DDG Employee Newsletter August - October 2022

NEWSLETTER

stephen viguerie

matt newchurch

tommy buckel

deborah sharp

mike bourgeois

chad danos

joseph marino

amelia rusbar

kye cantey nathan reaux

shannon ortego

Marty frisard

tommy hebert

tommie aysenne

shawn macmenamin

alyssa constant

Megan Rowley

Hannah Kraljevic

gary hall

akeem sample

GRAHAM PATRICK RODRIGUE

ISLA ANNE GONZALES

CONGRATS!

The “Acadiana Swamp” themed playground, water feature, treehouse, and Cajun Cottage restroom received an award from the Louisiana Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects.

A Sustainability Award from the USGBC Louisiana Chapter for its commitment to sustainable stormwater and management practices.

The Louisiana Recreation and Park Association recognized Moncus Park as this year's Outstanding Park Project which displays a high degree of professional design quality and recreational value within Louisiana.

HIGHLIGHT REEL

Teachers trip to Lake Borgne Marsh Creation Project.

Most interesting challenge from a client yet: Boil Crawfish for 100 people at the jobsite (in June)

Baton Rouge represented DDG at the MAPP Golf Tournament.

New Orleans represented DDG at the Keeping Slidell Beautiful Golf Tournament.

Lafayette team participated in the Broussard Jambalaya Cook Off.

Marty caught a alligator snapping turtle on the job!

HIGHLIGHT REEL

Houston team at the Tellepsen Fundraising Concert featuring Cory Morrow and benefitting Kids Meals!

Covington team at the Delta Waterfowl Banquet.

Kyle Domangue & Kyle Hymel at the ABC Bayou Chapter Excellence in Construction Awards for 818 Howard Project.

The Cajun Ninja cooked up a delicious Shrimp & Crab Stew for the Thibodaux crew!

Mobile team enjoying a scoop of ice cream on a hot summer day!

Joe Guillory and Chris Russo treating our friends with RES to a day on the water, fishing for trout!

Sydney Rich and Cindy Young at the Houston CREMM Pink Party with Stefano Poisl from Goree Architects.

TEAM

Michael Thomassie represented DDG for the ACEC National Award for Lakeshore Estate's Project!

Thomas Murphy graduated as a member of the ACEC Class of 2022! Michael Thomassie was the Master of Ceremonies for the ACEC Fall Conference!

BRAG BOArd

Michael Thomassie, PE demonstrates exemplary service, leadership, and commitment at DDG and through his involvement in local and national professional organizations. This past weekend, Michael was sworn in as Chairman of American Council of Engineering Companies of Louisiana at the ACEC Deep South Convention. We have full faith he will exceed expectations as Chairman, and we are so proud to have him represent Team DDG. Congratulations!

"I would like to acknowledge Mark Barilleaux. He is such a team player and is willing to do anything necessary to get the job done. It isn't easy to wear both an IT hat and a CAD hat, but Mark makes it look effortless!"

"I would like to thank the Mobile Office for being so welcoming when I visited earlier this month to assist with projects. I truly enjoyed my time and look forward to working with them again in the future!"

"I would like to recognize Morgan Bourgeois for completing her first Fire Marshal Permit Submittal for the Louisiana Ambulance Alliance. She received no comments (which is very impressive). Go Morgan!"

"I would like to thank Karen Matlock and Colin Sullivan for dropping what they were doing and helping with an urgent task. Without question, they were eager to help and get the job done. I am extremely grateful for both of them!"

"I would like to recognize Tommie Aysenne for his exceptional work on the chemical laboratory testing building inside the Shell Geismar Battery limits. This building is extremely difficult and complex to design. Tommie is working diligently achieve excellence and place DDG on the map for cutting edge laboratory design. We are so proud of Tommie and his efforts!"

"Recently, construction was completed on the Pavestone Project in St. Tammany Parish. McDonald Construction of Slidell commented that they had a great experience working with Heather Klingman and Karen Matlock. They were equally impressed by the construction layout by Walter Weatherford. Marcus Canal stated, "I have never done a complete building layout with little to no errors such as this one." Due to the Walter's meticulous work, DDG has been contacted about designing other construction layouts for future projects. Great work Walter!

"Our client, Neel Schaffer, complimented Nathan Reaux on his responsiveness and exceptional work on the East Milton Avenue Survey project.

Upcoming

AdamGebauer

JosephThomassie

Nathan Chiasson

Stephen Schlottman

Morgan Bourgeois

Joseph Thomassie

Signed. Sealed. Delivered.

