REKHA ENGINEERING, INC.
Consulting
Engineers
Mr.
NAJED KABAZI, P.E.
Project Manager
REGISTRATION: Registered Professional
Engineer in State of Texas No. 78797
EDUCATION: University of New Orleans Bachelor of
Science in Civil Engineering,1980
EXPERIENCE: 16
years experience in Civil Engineering/Hydrology/Drainage/Paving
SUMMARY
OF EXPERIENCE
Mr. Kabazi has 16 years of diversified civil
engineering background including field surveying, airport and highway drainage
design and analysis, structural design and analysis, municipal wastewater
conveyance systems including sanitary sewers,
water distribution systems, highway and access roads design, and
offshore marine structures. He has
particular expertise in hydrology, hydraulics, and drainage design.
HYDRAULICS
AND HYDROLOGY
. TXDOT
- Hempstead Highway- The design for this project consisted of increasing
capacity
from four lanes to six lanes including
replacement of railroad bridges;
reconstruction of existing pavement;
revision of intersections and signals; and upgrade of
drainage outfall and storm sewer
system. This project consisted of
numerous drainage
studies to determine alternatives to
drain Hempstead and I-10, as well as solve I-10
flooding problems.
. HCFCD
- Clear Creek Regional Drainage Plan-Phase I- This project involved a
comprehensive
stormwater management plan and environmental assessment for the Clear
Creek Watershed encompassing
approximately 260 square miles of drainage area and 50
miles of network channels. The project included hydrologic analysis of
all sub-
watersheds in the basin, land use
analysis, development of runoff coefficients and storm
frequency and rainfall analysis.
This information was used to develop new flood plain
mapping, evaluate channel
rectification needs, analyze detention requirements and
investigate alternative design
solutions for future improvements.
. HCFCD
Clear Creek Regional Drainage Plan-Phase II- This project involves unifying the
design criteria of four counties, seventeen cities, five drainage districts,
and twenty-seven utility districts.
Stormwater technical, legal, financial, and environmental issues will be
addressed in the development of a management plan. The project includes collecting, evaluating, and updating all
previous and ongoing major studies and plans which have an effect on
formulating an overall master plan. The
Corps of Engineer's Clear Creek Project, the League City Drainage Master Plan,
the Clear Creek Drainage District's Mary's, Chigger and Cowarts Creeks and
other planning projects are being incorporated into the master plan. The intent
is to establish policy and procedures for all of these agencies to cooperate in
implementation and enforcement of a watershed management program. This phase also included the analysis of
flood control pure alternatives such as no-action, non-structural,
channelization, detention, as well as a combination plan. A plan consisting of
regional detention sites and channel improvements of main channel and
tributaries was devised to significantly reduce flooding in the Clear Creek
Watershed. The plan cost is
approximately $500,000,000. Fifty percent of the project is funded by a grant
from the Texas Water Development Board, and fifty percent is funded by the
Harris County Flood Control District.
. HCTRA
South Belt Master Drainage Study- The South Belt Master Drainage Study from FM
521 to Beamer Road included the evaluation of the watershed drainage impact of
the construction of the South Belt mainlanes and frontage roads. Most of the roadway is in the 100 year
floodplain. DEC has determined the loss
of storage and conveyance, impact of development, bridge crossings and equalizer
culverts. Also, DEC has reported on
mitigation alternatives and possible detention sites.
. HCFCD
Upper Greens Bayou Update/Regional Planning- This project includes an update of
HEC l and HEC 2 models to 1995 conditions, preparation of land use/detention
scenarios as instructed by HCFCD.
. HCFCD
Cutten Road, Project Engineer- This project includes modeling of the connecting
structure between Greens Bayou and Cutten Road. Regional detention modeling
includes HEC-2 model and ICPR (variable tailwater) to properly size the
connecting structure. Preliminary
construction drawings will be provided to HCFCD for the next step, which is the
final design.
. HCFCDWillow
Waterhole, Project Engineer- This project consisted of evaluating flooding
problems along Willow Waterhole Bayou from South Post Oak to Hillcroft Drive
and making cost effective drainage recommendations. Findings indicated that current channel protection was the
10-year storm, plus the majority of the houses were above the 100-year
level. A cost-effective recommendation
was a maintenance program to desilt channel bottom by three feet, plus repair
all slope failures.
