Calpine/Otay Mesa Generating Plant
Otay Mesa, CA · Industrial · Client: Calpine

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SB&O Inc is a full-service engineering firm headquartered in San Diego, California, founded in 1967 and serving Southern California for 55+ years with 40+ team members. It delivers eight specialized service lines: civil engineering, land surveying, land planning, fiber and broadband network design, electric infrastructure, software engineering, aerospace engineering, and artificial intelligence. Civil practice covers site development, grading, stormwater, FEMA flood studies, and environmental compliance. Land surveying includes GPS, 3D laser scanning, ALTA surveys, and hydrographic surveys. Aerospace services encompass spacecraft trajectory design, GN&C, 6DOF flight simulation, and thermal protection analysis for crewed and uncrewed missions. Offices in San Diego and Temecula, CA.
Comprehensive civil engineering services including site development, grading, drainage and stormwater systems, environmental compliance, and infrastructure design.
Designing efficient grading plans to optimize site drainage, earthwork balance, and land development suitability.
Developing water, sewer, storm drain, and dry utility layouts for seamless integration into site designs.
Evaluating stormwater flow, flood risks, and drainage impacts to ensure compliance with water management regulations.
Assisting with Conditional Letter of Map Revision and Letter of Map Revision to modify FEMA-designated flood zones.
Comprehensive assessments of flood risks and developing mitigation strategies.
Engineering stormwater management systems to control runoff, prevent flooding, and protect water quality.
Planning and designing roadways, intersections, and transit facilities for safe and efficient traffic flow.
Creating plans to manage erosion control, sediment runoff, and pollutant discharge during construction.
Ensuring compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for stormwater management.
Conducting assessments of potential environmental effects to support informed decision-making and regulatory compliance.
Implementing sustainable water management practices that minimize environmental impact.
Designing and overseeing solutions for contaminated site cleanup.
Professional evaluations, technical analysis, and litigation support for engineering disputes or project reviews.
Precision land surveying including boundary surveys, ALTA surveys, topographic mapping, and construction staking, utilizing GPS, robotic total stations, and 3D laser scanning.
Strategic land planning services that balance development goals with regulatory requirements and environmental concerns, including entitlement strategy and permit support.
Design and engineering of fiber optic, broadband, and telecom networks from trunk lines to last-mile delivery.
Pole engineering, make-ready design, and utility coordination for electric transmission and distribution work.
Custom software solutions for engineering workflows, geospatial systems, and infrastructure analytics.
Spacecraft aerosciences including trajectory design, GN&C, 6DOF flight simulation, and thermal protection analysis for crewed and uncrewed missions.
Agentic AI and business automation systems that orchestrate tools, reason over project data, and take multi-step workflows off client teams.
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