Barringer Drive - Outfall Drainage Improvements

Team DDG will be providing civil engineering and survey services for Outfall Drainage Improvements to both East and West sides of Barringer Drive. On the east side, drainage is restricted by downstream culverts and existing outfalls On the west side, existing pipes and inverts are restricted causing flooding DDG will propose solutions to improve the overall drainage system

Crest on Colorado Amendment #4

DDG's civil and surveying teams will work together to provide services to complete the request of the client for the fourth amendment of The Crest on Colorado Residential Development located in Lafayette, LA Services include the preparation of a construction layout and construction staking

Shell East Campus Master Planning

DDG's Architecture Team will continue to provide design services for Shell Geismar. DDG has been tasked with completing a master plan for the East Campus which will include a new administration building, laboratory, consolidated control room, contractor construction office, SGCB Construction Shop, Med/IH/ERT Building, and new entry gate

St. Martin Parish Road Improvements District 2

St Martin Parish Government (SMPG) has tasked DDG with new roadway improvements that consists of a combination of patching, milling, overlaying, and reconstruction DDG's engineering team will provide construction plans, specifications, and construction support for the maintenance and rehabilitation of the riding surfaces for existing hard surfaced and aggregate roads and streets

VCHS Fieldhouse Program + Master Plan

DDG will meet with Vandebilt Catholic High School's (VCHS) stakeholders of the proposed fieldhouse to develop a building program which will define the building's use, goals, and size. DDG will then develop a master site plan for future developments on campus. The area of focus includes vehicle circulation and athletic facilities including the proposed fieldhouse, cheer gym, softball field and other athletic facilities

Houma Heights Park Master Plan

DDG will be responsible for preparing a Master Plan for a park in Houma Heights neighborhood The plan will include the overall design intent, client program, and implementation strategy When completed, the Houma Heights Park will have the first dog park in Terrebonne Parish, open community gathering spaces, playgrounds, skateboarding, and beautification of green space

SLECA - New Main Office

DDG will provide architectural, civil engineering, and survey services to South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association (SLECA) for the reconstruction of the 16,000 SF main office facility. Additional ancillary buildings are also included in the project's scope. These buildings include, but are not limited to, a new warehouse with loading docks, mechanical shop and storage buildings

TVFD South Thibodaux Fire Station

DDG will provide programming, site evaluation/planning, civil engineering, and architectural design services for the Thibodaux Volunteer Fire Department (TVFD) This project consists of a new building and associated site work to replace the existing South Company Fire Station The preparation of necessary demolition, site, grading, utility, driveway entrance, erosion control plans, coordination of permits, bidding services and construction administration

Industrial Project in Jefferson Parish

DDG will prepare a site investigation report detailing specific due diligence information that may be used to determine the feasibility of the project and better define the scope of work We will also be responsible for securing local permits and performing preliminary FEED design services for 7 buildings and mass grading of process areas within the plant

Foley Mixed-Use Master Planning

DDG will provide design and drainage modeling for a regional detention facility as well as development criteria for the lots not slated for immediate development The scope of this project includes consultation and design for a mixed use development in Foley, Alabama DDG will provide services for a traffic study, consultation with the City of Foley and geometric layout of accesses, and a comprehensive master plan

Northridge Development

The Northridge project is a 200 acre residential subdivision development located in Baton Rouge. DDG will provide civil engineering, survey, and landscape architecture services for the project The site is zoned Planned Unit Development (PUD) but has expired DDG will be responsible for the reestablishment This scope includes the design and permitting of phase 1 which will include +/ 216 single family front loaded lots

2 Single Family Residential Developments

DDG's Lafayette Civil Team scored two big wins recently Both the Cottages at Milton and Moulin Residential are private single family residential developments that will be constructed in Lafayette and Broussard CM includes +/ 3,626 LF of curb and gutter roadway for the 110 single family lots in the +/ 16 acre subdivision MR includes +/ 5,460 LF of curb and gutter roadway for the 210 single family lots in the +/ 28 45 acre subdivision Both include residential units that are able to be rented, which is a recent trend among single family developments

Wesco Infrastructure Improvements

DDG will develop a scope for improvements and civil design plans to construct the improvements for the Wesco Yard at Shell Norco Our team will coordinate with Shell for the pre design and programming phase of the design process Our Survey team will complete a topographic survey to provide additional site information

As a result, a conceptual site plan will be prepared to show locations and limits of improvements

ATWATER Villas + Reserve

DDG Survey will provide professional services for the construction staking located in East Baton Rouge Parish Survey will calculate and prepare layout points for field crews at an hourly rate

Houston Ship Channel - Project 11

The purpose of "Project 11" is to expand the Houston Ship Channel. It is one of the most vital waterways in the country. The channel connects the nations largest petrochemical complex to the globe DDG will perform Multi Beam and Magnetometer surveys for the entire 18 month long contract Once all data is collected, our team will process deliverables in accordance to U S Army Corps Engineers Standards

Shell Geismar Lab

DDDG has been approved by Shell to proceed with the Design Development (DD) and Construction Documents (CD) phase on the Shell Geismar Laboratory project The DD phase will further define the project requirements and establish a well coordinated building and site design In the CD phase, the architect will complete the design and scopes of work to deliver a final stamped and sealed set on construction drawings and specifications