Public Infrastructure Maintenance Program
Edgecliff Village, TX
Expertise
- Municipal
Services
- civil engineering
- land surveying
As the Town Engineer, we compiled a city-wide inventory of all public infrastructure, including water, sanitary sewer, storm drain and roadway/paving. At a later date, a system wide Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Study was performed, and the pipeline condition data documented. This data was utilized in developing a list of needed and prioritized improvements.
As a separate project, a Drainage Master Plan was prepared, which identified system inadequacies, structural concerns, and needed improvements. Furthermore, the Town’s entire Water Distribution System was modeled, considering current and future needs. The model identified adequacy of existing line sizes, flexibility of the distribution network, and needed enhancements.
All of the above data was compiled to develop the Town’s Public Infrastructure Maintenance Program. With the assistance of the Director of Public Works, we helped develop a priority list of projects – being sensitive critical infrastructure, pipeline and pavement condition, maintenance needs, citizen concerns, TCEQ requirements and expectations. The all-inclusive infrastructure maintenance plan is periodically reviewed, updated, and used as the blueprint of the Town’s annual infrastructure rehabilitation projects.
Key People
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John Margotta, RPLS
John Margotta, RPLS
Vice President of Land Surveying
John Margotta has been with BHB for over 20 years. Previously, John worked for a company that provided surveying services to BHB. Shortly after BHB added a surveying department, John joined the team and is now the head of the surveying department. He has provided field and office supervision on land surveying projects for public and privately funded projects, including the DFW Airport, City of Fort Worth, TXU Electric, Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., Trinity River Authority, Federal Aviation Administration, TxDOT, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Railtran, and Fort Worth Transportation Authority.
In high school, John held the rank of Master in the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (World Chess Federation). Outside of work, John loves cooking, football and karaoke. If he wasn’t a land surveyor, John would be a chef. “Cooking is very relaxing to me and I feel like I’m creating something good out of raw ingredients that may or may not taste good by themselves.” John’s favorite place to visit is New York City because he loves the different cultures, food, and architecture it has to offer.
John is an active member of the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors and the National Society of Professional Surveyors. He also volunteers for Skills USA, teaching high school-aged kids, who compete in local, state and national competitions, about land surveying.
John has two kids, a son who who graduated from The University of North Texas with a degree in graphic design, and a daughter who works for Mothers Milk Bank of North Texas, a nonprofit that collects breastmilk from healthy, nursing mothers who have a surplus and is dispensed to premature and fragile infants without access to their mother’s own milk. He also has one granddaughter. John’s favorite quote is from Winston Churchill, “Success is not final; failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts,” because he believes that one is never finished in life and even if you fail, at least you tried.
Project Experience
Catholic Charities of Fort Worth
Fort Worth Country Day Lou and Nick Martin Campus Center
Fort Worth Country Day Sid W. Richardson Visual Arts Center
Imperial Construction Office and Shop
Early Learning Center
Meadowview Estates Channel Improvements
Monterra Medical Campus
Park Hill Surgery Center
Presbyterian Night Shelter Morris Foundation Women & Children's Center
Rogers Road Pavilion
Saint Patrick Cathedral Parish Hall
Star-Telegram Building
Tarrant County Downtown Courthouse
Texas Wesleyan University Rosedale Renaissance
Education
ITT Technical Institute