Solutech Environmental Consultants (Solutech) is a Florida based nationwide engineering company established in December 1999, by Robert Maschue.  After spending approximately 15 years performing engineering and environmental consulting with other firms, Mr. Maschue founded Solutech on the premise that environmental consulting services should be a seamless extension of the organizations and clients he had the pleasure of working with over his career.  Solutech’s fifteen year tenure is a testimony of our continued commitment to our Client’s changing needs.   We are driven to simplify the occasional complex environmental issues that may be encountered through application of practical solutions in a timely fashion at a reasonable cost.

Solutech has extensive experience in due diligence, assessment and remediation,  environmental planning and construction management producing small and large-scale Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments, contamination assessments and remedial action plans, engineering design and support, and construction inspection services in the continental United States, Hawaii and the Caribbean.   Our personnel include environmental specialists, consultants, geologists, scientists, design engineers and construction project managers with over 100 years of collective experience in a variety of fields. Solutech’s client base includes lenders, attorneys, developers, REIT’s, brokers, architects, engineers, contractors and government agencies.  From acquisition to development, no task is too large and every project from small scale urban infill to industrial acquisition is given the same degree of care and attention.  Solutech’s environmental consulting experience ensures your project is in safe hands from start to finish.

Due Diligence

Environmental Due Diligence (EDD) is an important part of most mergers / acquisitions and the purpose is to evaluate potential liabilities associated with land quality, as well as other environmental and Health & Safety issues.

Solutech Environmental Consultants (Solutech) strong foundation was initially built on providing exceptional due diligence services. We know these services are critical to real estate transactions. Acquiring any interest in real property, whether through a simple real estate purchase or a larger corporate transaction, the importance of undertaking a thorough environmental due diligence investigation cannot be overlooked. Environmental, health and safety risks may translate into financial and reputational liabilities. Legal compliance, historical pollution or the presence of hazardous materials such as asbestos are now essential considerations in real estate as well as corporate transactions.

Solutech provides our clients with information that is clear and easily understood. Our knowledgeable personnel meet the requirements of Environmental Professionals as defined by the USEPAs Final AAI Rule (40 CFR Part 312.10). Solutech provides full service due diligence including Phase I/II Phase II ESAs, property condition assessments, and transaction screening assessments along with asbestos and lead paint surveys for multi-family residential, commercial, and industrial properties. We have satisfactorily provided high quality services to clients for both large and small properties across the continental United States, Hawaii and the Caribbean.

Due Diligence Services include:

• Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ASTM and AAI Compliant)
• Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (ASTM and AAI Compliant)
• Soil and groundwater sampling and analysis
• Vapor intrusion surveys
• Sub-slab and ambient air sampling and analysis (TO-15)
• Transaction Screening Assessments
• Indoor air-quality and vapor intrusion monitoring
• Radon testing and mitigation
• Asbestos surveys, abatement plans and air monitoring
• Lead-based paint surveys and abatement plans
• Property Condition Assessments (ASTM Compliant)
• Compliance audits
• Compliance monitoring well sampling and analysis
• Exit surveys
• Moisture intrusion surveys
• Mold assessments, abatement plans and air-monitoring
• Operations and maintenance (O&M) programs and abatement oversight
• Sub-slab depressurization system design and installation

Example Project Listings:

• Phase I ESA for a grocery store in San Francisco, California for a real estate transaction
• Roadway right of way Phase I and II ESAs for Palm Beach County Engineering and Florida Department of Transportation, as a prime and subcontractor to roadway design engineering firms.
• Phase I/II ESA for a former gasoline station in Jupiter, Florida.
• Limited Phase II ESA consisting of soil and groundwater analysis of a commercial plaza in Carrollton, Georgia.
• Asbestos and lead based paint survey for a hotel in Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana.
• Mold survey for a commercial tire store in Tamarac, Florida.
• Property condition assessment at an industrial warehouse property in Hicksville, New York.
• Radon gas survey at a multi-family residential complex in Boynton Beach, Florida.
• Transaction screen assessment at an office condominium in Jupiter, Florida.

Environmental Planning

Environmental planning concerns itself with the decision making processes where they are required for managing relationships that exist within and between natural systems and human systems. Environmental planning endeavors to manage these processes in an effective, orderly, transparent and equitable manner for the benefit of all constituents within such systems for the present and for the future. Present day environmental planning practices are the result of continuous refinement and expansion.

Solutech Environmental Consultants (Solutech) understands the importance of current environmental issues. Our professionals provide practical, timely and cost effective solutions tailored to the unique needs of each project, large or small, including assessments, evaluations, impact statements, mitigation and monitoring plans, permitting and surveys.
We provide a wide range of professional services with a client-driven focus.

Solutech’s personnel include arborists, biologists, divers, marine engineers, naturalists and others that can form multidisciplinary teams or work individually to meet your needs. Solutech’s experienced personnel have successfully addressed environmental issues throughout the continental United States, Hawaii and the Caribbean.

