering Office staff meetings based on a documented agenda that effectively follows up on outstanding issues.

• Hold biweekly project status update meetings with the County Administrator, or his designee, to ensure positive flow of information ideas and direction on engineering issues.

Engineering Designs & Construction Inspections:

• Roadways

• County Facilities

• Traffic Engineering

• Traffic Signals

• Sign Warrants & Placements

• Road Striping

• Guard Rail

• Drainage

Engineering Analysis:

• Traffic operation concerns

• Traffic safety concerns

• Residential traffic control

• Drainage

• Survey information

Other Engineering Responsibilities:

• Commercial Development Review

• Plat Reviews

• Project Management

  • Manage & maintain permanent records of survey and engineering associated with County projects

  • Develop, administer and manage contractual agreements with outside consultants and contractors

  • Contract review (oversees construction contracts)

  • Procuring professional consultant services

  • Construction cost estimates

  • Preparation of specification and bid documents

• Maintains all accident records

• Regulatory Agency Permitting

  • Permitting

  • F.D.O.T. & S.W.F.W.M.D. coordination / permitting

• School Safety Programs / School Beacons

• Technical Research

  • Material testing & construction staking

  • Five Year Transportation Plan

  • Procure grant funding from Federal & State sources

  • Section corner reference

  • Prepare graphical presentations with the CAD system for county departments

  • Preparation of site plans for other county improvements

  • Acquisition of road right-of-way and other property administration

  • Provides support services during and after a natural disaster

Facility Design Guidelines

 Hernando Co. Facility Design 
 Guidelines 

  CAD Drawings

• Drainage

• Roadway

• Traffic

  PDF's By Section

• Cover

• Sections I & II

• III Drainage

• IV Roadway

• V Traffic