. City
of Sugarland - Sugar Land Municipal Airport- This project includes
fiveconstruction
projects and one planning
project. The construction projects
include: lighted sign
system and electrical repairs; joint
seal and crack repairs; runway and taxiway pavement
markings; PPAPI; and segmented
circle with lighted wind cone. The planning project
was a drainage development plan.
. Clear Creek Regional
Drainage Plan-Phase II, Hydrologist- This project involves
unifying the design criteria
of four counties, seventeen cities, five drainage districts, and
twenty-seven utility
districts. Stormwater technical, legal, financial, and environmental
issues will be addressed in
the development of a management plan. The project includes
collecting, evaluating, and
updating all previous and ongoing major studies and plans
which have an effect on
formulating an overall master plan. The
Corps of Engineer's
Clear Creek Project, the
League City Drainage Master plan, the Clear Creek Drainage
District's Mary's, Chigger and Cowarts Creeks and other
planning projects are being
incorporated into the master
plan. The intent is to establish policy
and procedures for all
of these agencies to
cooperate in implementation and enforcement of a watershed
management program. This
phase also included the analysis of flood control pure
alternatives such as
no-action, non-structural, channelization, detention, as well as a
combination plan. A plan consisting of regional detention
sites and channel
improvements of main channel
and tributaries was devised to significantly reduce
flooding in the Clear Creek
Watershed. The plan cost is
approximately $500,000,000.
Fifty percent of the project
is funded by a grant from the Texas Water Development
Board, and fifty percent is
funded by Harris County Flood Control District.
. Sunset Meadows Subdivision
Flood Control, Hydrologist- This project consisted of
removing the subject
property from the 100-year floodplain of Mary's Creek By-Pass.
Updating of HEC-2 backwater
modeling was needed to support the claim that flood
waters were contained within
By-Pass channel banks. Preparation of a LOMR package,
as well as extensive
coordination with FEMA and the City of Pearland, was needed to
modify the flood hazard zone
and remove property from the regulatory 100-year
floodplain.
. Riverwalk Subdivision Flood
Control, Hydrologist- This project consisted of removing
the subject property from
the 100-year floodplain of Mary's Creek By-Pass. Updating of
HEC-2 backwater modeling was
needed to support the claim that floodwaters were
contained within By-Pass
channel banks. Preparation of a LOMR
package, as well as
extensive coordination with
FEMA and City of Pearland, was needed to modify the flood
hazard zone and remove
property from the regulatory 100-year flood
plain.
. La Casita Dam- This project
involved the evaluation of spillway capacity of existing dam
and recommendations on
improvements.
. TECO Hazardous Waste
Management Facility Drainage Study, Project Engineer- DEC
performed a drainage study
at TECO Hazardous Waste Management facility in Nueces
County, Texas in order to
develop a drainage plan for 400 acres of which 163 acres are
active. Development impacts
were evaluated and a mitigation plan was proposed,
consisting of channel
rectification. Hydrologic (HEC-1) and
Hydraulic (HEC-2) models
were used to predict impacts
and prepare improvements. The study was
conducted to
comply with Texas Water
Commission permit application requirements for industrial and
hazardous waste facilities.
OTHER
DRAINAGE EXPERIENCE:
. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA- Involved
in the design and analysis of various hydraulic
projects. These range from flood control facilities
utilizing HEC-1 and HEC-2 computer models to the design and analysis of water
distribution networks for new developments.
. HOUSTON, TEXAS- Mr. Kabazi
was responsible for the planning, design, submittal of
construction plans and
specifications for various projects; the design of major drainage
systems utilizing HEC-2
computer program for the analysis of flood potentials existing
and proposed systems; the
investigation of the overall drainage, and providing plans and
specifications of the repair
and rehabilitation of the drainage system for William P.
Hobby Airport in Houston. He
worked on assignment to Dannenbaum Engineering
Corporation in hydrologic
and hydraulic analysis using HEC-1 and HEC-2.
. Blue Ridge Landfill- The
Blue Ridge Landfill is a Municipal Type I Landfill located on a
600-acre site. This landfill
is designed to receive 10,000 cubic yards of solid waste per
day, and approximately 340
vehicles per day enter the site. The
site was designed for
both above and below grade
fill and included a unique liner and underdrain system
developed specifically for
this project. The project included
siting, design, permitting,
preparation of detailed
construction plans, extensive HEC-1 and
HEC-2 drainage
analysis, onsite stormwater
detention, and major roadway modifications.
