Educational

Collier County Public Schools

DE has provided professional civil engineering and planning services to the school district forseveral campuses located throughout the County, dating back to 2011. Some examples are:

• Building Addition to the Immokalee Middle School
• Chiller Tanks for Elementary, Middle and High Schools
• Investigation of failing stormwater systems
• Drainage Analysis and Improvements
• Parking Improvements
• Flood Prevention Investigation and Reporting
• State and Local Permitting
• Pavilion Additions
• Bid Reviews

Collier County Public Schools - Aubrey Rogers High School

Aubrey Rogers opened at the beginning of the 2023 school year, welcoming 1,200 students to the first new Collier County high school in 19 years.  The high school campus sits on approximately +/- 61.3 acres off Veterans Memorial Blvd, located just west of Livingston Road.  DE completed onsite design and permitting for stormwater management, vehicular-use areas, underground utilities, and associated athletic recreational amenities.  DE also coordinated the planned vehicular access design for CCPS with the Collier County Transportation Department, in efforts to ensure the construction of Veterans Memorial Blvd. extension was completed in time for the school opening. 

Hodges University - Naples & Ft. Myers Campuses

The Naples campus, located near Immokalee Rd on I-75, features a single, multiuse 2-story building. The parking and infrastructure have been designed to accommodate the university’s future expansion plans.

The Ft. Myers campus, located at the Winkler and Colonial intersection in Ft. Myers, features 2 large multipurpose buildings along with temporary modular classrooms. Davidson Engineering helped produce the site plans in all phases and the overall master concept plan for future expansion.

Lee County Public Schools - Ida Baker High School

Ida Baker High School is an existing facility located at 3500 Agualinda Blvd., Cape Coral. Davidson Engineering provided design and permitting for the renovation of the existing energy plant. The renovations include the interconnection of the three schools into a single plant located within the Ida Baker school property. In order to achieve this, there were extensive chiller line connections that needed to be made crossing over public right-of-way (AgualindaBlvd.) is a directional drill. This required significant coordination with the City of Cape Coral for easement and right-of-way permitting. Upon completion of negotiations between the City and the School District, a full set of construction plans and modifications to the Environmental Resource Permit were obtained.

Lee County Public Schools - Three Oaks Elementary

Three Oaks Elementary is located off Cypress View Drive in Lee County. The school was experiencing traffic congestion and vehicle stacking on Cypress View Drive during the morning and afternoon peak hours. Davidson Engineering completed a feasibility traffic study including an analysis of current conditions, trip count collection during peak hours, and multiple concept plans identifying alternative stacking zones. Based on the conclusion of the study, DE designed and permitted construction plans to expand the current vehicle stacking zones, including an additional onsite staking loop and an additional egress point to Cypress View Drive.

Lee County Public Schools - Veterans Park Academy for the Arts

Veterans Park Academy for the Arts (VPA) School is located at 49 Homestead Road S, Lee County, FL. Davidson Engineering completed construction plans and environmental resource permitting for the modification to the existing mechanical building and addition of a new maintenance facility. The scope of work included providing a service road and pedestrian access, utility connections, and storm water management.

Seacrest Country Day School

Seacrest is an existing 39.4 +/- acre, private school for children from grades PK thru 12. The project is located on the southeast corner of Davis Boulevard and County Barn Road in Collier County, Florida. Davidson Engineering has provided engineering services to Seacrest for several years as the facility has expanded to keep up with the student population growth, including design and permitting for an additional single story classroom building, a new 23,915 s.f. gymnasium, new dugouts for softball field with drainage improvements and most recently an additional playground area with drainage improvements. Engineering, permitting and construction was performed on a fast track basis to ensure that the construction was completed in time for the upcoming school year.

Village School at North Naples United Methodist Church

North Naples United Methodist Church and campus is nestled along Goodlette Frank Road, just north of Pine Ridge Road. Davidson Engineering assisted the church with an expansion of its private school, The Village School. In addition, Davidson Engineering assisted the church with rezoning the adjacent 13-acre parcel and a site improvement plan and Environmental Resource Permit Modification for the addition of a multipurpose field for church activities.