BCI Engineers and Scientists

BCI has provided comprehensive professional services to Cemex Construction Materials for more than twenty years. Those services have included design, permitting, construction monitoring and performance evaluation of earth dams used for water storage and disposal of mine tailings at an active limestone quarry.

In 2003 the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)  decided to pursue a dual track for the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir Project. While the Project Delivery Team, led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), continued with the development of the Project Implementation Report, the SFWMD proceeded with the reservoir design.

The South Florida Water Management District’s (SFWMD) Loxahatchee Reservoir is a critical  component of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), and is one of the first public/private projects initiated. This 1,000-acre water storage area was created in a former limerock mining area. BCI was retained by Palm Beach Aggregates to provide comprehensive design support and serve as the engineer of record.

BCI was hired by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) to design and implement dredging for seven miles of the  Leslie Hefner Canal and install a new water control structure on Moccasin Slough to restore drainage flow ways and improve navigability.

BCI completed standard penetration test (SPT) borings and sampling of a gypsum stack slope that was moving. We installed slope indicator instrumentation and provided recommendations to improve slope stability.

BCI developed and implemented a facility-wide water quality monitoring plan including both surface and groundwater systems and conducted testing and monitoring for preparation of feasibility studies and remedial action plans. A  Contamination Assessment Report and Conceptual Closure Plan were developed from these studies.

The Southwest Florida Water  Management District (SWFWMD) maintains several structures along the Winter Haven Chain of Lakes in Polk County. BCI has provided comprehensive professional engineering services to Kisinger Campo & Associates (KCA) and the SWFWMD associated with these structures.  As problems arise with the structures, BCI performs geotechnical evaluations and investigations of the structures to assess existing conditions.

The Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) maintains several structures along the Winter Haven Chain of Lakes in Polk County. BCI has provided  comprehensive professional engineering services to Kisinger Campo & Associates (KCA) and the SWFWMD associated with the structures. One such structure  assessed was the Lake Fannie Berm adjacent to the P-7 structure.

The Lake Grady Road & Bridge District retained BCI to perform the comprehensive engineering and permitting services for the rehabilitation of Lake Grady's dam and spillway. Based on historical data, BCI conducted a site-specific geotechnical and structural investigation.

The Medard Reservoir is classified as a high hazard dam within the State of Florida. BCI has provided comprehensive professional engineering services to Kisinger Campo & Associates (KCA) and the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) associated with Medard Reservoir.  Those services have included dam breach and downstream flood routing analyses associated with the construction of the emergency overflow spillway.

BCI has provided comprehensive professional services to Rinker Materials for more than twenty years. Those services have included design, permitting, construction monitoring and performance evaluation of earth dams used for water storage and disposal of mine tailings.

Ten Mile Creek Reservoir is a critical component of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program (CERP).  The purpose of the reservoir and associated Stormwater Treatment Area (STA) is to restore historic flows and water quality to Ten Mile Creek, which flows into the St. Lucie Estuary.  The project will help to reduce damaging freshwater discharges to the estuary and enhance the ability to maintain appropriate salinity in the estuary. Ten Mile Creek embankment is classified as a high hazard dam due to the proximity of important life support structures immediately downstream, and the potential for loss of life in the event of a failure.

Lake Okeechobee occupies about 730 square miles in the center of the southern part of Florida. The Herbert Hoover Dike was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in the 1930s to act as a levee and provide flood protection for surrounding agricultural lands and settlements. It is approximately 140 miles long, and up to 36 feet high.  For some 30 years the Dike has been functioning as a dam, as increased demands for water in south Florida have resulted in higher lake impoundment levels.