“We absolutely must give a special tip of the cap to the planning board, and especially to Gorrill Palmer, the civil engineers on the project who prepared this extremely complex proposal for planning board review. This is by far one of the largest mixed-use real estate projects to be built in Portland, Maine for several decades. The level of detail and professionalism those folks brought to the preparation and review process is impossible to over-state. (Reference Shipyard Brewing Redevelopment which includes Vets First Choice Headquarters)”

Nathan Bateman
Vice President
Bateman Partners

"Gorrill Palmer is more of a partner than consultant for us. We have done numerous developments with them over the past 10 years. In each case they heard our needs and communicated them clearly to city officials. Cities and agencies trust and respect them. But it never ended there. Even after receiving all permits, they were advocates for us within communities and in regulatory agencies.

They work extremely well with our construction teams and jumped when we needed anything. Most recently we were in a jam and GP drove 3 hours for a site visit and returned to their office to complete the work needed. The revised site plan was submitted to the city and we received our certificate of occupancy the next morning."

Sean Riley, CEO
Maine Course Hospitality Group
Freeport, Maine

"What stands out in having GP on the team is their ability to navigate the regulatory process, including meeting the ever-changing rigorous technical demands required of land development projects, while maintaining an awareness of other critical elements economics, schedule, tenants - that an owner needs to balance in order to deliver a successful project. The difference is that GP brings to an owner's team day-to-day principal level experience and attention that helps an owner set a course and manage the inevitable bumps along the way."

Paul S. Cincotta, VP
New England Development
Newton, MA

Gorrill Palmer Contends for MaineDOT General Consultant Agreements (GCA) Across Multiple Service Lines

October 3, 2014 by Lynn Ericson

MAINE DOT 2 Gorrill Palmer submitted a lengthy qualifications package to MaineDOT in response to their request for qualifications for the award of General Consultant Agreements (GCAs). In submitting the qualifications package, Gorrill Palmer hopes to become either Pre-Qualified or receive a GCA in several service lines such as Highway Design, Traffic Analysis, Landscape Architecture and Bridge Design (Large Culverts).

Preparation of the qualifications package was led by Don Ettinger, Vice President and Principal Partner at Gorrill Palmer. Don was assisted by Lauren Meek, Randy Dunton and Brandon Havu from the Transportation Group and they were responsible for the overall production of the package, with the support and collaboration of other staff across disciplines. The entire Gorrill Palmer team acknowledges Don, Lauren, Randy and Brandon for their efforts in producing such a high quality, competitive package, while continuing to effectively meet their other project demands. MaineDOT’s review process will take several months.