Natural resource and environmental protection services include:

• Phase I/II environmental site assessments (ASTM and AAI Compliant)
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) assessments
• Developments of regional impact (DRI) and environmental impact statements
• Wetland assessment and delineation
• Wetland creation and enhancement
• Wetland mitigation plans and monitoring
• Upland/tree surveys
• Purchase of off-site mitigation credits, onsite wetland enhancement, and mitigation banking
• Threatened and endangered species surveys, take permits, trapping/capture and relocation
• Environmental protection plans
• Stormwater pollution prevention plans
• Spill contingency, control and countermeasure (SPCC) plans
• Surface water quality and stormwater discharge monitoring
• Hydrographic surveys
• Dredge monitoring
• Benthic ecological assessments
• Archeological/cultural resource assessments
• Regulatory agency liaison and preparation of environmental permit applications

Example Project Listings

• Benthic ecological assessments with an emphasis on seagrass populations that may serve as grazing areas for the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus).
• Capture and relocation of a gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) population from a west coast Florida multi-family residential development to a park in Lee County, Florida Park.
• Design of a phytoremediation buffer between an existing housing project and a needlerush (Juncus roemerianus) salt water marsh.
• Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) surveys on the southeast coast of Florida.
• Recent studies along the Upper Mississippi River Basin included an Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis) assessment and a zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) survey during a dredging project.

Site Assessments and Remediation

In the United States, an environmental site assessment is a report prepared for a real estate holding that identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities. The analysis, often called an ESA, typically addresses both the underlying land as well as physical improvements to the property.

Solutech Environmental Consultants (Solutech) believes our expertise in accurate site assessments and cost-effective remediation is an advantage that few others can offer. Our approach to your soil, soil vapor and/or groundwater concern is simple. We listen to your problem and your desired outcome, and customize budget-friendly, effective, and timely solutions.
Our personnel, including geoscientists and engineers, have successfully investigated and remediated properties impacted by heavy metals, pesticides, chlorinated solvents, petroleum and hazardous waste on both small and complex sites throughout the continental United States, Hawaii and the Caribbean. Our work has been completed under numerous programs including the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Superfund, CERCLA, RCRA, and Brownfields programs, and State petroleum and voluntary cleanup programs.

Assessment & Remediation Services include:

• Investigations of soil, groundwater, sediment or soil gas
• Air sparging
• Bioremediation
• Chemical oxidation or the injection of reactive chemical oxidants into the soil and/or groundwater to destroy contaminants
• Chelating to mobilize and remove metals from soil
• Legal proceedings, support and expert witness services
• Natural attenuation groundwater monitoring
• Operation and maintenance of remedial systems
• Over-excavation and treatment or disposal of contaminated soils
• Risk-based corrective actions
• Source removal
• Soil vacuum extraction
• Tank closure (underground and aboveground) and assessments
• Vapor extraction systems

Example Project Listings:

• Fast-track tank closure assessments along right-of-ways in Fort Lauderdale and other cities.
• Cleanup at a golf course under the FDEP Petroleum Pre-approval program contract as prime contractor.  Innovations included the use of a mobile lab and the design and installation of an ozone/peroxide injection system for destruction of organic contaminants in less than three months.
• A Soil Management Plan for the Scott Carver Homes Site in Miami (Historic Liberty City Area).  The project encompassed two blocks of existing roadway and infrastructure removal, and excavation and disposal of over 100,000 cubic yards of heavy metal impacted soils.
• Short-term dewatering permitting for an underground construction project at a bulk petroleum plant in Hialeah, FL.
• Response to a helicopter crash on behalf of the property owner.
• RCRA closure of a Ferro-Silicate Foundry in Keokuk, Iowa
• Enhanced bioremediation of an existing dry cleaner in Jacksonville, Florida
• Enhanced bioremediation and source removal of a closed dry cleaner in Palm Beach Gardens during site redevelopment proceedings
• LSSI closure of three industrial properties in Ft. Lauderdale, Bradenton and Daytona Beach, Florida

Construction Management

Construction Management entails the overall planning, coordination, and control of a project from beginning to completion. CPM is aimed at meeting the client’s requirement in order to produce a functionally and financially viable project. The construction industry is composed of five sectors: residential, commercial, heavy civil, industrial, and environmental. A construction manager holds the same responsibilities and completes the same processes in each sector.

Solutech Environmental Consultants (Solutech) understands professional construction management services are critical to the successful completion of any construction project.  Our experienced personnel consisting of professional engineers and certified general contractors provide full service construction management services to a variety of projects including housing, commercial development, transportation and power generation.  We have successfully provided comprehensive construction management services delivering completed projects on-time and within budget.

Construction Management Services include:

• Activity monitoring of contractors and subcontractors
• As-built drawings
• Budget reviews
• Construction monitoring
• Contract coordination
• Contractor evaluation
• Damage evaluations
• Inspection services including earthwork, structural steel and welding
• Jobsite engineering
• PM10 particulate monitoring
• Progress payment monitoring
• Project close-out
• Punch list preparation
• Soil management plans
• Threshold inspection

Example Project Listings:

• Demolition and construction management services to USEPA Region 7 during RCRA closure of a ferro-silicate foundry on the Mississippi River.
• Construction management services to multiple marina projects throughout South Florida.
• Mechanical testing and punch-out of a biodiesel plant in Kissimmee, Florida.
• Pre-demolition inspection and cost-analysis of a hotel property in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
• Implementation of Soil Management Plans during construction of multiple multi-family residential projects in South Florida.