. Golden Triangle Landfill-
The Golden triangle Landfill is a Municipal type I Landfill
located on a 385-acre site
in Jefferson County, Texas. The site
was designed for both
above and below grade fill
and included a unique liner and leachate collection system.
The project included design,
permit application preparation, and preparation of
construction plans. Also, and extensive drainage study was
conducted to assess the
impact of landfill
development in flood flows. A
hydrologic HEC-1 model was
employed to design an
on-site detention pond of approximately 38 acres with 378 acre-
feet of storage. The project will have a positive impact on
discharges along Willow
Marsh Bayou, the main
outfall channel. A hydraulic model
HEC-2 was employed to
design all on-site drainage
channels emptying into the detention pond.
PAVING
AND DRAINAGE
. HCTRA-
Sam Houston Tollway/FM 521 Interchange- Segment 10 of the Sam Houston
Tollway
South consists of 1.26 miles of mainlane highway including an 800+foot long
bridge over 4.5 a 7-lane FM 521 and
the parallel Union Pacific Railroad.
The project
also includes toll ramps, culverts,
new mainlane storm sewer systems, detention volumes,
detours, and a major traffic control
plan. The estimated construction cost
is about
$9,000,000.
. METRO-
Maury Street Expressway- DEC is the general engineering consultant and
design
lead for the Maury Street Expressway which is a limited access expressway
connecting downtown Houston to the
Hardy Toll Road with interchanges at I-610 and
U.S. 59. The project covers miles of expressway with two mainlanes in each
direction,
grade separations at all major
streets, and fly overs to U.S. 59.
. Grant
Road-Louetta to State 249- The Grant Road project consisted of the preliminary
and final design for the expansion of 5 miles of county two-lane asphalt
roadway to four-lane major thoroughfare, including 165,000 square yards of
concrete paving, 28,000 linear feet of storm sewer ranging from 24" in
diameter to 10' x 9' concrete box
culverts. This project also included
the design and expansion of an existing bridge, approximately 180' long over
Cypress Creek.
. COH-
City of Houston Street and Bridge Program Management- This project consists of
program management for the entire City of Houston Street and bridge Capital
Improvement Program. This program
consists of managing over 50 individual design consultants on various
individual projects in the program.
Also included was analyzing the City's operations and performing a
management study to allow reorganization of the street and bridge group. The project will be in charge of developing
and managing the City's Capital Improvement Program for the next several years,
resulting in the development of several $100 million worth of improvements.
. The Arbor Oaks - Cherry Oaks
Pump Station- This project involved preliminary and final
design for a 14 MGD pump
station utilizing 5-2800 GPM pumps, 3000 feet of 24-inch
force main and a new 36-inch
gravity interceptor sewer. Estimated
cost was $1,800,000.
. Northwest Sludge Transfer
System- This project included the design of a sludge transfer
system to transfer waste
activated sludge from four wastewater treatment plants to the
City of Houston's 109th
Street sludge processing plant. The project
included
approximately 126,000 linear
feet of 8", 10", 14" and 16" sludge force main in existing
street and approximately
14,000 linear feet of 72" sanitary sewer in a tunnel. This project
involved a $150,000 study to
deal with headworks determination caused by gas. Also
included are modifications
to existing sludge pump stations at four wastewater treatment
plants, pigging stations for
cleaning of force mains and grit removal facilities at three of
the wastewater treatment
plants.
OTHER
WASTEWATER EXPERIENCE:
. HOUSTON, TEXAS- Mr. Kabazi
was in charge of Municipal Projects, such as design of
drainage system, highway
design, wastewater collection system design and rehabilitation
of the collection system for
the former WCID No. 51 service area.
. Kirkwood Road Update,
Project Manager- This project consists of pavement and
drainage improvements from
Buffalo Bayou to Memorial Drive, approximately 4,000
feet in 100-foot
right-of-way. The project also included two twin span bridges; one
approximately 740 feet
across the Buffalo Bayou main channel and the other
approximately 450 feet across a tributary of Buffalo Bayou.