Stephen V. Estopinal, P.E., P.L.S.

SJB Group, LLC announces that Mr. Stephen V. Estopinal, P.E., P.L.S. has accepted a position as Senior Survey Manager for the company’s Land Surveying Division. In his position he will be responsible for business development, supervision of staff, and project management. Mr. Estopinal brings to SJB Group over 38 years of experience in all aspects of surveying. More recently, Mr. Estopinal was employed at CSRS.

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
Retainer Contract for Critical Path Method Analysis
S.P. No. 700-99-0503

SJB Group, LLC announces that its Construction Services Division has been selected by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) to perform Construction Time Analysis services using the Critical Path Method (CPM) of analysis for statewide construction projects. The Retainer Contract, which has a program ceiling of $1,000,000 and a four-year term, will be performed under separate Task Orders.

As part of the scope of services, SJB Group will employ the CPM technique to construct models of LA DOTD projects that include a list of all activities required, the duration of each activity, and the dependencies between the activities. Using this information, SJB Group will calculate starting and ending times for each activity, determine which activities are critical to the completion of each project and those activities with “float time” or are less critical. This will allow LA DOTD personnel to prioritize activities for the effective management of project completion. SJB Group will also check for plan errors, provide cost estimates, and provide any value engineering or construction proposal concepts related to the design of projects, as well as provide training for LA DOTD’s Project and District personnel in CPM and the use of Primavera software.

East Baton Rouge Parish Department of Public Works
Sanitary Sewer System Upgrades
Central Consolidation Pump Station 42 Force Main

In their meeting held on June 18^th, the East Baton Rouge Parish Engineer and Surveyor Selection Board elected to award the above captioned project to SJB Group, LLC in a Joint Venture with Owen & White, Inc. The Central Consolidation Pump Station 42 Force Main extends through the River Road / Levee area into the western side of the LSU campus, over to Nicholson Drive, down Nicholson Drive, thence to Burbank Drive to Gardere Lane to the South Wastewater Treatment Plant. This project will include approximately 50,000 linear feet of new pipeline, 42 to 54 inches in diameter. The Joint Venture will perform all surveying, routing, hydraulic analysis, transient surge analysis, plan development, specification writing, final document production, bid phase services, and all construction support services. The preliminary estimated construction cost for this project is approximately $18,000,000.

East Baton Rouge Parish Department of Public Works
Sanitary Sewer System Upgrades
South Forced System Capacity Improvements
Multiple Pump Stations (Nicholson Dr.-Brightside Ln.)
Project No. 09-PS-MS-0048

The East Baton Rouge Parish Engineer and Surveyor Selection Board in their meeting held on September 24^th, elected to award the above captioned project to ARCADIS U.S. Inc. with SJB Group, LLC to provide all surveying required. This project includes 6 new pump stations using submersible pumps to replace existing pump stations.