CHASTAIN-SKILLMAN, INC.
LAKELAND, FLORIDA

As a Lakeland based firm, Chastain-Skillman loves our community. That’s why we’re a member of the Lakeland Economic Development Council (LEDC) and proudly support YLakeland. YLakeland is an initiative of the LEDC whose goal is to connect young professionals with the community. This education program keeps community members up-to-date on upcoming local events and provides information on new businesses and shops that are coming to town. YLakeland focuses on the people, places and things that make Lakeland unique and a great place to live. Below are some ways that you can learn more about YLakeland and stay up to date on events, things to do, new businesses, and much more. CS Company Profile – CS provided services for the intitial infrastructure phase improvements for the university. This included the design of an off-site water main connection, an off-site sewer forcemain (these are needed when the force of gravity is not enough to move wastewater and thus it must be moved by pumps) and on-site lift station (lift stations are where the pumps that move the wastewater are located) to provide water and sewer service for the campus. The proposed infrastructure was sized for the campus at build-out and the water system was analyzed for predicted pressure response under fire flow conditions. – CS also provided the design of a lift station that serves the Eastern half of campus and pumps wastewater (at 225 gallons per minute) to the Master Lift Station that serves the entire campus. The pumps are designed to meet future requirements and includes a grinder station in an upstream manhole to reduce incoming solids prior to pumping. At full build out, this facility will serve all the residence halls, Campus Control Center, Admissions Center, Wellness Center Phase 1, and the future Wellness Building. Factors like congested corridors, residential neighborhoods, high groundwater, and areas containing phosphatic clay soils complicate this project. Trenchless installation methods such as jack and bore casings and pilot tube micortunneling (this allows us to install pipelines underneath existing roadways and structures without having to dig a trench) are being utilized to reduce impacts to traffic, residents, and businesses. This project will complete the update to the City’s sanitary sewer system, which has been overloaded due to rapid growth in the western portion of the Lakeland. CS provided surveying, design, and permitting services for Crystal Lake Drive improvements in Lakeland. This project encompassed approximately 2,200 lineal feet of roadway along Crystal Lake Drive and the intersection with Lake Hollingsworth Drive. This project included the addition of bike lanes along Crystal Lake Drive with improved drainage infrastructure at the request of the local residents. Corrective milling of the existing roadway was included along portions of the roadway in order to improve both drainage characteristics and to minimize impacts to existing historic trees.