Tallahassee Office
I. Introduction
Established in 1967, The Tallahassee branch offers services in North Florida, Georgia and Alabama. It is managed by Mr. Michael S. Wilson, P.E., who holds a masters’ degree in civil engineering from Auburn University and offers over 23 years of geotechnical and geoenvironmental experience to benefit his clients. The Tallahassee branch has extensive experience in a wide range of projects both large and small for the private and public sectors. We offer a level of resources unsurpassed in our region. The Tallahassee office maintains a staff of 25 including: Mr. Bill Jordan, P.E., Senior Engineer with 33 years of geotechnical experience, and Mr. Steven Reecy, P.E., Senior Engineer with 17 years of geoenvironmental experience. Each of these engineers has a masters’ degree. In addition, we have a complement of support personnel including 1 engineers in training, 2 drill crews, field and laboratory technicians and administrative staff. Our Laboratory is accredited by the Construction Materials Engineering Council (CMEC) and inspected by FDOT.
II. Services Provided
The Tallahassee office specializes in a wide range of professional services including:
- Geotechnical engineering evaluation and design
- Shallow and deep foundations
- Retaining Walls
- Pavements
- Earthwork

- Dams and Dikes
- Sinkhole Remediation
- Construction Materials Testing
- Soil, base and aggregate
- Concrete
- Steel
- Hydrogeology assessment of
- Stormwater management facilities exploration and testing
- Infiltration and mounding analysis
- Waste water land application
- Geoenvironmental sciences
- Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessment
- Contamination assessment and remediation
- Tank (UST) closure oversight and reporting
III. Recent Contracts
- City of Tallahassee, Leon County and Leon County School Board - Continuing geotechnical, geoenvironmental and construction materials testing contracts
- Barnett Fronczak Barlow Architects and Cook Brothers Construction Company - FSU New Parking Garages 4 and 5 and Center for Professional Development
- Buckeye Florida – Industrial Paper Mill Upgrades, Perry, Florida
- Childers Construction – Various Projects
- Creech Engineering and Clark Construction - Suwannee Correctional Institute
- Elliott Marshall Innes Architects and Culpepper Construction Company - New Thomas County, GA Courthouse
- Genesis Group - Bainbridge Basin Pond
- Gilchrist, Ross and Crowe and LLT Building Corporation - FSU Ruby Diamond Auditorium
- M, Inc. – Capital Circle Office Complex
- Sandco – Capital Circle Southeast
- Trammell Crow Residential – Alexan Apartments at Southwood
With over 40 years of operation, the Tallahassee branch has served thousands of clients public and private alike. Our talented and highly experienced engineers and staff have been trusted with such projects as the sinkhole assessment and remediation for the Wakulla Correction Institution and the Interstate 10 Escambia Bay Bridge replacement in Pensacola, Florida. We take every project seriously no matter how large or small. You can be sure that, with our experience and enthusiasm, the Tallahassee office will take care of your geotechnical and environmental engineering needs.
Address: 3175 West Tharpe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32303
Contact: Michael Wilson, P.E.
Phone: 850-576-6131
Fax: 850-574-0735
Email: Mwilson@ardaman.com