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Work on Maine’s “Most Beautiful Hotel”

October 8, 2016 by Brandi Schneider

ocean house king bed In the spring of 2017, The Cliff House Hotel will be transformed into one of Maine’s most beautiful and luxurious places to visit on the southern coast.

Gorrill Palmer has been working with the owner’s and developers of the project since the idea of improvements were in the earliest stages nearly two decades ago.

The Cliff House permitted a Master Plan in 2000 to modernize the facility into one of the premier resorts in Maine. Gorrill Palmer was originally hired to prepare the traffic study for the original Master Plan working with the architect. In 2014, a new ownership group purchased the property and retained Gorrill Palmer to prepare an updated traffic study, site design and lead the permitting effort.

Project Awarded for Restoration Excellence

September 30, 2016 by Brandi Schneider

Gorrill Palmer recently received a prestigious award from Greater Portland Landmarks at their Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. Fort Allen Park Restoration Project was recognized as one of three recipients for Restoration Projects.

We would like to recognize Diane Davison and Friends of Eastern Prom, who helped lead the project to a successful outcome for all, and was personally recognized with a Preservation Leader award for her role in the project.

Gorrill Palmer assisted with the final permitting, civil design and construction administration. Martha Lyon, Landscape Architecture and Reginal Leonard, Landscape Architect were involved with the restoration design from the project start.

Construction Begins on Well-Planned Project

September 23, 2016 by Brandi Schneider

Waterville – Crews have begun the construction of a new interchange on Interstate 95 at Trafton Road in Waterville.

Gorrill Palmer’s involvement on this project dates back to 2011 when a Traffic Movement Permit was obtained for 450,000 sf of light industrial development which identified the need for the new interchange. The project consists of a half-cloverleaf pattern at Trafton Road near the Sidney town line, allowing motorists to get on or off in either the north or southbound direction.

This project is realized through MaineDOT’s Business Partnership Initiative (BPI). Due to limited federal funds, the BPI program uses public and private money. In this instance, Trafton Properties, Inc., which holds land near the site of the new interchange, funded nearly half the cost of the traffic improvement project. Working on behalf of Trafton Properties, Gorrill Palmer assisted Eaton Peabody Consulting Group on the preparation of the Interchange Justification Report which was approved in 2012. Gorrill Palmer continued to provide engineering support services associated with completion of the NEPA Environmental Assessment (EA), which included refinement of the traffic modeling, schematic design of the proposed partial cloverleaf interchange and project budget development. This scope of work is expected to be completed by the end of June, 2017.

We continue to support Trafton Properties development program providing Land Development services for the various parcels within the interchange area.

Gorrill Palmer is eager to announce that we expanded our staff

May 27, 2016 by Brandi Schneider

Travis Landry, Benjamin Grondin, and Grant Kern have joined Gorrill Palmer.

Travis graduated from the University of Maine with a BS in Civil Engineering. While at the University, Travis was a member of the Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He joins us most recently from the City of Portland Water District where he worked as an Engineering Intern in their asset management and planning department. He has multiple years of field experience and working with GIS software. Travis joins our Transportation Group as a Design Engineer.

Benjamin graduated from the University of Maine with a BS in Civil Engineering. His most recent experience includes the Sanford Water District where he worked as an Engineering Intern. Prior to his internship, Benjamin worked in the field as a plumbing assistant. He is skilled with CAD and GIS systems and joined our Land Development Group as a Design Engineer.

Grant also graduated from the University of Maine with a BS in Civil Engineering this spring where he was a member of the Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers and worked as a Materials Teaching Assistant. While at the University, Grant earned the UMaine Merit Award, was on the Dean’s list several times, and was the recipient of the Walter F. Tibbett Scholarship. Grant previously worked for A.J. Coleman & Sons where he was a Field Engineer Intern. He joined our Municipal Group as a Design Engineer.

Gorrill Palmer is excited to be growing our Team. This expansion will allow us to provide enhanced customer service to our clients.

Gorrill Palmer Providing Services for Former “Top Chef” Contestant

May 16, 2016 by Brandi Schneider

Mike Isabella is a Washington, D.C.-based chef and restaurateur. In 2017, he will open Isabella Eatery, a 10-concept food emporium at Tysons Galleria in Fairfax, Virginia. There is a new entrance to the “Eatery” from the parking deck, which surrounds the site.

Gorrill-Palmer is excited to be a part of this project and will provide site plan permitting and site work oversight. We have provided services for Tysons Galleria’s multi-phased updates.

The relatively new concept of “food halls” is becoming increasingly more popular across the country. To read more about this concept and our project specifically, click here.

Employees Help Raise Funds for Clean Water Education

April 26, 2016 by Brandi Schneider

Gorrill Palmer had a great time running in the Urban Run Off 5k this past weekend. Our team of eight joined hundreds of runners and took to the streets and trails of Portland to raise awareness of water pollution and raise funds to support clean water education in local schools. Team members enjoyed the post-race family festival celebrating clean water and are looking forward to the next race!