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GeoTech Environmental, Inc.

Understand the risk. Then remove it.

Your trusted partner in environmental due diligence. For more than 30 years, GeoTech has found and resolved contamination and compliance risk on Florida's most complex commercial property, so transactions close and liabilities don't become surprises.

1993Established
1,000+Environmental Projects
92%+Repeat Clients
#7396FL PE Firm License
Woman-OwnedRaksha Lakhlani

Affiliation disclosure. GeoTech Environmental, Inc. is an affiliated company of GeoTech Realty, Inc., both commonly owned by Raksha Lakhlani. We keep the work separate in practice: GeoTech Environmental does not provide lender-reliance environmental assessments on transactions where GeoTech Realty is representing a party. Full disclosure →

What we do

Five services. One question: What does your property need?

01 Environmental Due Diligence 02 Remediation 03 Hazardous Waste Management 04 Used Oil Permitting 05 Storage Tank Upgrades GEOTECH ENVIRONMENTAL
Five environmental service lines, one licensed firm.
GeoTech engineer reviewing a site plan for a Florida facility
01 · Due Diligence

Environmental Due Diligence, Phase I & II ESA

Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (records, reconnaissance, interviews) and, when findings warrant, Phase II ESAs (soil, vapor, and groundwater sampling), sealed under the firm's FL PE license.

Phase I & II ESA →
Excavation at a Florida remediation site
02 · Remediation

Brownfields & Voluntary Remediation

Program entry, cleanup planning, and closure, turning a stalled, impacted parcel back into a sellable, redevelopable asset, often with regulatory and financial incentives.

Brownfields & Remediation →
Technician handling hazardous waste
03 · Hazardous Waste

Hazardous Waste Management & Compliance

Classifying waste streams and meeting federal, state, and local handling and reporting requirements under CERCLA and RCRA, without disrupting operations.

Hazardous Waste →
Used-oil storage and processing equipment
04 · Used Oil

Used Oil Permitting & Management

Used-oil management applications, permits, and engineering plans for processing facilities, public collection centers, transporters, and transfer stations, as a licensed Florida engineering firm and pollutant storage tank contractor.

Used Oil Permitting →
Industrial tanks and piping requiring compliance
05 · Tanks & SPCC

Storage Tank (UST) / SPCC Management

Licensed Pollutant Storage Tank contracting, UST removal and closure, storage-tank compliance, SPCC planning, and discharge response for gas stations, fleet, and industrial sites.

Storage Tank / SPCC →
Why it matters

Environmental risk is invisible, until due diligence surfaces it.

Most environmental risk on a commercial property stays hidden until an assessment brings it to light, usually at the worst possible moment, mid-transaction. Early, accurate work protects buyers, sellers, and lenders from inheriting someone else's liability, and it keeps deals from falling through over surprises that could have been quantified up front.

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Why a Phase I matters, in 60 seconds.

Explainer video · 60 sec
A short animation on WHY an early assessment protects a deal (the ‘why’, not a lecture on ‘what a Phase I is’). Builds confidence before the visitor picks up the phone.
Plain guidance, no sales pitch

What drives the cost of a Phase I / Phase II ESA

"What will this cost?" is the first question owners ask. There's no flat answer, but the drivers are knowable. Here's what moves an assessment up or down.

Site history & prior uses

A property that was always a warehouse is simpler than one that was a gas station, dry cleaner, or plating shop.

Suspected contamination type

Petroleum, solvents, heavy metals, and used oil each carry different investigation requirements.

Property size & complexity

Acreage, number of structures, and how many potential source areas exist.

Whether a Phase II is triggered

A clean Phase I ends the work; recognized conditions mean sampling, the biggest single cost variable.

Jurisdiction & requirements

County, state, lender, and program requirements all shape the scope of work.

Timeline

Rushed turnarounds and transaction deadlines affect scope and sequencing.

This is guidance, not a quote, every property is different. Request a consultation for a realistic read on yours.

Not sure what your property needs?

Tell us about it and we'll give you a straight answer, Phase I, Phase II, or something simpler.

Talk to an Environmental Specialist
Affiliated companies. GeoTech Realty, Inc. and GeoTech Environmental, Inc. are separate companies under common ownership. Real estate brokerage is provided exclusively by GeoTech Realty, Inc.; environmental consulting and engineering exclusively by GeoTech Environmental, Inc. Clients are not required to engage both companies. Read the full affiliation disclosure →
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