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North Carolina Solar Projects

The North Carolina Solar Projects included the construction of several solar farms (1.0 megawatt sites) in Cherokee and Clay Counties in North Carolina. Hayes | James provided as-built topographic and boundary surveys, courthouse deed and property research, construction staking services, ALTA boundary surveys and Client and Contractor coordination. These projects are currently under construction.

  

Gwinnett Medical Center-Duluth

Hayes | James provided surveying, rezoning, land planning, and site design services for this new hospital in Duluth. The project began with a land planning effort to determine how the new hospital and all future facilities could be fitted onto the property containing the existing outpatient facility. Hayes | James permitted modifications to the regulatory floodplain that allowed the master plan to maximize the land use at the site. Subsequently, with our assistance, the site was rezoned as a Planned Unit Development.

Hayes | James provided site design services for the new hospital, including redundant water and power services, gas, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer services. The site work included surface parking and a parking deck. Two entrances were designed on separate roads for the facility. Hayes | James also designed two storm water management facilities at the site.

Subsequent to permitting the project with the city, county, and FEMA, Hayes | James provided construction phase services, including site inspections and regular coordination meetings with the contractor and client.

  

Georgia Baptist Convention

This ±26-acre site situated at the northwest corner of Satellite Boulevard and Sugarloaf Parkway is the new headquarters for the Georgia Baptist Convention. The scope consisted of an access road leading to a 5-story, 150,000-square-foot building and a 2-story parking garage. Site design consisted of grading/drainage, as well as storm and sanitary sewer pipe design, roadway design, storm water management plan, dam rehabilitation and erosion control plan for the facility and surrounding acres. Hayes | James' focus for this site was to preserve the overall natural beauty of the site by rehabilitating the existing lake and saving the large trees.

  

The Cottages at Lakeshore

The Cottages at Lakeshore is a 21-acre planned residential community located along Kent Drive in Newnan, Georgia. Hayes | James was involved in the project from the beginning, providing the initial coordination of land planning and zoning for the 82 attached manor units, along with the review of the wetlands, streams, and site grading.

Hayes | James provided construction staking, boundary surveys, final platting, and complete permitting with Coweta County and the City of Newnan.  Hayes | James was responsible for the site engineering and construction documents for the duplex-style residential development, including the wetlands delineation study, master grading and earthworks analysis, walking trail and amenity design, and the house location plan for the individual lots.

Hayes | James provided construction staking, boundary surveys, final platting, and complete permitting with Coweta County and the City of Newnan.

  

Forsyth County Membrane Water Reclamation Facility

Hayes | James was responsible for program management for the design, construction, and operation and has ongoing responsibilities as consultants for an urban water reuse system in Forsyth County with a value of approximately $27,000,000. Hayes | James developed the preliminary design for the 2.5 MGD bio-membrane reactor treatment system and assisted the County in the development of the RFP, selection of the Design/Build/Operate firm, and contract negotiation. Other duties include, but are not limited to, the oversight of design and construction activities, review and approval of payment applications, and wetlands permitting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Hayes | James provided route selection and design for approximately 63,000 LF of 20" pipeline. The pipeline will transfer reuse-quality effluent from the proposed immersed membrane filter treatment facility to a land application site. Provisions for reuse customers along the route were anticipated. Services include route evaluation, surveying and easement plats.

In addition, Hayes | James is providing program management services for the design, construction and operation of the drip irrigation land application facility located at the 180-acre Threatt site in Forsyth County. The facility is planned for the disposal of 1.5 mgd of reclaimed domestic wastewater.

  

Hamilton Mill Parkway

Hamilton Mill Parkway is an upgraded section of Hamilton Mill Road running from Intestate 85, intersecting with Braselton Highway (S.R. 124) and Hog Mountain Road and continuing over two miles to end at Jim Moore Road.

Involved in the project from the beginning, Hayes | James provided the initial coordination of roadway alignment and incorporation of design into the master plan, along with review of intersection improvements, golf course crossings, and development of the Hamilton Mill residential project surrounding the parkway.

Hayes | James was responsible for the site engineering and construction documents for the major collector roadway, including the master storm water management study, golf course tunnel crossings, major intersection improvements at and along State Route 124, and coordination of improvements along ramps to Interstate 85.

Hayes | James provided construction staking, boundary surveys, final platting, and complete permitting with the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Transportation, and Gwinnett County.

  

Yellow River Force Main

Hayes | James provided the route selection, survey, and design for 35,000 LF of 24" raw sewage force main.  Included in the design were thrust restraint and a surge analysis and surge protection measures.  Design for this project included permitting with state agencies including the Department of Transportation for road bores and tunneling and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division for design concurrence, as well as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for wetlands.

  

Chattahoochee Elementary School

Hayes | James was responsible for producing a boundary and as-built survey for the Chattahoochee Elementary School located on Albion Farm Road in Gwinnett County.

The survey plat was produced to ALTA standards and included deed research, title report review, complete boundary survey, complete as-built survey of all buildings and improvements, and legal description of the property.

  

Parsons Road

This 18-acre site sits on the banks of Johns Creek and was developed for 24 single-family lots.

Retaining walls were utilized to create a 75-foot undisturbed buffer along the entire length of the stream.  Hayes | James prepared a tree survey for the site that included all trees over 12 inches in diameter.

Other services included a phase one environmental assessment, a preconstruction notification to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a Nationwide Permit #29, and a Notice of Intent for EPD.  Hayes | James also prepared sedimentation, erosion, and pollution control plans for Georgia's NPDES program.

  

Midway Recreational Park

Hayes | James provided site civil engineering and construction phase services for additions and renovations to this ±18-acre expansion adjacent to the existing park.  The park includes a four-ball field complex, one soccer field, a maintenance building, a pavilion, and associated parking.

Upon completion of the Midway Recreational Park Expansion, Hayes | James designed an 8' wide trail system throughout the old and new portions of the park.  Our work included walking the proposed alignment with the County and contractor prior to design to determine the most cost-effective location.  Afterward, a trail layout was produced and utilized for construction.

  

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