Integrity
Upholding the highest ethical standards, transparency, and honesty in all interactions, fostering trust and credibility within our team and with our clients.
Expertise
Demonstrated excellence through continuous learning and innovation, equipping ourselves with the knowledge and skills needed to address diverse environmental issues.
innovation
Encouraging creative thinking and embracing innovative approaches optimizing resource utilization to solve challenges, leveraging new technologies and methods to drive mission success.
about us
Hard work, Tenacity
Our roots are firmly grounded in hard work, tenacity and perseverance.
Prior to being granted political asylum, Rodolfo G. Mendez, our company founder, fought alongside US forces in defense of freedom and democracy in Nicaragua. These men were referred to as President Reagan’s freedom fighters. Together with his family, Mr. Mendez worked tirelessly to build a new life in the United States overcoming hurdles to achieve the American dream.
In 1998 Mendez Group, Inc. was founded to provide environmental health and safety training and consulting services to the underserved communities of the Gulf Coast.
Today, Mendez Group, Inc is a leading provider of services across the expansive landscape of environmental consulting. This broad expertise enables us to provide comprehensive solutions, consistently exceeding client expectations and industry standards.
Locations
Our home office is located in Kenner, LA and we have 3 other regional offices to help better serve our customers.
Home Office
Kenner, LA
Rosharon, TX
Jacksonville, FL
Norfolk, VA
what we offer
Our Services
Mendez Group, Inc. is an experienced, multi-disciplinary environmental consulting, engineering and construction firm, founded in 1998. We dedicated to delivering a comprehensive range of environmental services with precision and excellence.
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industrial hygiene
Mendez Group, Inc has a team of licensed professionals prepared to assess, monitor and sample for contaminants in the air, water, soils, and materials, including chemical, physical and biological factors. Our experts perform hands-on environmental, health, and safety (EHS) compliance audits to optimize safety performance and provide practical solutions tailored to manage risk and ensure compliance.
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environmental planning, compliance and permitting
Mendez Group, Inc’s environmental professionals have expertise in managing the risks, and developing assessment strategies associated with emerging environmental concerns such as PFAS/PFOS, microplastics and algal toxins.
Addtionally, we provide health & safety training and program management to diverse industries including, school boards, state government, petrochemical and industrial.
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engineering services
Mendez Group, Inc. provides full service geotechnical assistance during all phases of the development process from feasibility and preliminary studies through geotechnical design and evaluations, to quality control and quality assurance programs. We provide a spectrum of services including geotechnical reconnaissance, assessment, and investigations, conventional and advanced laboratory testing, conventional and advanced geotechnical engineering analyses and design, grading observations, soils testing, and forensic evaluations.
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natural resource management
We have extensive experience performing natural resources surveys and preparation of management plans for various environmental projects. These efforts include Threatened and Endangered (TE) Species surveys for Federally and state-listed plant and animal species, monitoring plans, and where needed, abatement procedures. Threatened and Endangered Species Surveys, Plant Inventories, Habitat Mapping, Marine Species Surveys, Master Planning, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance |Wildlife/Surveys, Monitoring and Wildlife Corridor Planning and Mitigation |Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), Environmental Assessments (EA), Categorical Exclusions |Biological Assessments (BA)
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cultural resource management
We have extensive experience with cultural resource management in a variety of settings. Cultural Resources Surveys, Tribal Consultation, Ethnographic Studies, Archaeology, Interpretive Planning Services, Historic Architectural Inventories, Collections Management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Data Collection and Mapping
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environmental abatement and other professionaservices
Mendez Group, Inc. provides full service geotechnical assistance during all phases of the development process from feasibility and preliminary studies through geotechnical design and evaluations, to quality control and quality assurance programs. We provide a spectrum of services including geotechnical reconnaissance, assessment, and investigations, conventional and advanced laboratory testing, conventional and advanced geotechnical engineering analyses and design, grading observations, soils testing, and forensic evaluations.
Current Federal Contracts
NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic & Washington
Environmental Technical Services IDIQ
Contract # N40085-18-D-8709
Contract # N40085-19-D-9125
navfac southeast
Environmental Technical Services IDIQ
Contract # N69450-19-D-0111
USACE Memphis District
FFP 8(a) Set-aside
Contract # W912EQ-23-P-0010
Environmental/Engineering Services BPA Contract# W912EQ23A0003
usace new orleans
FFP 8(a) Set-aside
Contract # W912P8-23-P-0033
portfolio
A Sampling of Our Projects
Mendez Group, Inc.
Geotechnical Investigation
Mendez Group, Inc was retained by USACE Memphis District to conduct a geotechnical investigation consisting of borings and test pits, including laboratory testing, in order characterize behavior, capabilities, and suitability of the in-situ subsurface materials for a proposed surface development in Westwego, LA. POP February 2023
Manchac Marsh Mitigation Project
Mendez Group, Inc. was retained by the USACE New Orleans district to perform an herbicide treatment for help eradicate invasive and nuisance plant species throughout the 108-acre marsh platform, accessible only via boat. POP June 2023
Migratory Bird Survey
Mendez Group, Inc. was retained by Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast to conduct an inventory of migratory bird species with a focus on rare, threatened, and endangered (RTE) species present Naval Support Activity Mid-South (NSA Mid-South) in Shelby County, Tennessee. POP October 2023
Company Certifications
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